9/10/23
Hi all
Next club meeting is Monday, Oct 2, 1PM, Catalina Vista. 2023-24 dues will be collected. Please put your $5 dues in an envelope with your name and phone number and give to Larry Webster at the door to greatly speed the process and backlogs. 50/50 tickets will also be available. Thank you.
Guest speaker will be Nicole Blanchard from Ironwood HS with students wanting to interview Veterans for a book they will publish in the spring. David Seia from the Marana Veterans Cemetery Foundation will also speak.
Club member Jim Lilja passed away. Condolences and prayers to his wife Sue.
Upcoming Calendar of Events for meetings and volunteer opportunities
Honor Flight is looking for Korean War Era Veterans, Nov 11-13. Call Margo Susco 520-271-6114
HELP NEEDED to assist residents with transportation needs, wheelchair access, managing traffic, who wanting to get a flu shot at the Activity Center on Oct 12 between 7am-1pm. We can break this into 2 shifts, 7-10 and 10-1. I have a board meeting that morning and will not be available. Generally minimal assistance is needed, but we want to be available for those residents who need it. Please let me know if you can help and what time frame you are willing to volunteer.
Celebration to Honor Heroes in Oro Valley in November. Register HERE sent by a fellow member.
Interview with Paul Tibbits, Enola Gay pilot who dropped the Atomic Bomb during WWII Part 1, Part 2. Sent by fellow member.
Army Cobra pilot awarded the Medal of Honor Sept 2023
US Marine Osprey crashes killing 3 in Australia Aug 2023
Marine Corps pilot dies in crash Aug 2023
Rampant sexism with Army Female special operations soldiers Aug 2023
MOH recipient's remains returned home after missing 73 years May 2023
Army Captain Paris Davis awarded the Medal of Honor Mar 2023
US Marines deployed to Lebanon Aug 1982
US Army unit refuses commander's order Aug 1969
Black soldiers stage sit-in at Ft. Hood Aug 1968
AF Sergeant receives Air Force Cross Sept 1967
Captured US spy pilot sentenced in Russia Aug 1960
American troops arrive in Korea to partition the country Sept 1945
Japan surrenders, ending WWII Aug 1945
First Mexican national receives the Medal of Honor Aug 1945
Japanese bomb US mainland Sept 1942
Soldier recounts brush with poison gas Sept 1917
American soldier killed in the Battle of the Somme Aug 1916
World's first submarine attack Sept 1776
As always, thank you for your service.
Mike