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X'EBR,I]AR,Y EOO9 BULLETIN
A new montJl we start a geoond montlr in eOO9. New challengles and lssues
begln. I hope you had a good flrst month a,nd are read.Sr for the ahallenges for
the geoond roontJr of 2OO9. Tlre lmlrorbant meetiagl fon tbls month, ls tJre flrst
Chapter meettng of tbls new yeax. Tlre Sum;r .Iones meetin€l will be on Satunlay
Februaqr eI$ a,nd it rrrdlt be a celebration of George Washin€iton's Birthday. It
wlll be a pot luck, and I hope you a,ll will bringl the good stuff beeause I like to
eat. Please all come so that we will have a successfi:l meettng for tJre flrst one in
tb.lsyear. The Time is 1:OO PM or (13OO).
THE MEETING WTLL BE AT:
The American Legion Hall, Albert cI. Hiakman #406, tJre address is 78I5 Arrnour
St., San Dlego, CA 92I I1-5716. For more inform.atlon caII: ALEX (858) 8743483 or e-mall Rodney
rbarrett@san.rr.com
at:
To get t,o the American Legion Ha^ll from 8OE €o East on Ba,Iboa to Convoy
Street, turn ri€bt on Convoy a,nd tJre next si$aJ- on Convoy 1g Armour Street,
tu-rn left on Arnour and the whlte buifdin€l on tJre r{gfr.t side ls tJre American
Le5[on Hall, Albert cI. Iliokma,n # 460.
To get to tJre Ameriaan LeSlion Ha.ll from 165 €o west on Balboa to Convoy
Street, turn left on Convoy and tJre next signa^l on Convoy is Armour Stneet,
turn left on Armor:r and tlre wblte building on Ure rigpt side ls the Amerlaan
legion Hall , Albert cI. Hickman # 460
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Report X'orm Commander KennetJr Lepore
Tlre Mid-Term went well. The chapter was well received. The Clovis Memor{a^l
Bulldingl was a.n awesome pl,aae. Please do not forget to list the date, time, a,nd
locatlon of our meethgs for the year AOO9. Also, please make tJre
anaouneement of our upcoming election of chapter officers for this year AND
please be sure to anaor:nce tJre date, tine, a,nd locatlon of our chapter elections
for this year. As a rerninder, elections shall be held in April and installation of
elected or appointed offlcers sha,ll be no later tJra,a May $f . ++++
Mid- term photo taken By Ul3rsses Miller clr.
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ALEX QUINTANAS, who has researched Mqjor Michael Davis O'Donaell, born
Auglrst 15, 1945, who wrote the Poem tJrat was in the elanua,rSr issue of the
Chapter E-Maii News, has reported some mistakes about the Mqjor, he vrrote
the poem in JanuarXr l, 197O, was killed in action March 24thI97O. He was
stationed at ca,rnp Holiway Noar Pleku Airfreid F,VN. He was assigned to the
52nd Aviation Group. He wrote the Poem elanua,r5r l, 1970 at Dak-To Airfield.
R,VN.
He was
awarded posthumously from Captain to Major on March e4th 1970.
Here
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poem that was printed in the cla,nua,rXr Bulletin:
"Ifyou are able,
Save for them a place
Inside of you
And save one backward glance
!\Ihenyou are leaving
For the places they can
No longer go.
LADIES AUXILTANY NEW$
CHARLOTTE MiLLEN.
U$rsses Mller 'Ir'
IVelcome our new member Cha,rlotte Miller, she ls tJre wife of
joined
charlotte a,nd ul;rsses have been very active in our chapter since ul;rsses
patriot cloe
lastyear. we also would uke to welaome Mar5r clokon, wife of MoPH
Heart
Ciot'oo, Gail Aclen, and Mira,n6a F1emin$, €fa'ndd'au€hter of a Purple
reclpient from Pennsylva,nla. We look forryard' to havinS! more of our MOPH
m"-b"rssi€nin€!uptJreirwives,d.aug|htersand$landdaughterstotJre
LAMOPH.
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Tlre NATIONAL CALL TO SEF,VICE F'ALLY
was a biglevent. The chapter had a Purple Heart table set up with our flag and
iterne to pass out. Cheryl Perez witJr her two wonderful A.,gsoaiate Pu:ple Heart
Merrbers werc helping out. T'lrere were some otJrers from Chapter 49 tJrere to
hetp. I a,m not sure how manJr new members that we got but therc were some.
tater. we need. more chapter members to help on events like tJrls.
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CIUST I'O8., FUN
KIDS ANSWEN,S SUNDAY SCHOOL
THE LORD IS MY SHEPHER,D
A Sund.ay scb.ool teacb.er decid.ed to have heryoung class memorize one of t'he
most quoted. passa€les jn the Bible, Psalm 25. She gave txle youngst€$ a month
to lea,rn the ahapter. Little Rickwas exoited about tJre task - but, he just couldn't
nemember tJre Psetrn. After muoh practice, he could ba,rel5r get past tJre first line.
on the d.ay tJrat tJre kids were scheduled to recite Psa.lm 25 in ftont of the
Ric}<y was so nervous. IMlen it was b.ls tr:rn, he stepped up to the
"oogrcgaiion,
Be not ashamed to say
You loved them,
Ttrou€hyoumay
Ormaynothave a,Iways.
Take what tJrey have teft
Aad what tb.ey have taught you
With their dying
And keep it witJr your own.
And intJrat time
TJVhen men declde a,nd feel safe
To call tJre war lnsa,ne,
Ta,ke one moment to embrace
Those Elentle heroes
You left beblnd.n
-Mqf or Miobael Davls O'Donnell
I .Ianuar5r, 1970, Dak To, Vietna,m
Department of CaJifornia Convention
R€ddtng, Ca,llfornla
cfuae 18, 19,2OOg
The Dtr'C will m.eet on Wed"nesday, Jttne 17,2OO9. This meeting will be held at
tJre Redding Veterans Ha^11. Transportation will be provided by Chapter AOOI.
Locatlon:
Red Llon Hot€I, R€ddlng, Ca,lifornla
1850 Hilltop Drive, n€dding, CA 9600A
(55O) Ael-87OO
Reservations must be mad.e by
cTune
5, 2OO9, to guara,ntee the negotiated rate.
lorPpeople/onequeenbed $ aO.OOnlght+taxes
queenbeds
$ff+.oo/nrgnt+taxes
I or 2people/onekingbed $ff+.oO/nignt+ta,:res
2peopte/two
Ba,nquet: Tbls year we will have a BBQ at the F,edding Vetera,ns ba,ll. The cost
per person will be forwarded witJr the offlcia,I invitafion in Ma,rch of 2OO9.
.John Logan
Commanden
micropb.one and sa.id proudly, 'The Lord. ls m5r Shepherd, a,nd tJrat's all I need to
know.'
HIGHER, POT\TEH,
A Sunday school teaaher sald to her chlldren, 'we have been lea,rningf How
powerflrl kings and queens were i.n Bible times. But, thert is a, hlgher Power. Cao.
anybody tell me what lt 1s?'
One cblld blurbed out, 'Acesl'
CTOOD
SANIAN,ITANi
A Sunday school teacher was tellln€l her elass the story of the Good Sa,maritan.
the asked tJre class, 'lf you saw a person lying on the roadslde, all wounded and
bleeding, what wor,rld you do?'
A thoughtfuI little glrl broke the hushed silence, 'I th.ill< I'd tfi.now up.'
FEBR,UAB,Y BIN,THDAYS
OI. IIARAYK KAI{EAKI}A cIn 2/OI/I943 \I\T NV
o2. CIEORGE PODHORSICY 2/OL/1922 TrVe NV
2/OL/L94O VN NV
O5. .IERRY L TODD
2/O2/L948 VN An,
04. ROBEF,T THOMAS
TInLLIAM
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MCLEROY 2/OS/LS6O IF AR
2/O6/L9A6 We AB,
06. BLAS PENA
07. THOMAS DFERF,AN 2/O6/L94? VN MC
08. F,ONI\nE LEE BOAL
2/08/1946 VN NV
09. RENE H GONZALEZ A/LL/1928 KR AR
IO. ARIIIA-IIDO CA"gTF,O 2/L4/L983 IP I\IIC
11. JEX'FERYFISHEL 2/Lg/I962 IX' NV
Iz.VAIiICEDPATENAUDE 2/L8/TA4O VN NV
15. GAS,YKHIMAI(A 2/r8/L948 \'lN AR
14. ROBEF,TGT/EA,TREES 2/L8/r544 VN AR
15. erOHN S MOOII,HOUSE
16. CARLOS QUINTATIA
I?. MICHAEL E BUB,KE
18. CHAR,LES WMOONE
19. AIEX LUcIAN
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A quote by Martin Luther Kln5!:
"I have held many things ln my hands and have lost them aJI,
but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still possess."
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