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Voyageur Briefs February 2021.Pub Volume 8, Issue 2 February 15, 2021 Voiture Nationale 40&8 VOYAGEUR BRIEFS Mike McGary –Chef de Chemin de Fer I hope everyone had a wonderful Val- bly enjoy hearing the voice of a friend entine’s Day with your loved ones. For and/or a family member. We are not myself, Peggy and I had a nice dinner alone in this world, please make sure you out and shared a bottle of wine. Some- and your family is taken care of in these thing we haven’t done for quite some times and then look in on someone who time due to the pandemic. But, with the may be in need. vaccines being dispensed I think most of the social reservations are starting to On behalf of La Société I would like to ease up. I believe this is also the reason express my deepest sympathy to our Na- I have four travel confirmations for the tionale Correspondant, Terry Sim’s, ex- months of April and May, something I ecutive assistant, Holly. For those of you am really looking forward too. I know that do not know Holly’s father recently that being safe and responsible during passed away. I’m very sorry for your loss. these visits will be part of the travels, so mask up and join the fun. Hope to see as Things are running pretty smooth at many as possible down the road. the National Headquarters, with Terri The last membership report I read has Taylor taking over the reins of office us over a thousand members behind last manager. The staff is doing a great job. It year’s pace. Everyone knows what a is one of the bright spots of my year as disaster last year’s membership numbers bia, France, Wyoming, and Rhode Island as your Chef. turned out to be. I do know one thing for those Grandes at or over their goal. Well Done! In closing I would like to thank my sure, you can’t get COVID buy using Officers, Directeurs, and Sous Directeurs, the phone or your email. Please put an As many of you know Peggy and I are of all our programs who are doing a tre- hour aside and contact your friends and wintering down in Alabama by Gulf shores. mendous job under some very adverse maybe one that is not so much your Although it’s rather cool for this time year conditions to carry on the traditions of friend and ask for their dues. It’s a sim- (only in the mid 50’s) it’s still half a ther- our organizations. I know these condi- ple process and La Société survival de- mometer warmer than back in Indiana. A tions exist at the Grande and Locale lev- pends on your actions. I’d like to think large portion of this country is currently els also, but everyone can only be as since I’m spending my winter in Ala- experiencing an artic blast of ice, snow, and good as the whole. Let’s pull and work bama, that this is the reason they have frigid temperatures. While you’re using together for the betterment of all, so this joined the ranks of those Grandes mak- those phones to gather our membership organization can prosper, ing their goal on membership. They join dues please check in on the elderly, handi- Latin America, The District of Colum- capped, and fellow veterans. They’d proba- Stay safe, stay warm and God Bless! Inside this issue: Chef Mike McGary 1 Emblem Sales Monthly Item 2 Voiture News 3 2020 Worst Year Ever 4 40&8 News 5 Vice Presidential History 6 Volume 8, Issue 2 Volume 8, Issue 2 Terry Sims -Correspondant National Sous Chef de Chemin de Fer Frank Voiture, add events on Facebook, add Ron Pfalzgraf, President National Campo will be holding a seminar on photos to both social media platforms Historiens Association has informed Wednesday afternoon at Promenade and avoiding any political or other me the Committee will be grading Nationale in Springfield. He will be controversial topics that go against 2020 and 2021 history books in discussing the creation and use of so- our rules. The Wednesday, September Springfield. Please bring your 2020 cial media platforms, primarily Face- 15 time will be addressed later. All history books for grading. Awards book and Instagram. He will discuss Voyageurs and Dames are invited to will be awarded for both years. how to create an account for your attend this resourceful event. Emblem Sales Highlight of the Month This months highlight features an http://store.fortyandeight.org/ item that can be used to organize or contact Terry Taylor, and advertise all of your 40&8 E-mail: activities. One recommended use [email protected] is as a membership tool to give to a prospective Voyageur. Just fill Ph. (317) 634-1804 this attractive pocket folder with Fax. (317) 632-9365 your most important membership information. The price for this Voiture Nationale item is $10.00 for 10 folders. This Emblem Sales item is only sold in multiples of 250 E 38th Street 10 and can be ordered at our em- Indianapolis, IN 46205 blem sales store online at - THE WALK We will be doing pre-orders this year for Promenade Nationale cost is $25.00 includes shipping. We will ship orders out in plenty of time before Promenade so be sure to Pre-Order yours today! Orders will be taken until August 13th. To the right is a picture of what The Walk shirt will look like but it will be on a red shirt. Send orders to: Voiture Nationale 250 E 38TH Street Indianapolis, IN 46205 Page 2 Volume 8, Issue 2 Voiture 220 Nurses Training Gina Fiorentino, a nursing student at Triton College, in River Grove, Illinois, was the recipient of a Forty and Eight nursing scholarship, presented to her by Peter Hirt (right), Grand Chef de Train Voiture 220, Cook County, and Greg Jacobs (left), a member of Voiture 220. 40 & 8 Memorial Day in Arlington Voiture 145 National Cemetery The Forty and Eight Memori- al Day Ceremony is an annu- al event hosted by the 40 & 8 Memorial Day Committee. Planning for the weekend starts in October for the next year’s Memorial Day Cere- mony in Arlington National Cemetery. Saturday kicks off with comradery & fellowship in the hospitality room, and then Sunday morning we have a Memorial Service for all in attendance. Sunday afternoon the Chef de Chemin de Fer, Madam La Presidente, the Sous Chefs & Sous La Presidentes, along with the Nationale Drapeaus and anyone who wants to Pictured are the Indy Honor Flight reps being met by V-145 tag along, head to Arlington National Cemetery to lay flowers Chef de Gare and Correspondant. L to R: Chef de Gare Jay on the resting places of Joseph Breen, General John Pershing, A. Collars, Indy Honor Flight representatives Mr. Jerry Vest and Sgt Younger. We do have a bigger bus for Sunday, so all and Mr. Scott Soladine, Correspondant Mike Delaney. those who want to go “should” be able to go to Arlington with Since many Viet Nam veterans are unaware of their eligibil- the Chef de Chemin de Fer & La Presidente. Please mark on ity to apply for these honor flight missions V-145 invited the the Registration Form if you plan on going on Sunday, so we Indy Honor Flight to address our Voyageurs at the January can have the appropriate bus on hand. Promenade. The purpose of the presentation was to explain and clarify the mission of the honor flights; especially per- To Register for the 40&8 Memorial Day in taining to the Viet Nam combat veterans and Viet Nam era veterans eligibility. As a result of the explanation by the Indy Arlington National Cemetery go to: Honor Flight representatives, many of our Viet Nam veterans applied for the honor flights. https://www.fortyandeight.org/events/ Page 3 Volume 8, Issue 2 2020 Worst Year Ever by Mike Wood We all agree that 2020 was a demand- Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. In 1962 vention and there were huge groups of ing and challenging year in our history America came very close to war with rioters protesting the Vietnam War, they due to COVID-19, political inequities, Russia with the Cuban Blockade and in clashed with Chicago Police and Illinois street violence and economic crisis in 1963 our President was assassinated by a National Guardsmen with many injuries cities, but was it the worst year ever. I sniper in broad daylight in Dallas, TX. In that were focused on by National T.V. believe that question is a generational 1965 there were riots in Watts CA that During this entire year we also had to deal question that applies to the current times. killed and injured many and destroyed with the Hong Kong Flu that killed Allow me to offer a comparison of some property and businesses. The 1960s were 100,000 Americans and the almost daily other “worst years ever.” a very volatile decade with the Vietnam casualty reports from Vietnam on the 2021 starts off with an attack on the War protests, political leaders being news. To top it all off I received my draft National Capital and attempted seizure of killed, civil rights struggles becoming notice in September. So, was 1968 the the capital building causing much damage volatile and cultural revolution being fos- “worst year ever.” and several deaths. We just inaugurated a tered by misguided youth. In this decade The point of this comparison is that President in 2021 and needed armed mili- 1968 was a particularly bad year that may Americans have always recovered from tary and fences to assure the safety of an qualify as the “worst year ever.” the “worst year ever” no matter what year event that has always been a celebration In January of 1968 the North Vietnam- it has been, we are the most resilient peo- in the past.
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