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August 2020 Legionnaireofficial Publication of the American Legion Department of California Calegion.Org Follow us California @caLegion August 2020 LEGIONNAIREOfficial Publication of The American Legion Department of California caLegion.org The sun was still The Persian Gulf War “This aggression came several hours below the just hours after Saddam desert horizon when Hussein specifically Iraqi boots set foot on assured numerous Kuwaiti soil. 30 Years Later countries in the area The invading force of Read accounts from veterans who served at home & abroad • Pages 8-9 that there would be no more than 100,000 was cloaked in darkness, but invasion. There is no the roaring thunder of justification whatsoever tanks and helicopters for this outrageous betrayed the night- and brutal act of masked maelstrom. aggression.” - George H.W. Bush By Jared Morgan President 1989-93 Editor It was still dark at about launched on Jan. 17, 1991, 2 a.m. on Aug. 2, 1990 when along with the first U.S. Saddam Hussein’s army in- airstrikes against Iraqi forc- vaded his oil-rich neighbor es. to the south. It’s been 30 years since The president of Iraq the beginning of the conflict accused Kuwait of econom- A US soldier stands on top of a destroyed tank during the Gulf War. (Photo: Renee L. Sitler/U.S. Army) and in this special issue of ic manipulation through next was a massive global ly deployed some 15,000 of President George H.W. The California Legionnaire, oil overproduction and of response and the following troops to Saudi Arabia in Bush. Some initial attempts we bring you some of the stealing the commodity day U.S. Navy ships were de- support and Operation at diplomacy by Iraq and the personal accounts of veter- from Iraqi earth through ployed to the Persian Gulf. Desert Shield was declared global coalition failed and ans who served during that slant drilling. What came The U.S. subsequent- on Aug. 7 at the direction Operation Desert Storm was time. Aug. 2 Aug. 2 Aug. 7 Aug. 8 Aug. 12 Aug. 22 Iraq invades Kuwait U.S. naval forces set First U.S. forces arrive Iraq annexes Kuwait First Operation Desert President Bush a course for Saudi in Saudi Arabia Shield-related U.S. authorizes first call-up Arabia death of Selected Reservists (Source: DoD) Online at caLegion.org/The-Persian-Gulf-War to active duty Army Air Corps at forefront of 1918 pandemic Presidio of San Francisco, and when killed almost 30,000 just in the Unit- By Kevin Burns Rockwell Field in San Diego moved ed States. Thus, during the influen- Area 5 Aerospace Commissioner to Riverside, March Field. These za outbreak, the number of hospital In the fall of 1918, U.S. Army were located near the three large beds in these facilities multiplied by and Navy medical officers in camps training facilities on the West Coast; 12-fold.1 across the country presided over the Fort Lewis in Washington, and Camp Aviators at the training bas- Want a hard copy worst epidemic in American history. Fremont and Camp Kearney in es had a high rate of accidents, and During this time, The War Depart- California. only the best and most experienced mailed to you? ment operated approximately 40 air The virus traveled with military were sent to Europe for WWI. In fields for aviator training, most were personnel from camp to camp and his 1919 report, the Secretary of Go online located near large basic training facil- across the Atlantic, and at the height War stated “the casualties in the air bit.ly/caLegion-newsletter ities. of the American military involve- force were small compared with the During WWI, flying was a dan- ment in the war, September through total strength, the casualty rate of Email gerous profession, whether in combat November 1918, influenza and pneu- the flying personnel at the front was [email protected] or not. Thus, Army Air Corps hos- monia sickened 20% to 40% of U.S. somewhat above the Artillery and or pitals were established near the flying Army and Navy personnel. By the Infantry rates. The results of allied Call HQ facilities. In 1918, this included the War Department’s most conservative and American experience at the 559-875-8387 Army flying fields at Grays Harbor count, the pandemic sickened more front indicate that two aviators lose in Washington, Crissy Field at the than one million military men and [See 1918 FLU, page 6] 2 | August 2020 | California LEGIONNAIRE PUBLISHED: February, April, June, August, October, December Submission Deadline: Jan. 6 (Feb. issue) | March 6 (April) | May 6 (June) | July 6 (Aug.) | Sept. 6 (Oct.) | Nov. 1 (Dec.) August 2020 | 3 THE AMERICAN LEGION Relationships are good for membership DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA New membership year begins 1601 7th St., Sanger, CA 93657-2801 The dramatic increase a thank you letter when you ber cards were lost and had are processing membership By Paula Bibby By Paul Brown is also a direct result of al- mail membership cards to 559-875-8387 [email protected] to be re-printed at National directly to national online Membership Director Department Adjutant most 80% of our posts pay- individuals who paid to — LEADERSHIP — Headquarters. now. This is the preferred ing the members-per-cap- your post. Welcome to the 2021 We missed getting method as it saves staff time The 2020-2021 mem- ita payment directly to Below is a sample of Department Commander Department Adjutant American Legion year! 100% in submission of our and gets the member pay- bership year has start- National online. Thank you the letter I am using at Edward Grimsley Paul Brown It seems a little surre- Consolidated Post Reports ment entered quickly at na- ed and the department is to everyone for promoting my post this year with [email protected] [email protected] al without our Department to National by just 10 posts. tional to prevent additional starting strong. this best practice! information I found on and National conventions We submitted CPRs on renewal notices being sent In the first 10 days, Remember, part of the the American Legion The California LEGIONNAIRE to mark the end of the 2020 these 10 posts, but since we out. we are over 7,500 mem- focus of the Department National website. membership year, but we are were unable to get accurate An increased num- bers compared to last year’s and the membership team — NEWSLETTER & DIGITAL — off to a great start to the 2021 information on these posts ber of individual mem- stats. is to engage our members This is a simple way year which started July 1. because the post leadership bers are paying their The Department ad- in an effort to retain them. to engage your members, Editor / Web Team Lead Facebook Manager We received 100% of did not call Department HQ dues directly by going to / Page Designer Lillian Moss jutant and I believe this The Department of while at the same time in- our Post Data Reports so back, we had to submit the Legion.org and selecting the is happening due to more California ended the 2019- form them of something Jared Morgan [email protected] our renewal notices went report with too many zeros gold RENEW bar. individuals paying directly 2020 membership year with they may not know. [email protected] facebook.com/caLegion out with only a few hiccups for National to accept. Post leaders need to National with the use of the highest renewal rate Again, thank you for 310-750-9782 for a couple of posts with With some more help to review the “Members online payment. of all large departments at a great start to the new Advertising Sales either typos submitted in from district leadership next Paid Online” report on The Department had 87.6%. membership year. The Debra Leak their address or the wrong year, I am sure we can make mylegion.org and review recently sent an e-mail to Retaining our current membership team and I debra@ date noting an annual dues 100%. I am still proud of the who has paid directly online all California members members must be our first look forward to working midvalleypublishing.com increase for the post. 97% we submitted this year so that their membership (around 50,000), and en- priority. One of the easiest with you throughout the 559-638-2244 We mailed the mem- as in the past we were lucky cards can be sent to them couraged this option. ways to do this is to include rest of the year. ber cards to each post who to obtain 65% submission of weekly. turned in the required forms our Consolidated Post Re- Another report on Dear Legionnaire: (since they were not distrib- ports. mylegion.org to check week- uted at Department Con- The coronavirus has put ly is the “Transfer Report” to Thank you for renewing your American Legion membership. For one hundred vention) and only 29 out a huge damper on meeting review the members who years, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has served as the nation’s most cherished of 424 posts in the depart- in person and has created have transferred into your shrine to the country’s fallen military soldiers. Following a tradition established by the ment still need to submit challenges at all levels of the post and are waiting to get British and French, an American unknown from the Great War was interred on the their Post Certification of organization. vetted by your post. plaza of the Memorial Amphitheater on Armistice Day 1921. PUBLICATION POLICY Officers in order to get the On our website, Last year, we were able The hastily built, simple marble sarcophagus served as the nation’s primary HQ Staff The California Legionnaire is the official publication of member cards sent to them.
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