AMERICAN LEGION POST 71

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XII ISSUE 5

May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 1

COMMANDER’S CORNER Fellow Legionnaires,

I hope everyone had a Happy Easter. Time is flying and

Summer will be here before we know it. April 27th we had

our annual golf tournament and a good time was had by all.

It was a beautiful day to be out in the fresh air. You can

see a few of the pictures in this newsletter.

This month is our annual Memorial Day service at

Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery where we honor all of our

fallen brothers. Also this year, we are endeavoring, along

with the Johnson County Veterans Council, to place a flag

on every veteran’s gravesite in the county. This is a huge

project for all the organizations including Post 71. From

the research the council has done, there are 19 cemeteries

in our area (a few are maintained by a church), of which,

we were putting out flags at just 5. This will be a large

undertaking by our Post, but one that should be done and it

will take a good group of volunteers to see it through. I

hope that most of us can spare some time that morning to

honor those that came before us. As soon as details are

available, we will email them out to the distribution list.

Later this month, don’t forget the one that brought you

into this world! Let her know you’re thinking of her on

Mother’s Day.

Also this month, we will finalize the list of officer

nominees for next year before we vote at the June meeting.

It’s gonna be a busy month and I hope to see you at the

meeting!

Troy Alcorn

So the Month of May is upon us. In this Month there are three days we as Americans and legionnaires recognize and celebrate, Mothers Day, Armed Forces Day and of course Memorial Day. If we look, we can find that we can't have

one without the other. Our Father and Supreme Commander sees fit through his grace to turn women into Mothers, and by his will any women, Psalm 113:9. The Children of theses Mothers can choose through free will whatever path they decide to take in in life. But, the faithful and willing choose a path of sacrifice and love to become their Nations protectors Psalms 82:3-4 and Philippians 2:3-4. And when the Lord calls one of our Brother or Sisters home, we should find peace and comfort in knowing "the righteous is used in blessings, but the name of the wicked will rot" -Proverbs 10:7. I hope to see all of you at the next meeting until then, God bless. Wade Stanley, Chaplain, Leonard Moore Post 71

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Commander Troy Alcorn called the meeting to order at 1905.

Our Nations Colors were posted by Sergeants at Arms Bob

Gretsinger and Al Cotham. Interim Chaplin Bull Durham gave

the opening prayer. Commander Alcorn led the Post in the

Pledge of Allegiance and the Preamble to the American Legion

Constitution. Commander recognized members with Birthdays:

Mike Arrington, Al Dauphinais, Robert Davis, Donald Delaporte,

James Elbert, Stefan Fehr, Michael Grove, Emory Howard, Bob

Hughes, Larry James, Michael Norton, Gregory Quinn, Mel

Rutledge, Ronald Trowbridge, Darby Whitman, Mark Wilson,

John Zdan.

Adjourned for dinner at 1910

Reconvened at 1943

Correction to the minutes of last month were solicited. None

being heard, a motion to accept was made by Allen Paul, second

by Greg Morgan. COMMITTEE REPORTS:

FINANCE: Sal Pilo gave the finance report. Motion to accept by

was made by James Rary, second by Mike Arrington.

BUILDING AND GROUNDS/Basement: Ken Wendel reported

that Al Cotham is cutting the grass this year again and has a

couple people to help. We get a lot of money for repairs from

recycling so if you have cans to get rid of, bring them in. He is

also looking for some of the younger guys that can climb ladders

to do some gutter cleaning and painting outside. We also need

some powerwashing done. He will also be ordering Post baseball

caps. They should be available in about 2 weeks and the price

should be $10 each as long as we get the same price.

POST SERVICE OFFICER: NTR

LEGION RIDERS: Bob Gretsinger reported that the Legion

Riders attended a fundraiser for the Raleigh officer that was shot

in the line of duty recently, the Saturday reading of the names at

the memorial in Raleigh and a bike show at Lake Wheeler Park.

POST HISTORIAN/ADOPT A HIGHWAY: NTR.

HONOR GUARD. NTR.

GOLF. Troy Alcorn. The tournament will be held on April 27th

at 11:00am at Riverwood golf course. If you have hole sponsors,

AMERICAN LEGION POST 71

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XII ISSUE 5

May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 2

teams or would like to help out with the tournament, see him

after the meeting.

BASEBALL. Ray Paine reported that we will be playing at

Clayton HS this year. He has a Senior team coach, but not one

for the Junior team. He is working on preventing Posts from

outside our area from using ball fields at schools in our area and

would like any members that can, to contact the school board and

principals to express their displeasure with outside teams using

JoCo school fields.

MEMBERSHIP: NTR.

Old business: Our booth has been cancelled at the Clayton 150th

anniversary festival due to lack of workers.

New business: Delegates for the Department convention June 5-

8 were selected: Percy Liles, John Alecia, Sal Pilo, Troy Alcorn,

Paul Papineau and Bull Durham along with alternate Terry

Stanberry. The slate of Post officers was announced by Mike

Arrington. They are: Commander – Troy Alcorn, 1st Vice – Jerry

Hill, 2nd Vice – Mac McCorkle, Adjutant – Paul Papineau,

Finance Officer – Sal Pilo, Service Officer – Ralph Blevins, Post

Historian – Pete Perrino, Chaplain – Terry Stanberry, Judge

Advocate – Percy Liles, Sergeant-at-Arms – Larry Tice,

Raymond Capps, Al Cotham, Bob Gretsinger, Vincent Czepiel.

Elections will be next month along with any open nominations.

Scholarship committee chairman Bull Durham and members

Terry Stanberry and Jim Braxton. They have 5 packages to

choose from for the scholarship. The committee is setting up

criteria to select from in the future. In May we will present this

year’s scholarship. John Alecia is trying to locate the SAL

charter. Anyone that is eligible for a SAL membership, see John.

Arthur Cardone introduced himself as a new member.

Sick Call, Relief and Distress: Gene Tew is going through

chemo. A moment of silence and prayer for Mr Otta – the oldest

JoCo vet - that passed away and all the vets that have gone to join

the Supreme Commander. Jim DeCresie is having Kidney issues.

Correspondence: NTR.

For the Good of the American Legion: There will be a black tie

(or Class A uniform) banquet on Friday night June 7th of the Dept

Convention for the 100th year anniversary. The Dept HQ is

moving at the end of year to Flastaff Rd behind the hospital off

Sunnybrook. Bull Durham pointed out that there is a Memorial

Day program at the County courthouse. Johnston County

Veterans Council is trying to put a flag on every vet grave in the

county. Update was given by Cemetery Committee chairman

Greg Morgan. He would like to get the Boy Scouts and ROTC

involved with us to put out flags and cover all the graves.

Commander recognized the cook committee: Ron Perri, Mac

McCorkle, David Keck, Chuck Methot, Bull Durham and Bob

Gretsinger.

Interim Chaplin Bull Durham gave the closing prayer. The

Sergeant-at-Arms retired the colors and the meeting was

adjourned in due form at 2012 hours.

Respectfully submitted,

Glenn Creech, Substitute Adjutant

John Alicea Kenneth Brown

Bernie Brust Glynn Cobb

Joseph Dixon Ronald Forquer

Bob Gretsinger Lewis Rice

Thomas Jones Robert Marks

Robert Metera Patrick Millar

Stacy Morgan Patrick O'Neil

Ronald Perri Marc Powers

Michael Purdy Joann Saulnier

David Steva Michael Whiting

Robert Willoughby

Leonard Hammond

To ensure we do not miss anyone’s special day, please make

certain we have your correct birth date in our records. Please

email the editor or fill out the birthday list at the monthly

meetings.

FROM THE EDITOR: We are always looking to save the Post money. If you would

like to receive the newsletter via email instead of postal mail,

please contact the editor with your name and email address. Also, if you have any suggestions, announcements, questions,

comments or concerns you wish to see addressed in future publications, please contact the editor.

Troy Alcorn - Newsletter Editor

Veterans ID Card - If you are a veteran but did not retire

or do not have a VA ID card, then you can get a Veterans

ID Card from Vets.com. This can be used in place of your

DD214. More info can be found in the YouTube video at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHCkZPt0ZyQ&featu

re=youtu.be

AMERICAN LEGION POST 71

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XII ISSUE 5

May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 3

Life Line Screening, American Legion Post 71 is pleased

to offer a preventive health event. Life Line Screening, a

leading provider of community-based preventive health

screenings, will host their affordable, non-invasive

and painless health screenings on 6/1/2019. Five

screenings will be offered that scan for potential health

problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading

cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can

lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs

which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial

fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to

stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and

women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for

a Wellness Package which includes 4 vascular tests and

osteoporosis screening from $149 ($139 with our member

discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to

complete. There are three ways to register for this event

and to receive a $10 discount off any package priced

above $129, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit

www.lifelinescreening.com/communitycircle or text the

word circle to 797979

Sons of the Legion - We have a SAL unit. If you have a

son or grandson that would be interested in joining the

group, please contact John Alicea

(graywolf737@msn.com).

Veterans Rally Point - Please join us for Johnston

County’s “Veterans Rally Point” event. ALL Veterans are

invited to attend this special event to be held at the

Smithfield American Legion Post. The venue is simply to

provide a rally point for all veterans to meet, socialize, and

network. Meets are every 2nd Wednesday of the month

from 9am until 11am. Join fellow veterans for coffee,

conversation and the occasional guest speaker. Point of

Contact: Robert Boyette 919-989-5067

19th Annual

American Legion Golf Tournament

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NEWSLETTER

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May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 4

AMERICAN LEGION POST 71

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XII ISSUE 5

May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 5

May Cook Committee

Chairman -- Gene Karaszewski, Ron E. Combs, Melvin Rutledge, Jim Davis, Jerry Hill, Jeanne Houser, Vin Czepiel,

Clifton Edmundson, Betty Lou Evans, Jim K

June Cook Committee

Chairman -- Earl Bizzell, Al Cotham, Lewis Rice, Francis Tichauer, Percy Liles, Frank Prokup, Jim Quinn, Ed Smola,

Kendal Kennedy, Nacy McConnell

Legion Riders meetings are at 1900 on the second Monday of the month.

POW/MIA Ride 10:30 AM first Saturday of each month. Contact Jonni

Meek, Director @ jmeek215@gmail.com for more information.

BASEMENT NEWS:

The basement committee would like to welcome all members to join them each Wednesday from 1830 to 2200

for socializing, camaraderie and war stories. There are many fun activities to enjoy, including Poker, Dominoes,

and LCR. With the weather permitting, we will play corn-hole as well. The basement is also open on meeting

nights at 1800 and immediately following the meeting.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 71

NEWSLETTER

VOLUME XII ISSUE 5

May 2019

American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 • 1300 Old US 70W, PO Box 252, Clayton, NC Department of North Carolina, Division III, District 11 • www.amlegionncpost71.org 6

Post 71 Important Contacts

Commander: Troy Alcorn – (919) 404-9329 Adjutant: Paul Papineau – (847) 863-6779

1st Vice: Jerry Hill – (919) 359-8217 Legion Riders: Jonni Meek – (919) 320-3517

2nd Vice: Mac McCorkle – (919) 395-9926 Auxiliary President: Sharon Neville – (919) 818-6626

Chaplain: Wade Stanley – (919) 771-3160 Newsletter Editor: Post71Newsletter@gmail.com

Service Officer: Ralph Blevins – (919) 412-1431 Rentals: Troy Alcorn – (919) 404-9329

RESOURCES:

American Legion website at: http://www.legion.org/ For a free ride to the VA hospital in Durham in the DAV van, call 919­989­7177. They will tell you where you can meet the van. Your elected representatives in Washington, D.C.:

U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (NC) U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis (NC) U.S. Rep. David Rouzer (7th Dist. Smithfield, Clayton, NC)

(202) 224­3154 (202) 224-6342 (202) 225-2731

www.burr.senate.gov/public www.tillis.senate.gov https://rouzer.house.gov

Your reps not listed? Check here: http://www.usa.gov