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National Convention Proceedings of the Disabled American Veterans 116th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – – – – House Document 116–98 NATIONAL CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS COMMUNICATION from THE NATIONAL ADJUTANT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS transmitting 2019 NATIONAL CONVENTION REPORTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS, PURSUANT TO 44 U.S.C. 1332; 36 U.S.C. 50308; AND 36 U.S.C. 10101 FEBRUARY 12, 2020.—Referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 39–716 WASHINGTON : 2020 LETTER OF SUBMITTAL December 31, 2019 Hon. Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House of Representatives Washington, DC Dear Ms. Speaker: As business manager of DAV (Disabled American Veterans), and as secretary of its national convention, I hereby certify as to the authenticity of the reports and proceedings of our national convention, held in Orlando, Florida, August 3-6, 2019, and submit them to you through the office of this organization located in Washington, D.C., to be printed as a House document as originally authorized by 44 U.S.C. 1332 and in fulfillment of 36 U.S.C. 50308. The national convention proceedings include an independent audit report of all receipts and expenditures as of December 31, 2018, as described in 36 U.S.C. 10101. Sincerely, J. MARC BURGESS National Adjutant Chief Executive Officer TABLE OF CONTENTS JOINT OPENING SESSION, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 3, 2019 Call to Order: Commander Dennis R. Nixon 1 National Anthem: Doris Gonzales, Air Force Veteran 1 Invocation: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 1 Welcoming Remarks: Jim Sursely, Convention Chairman 2 Remarks: Harris Rosen, President and Chief Operating Officer, Rosen Hotels and Resorts 3 Remarks: Jerry L. Demings, Orlando Mayor 4 Introduction of National Officers 5 Report to Convention: Dennis R. Nixon, National Commander 5 Report to Convention: Ellen Timmerman, Auxiliary National Commander 8 Presentation: Kathy Dunham, Outstanding Auxiliary Member of the Year 9 Remarks: Honorable James Byrne, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs 10 Welcoming: Yisel Cabrera, Community Relations Manager, Ford Motor Company 14 Presentation: Hailey Curnett, Jesse Brown Memorial Youth Scholarship 16 Presentation: George H. Seal Memorial Awards 16 Presentation: J.D. Thornock, Senior Account Manager of Military Affinity, USAA 17 Presentation: Paul Martino, President, A&W 18 Presentation: Jay Erickson, President, EG America 19 Presentation: Dale Dye, Bugle Award 20 Presentation: Chris Peck, Associate Director of National Marketing Media, Golden Corral; and Lisa Brown, Camp Corral 22 Report: J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant 23 Presentation: Rob Williams, Sales and Operation, Hankook 24 Presentation: Judge Patt Maney, Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year 25 Adopt Policy 26 Convention Committee Advisors 26 Announcements: J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant 26 Benediction: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 28 Recess 28 FIRST BUSINESS SESSION, SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST 4, 2019 Call to Order: Commander Dennis R. Nixon 29 Invocation: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 29 Convention Committee Reports: Credentials Committee Report 29 Report: Randy Reese, Washington Headquarters Executive Director 30 Report: Barry Jesinoski, National Headquarters Executive Director 33 Presentation: Donna Hoffmeier, Senior Vice President of Strategic Communications and Advocacy. TriWest 36 Presentation: Danny Pummill, Veterans Evaluation Services 37 Presentation: Nick Ripplinger, Arthur H. and Mary E. Wilson Award 37 Presentation: National Commander’s Awards 37 Report: Board of Directors’ Treasurer 45 Convention Committee Reports: Committee on Constitution and Bylaws 46 Announcements: J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant 47 Benediction: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 47 Recess 48 i SECOND BUSINESS SESSION, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 6, 2019 Call to Order: Commander Dennis R. Nixon 81 Invocation: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 81 Convention Committee Reports: Credentials Committee 81 Committee on Constitution and Bylaws 82 Committee on Employment 82 Committee on Legislation and Veterans Rights 95 Committee on Hospital and Voluntary Services 134 Committee on General Resolutions and Membership 174 Report: Charitable Service Trust 185 Report: Disabled Veterans’ Life Memorial Foundation 203 Remarks: State Commanders and Adjutants Association 205 Report and Awards: National Service Foundation 207 Announcements: J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant 230 Benediction: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 230 Recess 230 FINAL BUSINESS SESSION, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 2019 Call to Order: Commander Dennis R. Nixon 231 Invocation: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 231 Announcement: Close of Registration 231 Final Convention Committee Reports: Credentials Committee 231 Nominating Committee 231 Nomination and Election of Officers 232 Remarks: Newly Elected Commander 233 Cap Presentation: Newly Elected Commander 235 Remarks: Newly Elected Line Officers 235 Newly Elected District Representatives to National Executive Committee 237 Announcements: J. Marc Burgess, National Adjutant 238 Benediction: Michael Dover, National Chaplain 238 Recess 238 - - - AUXILIARY DAV Auxiliary 239 - - - ii INDEX OF MOTIONS Motion Page Action Page Accept Commander’s Report 8 Carried 8 Accept National Adjutant’s Report 24 Carried 24 Accept Washington Headquarters Executive Director’s Report 32 Carried 32 Accept National Headquarters Executive Director’s Report 35 Carried 36 Accept Treasurer’s Report 46 Carried 46 Accept Committee on Constitution and Bylaws Report 82 Carried 82 Accept Committee on Employment Report 94 Carried 94 Accept Committee on Legislation and Veterans Rights Report 133 Carried 134 Accept on Committee on Hospital and Voluntary Services Report 174 Carried 174 Accept Committee on General Resolutions and Membership Report 184 Carried 184 Accept Charitable Service Trust Report 203 Carried 203 Accept Disabled Veterans Life Memorial Foundation Report 205 Carried 205 Accept National Service Foundation Report 230 Carried 230 Adopt Final Credentials Committee Report 231 Carried 231 Adopt Nominating Committee Report 232 Carried 232 Election of National Officers 233 Carried 233 Discharge of Credentials Committee 237 Carried 237 iii NATIONAL OFFICERS 2019–2020 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS National Commander Stephen Whitehead, 16095 Excel Way, Rosemount, MN 55068 Senior Vice Commander Donald Day, 3112 Farragut Road, Brooklyn, NY 11210 1st Jr. Vice Commander Andrew Marshall, 750 Tomoka Drive, Palm Harbor, FL 34683 2nd Jr. Vice Commander Joseph Parsetich, 1801 1st Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405 3rd Jr. Vice Commander Nancy G. Espinosa, 1369 Country Park Drive, Kaysville, UT 84037 4th Jr. Vice Commander Daniel Contreras, 13733 E. Rosecrans Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 National Judge Advocate Michael E. Dobmeier, 404 25th Avenue South, Grand Forks, ND 58201 National Chaplain Michael Dover, 13222 Warm Springs Road, Ellerslie, GA 31807 Past National Commander Dennis R. Nixon, 2521 Meandering Way, China Spring, TX 76633 iv NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2019–2020 First District Helen Bennett, Marshfield, Massachusetts Second District Keith A. Robinson, Rochester, New York Third District Ernest S. Boisvert, Woonsocket, Rhode Island Fourth District Benjamin G. Flynn, Hartly, Delaware Fifth District Michael T. Iacavazzi, Scranton, Pennsylvania Sixth District Robert D. Cox, Roanoke, Virginia Seventh District Jack L. Johnson, The Villages, Florida Eighth District Jerry L. Bratton, Oxford, Mississippi Ninth District Thomas Walls, Blythewood, South Carolina Tenth District James R. Dempsey, Dexter, Michigan Eleventh District Will Davis, Columbus, Ohio Twelfth District Kevin J. Walkowski, Wind Lake, Wisconsin Thirteenth District Terry W. Sanders, Bedford, Indiana Fourteenth District Warren Tobin, Jamestown, North Dakota Fifteenth District David R. Thornburg Jr., Waukee, Iowa Sixteenth District Kirk H. Johnson, Marina, California Seventeenth District Timothy J. Talley, Bovina, Texas Eighteenth District Julian V. Crawford, Honolulu, Hawaii Nineteenth District Saranna Rae Hack, North Pole, Alaska Twentieth District Thomas Parker, Lorena, Texas Twenty-first District John F. Donovan, Conway, Arkansas v Stephen Whitehead National Commander 2019–2020 Disabled American Veterans vi Dennis R. Nixon National Commander 2018–2019 Disabled American Veterans vii NATIONAL OFFICERS 2018–2019 DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS National Commander Dennis R. Nixon, 2521 Meandering Way, China Spring, TX 76633 Senior Vice Commander Stephen Whitehead, 16095 Excel Way, Rosemount, MN 55068 1st Jr. Vice Commander Donald Day, 3112 Farragut Road, Brooklyn, NY 11210 2nd Jr. Vice Commander Andrew Marshall, 750 Tomoka Drive, Palm Harbor, FL 34683 3rd Jr. Vice Commander Joseph Parsetich, 1801 1st Street South, Great Falls, MT 59405 4th Jr. Vice Commander Nancy G. Espinosa, 1369 Country Park Drive, Kaysville, UT 84037 National Judge Advocate Michael E. Dobmeier, 404 25th Avenue South, Grand Forks, ND 58201 National Chaplain Michael Dover, 13222 Warm Springs Road, Ellerslie, GA 31807 Past National Commander Delphine Metcalf-Foster, 187 Nantucket Lane, Vallejo, CA 94590 viii NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2018–2019 First District Coleman Francis Nee, Boston, Massachusetts Second District Keith A. Robinson, Rochester, New York Third District Robert A. Nicodemus, Enfield, New Hampshire Fourth District Benjamin G. Flynn, Hartly, Delaware Fifth District Samuel Blow Jr., Melrose Park, Pennsylvania Sixth District Robert D. Cox, Roanoke, Virginia Seventh District
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