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Chartered in the year 2000 May 2013

Walla Walla Balloon Stampede

May 10,11, & 12, 2013

Walla Walla County Fairgrounds

Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013

Everywhere

AMVETS Member

Jerry Cummins

prepares for lift-off

Inside

Page 2: Post Commander

Page 3: Downtown Flags

Page 4 & 5: Wainwright

Page 6: Carl Selnes

Page 7: Honour Project

Page 8: AMVET Activities

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AMVETS POST #1111 NEWSLETTER

Published monthly for members

and those who support American Veterans. Officers of the Post

Commander Larry Cunnington 525-1964 1st Vice Commander Steve Bird 385-5766 Finance Officer Arnil Hoffarth 522-2175 Provost Marshall Richard Bardsley 240-5263 Judge Advocate Jim Harting 382-4874 Chaplain Don Schack 525-5723 Newsletter Editor Jim Irwin 529-2411

Commander’s Corner Our goal to get this month’s Newsletter out before Mother’s Day and the Bal-loon Stampede. First off, I would like to thank Life member Roger McGee for submitting the photo of General Wainwright that appeared in last month’s AMVETS news. A great piece of history . As mentioned last month we will be voting on officers and installing them on the meeting of May 15th . We will also start the Honour Project on the week-end of the 18th. Please have your veteran friends, who wish to enjoy a flight around the valley, submit their names to me or Don Schack ASAP. Some of your Officers and one delegate from your post will be in Yakima that same weekend at the State Convention. If I'm thinking right it’s time to start planning of our Post Picnic. Last year we held it at Fort Walla Walla Park, section E, which worked out well for parking and restrooms. This year we look forward to not having the strong winds and rain that came up and called it to a quick halt last year, however it made pickup and clean up very fast. Hope to see you on the 15th. pot luck at 6 and post meeting at 7 p.m. Larry Cunnington, Post Commander Phone 525-1964 or 520-5372 cunnington@charter.net

Recently Peter Wainwright, a nephew of General Wainwright and the Wain-wright Family Historian, was invited to be the keynote speaker of the 71st An-niversary of the Fall of Bataan and Corregidor to be held on April 6, 2013 at the Filipino Community Center in Seattle. Peter glacially accepted the invitation and apparently his speech was well re-ceived by the association. His letter to the Association commander follows: Larry G. Cambroneron, BCSA&TF Commander Finally got around to opening my FedEx box of pictures, talk etc. and found a few added unexpected goodies: a lovely "thank you" plaque and two books by "Dolly". Thank you for the former, which I will hang with pride on the wall of my office alongside a somewhat similar one from my talk at the 100th. anniversary cele-bration of their organization by the Philippine Scouts. I'd love to be there to celebrate the 100th of your 'Survivors Association'. (116 isn't too much to ex-pect is it in this day and age?) What an honor and inspiration it was to visit with your three 90+ vets and their wives. Also please pass on my thanks to Ms. Castillo for her memories of the times there before, during and after WWII. The pre and post-war stories particu-larly will help me construct the framework within which the horrors of war tran-spired in the Philippines. I feel very touched by all the kindness you and your friends have shown me. Peter Wainwright Mr. Wainwright is a Life Member of Post #1111

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their Support and Patriotism-Please Support our Sponsors

2013 Contributors are shown in red.

AMVETS Member *

Commander in Chief 123 Printing Banner Bank Bosley, Vern & Ellen * Boy Scout Troop 305 Derby, Dean & Shari Harnett, Mel & Barbara * Senator Hewitt, Mike & Cory Land Title of WW County Lloyd's Inc. Martin’s Jewelers McDonald Zaring Insurance Mike Harvey Plumbing Service Minnick & Hayner Narum Concrete Construction Nelson Irrigation Corp. Pacific Power Tallman’s Inc. Walla Walla’s Harvest Foods Walla Walla Union Bulletin Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Chief of Staff American Legion Post 32 Baker Boyer Bank Cunnington, Larry & Tiny * Doyle Electric Inc Falkenberg’s Jewelers Key Technology Reese, Baffney, Frol & Grossman Valley Vision Clinic P.S. Walla Walla Electric Inc WW Aerie #26 Eagles

5 Star General Atchison, Terry * CH2M Hill OMI, Inc Coldwell Banker-1st Realtor Community Bank Goodwill Industries Killgrove, Albert & Tracy * Nagle, Jim & Marilyn Platt Electric Supply Stoneway Electric Supply Thompson & Kreitsberg Zalaznik, Debora L CPA,

4 Star General By Arrangement Buley, Linn Cascade Natural Gas Corp Coffey Communications, Inc Harting, Jim & Lorraine * Green & Jackson Medical Irwin, Jim & Shirley * Les Schwab Tire Center Mahan, Loyd & Virginia Oregon Trail Ranch LLC Paul Richardson Agency St. Mary Medical Center Software Planning Steppin Country Walla Walla Clinic WW Sunrise Rotary Club WA State Penitentiary Employee Association

3 Star Lt. General Associated Appraisers Baur, Joe City Center Motel Gary’s Paint Center H & H Sports & Loan Hoffarth, Arnil & Virginia * Lynch, Patrick & Louise Michael Warren Agency Shelton, Dale & Doris * Snyder-Crecelius Paper Inc Tompkins Appliance Service Total Office Concepts Veteran of Foreign Wars Post 992

2 Star Major General Adams, Larry * American Pacific Mortgage Inc Burkhart & Burkhart LLC Bird, Steve * Clarette’s Restaurant Inc Collection Bureau Cutting Edge Plumbing & Mech. Darrah’s Decorator Center Exchange Club of Walla Walla First Church of Christ, Scientist Home Loan Center Italian Heritage Association McCaw, Jack & Laurette Richmond, Pat The Clock Shop & Antique Co. T-N-T Suds WA State Penitentiary Employee Association

1 Star Brigadier General AmericanWest Bank Bayne, Doug & Karen * Bicycle Barn Bowen, Francis-Claude Charter Communications Clancy's Transfer & Storage Crown Paper & Janitorial spy Cummins Athletic Supply, Inc Downtown Walla Walla Fdn Edwards, George M. "Jock Eagle Springs Specialized Care Express Personnel Services Exchange Club of Walla Walla Fenton Stahl Gallery First Resources Medical Staff Forgeron Cellars Garrison Creek Lodge Golden West Estates Holiday Inn Express Inland-Saxum Printing Integrity Design & Copy Jaquins, Barry & Judy * Jim Johnson & Co. Kenney Farms Koncrete Industries Inc Laht Neppur Ale House LeMaster & Daniels PLLC Linscott Wylie & Blize Misbehaven Spa & Salon Mountain Oil Company Neher, Dick & Marilyn Roe, Tom & Evelyn *

1 Star Brigadier General Pontarolo's Office Products Postal Annex+ #397 Product Marketing “PMI” Renewal Center Robison, Jim & Jane Rotary Club of Walla Walla Schneider, Ed & Helen Siegel, Larry Attorney Sterling Savings Bank Sundberg, Richard J. D.D.S. Sun Rental Center TV Towne Inc Utt, Thomas W. DDS Tietan Dental Team The Purple Parasol Inc Torretta, Al & Dorothy Vargas & Associates, P.S Virtual In-House Counsel, Walla Walla Farmers Co-op Walla Walla Home Medical Walla Walla Kennel Club Walla Walla Recycling Inc Walter’s Upholstery WW Valley Chamber of Commerce Winn, Doug & Jo Winn, Robert D. Wooderchak, James World Wide Travel Service Wylie Monument Co

Patriot Sponsors Aichele Plumbing, Inc. Amavi Cellars Annabelle’s Barrett, James, Atty Best Pest Control Block, Maughan & Associates Blue Mountain Vision Clinic Christian Aid Center Clausen, Gareth & Marcia Cresci, Gordon & June D’Agostino, Gary & Elizabeth FOE Ladies Auxiliary #26 Fort Walla Walla Museum Franzmann, Paul Eastgate Lions Club Gary, Walt & Margaret * Gillespie, Mike & Susan G.R. Stone & Company Harold Electric Co Herring Funeral Home Inc Hidden Treasures Huntley, Dan & Claudia Isaacs & Associates Inc

Patriot Sponsors Jamison, Bob & Mary Jantz, Jerry & Beverly Jasper, Tim K-Farms, Inc. Lake, William Liening, Nate & Dixie McClure, Dan & Sarah McIntosh, Betty Murr, Bruce * Petersen, Gary Peterson, Jim & Carol Potter, Gail Quality Petroleum Products, Inc Radke, Robert Sr. * Rasch, Cynthia M.D. Reiber, Kurt & Linda Riordan, Ruth Roe, Tom & Evelyn * Rowe, Tom & Janet Schaefer Refrigeration Schreiner, Daryl & Connie * Sharkey, Wm. Patrick D.M.D State Farm Insurance, Conover

Patriot Sponsors Teske Automotive Services Tomlinson, Donald & Eleanor Total Comfort Solutions LLC WW Downtown Lions Inc. WW Alliance for the Mentally Ill Wild Rose Studio

Special thanks to

Walter’s Upholstery 758 W Langdon Rd

for repairs to Our large flags

and to TNT Suds 929 S 2nd Ave for cleaning

The Flags

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To be continued next month

Chamber of Commerce Director, Alfred McVay headed the committee to invite the Gen-eral to visit Walla Walla. (Articles copied from McVay’s booklet)

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In Memory of Carl Selnes

Member since December 27, 2000

Charter, Life member

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Honour Project to begin soon!

Veterans need to submit names to Don Schack or Larry Cunnington for flights.

Photos by Jim Irwin

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Downtown Flags will fly on these Holidays Armed Forces Day May 18th

Memorial Day May 27th Flag Day June 14th

Independence Day July 4th

May Birthdays Happy Birthday to these post members

3 - Shaylee Potts 8 - Dale Shelton 14 - Richard Demarest 14 - Walt Blue 14 - Gerald McBride 16 - Daryl Schreiner 25 - Lowell Ellingson 27 - Don Burris 27 - Al Killgrove 28 - Leo Doyle 31 - Ken Silver

Monthly Member Meeting May 15, 2013

Pot Luck Dinner 6:00 PM Meeting 7:00 PM

Golden West Estates Community room 1425 Jasper St ,Walla Walla WA

Calendar for 2013

July 14 4 Independence Day (Downtown Flags) 17 AMVETS Meeting—Pot luck dinner 6 pm 27 Korean War cease fire 1953

August 4 US Coast Guard 1790 21 AMVETS Meeting—Pot luck dinner 6 pm 14 VJ Day 1945

June 14 Flag Day (Downtown Flags) 16 Father’s Day 19 AMVETS Meeting—Annual Picnic ??? 21 First Day of Summer

May 12 Mother’s Day 15 AMVETS Meeting - Pot luck dinner 6 pm 18 Armed Forces Day (Downtown Flags) 27 Memorial Day (Downtown Flags)