United We Stand Combat Veteran Fall 2017 Volume 61 Issue 1 State Commander Johnny Capps

National convention, the as an organization without all functions, I must wear BIG 10 Conference, lndiana members. Every year we a Minnesota Vikings shirt. day at the National home lose around 600 members. Please help me to reverse for Children and the lndiana We need to stop this trend. the membership so the Veterans Home. I would lndiana hasn't been 100% Commander from Minne- like to thank all the posts, since 1999-2000 in mem- sota must wear an lndiana districts, comrades and aux- bership. The Commander- shirt. The challenge is for iliary members for the great in-Chief has paired up all fun but membership is vital. day we had at the National the Departments in a mem- Community Service reports Home. We donated $23,000 bership challenge. lndiana from the post and districts are and $9,000 to the Veterans is paired up with Minnesota. looking good. l'm pleased to Greetings Comrades, Home. Again, outstanding The challenge is the Depart- see the department is out in We are four months into job lndiana. Continue to do ment leading the other must their communities doing the the VFW year, it's been a what we do for veterans and wear a sports jersey from work and reporting. Keep up very busy time. We have their families. the other state. lndiana is the good work helping veter- represented the Depart- Membership is critical to currently at 81%. Minnesota ans and their families. That's ment of lndiana at the VFW the VFW. We can’t survive is at 88% which means at what we are.

Greetings Comrades, to support the campaign. I don't want to sound ERIC BILLMAN I hope this finds you well. Take some time to know negative with this, but I Unfortunately, for so many the five signs that someone believe that it's important Sr. Vice Commander of our brothers and sisters, might need help. Take a few to talk about and keep the things are not going well. minutes out of your week to awareness a high priority. Sometimes we know people check on your Comrades, Don't forget to also support are struggling. Sometimes your friends, your brothers the Help a Hero campaign we don't until it's too late. and sisters. Your phone call, by visiting your local Sport While the number is down email, or text might make a Clips and get an outstand- slightly, it is still too high as difference and let someone ing haircut. Last year, Sport we are losing 20 veterans know you're thinking about Clips donated $1 million everyday, 140 a week, 600 them. Some resources to to the VFW for education every month. That's 7,300 keep in mind and share as scholarships for service brothers, sisters, veterans, needed. members and veterans. comrades, friends & family Please do not hesitate to we Iose every year due to VFW National Home Help contact me if you have any suicide. Line 1-800-313-4200 questions or l can assist you For the 2nd year,the VFW www.changedirection.org in any way. Hopefully you hosted "A Day to Change enjoyed your Fall Confer- Crisis Text Line Direction" campaign to ence and took something Text SIGNS to741741 Thank you focus on the 5 signs of emo- away from the weekend that for 27/7, anonymous tional suffering. lf you were you found useful and some- free crisis counseling. for all you do not part of the conference thing you can share with picture, hopefully you Veterans Crisis Line your post and district. l wish for the VFW and participated, or will be par- www.veteranscrisisline.net you all a safe and happy for our Veterans ticipating in the near future 1-800-273-8255 . Page 2 Fall 2017 Words From The State Officers MICHAEL L. SIMS TROY “DOC” KING State Jr. Vice Commander State Adjutant /Quartermaster apolis, Minnesota with the Greetings Comrades: State Commander, Sr. Vice We are well into the Commander, Surgeon, and year and we have held our many more from the great School of lnstruction and State of lndiana! I hope all who attended We are now in the fourth returned home and shared month of the new year, your knowledge with your Comrades we need to start Posts and Districts. Let's all working on membership, hot work hard on membership and heavy so we don't have and VFW programs and to work our butts off at the make this a banner year for end of the year. the Department of lndiana We also need to make and Commander Capps. sure all the inspections are Post Commanders, Dear Comrades: ready to go when they come please insure that Quar- It's been a very fast year around to do them. terly Audits are conducted requires all Posts to have a for me. I have attended two This article will be pub- by your trustees and the Relief Fund. or three district meetings, lished after the Fall Con- Trustees' Report of Audit Did you know that every and am looking forward to ference, so I am wishing is forwarded to Depart- VFW member can create attending more. ln the last everyone a happy Veterans ment Headquarters. At the their own account to the On- two months, I have attended Day a Happy Thanksgiving, National Convention in line Membership System? the National Jr. Vice meet- and a safe Season. New Orleans, a National Just go to VFW.ORG and ing in Kansas City, Missouri. God Bless our comrades By-law change was passed click on login and follow It was very informative, and here and overseas, and for the Posts to no longer the prompts to create an just finished attending the most of all, God Bless the need a Dues Reserve Fund. account. By creating an Big Ten Meeting in Minne- of America. However, Section 219 still account on VFW's national website, you will gain ac- cess to news releases, pro- DAVE CAPSHAW gram information and other State Surgeon important benefit informa- tion available to members at the current rate, the Na- help others. Put them and of the Veterans of Foreign tional membership will drop the information available at Wars. below one million members VFW.ORG to use. l would like to thank all of in three years. This is the Thank you for all that you the Posts who donated to year that we WILL change do. the Hurricane Relief Fund direction. lt has been a con- for Texas, Louisiana, and tinual 25 year decline. Florida. The State raised This past year, the VFW over $35,000 in two weeks. has represented 500,000 Honoring That is truly amazing. veterans filing VA claims. $25,000 went to the South- The results of our efforts All Who ernmost VFW Post #3911 resulted in 7 billion dollars Served and in Key West, Florida. Their coming back into our com- Post home was totally Greetings Comrades, munities. When talking to Are Serving destroyed in which they had The VFW lN line officers our members and prospec- a $50,000 deductible to pay spent the last weekend in tive members, tell them before the insurance would Bloomington Minnesota this is just one of the many help. The Department of attending the Big 10 Confer- benefits to being a part of Florida was truly amazed ence. lt was quite the expe- our organization. and grateful that the Great rience, very informative Remember, NO ONE State of lndiana came to the It is imperative that we DOES MORE FOR VETER- rescue and they were reas- are “one" VFW. lt is not us ANS. sured that NO ONE DOES and them. Commander-in- The 200 employees of MORE FOR VETERANS Chief Keith Harman stated the VFW are here to help us than the VFW. May God bless America. May God Bless Our Troops and May God Bless the VFW and May God continue to bless each and everyone of you.

Fall 2017 Page 3 Words From The State Officers KEISTON R. HOLLOWAY RICHARD LINEBERRY State Chaplain Membership Chairman and a program Here we are, the start of before the 7th District meet- a new membership year. ing at Post 9627 Odon. I We need to start working on attended Indiana Day at your post renewals and rein- the VFW National Home statements. All posts should for Children as well as the be using the new member- Indiana Veterans Home. I ship applications now. plan to be at the Fall Con- Congrats to the 6th Dist- ference and hope to see all ict. You are in first place at of you there. To date, I have 86.64% with the 4th close sent out 2873 condolences. behind at 84.7% I also have sent sympathy I encourage all Districts cards, get well wishes and to have a VFW Membership thinking of you cards. I want table at any and all commu- VFW, if not, invite them to to say the holidays are nity events. A well-stocked your post. Greetings Comrades and coming and I want to again table with knowledgeable The name of the Veterans Auxiliary of the Posts and encourage you to visit the VFW members will allow us of Foreign Wars is at the Districts: nursing homes, hospitals to sign up new members. forefront of Congress and At the posting of this ar- and the home bound. I have Do not hesitate to reach out all veteran service organi- ticle I hope all is well. I have also made hospital visits to me for any assistance at zations. We need to keep been busy as I attended the and will be doing more. all. this progress and the only POW/MIA ceremony at the Thank you to all the Posts When you see a veteran way to keep our name in Indiana War Memorial, also and Districts for all you do wearing a vet campaign hat, front of Congress and fight a ceremony at Post 1587 and keeping me informed. greet them, engage them in for Veteran’s benefits is with a conversation. Ask them if mernbership. The 1.1 million they go to the VA. Build that members is a great incentive, JERRY BLAKE personal bond with them. but 2 million would be better, Chairman Big Ten Conference Ask if they belong to the 2.5 would be fantastic! Hello everyone, We have done a lot of work in membership since July, but we still have a long way to go. If we all get together and work hard between now and January lst, we have a good chance of getting 100% member- ship for Johnny this year. Your State team this year Happy of Johnny, Eric, Mike, and Dave are trying hard to get our great State turned around and headed in the pleting the VFW programs, Veterans right direction, but they can't selling your poppies, and do it alone. working your membership After going through the program to make our great State chairs the past four State a great place to live as Day years, I can tell you that no a veteran. Again, I want to one person can do all that thank all of you for your help has to be done by them- during my year as State selves. All of the posts and Commander, and hope you districts have to help the will do the same for Johnny State Commander by com- and his team. Page 4 Fall 2017 Words From The District Commanders RICHARD LINEBERRY GARY KING 4th District Commander 2rd District Commander Greetings comrades from the second district. At the time of this article The last couple of months we are currently 3rd in have been busy for us, membership, so I want to with all posts working on thank all members for all their membership, Patriot their hard work. Pen and Voice of Democ- Remember the dates for racy. I can tell this will be a V.O.D. and Patriots Pen are great year for us. I had the on us. Please make sure to opportunity to go on our get your entries in. last Honor Flight on Sept. This year has started off 25th. We had a POW & PH to a different start, losing recipient that was on the 7760 commander John Chil- USS Pueblo when it was Sept. 29. What a fantastic dress, then having 2 post up the good work and our captured Jan. 23, 1968. facility. Col. Hershman, commanders resigned. next District meeting will be Don Bailey was only Director of VA Northern IN Remember to attend all at Post 1279 Rensselaer on supposed to be on the Health Care System, had post meetings because that Nov 19th at 2:00 Indy time. Pueblo for 30 days to train this young man, POW, PH is where the decisions for Thank you and God his replacement. What an and Bronze Star recipient the posts are made. Keep bless. honor it was to be on the cut the ribbon. same flight. Bob Early was captured The new CBOC in outside of Nancy France MICHAEL OGDEN Mishawaka had their ribbon near the Mosul River. Bob 5th District Commander cutting ceremony on Friday, had never been on a Honor event and serve some deli- Flight. I signed him up and cious food. On September he will be going on our April 23rd, Huntington Post 2689 Flight. had a VA Benefits seminar We also had an Honor at their post to help out Flight on Oct. 25. Come out other veterans who may be to the Ft. Wayne Terminal having trouble filing claims. and welcome these vets Members from the VA state home. service office drove up and State VFW Fall Confer- helped out with this seminar. ence was Oct. 27-29 at the I have expressed to all my Marriott East, Indianapolis posts to keep working on and our District membership. Now that all party is Dec. 2, 13:00 hrs. at the life members are show- the New Haven Post. ing we are at 75.15% at the time of me writing this. We Well we have another are well on our way to hav- year started and it has had ing another its good and bad to start great year in membership. with. I want to give praise I would love to see all our to the post that has started post hit 100% membership out by doing things to help it would be a proud moment out in their area with either for all to have that. Not only their fellow veterans or the on the district level, but as community. a state we all need to work On August 19th, Elwood hard on membership to Post 5782 helped by serving get the state at 100%. I do steak dinners for the com- believe we can achieve this munity at the annual Elwood goal this year. We came Glass Festival. These guys do a great job cooking at the (continued on 5) Fall 2017 Page 5 Words From The District Commanders

Michael Ogden RICHARD LEIRER 5th District Commander 6th District Commander (continued from p. 4) Greeting veterans and the District, all you need to I challenge every Post close last year and with a friends, what an honor it is do is ask! The only Post in Commander to get the word little more work we can get to be the 6th District Com- the District at 100% is Attica out to all their members Johnny at 100% for the mander, home of the State and the District is only at and make arrangements year. Commander Johnny Capps. 85.64%. So let's get busy; I if necessary to get them On some of the bad to Due to some complications, am ready to help! to the Capital on January report; we had to close I got off to a rocky start but I have several jobs within 9th. More information will Alexandria Post 1552 in now I am ready to rock-n- the VFW; one being the be available as soon as the August. I want to express to roll and looking forward to a Legislative Chairman for the plans are finalized, but the all members how important productive year. Department. As the Leg- date is set. Now is the time it is to make sure you have I have had a great time islative Chairman, I have to start making plans to at- all your officers in place for visiting the Post in the 5th helped organize several- tend. lf we want the lndiana the new year and not to District and meeting with Town Hall meetings where Legislators to pass laws falsify your election report. the Commanders and veterans have an opportu- helping veterans, then we Also keep on top of paying other Post members, what nity to ask hard questions the "veterans" must show all your bills especially your a diverse group of Vet- of our state legislators. The them who we are and how taxes. Those were the main erans. What a difference legislators always have an many there are of us, FILL reasons that Alexandria in each Post; some have answer but not always the THE CAPITALwith a LOUD was shut down. lf everyone large meetings and some one we want to hear. One VOICE! works hard at their post and just enough for a quorum legislator stated at a meet- Veterans Day is just runs it the way it is suppose but they all are still getting ing on the south side of lndy around the corner. If you to, then these kinds of prob- things done. Probably the that we need to have a loud want to attend a very rever- lems won't happen to you. smallest meeting I attended voice. She said when the ent Veterans Day ceremony, We also need to reach was at a Post planning, a general assembly works on the City of Carmel, VFW out to the younger genera- "FREE DINNER" to attract an important labor bill the Post 10003 and American tion of veterans to get them interested veterans to join "unions" "fill the capital"- Legion Post 155 have one to join the VFW. These vet- the VFW, what a great idea. "loud voice". If they work on at the Tarkington Theater, 3 erans are the future of the So, no matter how small or a teacher bill, the teachers Center Green, Carmel. The organization and we need how large, we all can make "fill the capital" - "loud event starts at noon on them to help keep the VFW a difference. voice". Well damn-it the November 9th, during the going to be there to help out I made a commitment veterans need to 'fill the ceremony Vietnam veterans future veterans, who may to Johnny that 6th District capital" and have the loud- are awarded a special pin need help. would be at 100% this year, est voice! There are over from the Vietnam Commem- Comrades we still have which means I need help 400,000 veterans in the orative Partner program. a lot of time left in this year from everyone in the Dis- State of lndiana and for sev- I think the 6th District is to make it a great year for trict; not just Post Com- eral years in a row, we have off to a great start, but it will Johnny. I urge everyone not manders, Quartermasters had a Military and Veteran take hard work on every- only in my District but also and Membership Chairper- Day at that lndiana State one's part to get the District every District to work hard sons, everyone. Everyone is House. This year, it is on to 100%, but I know we can on membership and all pro- responsible for membership January the 9th. Let's make do it together. grams to help make lndiana and every member counts. this the year Veterans "fill the best state for the VFW. But it also means that I am the capital" and everyone willing to help any Post in hears the veteran's voice! Page 6 Fall 2017 Words From The District Commanders KEITH ROHLOFF TODD THALHEIMER 7th District Commander 9th District Commander

Greeting Brothers and We are coming into a new Sisters! year, and I want to thank Can someone find the all new commanders for brake and slow time down stepping into their new posi- so that I may catch up! The tions. I want to also thank year is a 1/3 over already. Commander Capps for his I would like to thank every- leadership throughout this one for your support as the coming year. District is I00% reported in Our organization is very Community Service. Con- special. Our country was tinue to submit your reports hit by a disaster in Texas on a monthly basis. and the VFW stepped to the Since the beginning of the plate by providing comfort to year, I have attended the our comrades. It truly shows District Meeting in Crane, the compassion that each National Convention in activities in the Community and everyone shows for our every month. New Orleans, the School of Service Report. great organization. The Voice of Democracy, lnstruction, and the District As mentioned before, the I was able to go to Eaton Patriots Pen and Teacher of Campout, NSWC Crane District Meeting will be held Rapids and was thoroughly the Year forms are at your POW/MlA Ceremony, Crane on the 19th of November at impressed with the families respected post. District is Golf Scramble, District Spencer. This is changed that I saw. I met with one also participating at this meeting in Odon, lndiana from the original list of meet- young lady that stays at time. I would like to thank Day at the National Home ing dates due to a schedul- the Indiana house and she all posts for doing the extra for Children, lndiana Day at ing conflict. The Spencer was so happy for what she effort and making sure the the lndiana Veterans Home. Post is planning events on has and her other siblings young Americans and edu- Both the National Home the Saturday before the living at the house. I loved cators get recognition for for Children and the lndi- meeting and more informa- the comradery that every their hard work and devo- ana Veterans Home were tion will be sent out later. district has within the state. tion to the youth in our great great trips. lf you have gone Lastly, I need to talk about The VFW was able to raise country. before or have never gone, membership; for as of the $23,000 dollars for our Our organization is these are great places to go 12th of October the District National Home for Chil- great and the key to it is to see your money at work. stands at 76.92% and is 8th dren. The VFW was able to our members. Continue to I also attended the State of 11 Districts in the Depart- donate over $9,000 dollars retain our members and Campout in Rushville on 4-7 ment. We need 902 mem- to our Veterans Home in strive to get new members October 2017. I have also bers to get to 100%. That Lafayette. into our posts. The young visited 13 of the 20 Post may sound like a lot, but Continue to do the com- members are the key to our and will visit the remaining we have 11 of 20 Post that munity activities and report future. 7 soon. need 30 members or less to what our great organization In closing, I want to thank Also, the deadline for be 100%. So please con- does. It is hard to remember the auxiliary for supporting Teacher of the Year, Voice tact your members and ask what each and everyone us and everyone in the 9th of Democracy and Patriot's them to pay their dues. does within their community. district for everything you Pen was 31 October 2017. Thank you and I hope to That is why we should take do. This We’ll Defend..... Your judging needs to see you somewhere soon. note of everything we do be completed and pack- ages turned in at the District meeting in Spencer on the May You All Have 19th of November. Veteran's Day is com- ing up in November and A Happy Thanksgiving please remember that this is a great time to do Buddy and Poppy and membership drives. Also make sure that your Post records all your Merry Christmas Fall 2017 Page 7 Words From The District Commanders JIM HANKINS RUSSELL (GABBY) PRYOR 10th District Commander 11th District Commander all American District Com- Greetings Comrades! Remember the VOD, mander and the Round I wanted to say Howdy Patriots Pen and Teacher Robin Commander award. and let everyone know of the Year are due soon. No one has received the things are going good in the Please remember to thank Round Robin award since 11th District. Thank You for everyone who has helped. 2003. This was a great all you do and for our district Another event I wanted honor for all of us. I believe receiving the Commodore's to remind everyone is the that Membership drives this Cup for the first part of the Veteran's Day Parade. lt will organization, Without Mem- year. lt has given new life be held on November 11, bership, we will not continue for the membership drive 2017 in downtown lndy. All to exist. We need all mem- as I have seen in my post are invited to come. bers to accept the responsi- and other posts within the Also, please remember as bility of working on all of our district. We have com- Thanksgiving Day approach- programs. That means that pleted eight out of nine post es, do not forget about the Comrades, all members must be willing inspections so far, and I am colleges and Thank you for electing me to step up and accept this looking forward to complet- universities around you, and as 10th District Commander responsibility. We want ev- ing the lnspections next reach out to their veteran's for 2017-2018 year. lt is an eryone to know that you are month. Thank you for your organizations about hav- honor for me to hold this not just a membership num- assistance with the inspec- ing some of their veteran position for another year. ber to us. You are a veteran tions. students over to your post 2017, we accomplish sev- who has served our country I want to wish a big or home. This is a wonderful eral honors as every Post honorably and earned your Happy 242nd Birthday to opportunity to reach out and in the 10th District reached membership with the VFW. the U.S. Navy on Octo- meet them and their families; 100% in membership. We With our programs, it shows ber 18th, and another big letting them know we are had several Post Com- the community that we are a Happy Birthday to the U.S. here to assist because re- manders and Quartermas- service organization and we Marine Corp on turning 241 member "No one does more ters that received all state are active in the life of our on November 10th. for Veterans than the VFW". team awards. With the help community around us. from everyone, I received In closing, I would like to all state team District 10 say we all need to work to- Commander. With everyone gether on membership and working together, I received all VFW programs.

VFW 1157 VFW 1114 David L. Moorwood Walter G. Sitzman Roy Palmer, Jr. Bobby Hill Earl H. Sloat, Jr. Edward A. Reuter Larry L. Toney Malcolm O. Stallings, Jr. Calvin Ashley Ronnie Detty Raymond M. Stratton, Earl Boberg TAPS Roy Massey Ronald B. Tabor, Floyd H. Nelson Brammer Terry Groves “Dutch” Titzer Jack Butcher Albert Murphy Alton R. White William Clark Michael Cook Paul A. Barnett Paul; Holcomb Carl Bottoms Gary S. “Steve” Cain James Kinsler Albert H. Desanti James Martin Daniel G. Frick Cletus Muenmsterman Shirley “Bill” Goldsberry Bernard “Sparkey” Perrette Donald R. “Sarge” Kaiser Kenneth Veeck Frank T. Nelson Raymond Walker John E. Osburne William “Bill” Wilson Page 8 Fall 2017 DISTRICT 11 POST 1587

At the July 2017 District 11 Meeting at Frank T Strayer VFW Post 1587. VFW Post 1587 All American Commander Sheila Corcoran pre- sented a check for $10,000 to AFSP Suicide prevention and education program from the funds Post 1587 raised on their Suicide Pre- vention 22 walk!

(Top) Congratulation to Frank T Strayer VFW Post 1587 Auxiliary’s First Place Category III Buddy Poppy Display at the 118th National VFW Convention held in New Orleans, LA. The Liberty Bell display was designed and built by Past Auxiliary President Carolyn Patch and Der- rick Bohling. Fall 2017 Page 9 Jill Wilson Department President

Greetings!

The first quarter of the 2017-2018 year is in the rearview mirror! What a ride! The teamwork between the Veterans and Auxiliary has been delightful to see. The dedication the two organizations have to our causes is an inspiration.

Since July, the auxiliary has raised a little over $10,000 towards the President's Special Project. This year's Project is Honor Flight. The money raised by the Auxiliary will go to all four hubs within our great State! Last year's special project raised over $30,000, let's see if we can beat that! The goal is to raise enough money to send many of our heroes to Washington, D.C. to see their memorials, to enjoy the comradery with other veterans, and to have that special time that they deserve.

The Auxiliaries have been fantastic with their obligations. The Hospital program is almost 100% paid. Department "Big Vice", Cheryl "Pete" Dillard, who is also our Hospital Chairman and I have been visiting the Hospital and Clin- ics. We've met the many dedicated members who support the facilities and spent time with the Veterans who use the services they are entitled to have.

And, finally, I'm proud of the work the Treasurers are doing with Malta. This new program has had quite a few bugs to work out, but they've hung in there and are doing fantas- tic with it. They've asked the right questions and helped each other out. It's been awesome to see everyone pulling together to get through this new system.

Remember to Honor our Veterans, Honor our Freedom! Page 10 Fall 2017

JOE MISURACA I am asking for your support and vote as I run for SURGEON in the State of Indiana for the year 2018-2019

Since State Convention, we have only added 3 new members. Things to Remember: As a Legacy Life Member, you receive discounts at the VFW store as follows: Bronze 5% - Silver 10% - Gold 15% You will also get a Hat Pin, Lapel Pen and a Certificate for your legacy Life Membership. You can find more information on this program at www.VFWIN.org Let’s do whatever we can to get the number of members in Legacy Life up in the Sate of Indiana. Thanks you for all that you do for our veterans. Fall 2017 Page 11

DICK LINEBERRY I would like to announce my intentions to seek the high office of Department of Indiana Surgeon for the year 2018-2019

I earned my VFW eligibility with 4 deployments with the U.S. Air Force Reserves/Air National Guard. My first was to Saudi Arabia Dec 95 - Mar 96, Bosnia Aug 96 - Dec 96, Kuwait Jan 98 - May 98 and lraq Aug. 04 - Feb 05.

I retired from the New Haven Police Dept. May of 2006 and the Air Force Reserves, Grissom ARB Dec 06. I just recently retired from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as the eligibil- ity/enrollment/benefits coordinator.

I have been the 4th District Commander since 2014 and Post 2457 Commander since 2011 of which l'm a Life Member. I have come up through the Post and District chairs along with a Na- tional Appointment on the Resolutions Committee. I was selected as National Aide DeCamp in 2013 and recipient of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Award for Outstanding Leadership 2014-2015.

l'm currently the State Membership Chairman.

l'm married to Jamie Lineberry, and have 4 children, Michelle who teaches school in Myrtle Beach SC, Bryan (AF vet) who teaches U.S. History in Decatur lN, Matt GySgt, USMC, cur- rently stationed at Pensacola NAS FL and my step daughter Mary who works in lndianapolis. Both Bryan and Matt are Iife members of VFW Post 2457. Bryan was selected as VFW state High School Teacher of the Year for 2017.

I have the full support of my wife Jamie, my 4 children along with the rest of my family and friends. I also have full support from Post 2457 and the 4th District in seeking this high office.

Please do not hesitate to contact me for any questions regarding my candidacy. Cell (260) 446-2627, email: [email protected] Page 12 Fall 2017 Candidate for Department of Indiana SURGEON

I would like to introduce myself

My name is Rebecca Murphy

I am running for the high office of State Surgeon for the year of 2018-2019. I am a Lifetime Member of Post L282 in New Castle, lndiana. I earned my eligibil- ity serving in the United States Marine Corps during Desert Shield / Desert Storm. I am currently retired from the US Marine Corps. I have been thru the chairs at the District level. I have been the District Commander for the year of 2013-2014. I have been the State Youth Chairman for the years of 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. I am a 2 time All-State Commander 2015-2016 and 2016-2017. l am currently your Department of lndiana Community Service Chairman.

I am seeking this position to help achieve great things for this organiza- tion. The most important is making sure and helping with membership growth on a daily basis. I am a part of this organization going forward by obtaining the mem- bership of eligible veterans no matter their age, race, religion, sexual orientation. I want to lead this organization into the great changes that are happening everyday. We are an organization of veterans for veterans.

I want to Thank You for your service, everything you do for this organization, and the consideration you give me to become your next Department of Indiana Surgeon for the year 2018-2019 Fall 2017 Page 13 Indiana State Commander Johnny Capps welcomed Alaska State Commander Daniel Garcia for a visit to several Indianapolis VFW Posts on his 8/24/2017 visit. He toured VFW Post 1587, 2839 and 908. Page 14 Fall 2017 VFW National Convention in New Orleans July 14 - 15, 2017 Fall 2017 Page 15

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10th District Commander Jim Hankins with Past National Commander Duffy receiving All American District Commander. Page 16 Fall 2017 Indiana State Convention Indianapolis, Indiana June 2017 Fall 2017 Page 17

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