69Th Annual AMVETS CONVENTION Department of Wisconsin
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Chartered by The Congress of the United States of America AMVETS ★ DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN VOLUME 24 ISSUE 4 – CONVENTION ISSUE 2013 69th Annual AMVETS CONVENTION Department of Wisconsin Ted Sterletske Commander Ann Palm Auxiliary President June 20-23, 2013 Radisson Paper Valley Hotel Makayla Pues White Clover Princess Appleton, Wisconsin AMVETS Department of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE COUNTY HAVE YOU Inside This Issue WAR MEMORIAL Commander/1st Vice Greetings ..............3 CENTER, INC. PAID YOUR “TO HONOR THE DEAD BY Dept. Officer Greetings .................. 5-6 DUES? SERVING THE LIVING” Year in Review: Ted Sterletske ..............8 We acknowledge the continuing support of Milwaukee County in making this facility Mail to: Ladies Auxiliary News .................. 9-12 available under the auspices of the AMVETS War Memorial Corporation. Department of Wisconsin Year in Review: Ann Palm ................13 750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive Milwaukee, WI 53202 White Clover Princess ................. 14-15 * A National minimum amount that may vary AMVETS Year in Review .............. 16-17 from state to state or Post to Post. Yes! Enclosed is my $20.00* annual mem- Convention Greetings ................. 18-19 bership dues for AMVETS. I certify that I have met the minimum membership require- Convention Forms. ................... 20-21 ments–that I have served actively and hon- 2013 Convention Agenda ..................22 orably (since September 15, 1940) or am currently serving on active duty in the U.S. Post News ........................... 23-25 Armed Forces, National Guard or Reserves. 750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive Department Membership ..................31 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Name______________________________ In Memoriam ...........................32 M ______________ F________________ Hold Your Next Veteran or Family Event in our convenient rental facilities. Address ___________________________ MEMORIAL HALL – 5,100 sq. ft. City, State, Zip ______________________ Walnut wood paneling, wood parquet floor, Telephone ( )_____________________ colorful display of United States flags MOVING? adaptable for different events D.O.B. _____________________________ LET US KNOW MEETING ROOMS – 415-564 sq. ft. Branch of Service ____________________ EIGHT WEEKS all with lake views, some with service kitchens BEFORE YOU MOVE *SPECIAL RATES FOR Entered Service ______________________ VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS* Discharged _________________________ Convenient Parking Lot For More Information Call: Type of Discharge ____________________ 414-273-5533 Attach your address/label (Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Signature ___________________________ from current issue here Dedicated to the Principles of Peace. Date _______________________________ “In tribute to those who did their duty as God gave them the light to see that duty.” History of AMVETS New Address: – General Douglas MacArthur In 1944, while World War II was still rag- ing in Europe and in the Pacific, thousands Name_________________________________ of young men were being sent home with Address_______________________________ battle wounds and medical discharges. These Get Involved with veterans had a desire and felt a need to City__________________________________ stick together; therefore, they began forming AMVETS clubs which they called American Veterans State _________________________________ Announce Your Post and District of World War II. Soon, representatives of in dividual clubs united to help veterans help Zip___________________________________ Events on Our Department Website themselves; thus AMVETS was born. at www.amvets-wi.org On July 23, 1947, President Harry S. and then visit the site often. Truman signed the Congressional Charter Then fill in your new address and mail to: and since then, AMVETS has amended its AMVETS Dept. of WI Contact our Webmaster, charter in 1953, 1966 and 1984 so that War Memorial Center Jim Ruppel, today! today, AMVETS is the only Congressionally Room 306 750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive Chartered veterans organization open to all Milwaukee, WI 53202 honorably discharged veterans who served honorably after September 15, 1940, plus Sound Off News is an official publication of the those personnel presently serving on active Department of Wisconsin AMVETS and is pub- duty or in the reserve component. lished as a service to members and other interested Through the years, AMVETS has proven Sound Off individuals and organizations. to be the most progressive veterans organi- Views expressed herein are those of individual zation through exhibits of volunteer work, Material Due Dates in 2013-14: writers and do not necessarily reflect the positions programs and service to veterans, their fami- Fall Issue: July 15th, 2013 of AMVETS, as a whole. lies and communities throughout America. All AMVETS members are urged to submit mate- rials for publication. The Editor reserves the right Your membership fee entitles you to each 2013 Due Dates to edit any materials for length, clarity, brevity, etc. and every issue of Wisconsin AMVETS December (Winter)........................ October 15th ‘Sound Off,’ published quarterly. January (Spring).....……….January 15th (2014) Howie Pegelow, Editor 2 AMVETS Department of Wisconsin AMVETS Sound Off Greetings from Your Official Publication of the AMVETS Department of Wisconsin Department Officers… 750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive, Suite 306, Milwaukee, WI 53202 Published quarterly at American Graphics & Design, 700 W. Virginia St., Suite 700, Milwaukee, WI 53204 President: Jenny DeBack Graphic Designer: Emily McKenna Commander’s Welcome Composition Specialist: Ellen Imp AMVETS Sound Off is created under the Direction of the Executive Director of AMVETS, Department of Wisconsin, I want to welcome everyone to this year’s State Convention. I hope every a Congressionally Chartered nonprofit organization. Post will have Delegates to represent them this year and take information back Subscription Fee: Annually, which is paid through to their Post members. membership dues. With my year coming to an end, I just want to thank everyone for the Sound Off Staff wonderful reception I received when attending their events and meetings. I was Howie Pegelow, Editor able to attend a lot of areas throughout the state this year and I apologize to Jane Pegelow, Co-Editor every Post that I was not able to attend. Jim Stahl, Contributor JoAnn Leinweber, Contributor I want to encourage all Posts to extend the same hospitality to our new Bob Dessort, Photographer Commander this year and also remind you to send an invitation to the Commander for any event and/or meetings you would like him to attend. Please Editorial Office AMVETS Department of Wisconsin send it out early enough for him to get it scheduled and/or get someone to 750 North Lincoln Memorial Drive, Suite 306 represent him if there is a conflict in his schedule. Ted Sterletske Milwaukee, WI 53202 I would also like to remind everyone that the Convention is not just about the 414-273-5288 or 414-273-5240 Fax: 414-273-1270 election of officers for 2013-2014. There are a lot of informational meetings taking place on Saturday and E-mail: [email protected] I hope these are well attended so all Posts have the information they need to make good decisions and get Department Officer Hours: teams ready for the State Dart Ball and Bowling Tournaments. Monday through Friday - 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Thanks again to everyone for making my year memorable and I hope everyone has a great time at this year’s Convention. God Bless all of our veterans, troops and their families. Commander Editorial Criteria Ted Sterletske The following are guidelines to aid you in pre- paring your articles for publication. 1 Typewritten, double-spaced, on one side of standard white paper. Typewritten, double- 1st Vice Commander Membership Report spaced, on one side of standard white paper; e-mail preferred. 2. Normal rules of capitalization and punctua- tion should be followed. First I’d like to welcome you all to this year’s Convention. I’m hoping this year is a lot of fun and very productive. For the fun, remember the “Get Acquainted 3. Each photograph should identify the person(s) Dance” Friday night, along with the hospitality suites for fun and good conversation. or group(s) in the photo and the activity in Saturday night is the Commander’s Awards Banquet. Be sure to attend. We also which they are involved. Please indicate the article the photo(s) accompany. have the meetings, seminars and election of your new State Officers on Sunday. I’d like to thank the Posts that reached 100 or more this year. Thanks for 4. Captions can be written on the back of photos your effort. We’re still a bit short of our goal of 4,000 members, so remember to (please do not use felt-tipped pens as they always keep a membership application with you. You never know when you will run smear), on a separate piece of paper and attach to their respective photo or at the bot- into a veteran that just might be interested in joining. tom of articles with the number of the caption I’d also like to thank Mike Kandziora and Al Willis for the job they do at the state corresponding to the number on the back of office to keep the membership records up to date. These two are a great help to the the photo. Steve Chesna 1st Vice every year. 5. Photographs should not be stapled to the I’d also like to thank all of you for putting your faith in me these last few years as articles or each other (the staple marker will I have moved up the ranks of the state. I’m hoping to have your support this year at Convention as I run for your show in reproduction). next State Commander. Thank you for any and all support you have shown me. As a side note, I will be retiring the end of June, so I hope to be available for as many events as possible. 6. Articles should not be written on the backs of photos but on a separate piece of paper as Remember – if you have any questions or comments, always feel free to contact me.