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NEW ORLEANS MOUND ACE FIRES 3-HIT SHUTOUT TO CLAIM LEGION CROWN
Ne.r Orleans laceci a big task trying to riioll
tire higl.r-ptrn'eled Brooklal n. NJ lineup thar
had seerningly buntecl and nm at
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way tlrrough the 2012 Anrcrican Lcgion
l\'brld Selies
Ber Eirp,''lhe Sur
Bul the bol,s ffom fhe Big Easy'ira.ljust ihe
man tbl the jcrb in a game tlrat finisi:red in the
rvee hours of the momitrg because of a
Lengthy rain dela.v. Pitcher Enterson Gil,.bs
s'ellt out and threw a thfee-lrit siriltoul. and
rvith thrcc RBI lion \4atticu Robcrt.
claiurcd thc national championship uiih a -l0 triumph oler Blooklawr.r.
Anthon\ Forticr-Bersen holds up lhc No. 1 sign as his tcasmatcs lilc
up aftcr Ncw Orlcans rvon thc championship gamc of thc 2012
Gibbs, a Tulane-bound r-ighthander. didn't
American Lcgion Wbrld Scrics vs. Brooklarvn. NJ, nith e 4-0 decision.
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The "Louisiana Legionnaire" is the official
publication of The Anerican Legion,
Depart,nent of Louisiana, Herbeft J. Petit,
Commsnder qnd I. -l . Deshotel, Chairman,
Public lttfonnation Commission. AII comments and subnissions for pritting slrould be
addressed to
Matthew Farlow, Department ,ldjatant, at
Headquarters, etnail adjutant@lalegion.org. We hope lou have
enjoyed this issue of the "Lou[siana Legionnaire."
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Pasco. \Vash . 2-C to iake the lC)04 Americaur
Legioir crorvn.
''We had a gaire plan. i.r'e i<neu, hori' lo pitcli
to each hitter," said Cibbs, uhc received
le-qion basebali s {'layer oithe VearAri'atd in
post garirc ccLcruonics "i\''e kncs, thcy likcd
to bunt. I jrst tfied io gct a stlihc and g":t on
top oi th"-m (rn rhe cor,nt). ihen 1et the
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News from Post 407 Westlake
A
Foos-ball game, donated by Bill and Mary Leblanc of Sulphur, was delivered to
Southwest LouisianaWarVeterans Home,Jennings, LA,to be used rn the recreation
room for the enjoyment of the veteran residents there. In picture at left is Houston
Fruge, Jr., Service Officer for American Legion Post 407 in Westlake, and Dot
Fruge,Auxiliary member of both the Westlake American Legion Post 407 and the
SulphurVFW Post 8l 07, were on hand to deliver the donation.
Chris Hollyfield was the happy recipient of a bicycle donated to him by Ricky
Williams, member of the Sons of The American Legion Squadron 407 in Westlake,
LA. Pictured at right, from left to right, is Mike Benoit, also a member of Squadron
407, presenting the bicycle to Chris Hollyfield.
F*sr 343 LsPlacE
Post 383, LaPlace preselted as rts guest speaker
Louisiar.ra Supreure Court .ludge, Honorable John
\\'ein-ier. at the Post's July meetrng. Judge \I-enner
spoke on the topic oiparriotrsm and thanked the veterans for their comnunit), activities, In tire phoio.
irom left to right, is Lcuisrana Snprerne Court JLLdge.
Ilonorable .lohn \!'euler, and Commander of Post
383. Dave Catl.
Post I75 Metairie Holds Veterans' Town Hall Meetin$
On May 24,201.2.,\merican l.egron Post 175 Metatrte
held a Town Hall lvleeting whete veLerans were urged to
altend and vorce their opinrons and concerns about the
qualrty ofthe \A Health Care they receive. The veterans
rvere also asked to share their stolies about the \ew
[)rleans \A Medical Center.
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: 201t Department
Commander Larrv Abshire; Karen Domino.
Dcputy District Dircctor-Congrcssman
Cedric L. Richmond's olfice: R- Michael
Suter, Chairman !A&R-Dcpt. of N$v York;
Jacob B. Gadd, Deputy Director lor Health
Care, The Amerlcatr Legion.
Service (Jfficer Jay Walsh speaks lrith R.
Nlichael Suter tiom New York. More photos
from the meetitrg are shorvn below,
Louisiana Legionnaire, September 2012
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(Legion Crown continued from couer)
November 9-1fr" ?Uz
Perhaps the key to Gibbs' perfommnce was that he
allowed the leadoff hitter for Brooklawn to get on base
only once in the contest.
.tr{:ur
lirnited t{r first 60 tJeople
Landnark Hot.ei. Leesville LA
(lncludes a free buffet breakiast on 1 1 '1 0/1 2
wlth bus pickup to Fort Polk following breaktast)
"That takes a lot ofpressure off, getting that leadoffrlan
out,'' said New Orleans coach Joseph Latino. "But that's
q'hai Emerson does. The g,ay to get to him is get on early
Reservation Form is provided below. Please fill
out the torm completely and then send lo the
address indicated on the iorm. Cut-off date for
reservations is Octobe. 26.2012.
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don't think we could have played a better ballgame.
We had to against a fine teant like Nerv Jersey. Ernerson
rvas spectaclrlar and we did just enough offcnsively."
a bases-loaded walk fiom
Brooklawn starter Jeff Paglione in the second im.ring to
take the lead. Roberl supplied a sacrifice fly to make it 20 in the thild.
Armand Daigle drerv
An impol-tant biow fbr Neu, Olleans carle in the seventh
inning when Robert doubied in a pair of funs to extend
tl,c lcad to .1-0.
"That was big," said Latino. "Having oniy a two-run lead
against good hitting tean-r like that isn't enough.
BOXTOUI{OF FORT POLK
November 9, LO,2Ot2
Landmark Hotel. Leesville
ONLY ONE RESERVAT'AN PER HOUSING FORM, PLEASE,
lo make your rescruntionr pleas€ use one ofthe
following optjons:
1) Enclo!. a chKk o. moncy ord$ to Eov.r yo!r first night.
'ilAKE CHECK PAYASLE TO UNOMARK HOTEL'
2) Fill in you. crod,t 6d infordrtion to gudrlnt.c
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Post 125 rvon its tlrird nationai championship and tl,e
fourth by a team frotlr Nerv Ot'leans.
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RESSRVITIOHS
"Ybu set your sights high at the start olthe summer," said
coach Latino. "and you don't know horv you're going to
be playirig at toumamett time. We were playing extremely well rvhen lve we:lt thlough the state and then in the
VIid-South (regional) we went undefeated.
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"We pitched good. They pitched better. Some ofbaseball
is catching breaks. They beat out some infield hits."
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"\&'e hit the ball, blt wc didn't get hits." said Brooklawn
managsr Dennis Barth. Ti.rey're a very good team, and
they piayed great.
T5 BAs!C ROOM CHARgE
th6fir5t ni9ht.
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Shelby ibr the second
straight year, saw a 59-5 season end with its second Ioss
Brooklarvn. at the A[.WS
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Ship Honoring 9/l I Flight 93 Christened in Louisiana
The l4ctory Belles,from the lYorld ll/ar II Museum Canteex in Nent
Orleans, pay a visit and perjbrm Jbr the residents at Southwesl
Louisiana llTu Velertns Home in Jennings, LA on May 18, 2A12.
The USS Somersec
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the last of three Navy ships named for 9i | |
attack sites - was chrisrened Saturday, July 28, 2012,
at
Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard in Avondale, LA. The ship
is named in honor of the courageous passengers and crew of
United Airlines Flight 93, wbose actions prevented terrorist
hijacl<ers fronr reaching their original destination only to have the
airplane crash near Shanksville in Somerset County, PA on
Septernber I I,200 l.About two dozen reiatives of the passengers
heard military and shipbuilding officials praise their slain family
members at the christening.
The USS Somerset bow slem - che first part of the sh;p ro cleave
through the water - was made from 7.5 tons of steel melted
down from the bucket of a huge coal-mining crane that srood
near the crash site and from whrch miners hung a largeAmerican
flag to serve as a landmark and to honor the dead.The ship will
have both a military and humanrtarian purpose, bringing supplies,
generating power and equipment to disasrer areas. and is the fifth
U.S. Naval vessel ro carry the name Somerset.
"And this is my buddy Tex. Tex is {rom Louisiana.
We call him Ter'cause he don'i
lilce being called Louisel"
The Somerset is the last Navy ship that w,ll be burlc atAvondale,
which is scheduled to close once the ship is dellvered. Officials
are trying to find a civilian shipbuilding or other industrial partner to keep it open.
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Nice People Note
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The Wallet
By PDC Archie Boyette
Ernest Ralph Hoitt, Jr.
Ernie lloitt, SAL NEC, age 75 1'en15,
departecl this life on July 26, 2017.
Funeral services were held at the
Kenner Funeral F{cme of L. A.
ivluhleisen & Son on Moncla;',
August 6, 2012, with interment in
Carden of Nlemories Cemetery.
He nas Lhc lorirrg father of
N'lary Veronica Hoitt, Regina llorton
lJdam ), ltlichael ['l:l) (Rosemarv).
David Hill and lracl Hcitl; detored
grandfalher oi Cene. K.tyla. \lelody.rnct
(Denise), Robert
t)nc oI the Legronnaires atiendLng the 2012 State
Convention inJune had nisplaced or lost h'is u,allet at the hotei.
rvhich thanklully, rvas returned to irrm. I vi.sited the hctel ivhile
dtring the post Conlerrion fu1llu'up - clearing tiLe fitral billirrgs.
r.orcLng rhc De partrrrent complainrs (nonc), inforning the manager ol:uggcsLions to improve our visiis - and Lokl the Manager
;{ :he lost ivrllet berng reLuLned. The \lanager called rhe
Housekeeping Supen'isor, a ladv nrLnccl Janei Rorvers. to see i[
she l<ne'r ivho had founcl it. As it turned out. it g.asJirnef Bowers
rvho fonnd Lhe rnrssurg u'allet.
Shc had found it in a :hau. took it rc the front desk. and
then asked dre clcsk clcrk. \iliiire. to call onr Legionnatreb tootr.
r'1s. Bo-wcr s therr br,rught tl:e walie t to frirn. 1 asked.JarreL B()wers
if she knel' rn'hat rvas rn it and she sard she had nct looked in rL:
it wuisn t hers. i lcid her rvhaL it contarned and withor:t a change
,,f cvnrecq6rl o'r her Lce she rnsisted. 'lt don't rnirke nc, differ'
e ace l,hat iL hacl, rt was not inrne.
The hotel gave her a check for $100.1)t) I lhought I
l'ouLd share rhrs lirde stclry as a retatncler that there are stril
tlrirrgs to milke us smiie and good is to be forurcl ivhet: u'e ltast
expe(r rt. I he rrorld :ouL,l rL.c tr'.'.e pcop.o lrke her
R,,heri: lovino
hrother
uf Dunald tlL'ilt
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Hoitt and Christine Karkavelas; and derotecl
l{oitt rvas a native of
Portsmouth, New Hampshire and resident of Reserve, I-A. A vetelan of the Korean Conflict, he sen'ed in the United States Air
Force, after which he seLved .rn entire 43 year career in the
Merchant Marine.
rLncle of many nieces and nephews. Ernie
Ernie's sirength was his devotron to I egion ancl SAl, pro-
grams. I{e was a proud member of the American Legion. most
recentlv
Crescent Ci6' p6s1 125 and with the First
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District for 35 1ears. He held nnmerolrs positions on the District
level ald was currently serving at NEt for the Sons of the
American Legion. Ernest also volunteered at the VA ClrrLic in
Reserve where he achieved the \blunteer of The Year award for 5
consecutive years.
His presence r,vi1l be missed bv all.
"We gioe thetn back to you, dear Lord, who gaae then
Yet, as yott do not lose them in gioing,
so zne have not lost them ba theit returt."
to
us.
Archie B0yette p.esents Janet B0wers a Eerlilicate in recognilion fot
her honesly and dedication lo her beliels 0l "d0 unlo others" and
r?turning lbe wallet to its ownef.
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Notes
Jiom the Adjutant
Matt Fallow
\lt:tjS_t_tl.
Membershio: Our member-
l,\_!tKl!"!l
ship continues to decline from
year to year. For 2012-2013
Retif Oil Captures American Irgion
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Mid-South Regronal
This is what we ended up on
June 30. 20 I 2. With a lrttle
Lalegion,org: Thi: i: th:
Deparllnentweb\rtc Plsx:c
visit it and let us know lvhai
rvork irom our Posts
you thrnk
year
- Our goal is
22,843.
and
Distrrcts. thele should be no
wrvw.late-
gron.org
reasou we cannot make 100%
Legion.org: Nalional has
Commander: Oul
\{ay. X{y
last
corl_qratulations to
our new Ccmmander Fielbie
Petit. \'ice
'le\r:iC ueh-rl(
short behrnd two
tron fbr ihe Legion. Please
\ rsrI rt TI'ere r: Jctrnitelr
.umcLhing thcr c lor ever ) on3
other
Departrnents in our group. \\'e
ask all Districls to consider
Legionnaire was pr.rblished in
Lyons, Sgt'at-Alms
lv{ike
Strother, and Color Bearers
Daniel Nr.rnez and Percy
Henry in their el,^ction for
tl-ris
new year. Please give them
your suppo:t and help to meet
the goals of the Deparln.ient.
Leeioniloire: Our
nerL
Legionnaile will be publisired
Committee Chairman to sub-
mrt a:r article to show \ /hat
has been going on ii.r your
Distrrcts and
Comrnittees.
This is your Legionnaire to let
all oul members knoq what is
going on. I wrll need your xrtlcles not later Lhan October 15.
2012.
easier to urove around in and
pro.tder a loL nt,rte inl'ut 'l;r-
www.iegton.org
Baseball Scholarship Wtnner Announced
you contribute will come back
to r,rs during the next drsaster.
Nlylegion.org: All Posts can
now get access to the Post
I
DEC Meeting: The DEC was
helJ rt rhe Clowne Piuza in
Baton Rouge on August 3-5.
2012. We had a good iurnout
and a successful Meeting.
rrrembership inforrrrrtron b)
regi5teIns tnto \vu \v 'rYl!'
glon.or
-s. ll' r ott ltrve ittternet or so!neonc at vour Post
does. please re-slstef to have
ecce\s to the inibrmation ; oLr
Ren'iember,
this is the plan-
ning session lbl the year. The
Commander will be appointrng an Ad [{oc Co'nmittee to
look at the long term status of
the Department.
in November 2012. I ask each
Distnct Comnander. each
Post Commander, and
[t reallv i.
sending a donatlon to thls
worthwhile lund Whatever
Commanders
James Jaclison and Ronnie
a
National Emergency Fund:
The Department met its goal
or $5,-7i to \ationrl. but t'ell
Amencan Legion Bascball, Dcpartment of
Lolrisiana 2C12 State Ctraraprors Jesuit
High-based Retrl Or1 has s'on thc MrdSouth Regronal Baseball Tottrnarnenl b;.; a
score ol 4-3 cvel Coi.nmbiil, Tennessee al
Jesuit! .Join R;'an Stadium on N4ond:r1',
Augusr 13rh. lAzith the r{ctoq', Retlf Cil
. I 7 6t .,dtarrcc. tJ rlre -\r:renc;irt -egrorl
\Vrrlrl (p''-. in sLelhv \orrh Carolttra. lo
lrc rrl:vnd A ron. l 7th _4 rprrst llsL
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need fbr yolr rnembership. If
you need heip. please call the
Department.
The
www. a,egionbrsebrll org.
Please let A.J. Jones know of
any ideas you have fbr it lor
his review prior to submittrng
to l)epafment ior r:iput.
Ilom August
lJ
to .\usu:t
2012. Oul hotel rvrll be
the Hilton downtown. Tl.ie
del:gates and guc.ts havc
3i),
be:n turned in end ue
BenL,rt
of C;rrencrtr,
l:\
irir-.
Legron Basebali Schoiarshrp Arvard fcr
l.'12 .,r'.c er:rclLed r'. s'h.o.. Hrrrtter
i5ll Lrorrlh. lcpartrn-nL of
u'il. rc-.ivc
LA and an addruonal $500 fron-r flatronal
Legron Basebail, boLh ol rvhrch u'ill be
sent to aclmission! oilice o1 rhe school he
.tr" Le t enrirn., rlr.-rr' .. ,lr
,y gh.
'
gible to unn the liegiolla, Scholarshrp.
Baseball Website: If you
hrven l checketl out the nes
Ba.eball rveb:ilc, visit it at
2012 \atrorrrl Con,;entiori
r. ill be held in Jnd,anapoli:
i\
lnnicr Drake
been r,amed tlre lvintter of the
Deplrtnenl of Louistara Americat.t
Look
forward to a good Convention
with our delegates.
FOR GOD & COUNTRY
Matthew Farlow,
Department Adjutant
Louisiana [,egionnaire, September 20I2
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