8/18/21
Hi all
Aug 2 club minutes
Our next Veterans Club meeting will be on Oct. 4th. There will be no meeting in Sept. because of Labor Day.
Veteran Club Calendar from now until December. Please note dates in purple and the need for volunteers.
November meeting guest speaker is COL Pheifer, Commander, Western Army Aviation Training Site, Pinal Airpark, Marana. Do not miss this one.
I'm sorry to report the loss of one of our club members. Al Issac passed away on Thursday. I talked with his wife Cathy and offered to assist in any manner.
Order your free "Soldier For Life" decal and magnetic sticker (DA Label 180 and DA Label 180-1) by contacting Tina at Ft. Huachuca including your name, address.
Send me a photo of yourself while you were in the service to post with the other 53 club members on our website.
The embroiderer is out of town until September. Please bring me your branch colored shirt to have our club & your name embroidered on it for free. I currently have 2 shirts and would need at lease 2 more for her to do the embroidery.
Arizona Military & Veterans Benefits. A detailed list, from the Army Echoes newsletter, could be worth the time to peruse.
VA to start processing disability claims for certain conditions to presumed particulate matter exposure in SW Asia, i.e.; asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis. Talk to a Veteran Service officer to see if you qualify. Sent by a fellow member
Senior US POW is released Aug 1945
Amazing story of the WWII bomber B-17 All American. Sent by a fellow member
Operation Tidal Wave: US Forces attempt risky air raid on Axis oil refineries August 1943
Last US ground combat unit departs Vietnam August 1972
Coast Guard celebrates 231st birthday Aug 2021
First World War erupts June 1914
Dave Severance, Marine leader whose troops planted flag on Iwo Jima dies. Aug 2021
Delegates sign Declaration of Independence Aug 1776
American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 1945
As always, thank you for your service
Mike LaBarbera
Hi all
Aug 2 club minutes
Our next Veterans Club meeting will be on Oct. 4th. There will be no meeting in Sept. because of Labor Day.
Veteran Club Calendar from now until December. Please note dates in purple and the need for volunteers.
November meeting guest speaker is COL Pheifer, Commander, Western Army Aviation Training Site, Pinal Airpark, Marana. Do not miss this one.
I'm sorry to report the loss of one of our club members. Al Issac passed away on Thursday. I talked with his wife Cathy and offered to assist in any manner.
Order your free "Soldier For Life" decal and magnetic sticker (DA Label 180 and DA Label 180-1) by contacting Tina at Ft. Huachuca including your name, address.
Send me a photo of yourself while you were in the service to post with the other 53 club members on our website.
The embroiderer is out of town until September. Please bring me your branch colored shirt to have our club & your name embroidered on it for free. I currently have 2 shirts and would need at lease 2 more for her to do the embroidery.
Arizona Military & Veterans Benefits. A detailed list, from the Army Echoes newsletter, could be worth the time to peruse.
VA to start processing disability claims for certain conditions to presumed particulate matter exposure in SW Asia, i.e.; asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis. Talk to a Veteran Service officer to see if you qualify. Sent by a fellow member
Senior US POW is released Aug 1945
Amazing story of the WWII bomber B-17 All American. Sent by a fellow member
Operation Tidal Wave: US Forces attempt risky air raid on Axis oil refineries August 1943
Last US ground combat unit departs Vietnam August 1972
Coast Guard celebrates 231st birthday Aug 2021
First World War erupts June 1914
Dave Severance, Marine leader whose troops planted flag on Iwo Jima dies. Aug 2021
Delegates sign Declaration of Independence Aug 1776
American bomber drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima Aug 1945
As always, thank you for your service
Mike LaBarbera