american legion department of illinois · year, as well as the fisher houses at hines in hicago and...

Division Commander

2 GEESEY

4 BUSKE

1 GRAHAM III

3 WALSTON

5 JANCEK

District Commander

8 McNELLIS

7 LAMPERT

17 MATHENY

13 GROHARING

23 HARRIS

14 CARLE

21 NARGELENAS

4 PANARAS

12 ABDELNOUR

11 STIEG

As of

October 24 2014

2014mdash2015 Department Commander Hank Robards

American Legion Department of Illinois

NOVEMBER 2014

Department of Illinois ~ Official Member of The National American Legion Press Association

October 25 2014 ldquothis has been a very special and truly overwhelming dayrdquo said Department Adjutant Terry L Woodburn at his retirement party

The Woodburn family Department of Illinois staff many Department Officers Past Dept Commanders Past Dept Presidents Auxiliary Officers SAL Detachment Officers several National Officers Legion Riders Auxiliary staff and many many friends attended either if not both the Afternoon Social at the DoubleTree in Bloomington and the Evening Banquet to celebrate the past 35 years of Terryrsquos dedication to The American Legion

Terry amp Kathy (pictured above) enjoyed the entire day Kathy spoke at the dinner saying thank you to everyone for coming and for giving Terry back to her and their family

Terryrsquos official last day will be December 31 2014 The leadership duties of Department Adjutant will be turned over to PNC Marty Conatser on January 1 2015

~ More photos on page 7 ~

NOVEMBER 2014 American Legion Department of IL - Department News Page 2

The turnout of District Division Department and National made this a success On the 11th of October I attended the Department Headquarters Base-ball Committee meeting at 1000 am and then headed to Indianapolis for the fall meetings staying until the 15th of October On the 17th of October I was in Springfield and met with Secretary of State Jessie White at the Illinois State Library atrium On the 18th of October I was at Post 32 for the Convention meeting which was well organized and very successful On the 19th of October I was at the 23rd District Meeting at 1100 am in Patoka My congratulations to the Commander for contacting all Posts in

the 23rd District requesting them to be there Job well done On the 22nd of October I came to Department for reports and handle various communications On the 25th of October was Terry Woodburnrsquos Retirement Party at the Doubletree in Bloomington On the 26th of October I will be at the 5th Division quarterly meeting in Aviston On the 30th I will pick up our National Vice-Commander at St Louis and take him and his wife to the Haven Jamboree in Carbondale for 4 days including a trip to the Marion VA I am very impressed with the positive attitude throughout the Department

T his has was a very busy month starting with Fall Department Com-mitteeCommission meetings at Department Headquarters on Satur-day 4th of October On the 6th of October I traveled to Post 365 Auxiliary in Collinsville to present a plaque for their support in making the Commanderrsquos Homecom-ing a success On the 8th of October I stopped by Department Headquarters We went to Aurora the 8th ndash 10th for District Revitalization which netted 285 mem-bers transferred and new members

A t this time I really expected all Districts to be at least 65 Eight Districts arenrsquot there and five of those have yet to reach 60 Therersquos a problem right I wonrsquot list the Districts or the Divisions there in because everyone who checks the membership reports can see for them-selves Division Commanders who have Districts in this bottom eight itrsquos time to step up

For all Division Commanders do

you and your Districts have membership teams

Is there communication and

account-ability

Have your Districts spent the time

to visit troubled Post

Have you as a Division Command-

ers helped with this

Have you identified areas that

need revitalization

Division and District Commanders

must delegate responsibility to your Jr and Sr Vice Commanders and those dedicated individuals to carry the load Are you delegating

Have you considered scheduling a

legion leadership seminar(s) in your Division

I will repeat what was said to the five Division Commanders at our meeting in Carlinville ldquoYou are more than just a Division Officer you are Vice Commanders for the Department of Illinois and with that you have great responsibilities Among those responsibilities is mem-bershiprdquo No one disagreed with that then therefore there canrsquot be excuses now This has in the past been noted as the time of the year when the drive on

membership slows and continues through the holidays This is unacceptable I will repeat what I said in our meetings with District and Division Officers ldquoWithout the increase in membership our fine Legion programs will suffer staff reductions at our headquarters could occur and you may well see another dues increase rdquoNone of these should ever be an op-tion if the job gets done and you have fun getting it done Take pride in your District take pride in your Division take pride in the Legion and take pride in yourselves I want to take a few lines and thank my friends in the 13th District for in-viting me to their Past Commanders Dinner as they have for years Some years back they made me an honorary member of the District it was and still is an honor

American Legion Department of IL - Department News Page 3 NOVEMBER 2014

November is here and the caravans are finished At every caravan the attendance was really good and many questions were asked and hopefully answered As well as a lot of infor-mation was shared I have been invited to several dis-trict installations and unit meetings If you want me to visit you please send an invitation either by mail or email I would like to meet as many members as possible this year and share some of the information we have available Pam Ray Sandy Kirby Marty and Sharon Conatser and I traveled to Hartford CT for National President Janet Jeffordsrsquo homecoming October 17-20 We had a very good time and the fall colors in Connecticut are beau-

I am saddened to bring you news that Jimmy Proffitt a Marine Corp vet-eran and founder of the Chicago Homeless Sandwich Run one of my main fundraisers for 2015 passed away in early October I knew the man for a very short time but he touched the lives of everyone he met He was buried at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery with full military honors Also I understand IPDC Ed Cavanaugh was involved in an automobile acci-dent and was hospitalized We all wish Ed a speedy recovery

I attended the caravan meeting at Department Headquarters and we have our stops Just a heads up cara-van will run from January 8-17 2015 I

look forward to the caravan and hope our membership participates The SAL has brought back the caravan pins stop by and pick one up

2nd Division Commander Doug Haberkamp and I attended the charter presentation for Gilman Squadron 499 At the presentation one of the squadron members just 7 years old was presented with a PUFL member-ship What a great occasion to see and what a great American Legion Family

Detachment Sr Vice Bill Geary and I attended the 9th District meeting and he went on to the 10th and 12th District meetings He also attended the Elburn Post meeting as they are looking to start up a squadron While he was there I was in Palatine at Post 690 with the host squadron to participate in Bingo for the Blind Veterans from the Hines VA hospital One of the vets there was actually born and raised in Palatine

I will have the great privilege of attending the SAL Hall of Fame induc-tion for own Father Gary Gummers-heimer in Pasadena CA on November 15th

While at the NEC in Indy our Nation-al Commander Mike Moss spoke to the attendees about his goals for this year ldquoBuilding Bridges to the Futurerdquo is his theme His projects for this year are the National Endowment Fund being renamed the Temporary Financial As-sistance Fund (TFA) and the National Emergency Fund (NEF) The Endow-ment fund is under Children amp Youth and the fund supports Temporary Fi-nancial Assistance for children whose biological parent or legal guardian is a veteran eligible for membership in the American Legion However Legion membership is not required The mon-ey directly benefits our veteranrsquos chil-drenrsquos health and welfare His goal this

(SAL Detachment Cmdr continued on page 9)

tiful this time of year Membership is coming in better now and we have several goal units Please see Chairman Debbiersquos report for more details There are several national awards that are possible to achieve if you just put forth a little effort and also report it AEF is part of my special project this year as well as the Fisher Houses at Hines in Chicago and Jefferson Bar-racks in St Louis My hope is to in-crease the donations to AEF and re-place the funds used last year Last year Illinois AEF grants exceeded the donations we gave using some of the funds the National AEF has ALSO some good news PDPNEC Judy Zim-merman had Fisher House as part of her special project last year and part of those funds went towards a new outdoor kitchen for the Fisher House at Jefferson Barracks Treasurer

Marybeth Revoir and I talked and some of the funds from my special pro-ject this year will cover the last little bit of expense for the outdoor kitchen There will be a plaque noting that the outdoor kitchen was donated by The American Legion Auxiliary What a wonderful public relations tool and lsquopat on our backrsquo for the ALA A point of interest our Executive Secretary Karen Boughan and I were discussing last week There is a ldquoNational Presidents Award for Excel-lencerdquo It is quite a prestigious award given at national convention and Ka-ren and I would like to work for it One important requirement for this award is 100 REPORTING from ALL chair-men This includes the mid-year and year-end reports So please ladies keep track of your accomplishments forward them through the correct

(Aux President continued on page 9)


Video Gaming Playing Cards in your Legion Post Home What our American Legion Posts should know

If you have a video poker machine in you Legion Post home you cannot do certain things ldquoPlaying cards are not illegal and it is not a violation of the Video Gaming Act to possess playing cards in a licensed location (ie a bar restaurant fraternal organization veterans organization or truck stop) or to play card games inside the location as long as no money is involved Gambling for prizes is illegal how-ever under Article 28 of the Criminal Code of 2012 [720 ILCS 528] If one of our Illinois Gaming Board agents (who are sworn law enforcement officers) finds that card gambling for prizes is taking place in a licensed location that location could be penalized by the Board In the past for example the Board has imposed $5000 fines for locations where betting on Super Bowl squares was taking place The Board also would have authority to suspend or revoke the locationrsquos license

Even though card play without prizes does not violate the Act it has been the experience of our agents that card play is usually associated with money betting So if one of our agents sees card playing going on they are likely to investigate whether betting is taking place Out of an abundance of caution some licensed terminal operators (the entities that install and operate the video gaming terminals) have advised the locations which they service not to allow any cards or dice on their premisesrdquo I would review this information and provide guidance to your posts Chief of Staff Illinois Department of Veteransrsquo Affairs

October 18 2014mdashRay Montez (photo below leftmdashpictured 2nd from left) Dominorsquos Pizza franchise owner in Chicago has said

ldquoWe are thrilled to reach this milestone of 100 stores and look forward to celebrating with our customers by offering this

great promotionrdquo Montez has also mentioned that Dominorsquos is dedicated to the Chicago area and look forward to grow and

serve the residents of their community Dominorsquos donated 50 of total sales for the day to Glen Maker American Legion

Post 1160 On hand for the photos were Department District and Post Officers as well as several Glen Maker Post and

Squadron members

GlenMaker American Legion Post 1160 Benefits from Dominorsquos PizzamdashChicagorsquos 100th Store Grand Opening

(photo above mdashL-Rmdashfront row) John Reece 11th District Sr

Vice Commander Department Sr Vice Commander Paul W

Gardner Rock Girl Shannon of 979 The Loop Glen Maker

Post 1160 Commander Andrew Lopez and members of Glen

Maker Post 1160 (back row) 8th District Commander Bill

McNellis and member of Glen Maker Post and Squadron 1160


That I have been a veteranrsquos advocate for over 40 years I worked for the VA for thirty-three of those years and over seven as an accredited service officer for the Department of Illinois American Legion Over those four dec-

ades I have seen the same mistakes made over and over again by our veterans mistakes which cause major delays in their claims or affect their health Here are some of the more egregious ones and if yoursquore guilty please change your habits immedi-ately

1 CHANGES OF ADDRESS The Department of Veterans Affairs benefits section and the hospital systemsrsquo computers donrsquot yet talk to each other So if you notify the hospital you have moved thatrsquos great You will receive your meds and appointments at the correct address But if yoursquore also drawing a VA pension or compensation check that payment will continue to be sent to your old address And if you have a claim or appeal pending the VA benefits section will continue to send you important notices on your claim to the wrong place This may result in you missing important deadlines to get evidence into them So after you notify your VA hospital of your new address also contact the benefits side by calling 1-800-827-1000 or use your eBenefits ac-count to change it online

2 CHANGE IN DEPENDENCY Veterans can claim their spouse minor children and stepchildren school age children up to the age of 23 and in some cases dependent parents These dependents can increase their monthly VA compensation or pension amount by substantial sums But life goes on spouses die or there is a divorce children drop out of school or parents pass away The sooner this change is reported to the VA the quicker they can make adjustments and reduce any future overpay-ments My advice is to not only report the change via the above toll-free number but also put it in writing and mail it directly to the VA

3 NOTIFY YOUR VA PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR OF OUTSIDE TREATMENT AND MEDICATIONS When you use the VA obviously they can access your health records to see your prior visits the medications you are taking and you various medical concerns But if you also use an outside doctor (like I do) they will NOT know what other meds you have been prescribed or what other conditions you currently have So share this knowledge with the VA bring a list of your outside medications I use private doc-tors for my eyes skin checkups and allergies When I go to the VA I let them know what I am taking Sometimes there can be life threatening situations when two different prescriptions should not be taken together

4 NOTIFY THE VA BENEFITS SECTION WHEN YOUR SERVICE-CONNECTED CONDITION WORSENS Unless you have a static disability like an amputation most medical conditions will get worse as we get older The VA benefits section is not omnipotent and has no way of knowing that your mild case of diabetes first diagnosed 20 years ago has gotten worse affected your kidneys and eyes and you have developed peripheral neuropathy Or that minor knee injury from jumping out of helicopters in Vietnam has now resulted in knee replacement surgery Or that coronary artery disease first detected a decade ago has resulted in open heart surgery and two bypasses So when your condition(s) change contact the VA or your American Legion service officer for a possible review and increase Itrsquos easier than you think

As always if you should have any questions about what was discussed in this monthrsquos article please contact me at the phone number or e-mail address shown above

THIS THANKSGIVING LET US NOT ONLY THANK GOD FOR ALL OUR BLESSINGS BUT ALSO

OUR VETERANS FOR ALL OUR FREEDOMS


Ye Steivos Ye Steivos a fraternal organiza-

tion comprised of Department and

National Adjutants held their

annual Play Day dinner Saturday

October 18th where Department of

Illinois Adjutant Terry Woodburn

was crowned Ye King of Ye Steivos

for the coming year (pictured below

right)

The Play Day dinner of which you

can only be invited to attend rais-

es funds for The American Legion

Programs by imposing fines on

everyone attending

Dept of Illinois Commander Hank

Robards (pictured top right) as a

ritual of the Dept Adjutants

initiation is to blindly lead Marty

Conatser into the new position as

Department of Illinois Adjutant

beginning January 1 2015

Part of the initiation is to quaff

from the ldquobloody bucketrdquo (pictured

middle right)

ldquoBorn to be Wildrdquo was the sound

track playing as Terry Woodburn

rolled into the dinner with his

ldquoescortsrdquo awaiting the coronation

to be crowned as Ye King of Ye

Steivos (pictured below left)

Escorts (back row L-R) WE Gene

FranksmdashAdj of AK John A

DurnermdashAdj of IA Miles S

EplingmdashPNC and Adj of WV

W Frank StenselmdashAdj of NC

(front row L-R) W Frank Prosser Ret

Adj of MO Terry L Woodburnmdash

Adj IL and Lowry Finley-Jackson

Adj of MO (pictured bellow middle )

ldquoYe Kingrdquo

2014 Play Day

Coronation amp

Initiation

The infamous ldquobloody bucketrdquo

Photos provided by Chuck Zelinsky

Blindly leading

Quaffing from the ldquobloody bucketrdquo

To the American Legion

Riders he is known as

ldquoShooterrdquo to most he is

Terry L Woodburn



Douglas County Post 27 is proud of their youngest member Michelle Porter At age 19 she is an accomplished and well traveled young legionnaire She enlisted in the Illinois National Guard while still in high school on the delayed entry program Immediately after her stellar high school career which included being Vice President of her class Student Council Member National Honor Society Member traveling to Washington DC and China through the People to People Leadership Program volunteering as a caretaker for the AWOOF program through the Arcola Animal Health Care Girls State Alumni as well as many other activities

She then attended The Army Basic Training Course at Fort Jackson SC Completing that she then enrolled in Southern Illinois University Edwardsville with a Pre-Dental course of study Following her freshman year at SIU-E Michelle then attended AIT at Fort Gordon with training as a 25U Signal Support Systems Specialist assigned to HHC 33rd IBCT in Champaign Now a fully trained soldier and with AIT overlapping the beginning of school she did not waste time while waiting for the next semester to start Instead Michelle traveled to Washington DC to serve as an intern for Congressman William L Enyart Illinois House Representative District 12 Douglas County Post 27 of The American Legion Department of Illinois looks forward to seeing Michelle in December and having her share her experience in the working of Congress with the Post Michelle is the daughter of Post 27 Commander Mike and Roberta Brennan of Tuscola

Youngest Legionnaire in Illinois

By the time you read this all of the orders would have been received as of November 1

Your Division Chairman has set a date time and has arranged for a place for your Division order to be delivered Check with him and make plans to pick up your orders We will start filling orders the first of November until all have been filled and delivered You should have a copy of your order with a confirmation order number if there is any question call 1-800-408-8337 you must have the confirmation order number Your Division Chairmen are 1st Div Joseph Hedrick phone 847-212-5336 2nd Div Jeffrey Cox phone 630-553-9108 3rd Div John Gleckler phone 217-779-7515 (Vice Chairman) 4th Div Ron Umdenstock phone cell 309-264-6228 or home 309-822-8912 (Chairman) 5th Div Frances Jancek phone 618-654-3867 Thanks for supporting the Gifts To The Yanks Who Gave program

NOVEMBER IShellip

GIFTS TO THE YANKS MONTH

Great time to do some fund raising project for GTTY all donations need to be sent to the Department Headquarters ear mark for GTTY We do not want our comrades forgotten at Christmas Set your plans in motion for fund raisers We are now excepting contributions for Christmas 2015

GIFTS TO THE YANKS WHO GAVE CHRISTMAS

Ron Umdenstock Chairman


year is to raise $90000 in donations The other project NEF assists Legionnairersquos and Sons who are displaced or evacuated from their primary residence due to damages sustained by a declared national disaster His goal for donations is $50000 He is also asking to raise $400000 for the Child Welfare Foundation One way for us to help is to participate in the CWF per capita banner fund For just $1member you can receive the 2014-2015 CWF banner You can find this form on our website wwwIL-SALorg or go to the CWF website wwwcwf-incorg to download the form

Our own National Chaplain Harl ldquoButchrdquo Ray presented us with his theme ldquoDirection not Perfectionrdquo God knows we all need a little direction

The Sons look forward to attending Terry Woodburnrsquos retirement party on October 25th We wish him well in the land of retire-ment

Have a Happy Thanksgiving Look for a flyer regarding a Legion Family fundraiser for the Fisher House Rumor has it a bowling get together is planned in April 2015

We thank all of you for your service and will honor your great sacrifice on Veterans Day

Never Forget 9-11-01

(SAL Detachment Cmdr continued from page 3)

channels and letrsquos see that Illinois gets lsquoon the booksrsquo at the 2015 National Convention Something new Earlier this year PNP Nancy Brown-Parke brought to the attention of Senator Barbara Boxer (CA) the lack of recognition that auxiliaries receive for all the behind-the-scenes work we do Senator Boxer was joined by Sen Dan Coats (IN) Sen Diane Feinstein (CA) and Sen Richard Burr (NC) in sponsoring the resolution recognizing VSO (volunteer service or-ganizations) auxiliaries Resolution 506 Recognizing Veterans Service Organizations Auxiliaries was adopted by the United States Senate during the 113th Congress This is wonderful news Now itrsquos up to us to bring our accomplishments to the atten-tion of our communities through our Public Relations Committee and our members

(Aux President continued from page 3)

Federal Health Care News Highlights

The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing regulation changes that would reduce predatory lending practices significantly expand the protections provided to service members close loopholes in current rules and help to ensure military families receive the important consumer protections they deserve The Department of Defense is no longer sending paper letters to notify beneficiaries about changes to their coverage and eligibility status The Hill reports that the Department of Defense is delaying the planned cuts for providers who work with autistic children

Veterans Affairs More than 13 million veterans received decisions on their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation and pension claims in fiscal year (FY) 2014 ndash the highest number in VArsquos history surpassing last yearrsquos record-breaking production by more than 150000 claims On Oct 8 2014 Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A McDonald has directed all Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and benefits facilities to continue to hold quarterly

town-hall events to improve communication with and hear directly from veterans nationwide A Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) initiative targeting potentially life-threatening staph infections in hospitalized patients has produced significant positive results according to recent statistics released by VA

General Health Care Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M Burwell announced that $283 million has been invested in the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) in fiscal year 2014 to increase access to primary care services in communities that need it most The Department of Health and Human Services announced that next yearrsquos standard Medicare Part B monthly premium and deductible will remain the same as the last two years The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Securitys Customs amp Border Protection (CBP) this week began new layers of entry screening at five US airports that receive over 94 percent of travelers from the Ebola-affected nations of Guinea Liberia and Sierra Leone

NOVEMBER 2014 American Legion Department of IL - Department News 0

Mark Your

Calendar

Membership Retention Month

November 1st

~ ~ ~

Daylight Savings Time Ends

November 2nd

~ ~ ~

Election Day

November 4th

~ ~ ~

World War I armistice (1918)

November 11th

~ ~ ~

Veterans Day

Department Office Closed

November 11th

~ ~ ~

Golden Gobbler Gold Pin

Cut-Off (100 PM)

(70 Target)

November 14th

~ ~ ~

American Education Week

November 16thmdash22nd

~ ~ ~

Gold Pin Award

November 21st

~ ~ ~

National Family Week

November 23rdmdash29th

~ ~ ~

Thanksgiving


November 27thmdash28th

~ ~ ~

SAL Winter DEC

Macomb Squadron 6

December 6th

~ ~ ~

Christmas Day


December 25thmdash26th

~ ~ ~

80 Target

December 31st

~ ~ ~

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL (AP) - Officials say thousands of Illinois veterans qualify for burial at national cemeteries but they believe many are simply unaware of their federal benefits or that one exists in suburban Chicago

Itrsquos something that officials at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood say theyrsquore working on About 38000 soldiers and their families have been buried at the cemetery since it opened in 1999 However officials estimate many more donrsquot know about it according to the (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald (httpbitly1n6NU6V )

ldquoIt shocks me how often we go out and talk to people and they just donrsquot knowrdquo said Lynne Phelan administrative supervisor at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery ldquoI think death is something people like to avoid thinking about but this is something that all veterans need to knowrdquo

Officials also cite forgetfulness and time as other factors

The US Department of Veterans Affairs pays for the burial plot a headstone or marker with an inscription an internment flag and other burial benefits valued at about $14000 Still the National Cemetery Administration reports only 17 percent of veterans in 2013 were buried in national or state veterans cemeteries

The National Cemetery Administration maintains 131 national cemeteries in 40 states and Puerto Rico The website lists 10 in Illinois but several no longer have burial space available as is the case with national cemeteries in Alton and Rock Island The administrationrsquos website says therersquos also one state veterans cemetery in Quincy called Sunset Cemetery

Recently Glueckert Funeral Home in Arlington Heights organized a trip to Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery for dozens of area veterans to learn about their options

US Army veteran George Wingerter says he only knew about Virginiarsquos Arlington National Cemetery He served in the Army from 1969 to 1972

ldquoThe most touching thing is when you see generation after generation lay it on the line for freedom At that cemetery there is a kinship of all those generations in one placerdquo Wingerter said ldquoWhen you look at those grave markers you realize that freedom is not free People have paid an enormous price for usrdquo

Read more httpwwwwashingtontimescomnews2014oct5illinois-cemetery-educating-vets-on-burial-rightsixzz3FSe8YHZ7

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Illinois cemetery educating

Veterans on burial rights


2ndmdash100 Post Award Cut-Off

December 31st

~ ~ ~

New Yearrsquos Eve


December 31st

~ ~ ~

New Yearrsquos Day


January 1st

~ ~ ~

American Legion Family Membership Caravan

January 8thmdash17th

~ ~ ~

Martin Luther King Jr Day


January 19th

~ ~ ~

Lincoln Pilgrimage Gold Pin Cut-Off (100 PM)

(90 Target)

January 30th

~ ~ ~

90 Target

February 6th

~ ~ ~

Lincoln Pilgrimage

(Springfield IL)

February 11thmdash12th

~ ~ ~

Gold Pin Award

February 12th

~ ~ ~

Lincolnrsquos Birthday

February 12th

~ ~ ~

Div amp Dist

Jr amp Sr Vice Cmdr Training

Dept HQ

10ammdash2pm

February 14th

~ ~ ~

Valentinersquos Day

February 14th

~ ~ ~

Presidentrsquos Day


February 16th

American Legion Member of Chicago

Honored as Illinois

Veteran of the Month for October

J aime P Pesongco

as a young man in the Philippines joined US Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE) in the initial days of the United Statesrsquo involvement in World War II Once Imperial Japanese troops had overrun the Allied forces in the Philip-pines in 1942 he joined the Resistance There he served for over 30 months fighting the Japanese forces and providing support to American and Allied efforts to liberate the Commonwealth at times only armed with a bolo the traditional knife of the Philippines

We congratulate and thank Mr Pesongco not only for his time fighting to free his country but for his contributions sincerdquo said Rodrigo Garcia Acting Director Illinois Department of Veteransrsquo Affairs (IDVA) ldquoHis steadfast commitment in the Philippine jungles is easily matched with his unwaivering support of his fellow veterans and his community We are grateful for his continued effortsrdquo

The IDVA was represented at this event by Simon Wlodarski Chief of Staff IDVA who presented the award which includes a framed proclamation as well as a State Flag on behalf of Governor Pat Quinn to Pesongco The ceremony was held at the Consulate Generalrsquos Office of the Philippines on Michigan Ave in Chicago late in the afternoon on Thursday Oct 2

Pesongco was mustered out of the service on May 19 1945 after helping free his country His awards and decorations for his service including the Philippine Liberation Medal Philippine Independence Medal World War II Victory Medal Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal Philippine Military Civic Action Medal and Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation

As a veteran Pesongco has been active in helping homeless veterans raising awareness for the ldquoAll or Nothingrdquo effort to gain full veteransrsquo benefits for his fellow veterans and is well-known in Chicago and regional veteran activities He was nominated for this recognition by Marty Smith President Marine Corps Coordinating


Just a few notes from Children and Youth Seminar

Mastering the Media Always prepare for the interview Build relationships-get to know the radio and TV people Always GOOGLE the person you are interviewing Research your subject

Message Points What are you going to talk about State WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WND WHY Pick three or four points per interview State what you want to get across-YOU are in control of the interview APP for phone Type in ldquoAmerican Legion Newsrdquo to get most current Speeches from Public Relation s are posted as well as publications ldquoGET OUT THE VOTErdquo ON Legion web site STAY OUT OF BAR AREA FOR ANY INTERVIEWS Home Depot is helping Legionnaires to do work projects for others Keep computers in public area at household---never in bedroom so

children wonrsquot get in trouble Online info can ldquoTAGrdquo a person and keep them from getting a later job

ICAC Task Force - Internet Crimes Against Children wwwfamilywatchdogus then type zip code to find offenders in neigh-

borhoods

Two Concepts Bridging Questions-Answer question but provide more information

ldquoadditionally we arehelliprdquo ldquonot only that buthelliprdquo Flagging- what are you doing toward the four pillars

Social Media OVER 50 OF THE WORLDrsquoS POPULATION IS UNDER 30 Need classes for Legionnaires on Linkedin Twitter and Texting in order

to keep informed and present information to people

Membership Go over article from 1971 ldquoLegion is Dyingrdquo Today more American Legion posts than Starbucks 150 more than all McDonalds We are down in numbers and this is what we Want to stress however

we have 4 pillars that our American Legion was founded onhellipWhatrsquos the message point Irsquom glad you asked that question we are looking for the younger members to carry on the traditions and involve them to support our youth

ALWAYS BE ON THE RECORD ASSUME ALL MIKES ARE HOT There are no redorsquos

Latch Key Kids The minority is NOW having two parents at home Closing the Gate on Drugs ndash Influence of Gateway drugs Reminded of RED RIBBON WEEK Oct 23-Oct 30 Say no to Drugs

Young Marines I am a sheepdog I live to protect the flock and confront the Wolf wwwyoungmarinescom Be proud to say the pledge at school Dedicate it to ______________ a

serviceman currently serving hisher country and a former graduate of ____________________

JOE FOSS INSTITUTE

K-12 Veteranrsquos Inspiring Patriotism in 250 classrooms nationwide JoeFossInstituteorg No right to complain unless I am doing something about it S A L

Goal is $90000 for Endowment Fund Child Welfare goal is $400000 Last year gave to Special Olympics $197715 and donated over

19300 hours of helping Donated to CMN $71829 and worked 7065 hours Youth Scholarships at National Level Legacy Scholarship ndash started in 2002 Would like $20000000 to

draw interest from only have about $9000000 and growing Use interest to give scholarships right now

Samsung ndash started in 1995 gave a $5000000 endowment Must be a Junior attended Boys or Girls State child of a veteran (or grandchildadopted) Applications sent to National then they screen the top 9 and are ldquoSamsung American Legion Scholarsrdquo From all the states 91 of those get $1000 scholarships

Baseball ndash Each Dept submits a state scholarship winner for $500 All of those are sent to National and 8 get an ALL ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP OF $2500 and one team captain gets $5000

Oratorical ndash Post District Dept At National level each gets $1500 for first round semi-finalists

get additional $1500 First Place gets $18000 Second Place gets $16000 and Third Place gets $14000

JROTC UNITS HAVE TO SPEECHES SO THEY WOULD MAKE GOOD CANDIDATES ALSO MANY ENTRIES ARE FROM HOME SCHOOLED KIDS

Jr Shooting Competition ndash 14 years or older can get $5000 schol-arship

Eagle Scout Scholarships Boys Nation Scholarships School Awards Program

AUXILIARY UPDATE ldquoStar Spangled Kidsrdquo Involves American Legion Veteranrsquos visiting

the classrooms Reported 961941 hours volunteered Dollars Raised were $3467051 Children served were 2381139 Direct Aid was over $2000000 Have many comic books on Constitution Americanism Flag Advise Josh and Friends plus books ldquoIrsquoll Be OKrdquo with surgery and GI Josh

on Separation Klinger A Story of Honor and Hope (Horse Story at Arlington) Operation Give Me A Hug Doll for deploying soldiers through

OMK We do the Pillowcase project from Illinois instead Comic Book about Bulling-ldquoBridging The Gaprdquo Youth Hero Award and Good Deed Award - About physical valor

most outstanding in your Community Applications available on Aux website or ddianeddianegmailcom

This should give all Children and Youth Chairmen from the Legion Family an idea of what IS AVAILABLE FOR YOU TO WORK WITH THIS YEAR No one in our Commission should ever say ldquoI HAVE NO REPORTrdquo because as you can see we are always busy

In our state we also do the Childrenrsquos Christmas Gifts for Institution-alized Children under the age of 18 as well as Special Olympics in June Please contact your Division Chairman if you have any questions All names and phone numbers are on our brochure


Paid Up For Life Membership

PUFL

Weve revised the Paid Up For Life program and streamlined the application process

Current members may now enroll in the Paid Up For Life program online or can print a personalized application and mail in their payment Pay in full or choose 12 monthly installments

No more renewal notices No more paying annual dues

No more worrying Did I renew my membership or not

Join the other 200000 PUFL Legionnaires in saying I believe in The American Legion and what its doing Irsquom in this for the long haul

Avoid future dues increases No matter what inflation does you never have to pay another penny in dues

Lifetime subscription to The American Legion Magazine Each Paid Up For Life member receives a permanent plastic card as well as an annual paper card to verify continuing membership in The American Legion The annual card is mailed in July of each year

To get your Paid Up For Life membership now click the link below and get your personalized offer

For more information about the Paid Up For Life program go to httpwwwlegionorgjoinpufl Or contact Department of Illinois Headquarters at 309-663-0361 or National Headquarters customer service at (800) 433-3318

American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State city counselor Sean Denoyer shared with the ALIPBS board a way he is giving back to the programmdashThe American Legion would like to share with you his endeavor

Sean signed up for two giving campaigns through my employer United HealthCare He changed his charity payroll deduction designation in the Giving Campaign to Illinois Boys State with a $1000 bi-weekly donation United HealthCare matches the $1000 donation

Through their Volunteer Match program he was able to submit a $500 grant for his volunteer hours this past summer See the confirmation link below The confirmation link is httpscausesbenevityorgcauses840-376046101

In addition Sean is involved in a Dollars For Doers program Where only 30 hours are required in tracking waking hours minus the various mealtimes However Sean logged in his county pre-session staff meetings (2 hours each) on April 30 and May 28 With an overall total of 102 hours

What is a Dollars for Doers Matching Gift Program Some companies offer corporate volunteer grants or volunteer matching programs also known as Dollars for Doers programs These programs allow employees to volunteer for their favorite cause and the employer will match their volunteer hours with a financial donation to the nonprofit The average rate is $10 per each eligible hour spent volunteering but some companies will match at a higher rate This is great way for companies to enhance their corporate social responsibility efforts How can non-profits take advantage of these programs Nonprofits need to be familiar with companies in their area that offer Dollars for Doers programs Build strong relationships with these companies and try and recruit their employees for volunteer projects Make sure your volunteer coordinator clearly understands the benefits of these programs and reminds all volunteers that some companies will match their volunteer hours

Sean noted when navigating the process a dearth of information about Illinois Boys State that does not lend for others to get excited to donate to For his matching giving program United and many other Fortune 500 companies uses the Benevity Cause portal wwwbenevitycom Illinois Boys State is listed but there is not a charity description or a picture submitted

The American Legion thanks Sean for his dedication to this important Americanism program

American Legion Illinois Premier Boys State Counselor Gives Back


Brochures amp Forms are available or will be available online this month

Americanism (Essay amp Oratorical)

Boy Scout

Chaplainrsquos Cross

Children and Youth

Community Service amp Publicity

Program

Poppy

Gifts To The Yanks

Officer amp Firefighter of the Year

forms

Youth Police

Education amp Scholarship

wwwillegionorg

Veterans floor at Concord Place in

Northlake gets upgrade

The 15th floor at Concord Place in Northlake got a partial makeover on Oct 7 from orange-shirted volunteers

Almost 100 volunteers from ten Home Depot stores came to install a laundry room and a kitchenette on the 15th floor which is occu-pied solely by veterans and do minor improvements to the units such as replacing shower heads and putting in light bulbs

Other volunteers worked outside replacing dead bushes with pav-ers and benches and fading trees with mulch

ldquoWersquore brightening up the facilityrdquo said Bart Zamora pro supervi-sor at the Downers Grove Home Depot

The idea for the project came from the Walter amp Connie Payton Foundation For the last several years Connie Payton has attended a veterans event in Kendall County

ldquoIn talking to them even if they werenrsquot homeless they knew oth-er veterans who wererdquo Payton said

As part of an unrelated effort Payton visited Concord Place 401 W Lake where they found the 15th floor was empty

ldquoWe realized this would be a great fitrdquo Payton said ldquoWe could work together and considering bringing in homeless veteransrdquo

Dave Pokorny executive director of Concord Place agreed

ldquoWe did have an empty floorrdquo Pokorny said ldquoSo we figured out this projectrdquo

The Walter amp Connie Payton Foundation got to work fundraising The foundation also connected with Home Depot which does volunteer projects frequently with veterans

In May 2013 volunteers worked on upgrading 45 rooms On Oct 7 Zamora estimates the value of the volunteers and supplies for today at ldquowell into $30000rdquo

Hines Veterans Administration hospital Safe Haven Foundation and other organizations refer veterans The for-profit Concord Place charges veterans on a sliding scale

Among the veterans now living on the 15th floor is Dave Jones who served in the Army from 1965 to 1969 He served in the Army Security Agency first in Alaska then Germany and finally in Vietnam

ldquoI contracted Agent Orange when I was in Vietnamrdquo Jones said ldquoI gained diabetes retinopathy (Jones is blind in one eye and visually impaired in the other) and neuropathy The bottoms of my feet are numbrdquo

He likes Concord Place not least because of a three-time a week shuttle that goes to Hines VA hospital


The American Legion Announces The Oak Ridge

Boys As National Spokespeople

The Oak Ridge Boys join The American Legionrsquos commitment to address the needs of veterans

The American Legion and the Grammy Award-winning Oak Ridge Boys are uniting to raise awareness and support for needs of US military veterans including better detection and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) help with the VA benefits process as well as education and career opportunities for those who served our nation in uniform

The American Legion is the countryrsquos largest veterans service organization with 24 million members who work every day on behalf of the men and women who have served our nation in uniform The Oak Ridge Boys will participate in a national fundraising and awareness campaign to support the detection and treatment of mental health issues among veterans 22 of whom are lost each day to suicide

As one of country musics longest-running groups The Oak Ridge Boysrsquo legacy extends back to the end of World War II The current groupmdashwhich consist of lead singer Duane Allen bass singer Richard Sterban tenor Joe Bonsall and baritone William Lee Goldenmdashrecently celebrated more than 40 years performing together In that time The Oak Ridge Boys have produced more than 30 top 1ndash hit songs 12 gold records three platinum records one double-platinum album and a double-platinum single with combined sales totaling 41 million records sold They maintain a vigorous touring schedule and released a live album in April ldquoBoys Night Outrdquo

Bonsall a member of The Oak Ridge Boys since 1973 penned an inspirational biography about his veteran parents titled GI Joe and Lillie Remembering a Life of Love and Loyalty Joersquos father spent much of his life living with the wounds of war both seen and unseen as told in the book A song by the same name was included in the Oaksrsquo album Colors ldquoI know firsthand the ongoing care of our nationrsquos veterans is critical and how it impacts the entire family unitrdquo Bonsall said ldquoUniting with The American Legion to raise awareness of those who are suffering as my father did is work we are proud to championrdquo

The American Legion has been helping veterans cope with the invisible wounds of war since its formation in 1919 including extensive focus in the last four years to help veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who have suffered what are know as the ldquosignature woundsrdquo of todayrsquos war era PTSD and traumatic brain injury (TBI) VA estimates that upwards of 20 percent of veterans from the recent wars are confronting PTSD The American Legion has met with top national authorities in mental health care the Department of Defense the Department of Veterans Affairs and research institutions as well as veterans and caregivers to find solutions and treatments for those who suffer with TBI and PTSD

ldquoThe American Legion welcomes the support of The Oak Ridge Boys in our efforts to help veterans and their families deal with the mental scars of battlerdquo American Legion National Commander Mike Helm said ldquoWith the generous support of the Oaks their fans and patriotic Americans The American Legion will be able to help more veterans get the support and assistance they needrdquo

About The American Legion

The nationrsquos largest wartime veteran organization The American Legion was founded in 1919 on the four pillars of a strong national security veteran care and rehabilitation Americanism and youth programs Legionnaires work for the betterment of their communities through nearly 14000 posts across the nation wwwLegionorg


Featured in Child Welfare Foundation Youth Support In its 60th year The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation (CWF) has awarded $566691 in grants to 18 nonprofit organizations The grant recipients were selected by CWFrsquos Board of Directors on Oct 12 during their annual fall meeting at the Sheraton Hotel City Centre in Indianapolis The recipients have been awarded the grants to support youth-serving projects and to assist in the dissemination of information to the general public and to specific target groups The following are the 2015 CWF grant recipients

Angel Flight West of Santa Monica Calif was awarded $10000 for its project ldquoPromoting Fly-Anthropy ndash the charita-ble use of aviation to help children in needrdquo The grant will provide outreach and marketing efforts to reach families in need of medical transportation and to potential volunteer pilots

Beads of Courage Inc of Tucson Ariz was awarded $40000 for its project ldquoBeads of Couragerdquo The grant will fund the purchase of beads to encourage ill children as part of the Beads of Courage program The American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion (SAL) sponsored the grant

Birth Defect Research for Children of Orlando Fla was awarded $22650 for its project ldquoNational Outreach for Birth Defect Preventionrdquo The grant will help redesign the organizational website and advertise available resources to families and medical professionals The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

Childrenrsquos Cardiomyopathy Foundation of Tenafly NJ was awarded $25400 for its project ldquo7-minute video to answer genetic testing questions as it relates to Pediatric Cardiomyo-pathyrdquo The grant will fund the production of a video to be distributed via electronic newsletter and online to reach interested families and physicians The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

Childrenrsquos Craniofacial Association of Dallas was awarded $10000 for its project Wonder-Choose Kind The grant will provide educators with resources to teach children anti-bullying and kind behavior toward those afflicted with craniofacial issues The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

Childrenrsquos Institute Inc of Rochester NY was awarded $7580 for its project ldquoStrengthening Military Family Relation-ships Through Playrdquo The grant will underwrite the production and dissemination of instructional DVDs to educate Boys and Girls Club staff on the needs of military children The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

Childrenrsquos Organ Transplant Association of Bloomington Ind was awarded $43595 for its project ldquoThe American Hometown Heroes for COTA Campaignrdquo The grant will

fund an informational campaign that will connect reserve and National Guard COTA families to Legion posts that support COTA The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

CureSearch for Childrenrsquos Cancer of Bethesda Md was awarded $31500 for its project ldquoCureSearch 2014 Educational Video Seriesrdquo The grant will produce and distribute videos on staying healthy while on chemotherapy eating healthy and information on clinical procedures such as biopsy and ultrasound The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

Diabetes Education amp Camping Association of Florence Ala was awarded $39640 for its project ldquoOptimizing Outcomes at Diabetes Camp ndash Integrated HER Systemrdquo The grant will fund a mobile application and software for health data manage-ment The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

JAYC Foundation Inc of Santa Rosa Calif was awarded $50540 for its project ldquoCreating Protected Spacesrdquo The grant will provide comprehensive education between families mental health professionals and law enforcement agencies

through booklets and videos

Marfan Foundation of Port Washington NY was awarded $30000 for its project ldquoParentrsquos Toolkit Your Child and Marfan Syndromerdquo The grant will provide informational toolkits for parents of children with Marfan Syndrome The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

Mercy Flight Southeast of Leesburg Fla was awarded $21761 for its project ldquoProject Outreach SE USA 2014rdquo The

grant will fund a marketing campaign to advertise medical transportation services offered by the organization for public awareness and pilot recruitment

Mercy Medical Angels of Virginia Beach Va was awarded $44000 for its project ldquoChild Health Program ndash Info Dissemi-nation Upgraderdquo The grant will update and disseminate information on the organizationrsquos child health program The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

National Autism Association of Attleboro Falls Mass was awarded $58075 for its project ldquoBig Red Safety Boxrdquo The grant will enable the continuation of the Big Red Safety Box program that addresses dangerous wandering incidents The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

Our Military Kids of McLean Va was awarded $31350 for its project ldquoOur Mission Continues Moving into the Next Decade of Supporting Our Kidsrdquo The grant will enhance outreach and marketing efforts of the organization The Auxiliary and SAL sponsored the grant

Spina Bifida Association of Arlington Va was awarded $25000 for its project ldquoEducating Children with Spina Bifida on Staying Healthyrdquo The grant will underwrite the printing of ldquoAnother Way to Gordquo a publication that educates children about catheter care The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

(CWF continued on page 17)

CFW awards $566691 in grants for 2015


The American Legion of Indianapolis was awarded $55500 for its project ldquo2015 American Legion National Youth Programs Scholar-shipsrdquo The grant will provide academic scholarships to the top youth participants of the organizationrsquos national youth programs The Auxiliary sponsored the grant

United States Association of Blind Athletes of Colorado Springs Colo was awarded $20000 for its project ldquoUSABA Mobile Coachrdquo The grant will expand the number of sports offered on Mobile Coach to assist blind youth athletes The SAL sponsored the grant See more at httpwwwlegionorgchildwelfare224813cwf-awards-566691-grants-2015sthashcoUhSZfkdpuf

(CWF continued from page 16)

Disabled veterans honored by memorial in DC

With hundreds of veterans government officials and other guests in attendance a long overdue memorial honoring the nationrsquos disabled veterans was dedicated during a two-hour ceremony Sunday in Washington The 24-acre triangular American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial emerged from nearly 16 years of planning and $80 million in donations The American Legion supported the memorial through donations and a legislative resolution passed in 2009 It is the nationrsquos first memorial exclusively dedicated to the 4 million living disa-bled veterans and the countless others who have passed on Standing just 1000 feet from the US Capitol the memorialrsquos walls contain quotes from disabled veterans while images de-pict the survivors of warrsquos visible and invisible wounds A five-

star reflective pool and dozens of ginko and cyprus trees ndash known for their durability ndash complete the landscape ldquoYou walk these quiet grounds - pause by the pictures of these men and women you look into their eyes read their words - and wersquore somehow able to join them on a journey that speaks to the endurance of the American spiritrdquo President Barack Obama said ldquoAnd to you our veterans and wounded warriors we thank you for sharing your journey with usrdquo Dennis Joynerrsquos journey be-gan June 26 1969 Joyner the secretary of the Disabled Veterans for Life Memorial Foundation shared the story of his 32-day tour in Vietnam ldquoWe were on patrol when we came to a canal that we needed to crossrdquo said Joyner who served in the Armyrsquos 9th Infantry Division ldquoWith the tide coming in those of us who had already crosssed went back to get the non-swimmers across After getting back in single file formation little did I know that I would walk the last three steps of my liferdquo Joyner never lost concsiousness after the explosion that cost him both legs and an arm ldquoMy first thought was that I wanted to dierdquo said Joyner who thanked Sgt Ed Reynolds for helping him not only survive but thrive ldquoI would never have suvived without you on that battlefield that day or the the last 45 years Witout the assurance you gave me I owe you my liferdquo Obama said stories like Joynerrsquos will resonate with memorial visitors ldquoFrom this day forward Americans will come to this place and ponder the im-mense sacrifice made on their behalf the heavy burden borne by a few so that we might live in freedom and peacerdquo Obama said ldquoOf course our reflection is not enough Our expressions of gratitude are not enoughrdquo Visitors may be able to personally thank a disabled veteran who is now working at the memorial site James Pierce remains on active duty with the Army as he recovers from his leg wrist and shoulder injuries sustained in a suicide bomb attack in Afghanistan But on weekends he works as the parkrsquos volunteer coordinator coaching volunteers and helping them keep up the landscape ldquoThis park means a lot to me because I am a disabled veteranrdquo said Pierce a member of American Legion Post 10 in Wilmington NC ldquoNow I work for the parks service It has double meaning for merdquo Pierce sees the park as not only a place to remember but a way to educate non-veterans ldquoEven though the war has ended a lot of people still have the scars memories and disabilitiesrdquo he said ldquoHopefully this will educate the general public andor the veterans themselves about the siutationrdquo Gary Sinise the founda-tionrsquos national spokesman for the past eight years said Americans cannot heal the wounds of the disabled veterans but their service and sacrifice will be recognized ldquoToday and from this day forward we honor millions of our heroes living with the wounds of war with a place of healing remembrance and gratitude for all they have givenrdquo Sinise said - See more at httpwwwlegionorghonor224733disabled-veterans-honored-memorial-dcsthashOdQOjIuJdpuf


CHS seniors attend Boys State

Earlier this year several students at Carlinville High School attended a week-long Boys State competition in Charleston

The boys represented different counties and cities learning the basics of local government The boys also were involved in other extra-curricular activities such as band military athletics and more

The boys worked as attorneys aldermen city clerk and other elected positions and also served as election judges Local organizations or businesses including the American Legion Lions Club Plaza Trucking sponsored the seven individualsmdashElijah Barber CJ Meno Drew Sandino Max Chapman RC Kirk Joeb Easterday and Conner McClainmdashthat attended the event from Carlinville

The CHS seniors gathered Sept 10th at the American Legion for a fried chicken dinner and to participate in a Legion meeting

The Boys State program began in Illinois in 1934 and was soon put into operation in all 50 states This yearrsquos event took place at Eastern Illinois University and was the 79th time the week-long event took place

The program of training of Boys State has been devel-oped on the fundamental assumption that youth can best ldquolearn to do by doingrdquo In the main the mechanics of gov-ernment in Illinois Boys State are patterned after the estab-lished agencies of city county and state government in Illinois For all practical purposes Illinois Boys State may be regarded as a mythical fifty-first state with a constitution a body of law and practices peculiar to it alone

Two Families

Helped Through

Relief Fund

In September Daryl Thyberg McConnell and Harold Heckman Orangeville

received $1500 each from the National Emergency Relief Fund through the McConnell American Legion Post 1225 Their homes were damaged and they were displaced when a tornado hit this past June The funds were part of a national natural disaster program the American Legion makes available to Legionnaire members from all posts

Richard Fuchs 13th District American Legion Sr Vice Commander and County Commander for Orangeville and Stephenson County presented the checks On hand for the ceremony was Marty Conatser Past National Commander from the Department of Illinois

A Call To Arms For Legionnaires

Shared and Written by Richard Williams

When you commit to membership at best You are aware therersquos time you should invest

However now we seldom see your face And correspondence-wise therersquos not a trace

Perhaps old fogeys arenrsquot your cup of tea They rule the roose as far as you can see

In fact your right They rule it fair and square Primarily because you are not there

If there are current reason you inflect Wersquod like to figure that we can correct

The Legion did not start with older men Lifersquos problems you face now so did they then

The nation needed us and we concurred

A patriot was more than just a word In order that we grow it is agreed

Your presence voice and strength are what we need


2014-2015 DIVISION amp DISTRICT MEETING DATES

DATE DIST DIV TIME POST CITY

110114 17TH DISTRICT 100 PM NORMAL POST 635 NORMAL

110214 2ND DIVISION 1130 AM GURNEE POST 711 GURNEE

110514 1ST DIVISION 600 PM CALUMET MEMORIAL POST 330 CALUMET CITY

111214 2ND DISTRICT 730 PM FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT POST 923 CHICAGO

111914 7TH DISTRICT 730 PM MORTON GROVE POST 134 MORTON GROVE

111914 9TH DISTRICT 730 PM IWASZUK-CETWINSKI POST 943 CHICAGO

112014 5TH DISTRICT 730 PM BROADVIEW-HILLSIDE POST 626 HILLSIDE

112014 8TH DISTRICT 730 PM GLENN MAKER POST 1160 CHICAGO RIDGE

112114 10TH DISTRICT 730 PM GURNEE POST 771 (TURKEY RAFFLE) GURNEE

112614 3RD DISTRICT 700 PM ILLIANA POST 220 CHICAGO


121714 3RD DISTRICT 700 PM ILLIANA POST 220 (MEETING amp CHRISTMAS PARTY) CHICAGO

121714 9TH DISTRICT 730 PM DES PLAINES POST 36 (CHRISTMAS PARTY) DES PLAINES

121814 5TH DISTRICT 730 PM SAWArsquoS OLD WARSAW RESTURANT BROADVIEW

010415 5TH DIVISION 100 PM STEELVILLE POST 480 STEELVILLE

011615 10TH DISTRICT 730 PM SHARVIN POST 397 NORTH CHICAGO

011115 21ST DISTRICT 100 PM CHATHAM POST 759 CHATHAM

011115 25TH DISTRICT 100 PM THE HAVEN CARBONDALE

011515 5TH DISTRICT 730 PM STICKNEY POST 687 STICKNEY

Oratorical ContestmdashMarch 7 2015

Boys StatemdashJune 13thmdash19th 2015

Special OlympicsmdashJune 12thmdash13th 2015

Illini Girls StatemdashJune 21stmdash27th 2015


THE AMERICAN LEGI ON DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOI S

PO BOX 2910 BLOOMINGTON ILLINOI S 61702

PUBLISHED MONTHLY

Phone 309-663-0361 Fax 309-663-5783

Email hdqsillegionorg Web wwwillegionorg

Department Commander Department Editor

HANK ROBARDS TERRY L WOODBURN

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1 On what side did British-born newspaperman-explorer Henry Morton Stanley (of ldquoDr Livingston I presumerdquo fame) fight in the American Civil War

2 What rank did Russian czar Peter the Great give himself in he Russian Army

3 In the military world what is EGADS

4 Who was Andrea Doriamdashthe person for whom the famous passenger ship was named

5 You may remember the Alamo but do you know what the word means in Spanish

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1 Both He first joined the Confederate Army

but after being captured at Shiloh he en-listed in the Union Navy to avoid imprison-

ment

2 Non He served as a common soldier in the

artillery

3 The signal used when itrsquos necessary to destroy a missile in flight EGADS is an

acronym for Electronic Ground Automatic

Destruct System

4 He was a sixteenth-century Genoese admi-ral who was known as the ldquoFather of Peacerdquo and the ldquoLiberator of Genoardquo

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NOVEMBER 2014 American Legion Department of IL - Department News

The turnout of District Division Department and National made this a success On the 11th of October I attended the Department Headquarters Base-ball Committee meeting at 1000 am and then headed to Indianapolis for the fall meetings staying until the 15th of October On the 17th of October I was in Springfield and met with Secretary of State Jessie White at the Illinois State Library atrium On the 18th of October I was at Post 32 for the Convention meeting which was well organized and very successful On the 19th of October I was at the 23rd District Meeting at 1100 am in Patoka My congratulations to the Commander for contacting all Posts in

the 23rd District requesting them to be there Job well done On the 22nd of October I came to Department for reports and handle various communications On the 25th of October was Terry Woodburnrsquos Retirement Party at the Doubletree in Bloomington On the 26th of October I will be at the 5th Division quarterly meeting in Aviston On the 30th I will pick up our National Vice-Commander at St Louis and take him and his wife to the Haven Jamboree in Carbondale for 4 days including a trip to the Marion VA I am very impressed with the positive attitude throughout the Department

T his has was a very busy month starting with Fall Department Com-mitteeCommission meetings at Department Headquarters on Satur-day 4th of October On the 6th of October I traveled to Post 365 Auxiliary in Collinsville to present a plaque for their support in making the Commanderrsquos Homecom-ing a success On the 8th of October I stopped by Department Headquarters We went to Aurora the 8th ndash 10th for District Revitalization which netted 285 mem-bers transferred and new members

A t this time I really expected all Districts to be at least 65 Eight Districts arenrsquot there and five of those have yet to reach 60 Therersquos a problem right I wonrsquot list the Districts or the Divisions there in because everyone who checks the membership reports can see for them-selves Division Commanders who have Districts in this bottom eight itrsquos time to step up

For all Division Commanders do

you and your Districts have membership teams

Is there communication and

account-ability

Have your Districts spent the time

to visit troubled Post

Have you as a Division Command-

ers helped with this

Have you identified areas that

need revitalization

Division and District Commanders

must delegate responsibility to your Jr and Sr Vice Commanders and those dedicated individuals to carry the load Are you delegating

Have you considered scheduling a

legion leadership seminar(s) in your Division

I will repeat what was said to the five Division Commanders at our meeting in Carlinville ldquoYou are more than just a Division Officer you are Vice Commanders for the Department of Illinois and with that you have great responsibilities Among those responsibilities is mem-bershiprdquo No one disagreed with that then therefore there canrsquot be excuses now This has in the past been noted as the time of the year when the drive on

membership slows and continues through the holidays This is unacceptable I will repeat what I said in our meetings with District and Division Officers ldquoWithout the increase in membership our fine Legion programs will suffer staff reductions at our headquarters could occur and you may well see another dues increase rdquoNone of these should ever be an op-tion if the job gets done and you have fun getting it done Take pride in your District take pride in your Division take pride in the Legion and take pride in yourselves I want to take a few lines and thank my friends in the 13th District for in-viting me to their Past Commanders Dinner as they have for years Some years back they made me an honorary member of the District it was and still is an honor























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Mark Your

Calendar


November 1st

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November 2nd

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Election Day

November 4th

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Veterans Day


November 11th

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(70 Target)

November 14th

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Gold Pin Award

November 21st

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Thanksgiving



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SAL Winter DEC

Macomb Squadron 6

December 6th

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Christmas Day



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80 Target

December 31st

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December 31st

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New Yearrsquos Eve


December 31st

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New Yearrsquos Day


January 1st

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January 19th

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(90 Target)

January 30th

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90 Target

February 6th

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Lincoln Pilgrimage

(Springfield IL)


~ ~ ~

Gold Pin Award

February 12th

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February 12th

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Dept HQ

10ammdash2pm

February 14th

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Valentinersquos Day

February 14th

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Presidentrsquos Day


February 16th


Honored as Illinois


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Boy Scout


Children and Youth


Program

Poppy

Gifts To The Yanks


forms

Youth Police


wwwillegionorg





































































Two Families

Helped Through

Relief Fund












































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artillery



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5 Cottonwood

American Legion Department of IL - Department News NOVEMBER 2014






















Squadron members



























right)





everyone attending










middle right)
















ldquoYe Kingrdquo

2014 Play Day

Coronation amp

Initiation



Blindly leading





Terry L Woodburn








NOVEMBER IShellip





















Mark Your

Calendar


November 1st

~ ~ ~


November 2nd

~ ~ ~

Election Day

November 4th

~ ~ ~


November 11th

~ ~ ~

Veterans Day


November 11th

~ ~ ~


Cut-Off (100 PM)

(70 Target)

November 14th

~ ~ ~



~ ~ ~

Gold Pin Award

November 21st

~ ~ ~



~ ~ ~

Thanksgiving



~ ~ ~

SAL Winter DEC

Macomb Squadron 6

December 6th

~ ~ ~

Christmas Day



~ ~ ~

80 Target

December 31st

~ ~ ~
















December 31st

~ ~ ~

New Yearrsquos Eve


December 31st

~ ~ ~

New Yearrsquos Day


January 1st

~ ~ ~



~ ~ ~



January 19th

~ ~ ~


(90 Target)

January 30th

~ ~ ~

90 Target

February 6th

~ ~ ~

Lincoln Pilgrimage

(Springfield IL)


~ ~ ~

Gold Pin Award

February 12th

~ ~ ~


February 12th

~ ~ ~

Div amp Dist


Dept HQ

10ammdash2pm

February 14th

~ ~ ~

Valentinersquos Day

February 14th

~ ~ ~

Presidentrsquos Day


February 16th


Honored as Illinois


J aime P Pesongco












borhoods











JOE FOSS INSTITUTE





















PUFL





















Boy Scout


Children and Youth


Program

Poppy

Gifts To The Yanks


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