The Monthly Newsletter of Skyway Post 9430 and the Ladies Auxiliary
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The official publication
of
Skyway VFW Post 9430 and its Ladies Auxiliary
Volume
XXI, Issue 5
March/April 2008
COMMANDER’S
CORNER
Sisters
and Comrades:
What a
quick couple of months! Hope
everyone enjoyed the Champagne Breakfast and Auction.
Congratulations to the two (2) raffle winners.
A special thanks goes out to Diana and Victor DePietro for donating the
two (2) Diamond Club Mariner tickets for the Post’s raffle for Champagne
Breakfast and Auction (valued at $475). Another
thanks goes out to Robert F. Lorbeski (Life Member of Post 9430) for the
generous contribution to the Post building fund.
Many thanks to both for their generosity.
With
February almost over, March starts another busy month.
The Ladies are doing dinner on the 8th and breakfast on the 16th.
Monday, March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day with corned beef and cabbage,
Good Friday dinner for the Seattle VA Hospital patients on the 21st,
and finally the kid’s Easter Egg Hunt on the 22nd.
April
doesn’t give any breathing room either: Dinner at the Post on the 12th,
coffee stop at Indian John Hill from 11th to the 14th,
Adopt-A-Road clean up at 9:00 a.m. on the 19th, the Auxiliary
breakfast on the 20th, and last of the month on April 30th
is our Foster Parents Appreciation Dinner. All
of these functions keep the Post Home working.
Please set your schedule around one or two of these events.
The most
important dates to remember in March and April are the first Wednesday of each
month – attend the Post and Auxiliary meetings.
Nominations for officers takes place in March and election of officers in
April. Here is your chance to make a
difference in what happens to YOUR Post and Auxiliary.
Please attend meetings.
Yours in
Comradeship,
Robert
(Stub) Swartley
P.S.
A smile is a passport that will take you anywhere you want to go!
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
Because of all your prayers and support, I am well on my way to a full
recovery from my stroke. I am
driving and working full time. The
lesson I have learned from all this is to take your medicine – especially if
it is blood pressure medicine. You
may feel fine, but that is why they call it the “silent killer”!
I take mine religiously now!
Sisters, let’s have some fun. At
our March 5th meeting, we are going to have a Buddy Poppy Easter
Bonnet contest. If you need poppies,
they are available at the Post. Let’s
be creative and have fun with it. Keep
a record of how many poppies you used.
If you have not yet paid your membership dues, please do so now.
One of the many rewards for being a member is the cancer grants,
available to any member in good standing, which means your dues need to be paid.
If you need an application for a grant (which we all pray you never
need), contact Loraine Reeser at 206-772-4706.
Our year is quickly coming to an end.
Nominations and elections will be at our April meeting.
Please come and get involved – help choose your new representatives.
They DO represent all of us so we need your input and participation.
I have enjoyed being your president for the last two (2) years and have
made many memories and friendships. Of
course, I will be backing up our new officers and continue to serve the Post and
Auxiliary in any way I can. Thanks
to you all - but I still expect the same from everyone for the next 4 months.
Loyally submitted,
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CHAPLAIN’S
CORNER
In the last newsletter, I wrote about the purpose of
Chaplains. Now, I will write about
the qualifications of Chaplains. The
qualifications for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary
Chaplains are not academic or ecclesiastical.
A Chaplain candidate is not required to be a “professional” clergy
person (most Post and Auxiliary Chaplains are not).
The
qualifications are simple, yet important:
1.
A willingness to serve the office.
2.
A sense of spiritual maturity.
3.
Committed to providing a Chaplain’s ministry.
4.
A caring person.
5.
A desire to help people.
6.
The ability to keep things confidential.
7.
Willing to be neutral and objective when settling disputes.
8.
Voice projection and the ability to read well in public.
9.
Have a positive attitude toward him/herself.
10.
Chaplains should be proud of their office and determined to
do a good job.
Prayer
for Lent:
O God, by the example of Your Son, our Savior Jesus
Christ, You have taught us the greatness of true humility, and now have called
us to watch with Him in His suffering. Help
us to take the towel and basin and in humbleness of spirit to wash the feet of
those who most need our ministry. Give
us the graciousness to serve one another in all lowliness and thus fulfill the
law of love on the name of Your Servant, even Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Yours in Comradeship,
Les Jacobs, Post Chaplain
PS:
Indian John Coffee Stop is April 11-14, Friday to Monday.
This is a three (3) day weekend – PLEASE BAKE COOKIES!
ADJUTANT’S REPORT
Here’s hoping that y’all got your invitation to
the Champagne Breakfast. Many thanks
for the donations from those of you who couldn’t attend.
In making up the mailing labels for the postcards, a number of member’s
names showed up as “undeliverable” on National’s mailing list (dated
1/12/08). Unlike our newsletter
mailing list, National does not keep a second address for snowbirds, which I
think many of our names are. If your
VFW MAGAZINE is returned as “undeliverable”, even once, that address
is pulled from the national roster. So,
if you know anything about the following members, please drop me a line at our
Post Office address.
Bradley A. Blanco * Michael R. Bright * Williams T.
Brothers * Israel E. Carter * Delowan H. Claridge * Christopher Clayton * Vernon
B. Cobb * Ralph M. Dalry * William DesJardin * Walter A. Dregin * Thomas R.
Gruber * Beverly G. Hallnann * Timothy A. Hanson * Billy R. Hofmeister * Arnold
W. Hossler * Thomas G. Huffine * Dennis N. Kolsky * Lyle P. Little * Ray J.
Lombardy * William R. Masseth * Ronald McClintock * Block N. Mery * Warner R.
Mills * David Myers * Paul E. Myers * Leroy K. Nelson * Luke Palmer * David A.
Patterson * Paul B. Pellegrino * Mike J. Perri * Teddy W. Rayford * Henly E.
Reed * James W. Reggans * Clinton Ross * John P. Saine * Walter Schrancz * Duane
L. Scott * Charles P. Skidmore * Howard E. Smith * William E. Spurgeon * Charles
E. Stone * Robert M. Timmons
Thanks,
R. W. “Budd” Wright, Post Adjutant
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The
National Anthem - A Story
For those
of you who are unaware, at a military theater, the National Anthem is played
before every movie. The following
was written by Chaplain Jim Higgins on 5/14/07 at LSA Anaconda (at the
I recently
attended a showing of “Superman 3” here at LSA Anaconda.
We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial
services and other large gatherings. As
is the custom back in the States, we stood and snapped to attention when the
National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going as planned until
about three-quarters of the way through the National Anthem – the music
stopped! Now, what would happen if
this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States?
I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few rude comments,
and everyone would sit down and call for a movie.
Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the
first place. Here, the 1,000 soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes
fixed forward. The music started
again. The soldiers continued to
quietly stand at attention. And,
again, at the same point the music stopped. What would you expect to happen?
Even here, I would imagine laughter, as everyone finally sat down and
expected the movie to start. But
here, you could have heard a pin drop. Every
soldier continued to stand at attention. Suddenly
there was a lone voice, then a dozen, and quickly the room was filled with the
voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off:
‘And
the rockets red glare, The bombs bursting in air,
Gave
proof through the night That our flag was still there.
Oh,
say does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave,
O’er
the land of the free and the home of the brave?’
It was the most inspiring moment I have had here in
THE
AMERICAN’S CREED
I believe in the United States of America as a government of
the people, by the people, for the people; whose just powers are derived from
the consent of the governed; a democracy in a republic, a sovereign Nation of
many sovereign States; a perfect Union, one and inseparable; established upon
those principles of freedom, equality, justice, and humanity for which American
patriots sacrificed their lives and fortunes.
I therefore
believe it is my duty to my country to love it; to support its Constitution; to
obey its laws; to respect its flag; and to defend it against all enemies.
- - William Tyler Page
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POST
CANTEEN HOURS
Sunday 2-7
Monday 3-9
Tuesday 3-7
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday 3-9
Friday 3-9/10
Saturday 12-8
ATTITUDE
ADJUSTMENT
4-6
p.m. (Bar Time)
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CHAMPAGNE
BREAKFAST AND
AUCTION
If you
didn’t attend the 2008 Champagne Breakfast held on Sunday February 17th,
you missed a very successful and fun party.
I would like to thank everyone who donated the items that were auctioned
off and the ladies who served such a good meal.
Rena Hardy and I would like to thank Annie Dukes and
her crew, the Vitiritti family, and Maggie Wilson for their hard work on
the auction. Thanks also to the
Comrades and Sisters for the red flag waving during the auction.
Thanks, Judy, for the opening prayer.
Rena
Hardy and Les Jacobs, Co-Chairs
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Any
man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile can
respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction, “I served in the United
States Navy.”
John
F. Kennedy
August
1, 1963
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When in
A U. S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference
that included Admirals from the
WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME . . .
When
a soldier comes home, he/she finds it hard to . . .
§
listen to a child whine about being bored
§
keep a straight face when people complain about potholes
§
be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of
getting ready for work
§
be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad
night’s sleep
§
be silent when people pray to God for a new car
§
be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of
flying
§
keep from laughing when anxious parents say they’re afraid
to send their kids off to summer camp
§
keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather
§
control their frustration when a colleague gripes about the
coffee being cold
§
remain calm when their daughter complains about having to
walk the dog
§
be civil to people who complain about their jobs
§
just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of
vacation a year
§
be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new
baby in the house
The
only thing harder than being a Soldier is loving one!
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WHAT
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