Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States General MacArthur Memorial Post 392 2408 Bowland Parkway Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454-5207 (757) 486-5875 www.vfw392.org 2011 Membership Goal 1800 Current 2011 Membership 1583 Members, 92.9% February 2011 - VOLUME 22, NUMBER 8 2010—2011 Officers Post Commander……………………..Dave Curtis Judge Advocate…...……………....……Lyle Soule Sr. Vice Commander……….………Pete Gebelein Ladies Auxiliary President………....Denice Moran Jr. Vice Commander….……………….Bill Sowers Ladies Aux. Sr. Vice President…...Suzie Forehand Quartermaster………………………..John Phillips Ladies Aux. Jr. Vice President…….....Judy Lupole Chaplain……………………..………..Bob Duvall Ladies Aux. Chaplain...………...Maureen DeGrush House Committee Chairman……...Ralph Stephens Ladies Aux. Treasurer……………..Mary Richards Service Officer…………….....Gunnar Gudjonsson Seam Squirrel………………….….…….Joe Brady Surgeon……………...…………….……Ernie Cox M.O.C.A. President…………….……...Gail Payne COMMANDERS 2/12 Lincoln’s Birthday B u r t o n H . J o n e s , a n d Christopher A. Wszolek and 108 CORNER 2/14 Valentines Day 2/20—Daytona 500 fine comrades. I also extend 2/21—Washington’s Birthday Birthday Wishes to Marian D. Comrades and Sisters 2/23 - House Committee Mtg Bryant, Brenda Demoulin, Joanie Congratulations to our new life Hanna, Mary A. Harnden, Kristin member Jenny McCorkle. She New Members: I extend a warm Isfeld and 21 other fine sisters. is our first winner in the welcome to the new members quarterly drawing for a free life who were voted into our Post at Post Meetings: Post meetings are membership. Would you like to the December regular meeting. held the first Tuesday of each be the next winner? Entry is month. Our next meeting is at easy, just attend our monthly New/Transfer Life Members: 1900 (7 PM) on 1 February, I am business meeting and sign the Corey D. Schaad looking forward to seeing all of attendance sheet. For each you at the meeting. meeting you attend you get New/Transfer Annual another free chance. If already a Members: Membership Eligibility life member the prize is $100. Larry E. Mulholland The next drawing is on April William L. Reich Question: Can a Post require 4th. Think of all the pull tickets a DD214 before accepting an you can buy with that. We are Thank you for your service and individual’s application? still behind in meeting our welcome aboard. Answer: No. Section 103, membership goals. Paragraph 3, of the National By- Birthdays: Laws, provides that "the Post Dates to remember: Reviewing Committee shall not I wish a very ―Happy Birthday‖ to recommend acceptance of an 2/1—Post Meeting James F. Benson, Donald E. application unless eligibility has 2/6—Super Bowl Brown, Kimberly A. Frost, been fully determined. The Post 2/8—MOC Scratch is accountable for the eligibility Page 1 Continued Page 2 of every member accepted into Wayne E. Duprey membership." There is nothing John E. Balius Jose Ibarra Jr. in the National By-Laws stating Wayne M. Determan Emil M. Mull that a DD214 is the only Charles E. Hopler document required to Michael B. McManus substantiate eligibility. Copies SR. Vice Commander of orders, payroll vouchers, etc., TWENTY (20) YEARS OF Peter Gebelein are other sources of eligibility. CONTINUOUS pete [[email protected]] Therefore, all applicants are required to provide proof of SERVICE eligibility prior to be voted into JUNIOR VICE the VFW. William L. Barkley COMMANDER Robert D. McRae Yours in comradeship; Donald E. Melia WOW!!! What a great football Dave Curtis William Sowers season!!! Doug, Frank and all Post Commander made it even better by [email protected] FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OF inventing and executing the CONTINUOUS BFD ―snack attack‖ menu SERVICE during the gridiron battles. SENIOR VICE We still have the play off and COMMANDER John M. Baldwin III SUPER BOWL to go!! This Aubrey D. Dugger year’s SUPER PARTY will be Wayne A. Jensen a great time for all of us football The following comrades have Leon A. Mackey fans. I hope to see all of you earned the Continuous Richard S. Otto there!! Membership Award indicated Cory B. Phillips below. Please attend the next Robert Walker Coming up soon is POPPY day General Membership Meeting and I’ll be looking for VETS to receive your lapel pin. If you TEN (10) YEARS and Ladies to ―shake their cans‖ are unable to attend the OF CONTINUOUS for poppies. meeting, contact any Post I hope all of you had a great officer and your pin will be SERVICE holiday season and I look presented. If your name has not forward to seeing you around been listed and you believe that Robert J. Agnor the post. REMEMBER, an award is due, please contact William H. Carlton VOLUNTEERS are what makes the Quartermaster. Thomas R. Dussman Jr. us SPECIAL!!! Contribute your O. Keith Evans Shawn K. Hurdle share!!! THIRTY (30) YEARS OF CONTINUOUS Thomas A. Jackson Michael L. Piotter Junior Vice Commander SERVICE Bill Sowers FIVE (5) YEARS 641-0471 Robert L. Conrad OF CONTINUOUS [email protected] SERVICE TWENTY FIVE (25) YEARS OF QUARTERMASTER Jose L. Amaro CONTINUOUS Stephen DiMichele SERVICE William L. Dugan Page 2 Continued Page 3 NEWSLETTER Keller, or Post Chaplain Duvall in ladies who attended January’s AVAILABLE ONLINE the main office. meeting, you got to see your AND BY EMAIL president do ―the membership SICK CALL: dance of celebration‖. Thanks to The newsletter is now all who made the extra effort to available via email, go to our We have Comrades and Sisters call members and all those who website at www.vfw392.org, who have fallen ill or been injured supported the effort to reach select NEWS and scroll down, and who are Hospitalized or at 100%. I can’t wait for enter the following, first name, home recovering. Convention to represent 392 last name, email address Auxiliary for this outstanding Member ID No. and sign up. Short Term Members Hosp/ achievement. Home: 60 days. Change of Address Dates to remember: Feb.1 Post Les Lawton. Home and Aux. meetings 7PM Please keep our members in your Feb. 26 – VA Hospital visit. Even though we are no longer thoughts and prayers for a speedy Please check the calendar for mailing out the newsletter, we recovery. other events. February is the need to maintain a current month of love. I hope all of you address on our members, here at TAP’S: will take some time to the post and at national None to report appreciate your loved ones in headquarters. So please keep in Remember to check the Post some special way. Remember to touch and fill out an address Bulletin Board within the Chaplains show that love to our Veterans change form and mail it to me at Corner for most recent updates. in whatever way you can. David the post. Grayson said ―Looking back, I Email: PLEASE NOTE: have this to regret, that too often [email protected] Comrades, when you or a family when I loved, I did not say so.‖ John H. Phillips member falls ill, please contact the Quartermaster Post and let us know. It is My thanks again to all my important that we extend our hand ladies who have worked so hard CHAPLAIN’S CORNER in any way possible to aid and and are always there to lend a comfort our fellow comrades in helping hand whenever needed. Comrades & Sisters their time of need. We each maintain a certain degree of self- Denice Moran reliance and independence but if we Ladies Auxiliary President Ladies Auxiliary: cannot fall back upon our VFW Email: brothers and sisters as family, then [email protected] VFW Veterans and Ladies who are we to call upon? Auxiliary assisting our We would like to extend our wishes veterans. to all VFW Post # 392, members and families – Have a very Marry LADIES AUXILIARY We are still in need of Christmas and Happy New Year. MEMBERSHIP volunteers to assist in the Bob Duvall transportation, for members to Maureen DeGrush Dear sisters: and from medical appointments VFW Chaplains The sisters listed below are and other medical needs. Also requested to attend the regularly volunteers for funeral Ladies Auxiliary President scheduled meeting of the ceremonies. Auxiliary to be held on If you would like to volunteer Great news!! Our Auxiliary is at December 7th, 2010. Auxiliary your free time by assisting, 100% membership! For you lucky President Denice Moran stands please contact Gunnar, Doug ready to decorate you with the Page 3 Continued Page 4 Continuous Membership awards credit, including mileage. A PLEASE attend the meetings and indicated. scratches, show your support. signup sheet will be put up at Thanks the Post. FIFTEEN (15) YEARS OF CONTINUOUS Joe Brady Seam Squirrel SERVICE MOCA President This will be fun and such a worthy cause. [email protected] Dixie L. Sandifer Upcoming MOC/MOCA Event KEEP THEM SMILING IN TEN (10) YEARS OF BEDS OF WHITE LOTCS STU, ―LET’S TALK TRASH‖ CONTINUOUS On 5 February, the cooties of Pup CARSON SERVICE Tent #9 are doing a joint Hospitalized veteran Program with Carolyn J. Olson Pup Tent #14 Dale City, VA and CANTEEN HOURS Christine J. Powers Pup Tent #5 Phoebus, Va. Our SAT - THURS 11AM - 10PM Mary Richards program is to do a special Casino Day for the FRIDAY 11AM - 11PM Treasurer patients at the McGuire VA Hospital in Richmond, VA. MOC / MOCA We now taking Until this scheduled event, the applications for a cook. If . only Cooties in Virginia to do What is the VFW Honor elaborate Casino Days for patients interested please see Degree? The answer is simple it has been our Pup Tent at VFW Post Betty.