March

AMVETS Jonathan M. Wainwright
Post #1111
Chartered May 2, 2000
March 2016 Newsletter
Published for members and those who
support AMVETS
At least 60 Scouts,
family and members
showed up for the
best ever AMVETS
Post
1111“Spaghetti”
served up as recognition for the Scouts
help in posting flags
throughout downtown Walla Walla in
2015. The dinner was held at the Senior Center Wednesday February 17th. Thanks to all
the members who provided volunteer assistance and donations to make this event such
a great success! In addition to the dinner
the Post donated $250 to the BSA Troop 305
Troop Committee.
The Post will be conducting a White Clover
fundraising event during Memorial Day weekend May 28-30, 2016 at Walmart in College
Place. Please sign up for a 2hr slot by contacting Larry Cunnington (509)520-5732 or
Ken Silver (509)386-1098
if you can help out.
All proceeds are placed
in the Veteran Relief Fund
and used to benefit local
locally. We want to start taking orders now for
this program. AMVETS Post
#1111 benefits directly from
this program and we want to
exceed last years sales Individuals can sponsor Wreaths
to be placed for $15.00.
Contact Larry Cunnington,
(509) 520 5372, for more information or to purchase your sponsorship.
Wreaths will be placed locally at the Mountain
View Cemetery at 9:00AM on December 17th
2016. The cutoff date for sponsorships is November 28, 2016
Veteran Resources:
Department of Veterans Affairs – Veterans
Helpline 800-827-1000 www.va.gov
Call for benefits and assistance (counseling, filing claims, burial and death, disability). Services
are free to veterans, spouses and their dependents.
BMAC/HELPLINE Soldier’s Relief and Sailors
Fund
509-529-3377
Kelly Place, Walla Walla WA 99362
Provides emergency financial assistance to veterans in need.
Want to help get some Veterans
flying? The Honour Project offers
30 minute flights over the Walla
Walla Valley for Veterans!
veterans in need.
Flights will be resuming soon so
Wreaths Across America
contact Don Schack (525-5723) or Philip
Shivell (529-1896) to get on the list!
The Post is now signed up for the 2016
Wreath’s across America Program,
To learn more visit the Honour Project Facehttp://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org, Please
book page at:
consider sponsoring a Wreath to be placed on a
Veterans Grave. Last year over 300 were placed https://www.facebook.com/thehonourproject
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AMVETS Jonathan M Wainwright POST #1111
Post Commander’s Message
Next up is the appointment of a Nominating Committee at the
March Post Meeting for the purpose of identifying nominees
for elected officer positions. One way to participate is to run
for one of the officer positions and help promote the good
work of AMVETS Post 1111.
Hope to see you there!
Next regular business meeting will be Wednesday, March 16,
2016.
Don Schack, Post Commander- donaldschack@gmail.com Phone 525-5723
1st Vice Commander Report
Refer a Vet.
Membership = 167 members.
Welcome returning members Don and Sandy Daudt
Life Members = 77
Annual Members = 47 paid for 2016.
For new member referrals questions contact Ken Silver 1st Vice
Commander: Kensilver29@gmail.com or Phone: (509)386-1098
Annual renewal invoices have been sent please remit dues in a
timely manner.
Walla Walla Vet Center Coffee Hour
2nd Tuesday of every month.
Please join fellow Veterans for coffee and conversation at the Vet Center located at 1104 West Poplar Walla Walla, WA 99362.
The Medal of Honor
The 16h installment of a series by the 2nd Vice Phil Shivell.
The “Wolf from Liverpool” (CSS Alabama) began to prowl immediately,
first to the Eastern Atlantic where she captured and burned ten ships, mostly whalers.
Then along Newfoundland and New England
burning ten more while capturing and releasing three others. While off the coast of Cuba
the Alabama ran down the side-wheeler
steamer Ariel carrying 140 United States Marines and all their gear. The confederates reaped 124
CSS Alabama strikes the USS muskets, 16 swords, 10,000 in federal cash and recent newspapers. Newspapers! Yes they told Captain
Semmes where Yankee ships were congregating off Galveston in the Gul of Mexico. But upon arriving on the early evening of January 11, 1863 he found five federal
ships on routine blockade duty. One of them, the side-wheeler USS Hatteras, a
1,100 ton converted passenger ferry, approached the strange ship to establish her
identity. At hailing distance (100 yards) Lt. Commander Homer C. Blake of the Hatteras saw that the mystery ship flew the Union Jack and when he asked who she
was the reply came back, “her Britannic Majesty’s Ship Petral!” When the Hatteras
lowered a boat to get a closer look at the “Britisher” the Alabama struck the Union
Jack, ran up the Stars and Bars, and blew the Hatteras out of the water in a 13 minute one-sided gun duel. (The Hatteras only had a pair of 32-pounders and two
smaller guns.) The encounter left two crew of the Hatteras dead, the rest captured,
while those in the long boat rowed to safety. Then the Alabama left for South America (29 prizes) then over to Cape Horn where the “pickins” were excellent, sometimes capturing or burning two or three ships a day.
While this rapacious merchantman raider was wreaking havoc with Yankee
shipping the insurance rates for ship and cargo soared to unprecedented heights.
Congress was besieged by irate ship owners to do something. That “something”
became the direct responsibility of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles who had
already dispatched the USS Wyoming to search for the Gray Ghost in the Orient
and the USS Kearsarge off the coast of Europe and Africa.
Next installment: The Encounter
ELECTED OFFICERS OF
AMVETS POST #1111
Commander
Don Schack
(509)-525-5723
1st Vice Commander
Ken Silver
(509) 386 1098
2nd Vice Commander
Philip Shivell
(509)-529-1896
Adjutant/Finance Officer
Steve Bird
(509)-386-5766
Provost Marshall
Richard Bardsley
Judge Advocate
Mel Harnett
(509) 525-8665
Appointed Officers
Chaplain
Don Schack
(509)-525-5723
Quartermaster
Larry Cunnington
(509) 520 5372
Newsletter Editor
Steve Bird
(509)-386-5766
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American Veterans (AMVETS) Jonathan M. Wainwright Post # 1111 Salutes These Walla Walla American Flag
Sponsors for their Support and Patriotism-Please Support our Sponsors
* indicates AMVET Members—Indicates 2016 Donation
Commander in Chief
Herring Funeral Home Inc.
Holiday Inn Express
Inland-Saxum Printing
Integrity Design & Copy
*Jaquins, Barry & Judy*
Jim Johnson & Co.
Kenney Farms
Koncrete Industries Inc.
Laht Neppur Ale House
LeMaster & Daniels PLLC
Linscott Wylie & Blize
McClure, Dan & Sarah
3 Star Lt. General
American Pacific Mortgage Inc. Misbehaven Spa & Salon
Mountain Oil Company
Baur, Joe
Munns Family Living Trust
*Bird, Steve *
Osterman, Ron & Sue
City Center Motel
*Roe, Tom & Evelyn*
Gary’s Paint Center
Pontarolo's Office Products
H & H Sports & Loan
Postal Annex+ #397
*Hoffarth, Arnil & Virginia*
Potter, Gail & Shirley
Michael Warren Agency
Product Marketing “PMI”
Steve Singleton
*Radke, Robert Sr.*
Snyder-Crecelius Paper Inc.
Reiber, Kurt & Linda
Sykes Enterprises Inc.
The Clock Shop & Antique Co. Renewal Center
Robison, Jim & Jane
Tompkins Appliance Service
Rotary Club of Walla Walla
Total Office Concepts
Siegel, Larry Attorney
VFW Post 992
Sterling Savings Bank
2 Star Major General
Sundberg, Richard J. D.D.S.
Chief of Staff
*Bayne, Doug & Karen *
Sun Rental Center
Associated Appraisers LLC
Burkhart & Burkhart LLC
TV Towne Inc.
American Legion Post 32
Collection Bureau
Baker Boyer Bank
Cutting Edge Plumbing & Mech. Utt, Thomas W. DDS
Tietan Dental Team
CH2M Hill OMI, Inc.
Darrah’s Decorator Center
*Cunnington, Larry & Tiny *
Exchange Club of Walla Walla The Purple Parasol Inc.
*Killgrove, Albert & Tracy*
First Church of Christ, Scientist Torretta, Al & Dorothy
Vargas & Associates, P.S
Quail Run Retirement Comm.
Home Loan Center
Virtual In-House Counsel
Reese, Baffney, Frol & Grossman
Italian Heritage Association
WW Downtown Lions Inc.
WW Aerie #26 Eagles
*McCaw, Jack & Laurette *
Walla Walla Farmers Co-op
5 Star General
Richmond, Pat
Walla Walla Home Medical
*Adams, Larry *
T-N-T Suds
Walla Walla Kennel Club
*Atchison, Terry*
Winn, Leontine & Robert D.
Walla Walla Recycling Inc.
Clarette’s Restaurant Inc.
1 Star Brigadier General
Walter’s Upholstery
Community Bank
American West Bank
Winn, Doug & Jo
Goodwill Industries
Bicycle Barn
Wooderchak, James
*Harting, Jim & Lorraine*
*Bowen, Francis C.*
World Wide Travel Service
Nagle, Jim & Marilyn
Brown, Phyllis
Wylie Monument Co
Platt Electric Supply
Charter Communications
Patriot Sponsor
Schneider, Ed & Helen
Clancy's Transfer & Storage
Aichele Plumbing, Inc.
Software Planning, Larry Nelson Clausen, Gareth & Marcia
Amavi Cellars
Stoneway Electric Supply
Crown Paper & Janitorial
Annabelle’s
Thompson & Kreitsberg ZalaCummins Athletic Supply, Inc.
Barrett, James, Atty
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Eubanks, Dorothy
4 Star General Wainwright Downtown Walla 2 Foundation Best Pest Control
Block, Maughan & Associates
By Arrangement
Edwards, George M. "Jock
Buley, Linn
Eagle Springs Specialized Care Blue Mountain Vision Clinic
Christian Aid Center
Cascade Natural Gas Corp
Express Personnel Service y
Coffey Communications Inc.
Exchange Club of Walla Walla *Cresci, Gordon & June*
Danly, Georgia
Green & Jackson Medical
Fenton Stahl Gallery
D’Agostino, Gary & Elizabeth
*Irwin, Jim & Shirley *
First Resources Medical Staff
Eastgate Lions Club
Les Schwab Tire Center
Forgeron Cellars
FOE Ladies Auxiliary #26
Lynch, Patrick & Louise
Garrison Creek Lodge
Fort Walla Walla Museum
Mahan, Loyd & Virginia
Golden West Estates
Franzmann, Paul
Neher, Dick & Marilyn
123 Printing
Banner Bank
*Vern & Ellen Bosley*
Boy Scout Troop 305
Coldwell Banker-First Realtors
Derby, Dean & Shari
Doyle Electric Inc.
Falkenberg’s Jewelers
*Mel & Barbara Harnett*
Senator Hewitt, Mike & Cory
Key Technology
Land Title of WW County
Lloyd's Inc.
Martin’s Jewelers
McDonald Zaring Insurance
Mike Harvey Plumbing Service
Minnick & Hayner
Narum Concrete Construction
Nelson Irrigation Corp.
Pacific Power
Tallman’s Inc.
Total Comfort Solutions LLC
Walla Walla’s Harvest Foods
Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Walla Walla Electric Inc.
Valley Vision Clinic P.S.
Northwest Collision
Oregon Trail Ranch LLC
Paul Richardson Agency
*Shelton, Dale & Doris*
St. Mary Medical Center
Steppin Country
Walla Walla Clinic
WW Sunrise Rotary Club
WA State Penitentiary Employee
Association
*Gary, Walt & Margaret*
Gillespie, Mike & Susan
G.R. Stone & Company
Harold Electric Co
Hidden Treasures
Huntley, Dan & Claudia
Isaacs & Associates Inc.
Jamison, Bob & Mary
Jantz, Jerry & Beverly
Jasper, Tim
Jones, Gerwyn Jr. & Diane
K-Farms, Inc.
Lake, William
Liening, Nate & Dixie
McIntosh, Betty
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Petersen, Gary
Peterson, Jim & Carol
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Quality Petroleum Products, Inc.
Rasch, Cynthia M.D.
Riordan, Ruth
Rowe, Dan & Janet
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Schaefer Refrigeration
*Schreiner, Daryl & Connie*
Sharkey, Wm. Patrick D.M.D
State Farm Insurance, LizConover
Teske Automotive Services
Tomlinson, Donald & Eleanor
WW Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Wild Rose Studio
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Veterans Committee
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AMVETS Jonathan M Wainwright POST #1111
Non-Profit
U.S. Postage
Paid
99324
Permit #44
AMVETS Post #1111
PO Box 2535
Walla Walla WA 99362
A leader since
in preserving the freedoms secured by America's Armed Forces, AMVETS provides, not
only support for veterans and the active military in procuring their earned entitlements, but also community
services that enhance the quality of life for this nation's citizens.
Links: AMVETS National: www.amvets.org 1-877-7AMVETS, AMVETS Washington State: www.amvetswa.org,
AMVETS Walla Walla: www.amvets-wallawalla.org
Annual Dues: $36.00 per year - Life Member: $250.00
To be eligible for membership, you must have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, anytime after Sept. 15, 1940. Additionally, unless still serving, your discharge must have been under honorable
conditions. If you served as an American citizen in the armed forces of an allied nation, under honorable conditions, between Sept. 15, 1940 and May 8, 1975, you are also eligible, as are wartime members of the Merchant Marine. Proof of
eligibility can be the form of a DD-214, an honorable discharge certificate or other appropriate document.
Quartermaster:
Call Larry @525-1964 Cell 520-5372
AMVETS Caps:
$17.00
Polo Shirts with AMVETS
Logo:
M-LG: $32.00
XLG $33.00
XXLG $34.00
Flag pins $1.00
Flag Poles (installed, call
Larry for quote)
US Flags:
3x5 $35.00
4x6 $45.00
5x8 $55.00
5x9.5 $98.00
(Need a larger flag? Call
for quote.)
Service Flags:
2x3 $25.00
3x5 $35.00
AMVETS National Quartermaster
http://www.amvetsnationalquartermaster.com
1-800-454-3254
614-601-6122
Military Service Birthdays
National Guard: December 13, 1636
U.S. Army: June 14, 1775
U.S. Navy: October 13, 1775 (Abolished Feb 1781 Reinstated 7 Sep 1781)
U.S. Marine Corps: November 10, 1775
U.S. Coast Guard: August 4, 1790
U.S. Air Force: September 18, 1947
Events Calendar
March 2016
Military Caregiver Month. Recognizes and honors caregivers’ sacrifices and successes.
3rd - Navy Reserve Birthday
5th -Seabee Birthday
13th- K 9 Veterans Day
16th Post Meeting @ 7PM
17th—St Patrick’s Day
27th - Easter Sunday
30th Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Downtown Flags
New Years Day
January 18, 2016—Martin Luther King day
February 15th, 2016—Presidents Day
May 16, 2016—Armed Forces Day
May 30, 2015—Memorial Day
June 14, 2016—Flag Day
July 4th—Independence Day
September 3, 2015 SE WA. Fair Parade
September 5, 2016—Labor Day
September 11—Patriots Day
September 15, 2015—POW/MIA Remembrance Day
October 10, 2016—Columbus Day
November 11th—Veterans Day
November 24, 2016—Thanksgiving Day
December 7—Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day