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Volume 7 Issue 1
July 2015
Commander’s Corner
I would first like to take this opportunity to thank everyone
for your vote of confidence in electing me Commander. I
promise you I will work hard to make all of your proud to
be part of this great Department. I want us to be a Department that the National Headquarters will notice as one in the
country leading the way to the future.
As you know my slogan for the year is:
REUP
RENEW
RECRUIT
REUP - Let’s work with our current members and get them to renew early. With that being said
remember that the per-capita will go up in January 2016. If they don’t reup right away find out
why. It could be financial or it could be personal, either way we need to communicate with our
membership.
RENEW - We need to go out and get our members that didn’t renew this past year. Didn’t
renew? Could it be financial, can the Post or a member that is a friend help them out? Is it just
maybe they don't feel they are a part of the Post? Whatever it is, we need to find a solution and
get them back.
RECRUIT - In the Department of Massachusetts there are thousands of veterans who don’t
know what we do on a daily bases. Where to start? How about the G.I. Bill or the many programs we sponsor every year? Not enough know about our programs that the whole family can
be part of? We have the S.A.L., the Auxiliary, the Junior Auxiliary and the Legion Riders. Withall of this we are truly a Legion Family. How about Post activities? What better way then to
involve the whole family?
We have so much to offer our fellow veterans, not only the comradery but the life time of friendships and support that develops.
I truly believe we can improve our membership and therefore have more support for out programs ad care for out fellow veterans; I believe so because we are The American Legion Family.
Let’s go forward and have a great year and Thank you for everything you do!
Louie Brault
Department Commander
Inside this Issue
Old Glory
2
Manchester Post 113
7
Women Veterans
2
Traveling Vietnam Wall
8
The National Commander
3
Sweepstakes Winners
9
Solve VA’s Problem
4
Flags Highlight History
10
Wanted - Nurse
4
MERSD Memorial Day
10
SAL Training
5
Post 40 Clam Bake
11
POW/MIA
12
Hail Mary Answered
6-7
Old Glory needs our support more than ever
By Michael D. Helm, National Commander - June 3, 2015
Old Glory has taken a beating this year.
You may have seen videos or photos of people
standing on our flag in a display of protest. You
might recall a California university banned the
American flag from campus but later reversed its
decision.
These stories enrage American Legion members,
our servicemembers, patriotic Americans and others. Often, the national media jump on stories like
these at first but then move on to something else.
For example, National Headquarters is putting together a flag bookazine. Titled “Indivisible: The
Story of Our Flag,” this collector’s item is an
American Legion tribute to our nation’s colors,
exploring the flag’s meaning, the price paid for all
it symbolizes, and the special place it occupies in our culture and conscience.
The $9.95 bookazine will be available on newsstands in November 2015,
but you can pre-order your copy of the 112-page bookazine today. Posts,
Auxiliary units and Sons of The American Legion squadrons may wish
to order these in bulk from emblem.legion.org and use them as a fundraiser for programs.
Pre-Order Now! At http://emblem.legion.org/
Women Veterans
DECW Sally Nay
On Saturday June 13th the American Legion had an informational table at the 7th Annual Woman Veterans Network.
This event was held in Marlborough and attended by approximately 300 Woman Veterans from across the state. Thank
you to DVC Mike Davis for assisting me in speaking to the numerous Woman Veterans who visited our table. Some
were already members of the American Legion saying hello, others were looking for information on the legion and others yet completed membership applications that day. I have a list of 20 Woman Veterans that would like assistance in
joining posts and have forwarded some names to posts already.
Some comments though that we heard from Woman who had previously tried to join the Legion were disturbing as
they had been turned away saying they couldn’t join though the dates of service were within the time frame. I would
ask all districts to please make sure that the posts in their districts aren’t among them. Women Veterans are a fast
growing population and need to welcome into the Legion.
Thank you to all who are helping me to get the word out the Woman Veterans that they are welcome to be part of the
American Legion. The Legions woman’s luncheon will be held this year on November 15 th at post 275 I will have further information and flyers at our next DEC meeting.
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Former President Bill Clinton and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker might not agree on many
issues, but they share one position that transcends party politics: an admiration for The
American Legion’s Boys Nation program.
Walker, who attended Badger Boys State and advanced to Boys Nation in 1985, called the
experience “transformational.” His visit to Washington 30 years ago made an impression
that remains with him today.
“Seeing those veterans, being at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, being at Arlington, being on the Mall – doing all the different things we did as part of the week of Boys Nation –
reinforced to me more than just government and politics, which is obviously part of it, but
really the public service,” Walker recently told The American Legion. “Seeing these veterans who were so committed to making sure that patriotism lived on to the next generation
was a tremendous inspiration.”
Clinton had a similar experience in 1963. “That week had a profound impact on me,” the
42nd president told the 2013 Boys Nation session. “I was also deeply inspired to pursue life
in public service. Of course, I couldn’t know then what jobs I’d have or when I would be
elected or what I would be elected to or whether I would even be elected. I did know that I
wanted to spend my life being of service.”
Boys Nation is more than a training ground for future politicians. Other distinguished program alumni include Michael Jordan, Jon Bon Jovi, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Brokaw, Garth
Brooks, Neil Armstrong, James Gandolfini, Phil Jackson and Robert Griffin III. Indeed,
the program often described as “a week that shapes a lifetime” has had a remarkable influence on this country since two Illinois Legionnaires established the first Boys State in 1935.
Originally created as a patriotic alternative to the socialism-inspired Young Pioneer Camps
of the 1930s, Hayes Kennedy and Harold Card envisioned an environment for young men
that would educate them on the importance of our two-party system of government.
That first class of 217 high school boys gathered at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield to learn how to operate a city, county and state government. They conducted elections
and passed laws. In short, they learned the value of good citizenship.
Before long, the program attracted national interest and spread throughout other departments in The American Legion. Today 49 of 50 states operate Boys State programs. The
American Legion Auxiliary runs similar Girls State and Girls Nation programs to instill
patriotism and leadership in young women. These have a list of impressive graduates, too,
including Janet Napolitano, Jane Pauley and Ann Richards.
As national commander, I will have the privilege of meeting the Boys Nation class of 2015
this month. While these young men will no doubt have memorable experiences as they meet
members of Congress and tour our nation’s capital, it is not what Boys Nation does for its
participants that is most exciting. Rather, it is knowing that we’re part of the forging of the
next generation of American leaders.
For God and Country,
Mike Helm
National Commander
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Commander to Washington: Solve VA’s Problem
Legion chief says budget shortfall can’t stand in the way of veteran care.
INDIANAPOLIS (June 26, 2015) American Legion National Commander Michael D. Helm expressed frustration over
testimony Thursday on Capitol Hill that the Veterans Health Administration is facing a $2.5 billion budget shortfall this
fiscal year. At the same time, Helm reiterated the position of the nation’s largest veterans service organization, that outsourcing is not a long-term solution.
“Veterans need the Department of Veterans Affairs, and The American Legion expects VA to provide quality health
care in a timely manner to those who served our nation in uniform and earned that benefit,” Helm said. “This budget
shortfall, which can be attributed to higher-than-expected patient demand and increased resources to attempt to meet
it, cannot prevent veterans from getting the care they need when they need it, regardless where we are in the budget
cycle. VA is going through its biggest adjustment since the troops came home from World War II. As VA, the administration and The American Legion did then, we must all work together to find long-term solutions.”
Helm said the use of non-VA providers through the Veterans Choice Program – driven by an emergency funding
measure passed by Congress last summer when the appointment-delay crisis fanned a media firestorm over VA access and leadership accountability – must remain a temporary fix while the bigger problem of properly resourcing and
managing VA health-care facilities and services is resolved. “Access to VA health care is a problem that can be solved.
The patient is sick, and it’s up to all of us to find the right treatment, not just turn the problem over to someone else.”
The American Legion and VA have been working together for over a year to better understand the problems veterans
are having with VA and to solve them one-on-one at nearly two dozen Legion-produced Veterans Benefits Center
events in local communities.
The Veterans Choice Program gives VA authority to allow veterans waiting too long for appointments, as well as those
who live more than 40 miles from VA facilities, the ability to purchase government-reimbursed care from non-VA providers. Use of the Choice program, however, has been slower than VA anticipated.
Deputy VA Secretary Sloan Gibson asked Congress Thursday to shift some of the Choice allocation to help the agency
make ends meet through the end of the fiscal year. He explained that VA completed some 7 million more appointments
this year, compared to last, and added 12,000 more staff, including some 2,700 nurses and 1,000 doctors to meet a 10
percent demand increase over 2014.
“VA needs to be right-sized to meet the needs of today’s veterans,” Helm said. “Unexpectedly high demand is a pretty
clear sign that the veterans of our nation need and want VA health care, as is the unexpectedly low use of non-VA providers so far through the Choice Program. If funds need to move from one budget to another to provide qualified veterans the VA health care they earned and deserve, then move them. In the meantime, VA and Congress simply need to
find a long-term solution that does not send veterans looking for care from providers who may or may not understand
their needs or accept VA’s processes. Veterans deserve better than that.”
WANTED
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American Legion Boy’s State
June 10th thru 16th 2016
Stonehill College
320 Washington Street
North Easton, MA 02356
Free Room & Board
Contact:
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Bob Baranowski - Poppy7227@comcast.net
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S.A.L. Training
DETACHMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS
SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
TRAINING SEMINAR
ALL MEMBERS INVITED
VERNON HILL POST 435
267 PROVIDENCE ST.
WORCESTER, MA 01607
SUNDAY
JULY 19, 2015
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
TO ALL SQUADRONS:
At the Detachment Convention this past June in Plymouth there was a lot of new Squadrons and first time attendees. Many questions were asked about such topics as: What are the duties of our Officers, What is our Squadron
allowed to do in conjunction with our Post, What local programs can we support and What National and Detachment
Programs are we involved with, to mention a few. We will be putting on a training seminar to answer many of these
questions and give all of you a comprehensive overview of the Sons of The American Legion on the Squadron, Detachment and National levels.
I have attached a flier to highlight some of the topics we will be covering as well as many more. This seminar is designed to provide information to ALL MEMBERS and not just Officers in your Squadron. WE are encouraging for every
Squadron to bring as many members as possible to learn and get a more comprehensive insight of the Sons of The
American Legion. We are also encouraging you to invite any Legion members from your Post to take part in this seminar.
I would ask that if you plan to attend please send me a list of names or a number of how many attendees you expect to
come so we can plan on having enough food for everyone at lunch.
We look forward to seeing many of you at this seminar. We are working hard to make this a very informative and worthwhile seminar for everyone.
Clifford A. Smith
Detachment Adjutant
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A 'Hail Mary' answered
By Steve B. Brooks - June 19, 2015
It wasn’t too long ago that the downstairs members’ area of
Holbrook Post 114 in Massachusetts had standing water. The
area wasn’t good for “anything but storage,” Post 114 Senior
Vice Commander Paul Anastasio said. As a result, the post
wasn’t very active. Membership was at 100 percent, but little
else was being done at the post.
Comedy Night at Post 114 is one of the many new activities the post is conducting
since its renovations
Anastasio and other members decided to reverse that trend. A
renovation effort has turned what was once a large upstairs
function room to a classy dining area, complete with flatscreen TVs, a Touch Tunes juke box and patriotic decorations. A beautiful canvas print of Michael R. Kennedy, a post
member and Boston firefighter killed in the line of duty in
2014, hangs on one wall, just above the post’s POW-MIA
table.
The front room of the post was renovated to become a smaller function area that now is rented out by community members for birthday parties and other celebrations/events. The post itself
was made handicap-accessible for the first time.
The post restaurant serves a variety of appetizers, pizzas and sandwiches, along with swankier items like steak tips and Key West
orange chicken. The post hosts trivia nights on Tuesdays, bike and car nights on Wednesdays and live entertainment on Fridays.
“This post has really come back in the past year,” said Past National Commander Jake Comer, a member of the Department of
Massachusetts in nearby Quincy. “It had been a great, great post, and then it sort of just died. These guys have done a fantastic job
of turning things around.”
John Kearney, who has served as post commander multiple times, said things had gotten pretty bad for Post 114. “We had a declining membership because people get passing away,” he said. “We had a water problem downstairs, and the function hall wasn’t
bringing in the money."
Kearney led a fundraising effort to help with much-needed renovations. “We didn’t get the money we were looking for, but it
worked in another way by attracting Paul and all these other guys that heard the SOS and joined the cause. That’s what saved the
place.”
Post Commander Matt Nelson, a 34-year-old Boston firefighter and Marine Corps veteran, is a childhood friend of Anastasio. Nelson said the renovation was a collaborative effort in every sense of the word. Members donated “a lot of money, a lot of time,” he
said. “People are down for the cause – especially veterans. They just have an endless supply of patriotism. They fought tooth and
nail to get this done. “
The post also benefited from some skilled veterans in its ranks. “A lot of members are in trade unions,” Anastasio said. “We called
just about every favor that was ever owed.”
The post also got a lot of help from the American Infidels a combat veteran motorcycle club that supports both the military and
veterans. The group provided a lot of labor to help finish the project. Without them, Nelson said, “it would not have happened at
all.”
The post debuted the new look the night before last Thanksgiving. Those who showed up then, and those who have visited Post 114
since, are shocked. “Everyone who comes here (for the first time) since the place opened is amazed,” Junior Vice Commander
Andy Best said. “They can’t believe it’s the same place.”
Legionnaires outside of the post have noticed the difference. “It was the first post in my district to hit 100 percent (membership),
and now they’re up over 120, 130 percent,” District 6 Commander Fred White said. “Whenever someone comes here (to the restaurant), the hostess always asks if they’re a veteran. She tries to sign them up. They’re really pushing membership.”
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A 'Hail Mary' answered (Cont’d)
White praised Post 114’s younger membership for saving the post. Anastasio, 37, said part of the reason for the renovation was to
attract additional younger veterans. “That was part of the marketing plan,” Anastasio said. “We had to make it appealing to get the
next generations of veterans in here.”
But the changes haven’t just been cosmetic. The post had been hosting Halloween and Christmas parties, but now it also has a kids'
night once a month that features karaoke. The post also sponsors two American Legion Baseball teams – one a regular team and the
other a junior team – and sponsored three participants in the Massachusetts State Police Junior Trooper Program. And the post also
hosts a PTSD clinic once a month.
And in January, Post 114 member Bill Farrell started a comedy night that takes place on Saturday each month. The audience regularly tops 100 people; in late May, the lineup included regional acts Harrison Stebbins, Jody Sloan and Jim Bowes.
“I knew that Paul and the guys here had been working on getting this open and bringing the post back to life,” said Farrell, who
served in the Marines and now does stand-up comedy and promotions. “What’s better than laughter? There’s healing in laughter. A
lot of younger vets are now coming back and having issues. If you can come for a night and laugh … you can feel a sense of relief.”
Nelson said that work remains to be done on the post, but the future looks bright. “There are a lot of functions going on (at the
post),” he said. “There are different organizations that are using it as a meeting place. If we can get some steam behind it, I think it
could really be the heartbeat of that area – not just the town, but the South Shore in general."
For Kearney, the sense of pride he feels in seeing Post 114’s transformation is nearly matched by a sense of relief. “It’s an absolute
miracle,” he said. “I didn’t think it was going to get done. It was sort of a ‘Hail Mary’ pass. The thing I did not want to be was the
commander that closed the place.”
Manchester Post 113 Memorial Day Includes Kettle Cove Burying Grounds
LETTER TO EDITOR: (Manchester Cricket)
Just a note of “Thanks” to all who collaborated to make the
extension of “Memorial Day” a big success; the Town Administrator, the Chief of Police, Selectman Rob Huff, the DPW
Foreman, the officers and Executive Board of the Post, reverend Hughes, music teacher Mr. Sokol, the two young men
who played taps, our driver, Jack Bucjkley and Lizzie Johnson
fo rht clean up in front of the cemetery, My hats off to you one
and all for the help making the Memorial Day Function happen. Well Done!
William S. Bell
Sergeant At Arms
Amaral-Bailey Post 113
Starr Lloyd, Bill Bell and Dick Lysiak
Post 113
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Traveling Vietnam Memorial wall to stop in Gloucester
By Ray Lamont Staff Writer—Gloucester Times
The state’s chief executive will deliver the keynote address when The Wall That Heals opens for a four-day exhibit in Gloucester
next month.
Gov. Charlie Baker has confirmed to organizers that he will be on hand for the opening ceremonies when the 250-foot replica of the
Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial is displayed July 9 to 12 on the grounds of the former Fuller School, according to
Vietnam veteran Mark Nestor, the veterans advocate who is heading up the project.
The United Veterans Council of Gloucester, in conjunction with the city of Gloucester, is bringing the touring Wall That Heals to
America’s oldest seaport to honor the more than 3 million Americans who served their country during the Vietnam War and pay
special respect to the more than 58,000 U.S. men and women who died in service to their country during the war.
Organizers expect the four-day event to draw as many as 80,000 veterans and others from throughout Massachusetts and New England to Gloucester for the wall’s first display here since 1997. Then, the touring memorial drew visits from an estimated 70,000,
Nestor said.
Baker’s visit and keynote address will be a part of the ceremonies that will open the wall to viewing on July 9 at 10 a.m.
“We are honored that Gov. Baker is going to join us in celebrating the sacrifices and contributions from all of those veterans who
served during the Vietnam War — especially those who gave the supreme sacrifice when asked by their country to serve,” said
Nestor, who serves as post commander of Lester S. Wass Post 3 of the American Legion, and served as a U.S. Army helicopter
pilot in Vietnam.
“We are also heartened because we see this as full testament that Gov. Baker intends to uphold the commitment he made to the
state’s veterans during the gubernatorial campaign,” Nestor added.
The Wall That Heals will be accessible, free of charge, 24 hours a day during its stay in Gloucester for visitors to pay their respects
or cast a personal remembrance of those veterans whose lives were lost in the war.
The United Veterans Council is continuing to carry out fundraising efforts for the exhibit, which will cost more than $20,000. Costs
include setting out a walkway, renting portable restroom facilities and other factors.Veterans service groups have been holding almost weekly fundraisers, Nestor said, at their respective posts and headquarters. Tax-deductible donations to help fund The Wall
That Heals can be made payable to The United Veterans Council, marked “The Wall That Heals” and sent to United Veterans
Council of Gloucester, P.O. Box 5389, Gloucester, MA 01930.
Nestor said a special commemorative book will be handed free to each visitor to The Wall That Heals. The commemorative program book will include biographies and photographs of the 12 men from Manchester and Gloucester who died in the conflict.
“Patriotism and service are the lifeblood of this resilient and proud community,” Nestor said. “Much already has been accomplished in the logistical challenge to bring such a distinguished monument to Gloucester.
“The Vietnam War is nearly a half-century removed from our daily lives, but the power of the sacrifice from the millions who
fought in it and the thousands who died there still reaches out to us from the past,” he said. “This is, first and foremost, their Wall.
That’s what makes this so special.”
Staff writer Ray Lamont can be reached at 978-675-2705, or via email at rlamont@gloucestertimes.com.
If you go
What: The Wall that Heals exhibition, featuring a 250-foot replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
When: 10 a.m. July 9 to 5 p.m. July 12.
Where: Fuller School grounds, 4 Schoolhouse Road (off Blackburn Circle, Route 128 Extension).
How much: FreeIf you go
What: The Wall that Heals exhibition, featuring a 250-foot replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial
When: 10 a.m. July 9 to 5 p.m. July 12
Where: Fuller School grounds, 4 Schoolhouse Road (off Blackburn Circle, Route 128 Extension)
How much: Free
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Flags highlight history, sacrifice
DALTON — In honor of Memorial Day, dozens of town youths teamed up with
members of the Dalton American Legion Post 155 to help install hundreds of
American flags at the graves of fallen veterans.
Earlier this month, nearly two dozen members of Boy Scout Troop 4 helped install
more than 600 flags at Fairview and Main Street cemeteries. On Thursday morning, students in Dawn Sickell's third-grade and Christie Mallet's fourth-grade classes helped Legion members Bob Dassat, Norman "Tiny" Zink, Clayton Pease and
Tony Parise place another 400 or so flags at Ashuelot Cemetery.
Dalton American Legion Post 155 Commander
Bob Dassat helps Jacob Clemo , a fourthgrader at Craneville Elementy School, on
Thursday to decorate a veteran’s grave with
and American Flag for Memorial Day.
Dassat, a Vietnam War-era Air Force veteran and commander of Post 155, also
visited the no longer used East Main Street cemetery to honor the now-crumbling
memory and graves of veterans who rank back to the Revolutionary War.
On Wednesday, the teachers spent a class period explaining to them the meaning
of Memorial Day as a day of remembrance and honor for those who either died in combat or served and died of natural or other causes later in life.
"I give a lot of thanks to these kids for their help," said Dassat. "They're our next generation and we're lucky to have
them help people remember."
August 28th thru September 4th
Baltimore Maryland
MERSD Memorial Day Ceremony
U. S. Congressman Seth Moulton speaks to students, staff and guests
at the MERSD Memorial Day Ceremony on Friday the 22nd of May.
The Congressman is a retired Marine and spent four tours in Iraq. He
made the point that many of the men he worked with overseas and that
he led into battle were the same age as some of the seniors sitting in
the gymnasium. He thought that after he retired from the armed forces
he would be done serving his country. He was wrong, he went into
politics because he desired to continue making our country strong and
safe. His speech was inspirational and kept the attention of the entire
student body. Pictured from left to right are; the Congressman’s aide, Larry Kirby, retired Marine, the Congressman, veterans
Starr Lloyd, Arthur Secher, George Nickless and William Bell. Photo by Paul Clark. More photos can be seen at: https://
www.facebook.com/TheManchesterCricket
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Plymouth American Legion
Post 40
Old Fashioned
New England
Clam Bake
Aug 2, 2015 1 pm
199 Federal Furnace Road
Plymouth MA
Chowdah, Clams, Potato, Sausage, Dogs, Corn,
Lobstah, ½ Chicken, Corn, Watahmelon
$38.00 pp
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