4/28/23
Hi all,
Next meeting is 1PM, Monday, May 1st at the Catalina Vista. Guest speaker is WWII Veteran, Walter Ram, B-17 radio operator and former POW. This will be the last meeting until October. "Meet & Greet' happy hour will continue over the summer.
"Meet & Greet" happy hour is Wednesday, May 3rd, Views Restaurant, 3:30PM.
Upcoming Calendar of Events for meetings and volunteer opportunities
Photos of 17 club members who honored the internment of 19 unclaimed Veterans on Apr 22 (bottom of page)
Join the other 88 photos of members on our website. Email me a photo of yourself when you were in the service with location and year the photo was taken.
If you are a Vietnam Veteran, please contact Penny Simon-Nielen, from the local Daughters of the American Revolution, at 206-349-1062 or by email at [email protected] to tell her your story before, during and after your experiences in Vietnam.
If you are interested in buying a "Legacy Walkway" brick, "Phase 3", fill out this order form and bring it to the Welcome Center for processing. Fill in Veteran Club as the sponsor and the Veterans Club receives $30 from you order. View the recently installed bricks on the cart path near the Pickleball courts and View Restaurant.
If you are interested in getting a shirt embroidered, by branch color, for the Veteran Club, bring your shirt my house, 2145 E Bighorn Mountain Dr, with your first and last name stapled to the collar. You could find a shirt at Wal-Mart, Ross Stores or Kohl's. Look on the sale rack for discounts.
Veterans eligible for discounts on travel, hotel rates May 2022
Veterans receive tickets/discount at various theme parks
YouTube "SITREP" on how to get a Veteran ID card sent by fellow member.
Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan Apr 2004
US led Iran hostage mission ends in disaster Apr 1980
Fragging on the rise among US military units Apr 1971
US troops land in Dominican Republic to attempt to forestall a "communist dictatorship" Apr 1965
Joseph McCarthy investigates US Army Apr 1954
COL James Doolittle leads air raid on Tokyo Apr 1942
Union Colonel Abel Streight's raid into Alabama and Georgia begins Apr 1863
First blood in the Civil War Apr 1861
US agent William Eaton leads US forces "to the shores of Tripoli" Apr 1805
American Revolution begins at Battle of Lexington Apr 1775
As always, thank you for your service.
Mike