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Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Post 10147 Apopka/Altamonte Springs

P. O. Box 912. Apopka, Fl. 32704

ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

APRIL 2013 N e w s l e t t e r

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A P R I L N e w s l e t t e r

Web: www.vfwpost10147.com Email: vfwpost10147@yahoo.com

The deadline for information and articles to be published in the Sound off

Newsletter is the 5th of each month.

Mistakes were put in for you to find.

Dear Comrades and friends.

Artie is having surgery this week so we will have to wait until he returns—as

feisty as ever—and he can catch us up on planned events and activities.

We send our prayers for a rapid recovery

Please note that the cut off date for information and articles to be published in

the Sound off Newsletter has been changed to the 5th of each month.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

UNITED WE STAND

VFW MEETING DAYS for 2013 All meeting times start at 7:30 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm

FEB 14 JUNE 13 OCTOBER 10

MARCH 14 JULY 11 NOVEMBER 14

APRIL 11 AUGUST 8 DECEMBER 12

POST OFFICERS. Year 2012- 2013

Email: officers@vfwpost10147.com

Post 10147 Ph: 407-889-8266

Commander Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Sr. Vice Commander Don Mix (Janice) 407-324-7380

Jr. Vice Commander Edgardo Velazquez (Diane) 407-886-1258

Adjutant Marc Dell (Anne) 407-889-8551

Quartermaster Jim Collins (Karen) 407-889-0933

Judge Advocate Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-410-7245

Surgeon Steve Sterner 407-772-2497

Chaplain Ron Allen (Carol) 407-369-8645

Service Officer Nick Dini 407-886-6829

Chief of Staff Steve Deviese (Lorene) 407-886-4331

TRUSTEES

Three Year Philip Bace (Peg) 716-390-0157

Two Year Jim Schaffer (Margarett) 407-886-7902

One Year Roger Capper (Renate) 407-886-6133

Public Relations Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Historian Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-464-7324

If you can volunteer a few hours a week to help

with Post events, please contact us or visit on a

Wednesday or Saturday morning 8:00 AM to

12:00 PM.

If you have any military items you would like to donate

to the Post museum such as: Uniforms, guns, knives,

patches, insignias, etc, please bring items to the Post or

call and we will arrange a pickup date. All donated items

will be displayed with the name of the donor.

DONATIONS

WANTED

Do you want to contribute

money to the Post without

opening your wallet?

Well here is an easy way to

do it. Provide us with your

email address and we will

email you the monthly

newsletter — in color —

We save the mailing cost.

NOW HEAR THIS…

IF YOU HAVE MOVED PLEASE

SEND US YOUR NEW ADDRESS

NOTE: If your newsletter is

returned (which costs the post

$1.08) due to an incorrect ad-

dress your name will be re-

moved from our mailing list. Soap, shampoo, etc from hotels, for the

VA Nursing home and for poor children.

Glasses for the needy

Tabs from aluminum cans for the tots of

the Arnold Palmer Hospital.

Jr. Vice Commander’s Corner: Ed Velazquez

The United States Navy Douglas A-1H Skyraider (NE-572 BuNo 135297) "Paper Tiger ll" (which was

a temporary name used for just this one flight) of attack Squadron VA-25 Fist of the Fleet being read-

ied for a mission over the Mekong Delta in October 1965. VA-25 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air

Wing Two (CVW-2) aboard the aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVA-41). To commemorate the mark of

having delivered 6,000,000 lb. (2721.56 to) of ordnance NE-572 was equipped with a special "bomb", a

toilet! The toilet was a damaged toilet, which was going to be thrown overboard. One of the plane

captains of VA-25 saved it and the ordnance crew made a rack, tailfins and nose fuse for it. VA-25

personnel maintained a position to block the view of the Air Boss and the ship's Captain while the air-

craft was taxiing forward to the catapult. The plane was piloted by X/O Cdr. Clarence W. Stoddard,

wingman was LCdr. Robin Bacon (in NE-577, BuNo 139768, with Lt. Clint Johnson shot down a MiG-

17 on 20 June 1965). When the "sani-flush-bomb" was dropped, it almost hit LCdr. Beacon's plane

due to its light weight.

Cdr. Bill Stoddard (now C/O) was shot down and killed by SAMs over North Vietnam on 14 September

1966, flying with VA-25 from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43)

Date: October 1965. Unknown source.

THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS TO LEAVE EUROPE

Ten thousand soldiers now stationed in Europe will be returned to the United States under re-alignment

plans announced by the Defense Department.

The realignment of the Europe-based 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team will begin later this year,

including the transfer of some forces from Germany to Italy. The move are part of an ongoing strategy to

reduce U.S. Army Europe from a force of 40,000 soldiers and one corps headquarters and four brigade

combat teams to 30,00 soldiers and two brigade combat teams.

Key actions announced Friday, March 1, by the Pentagon include the relocations of the 173rd ABCT's

headquarters, and the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, from Caserma Ederle, Vicenza, Italy to

the newly refurbished Del Din facility, also in Vicenza.

These cuts in Europe are not new and will continue into the year 2016 when the remaining four units will

head back home. It's approximately 68 years since the end of WWII; it appears that Europe can finally

stand on its own.

Army Times. March 1, 2013

As always these dates are subject to Change

MARCH 14 Meeting for nomination of Officers

MARCH 20 Police, firefighter, sheriff

Awards. 11am

APRIL 11 Meeting for nomination & election of Officers

MAY 11 Installation of Officers. Dinner/dance

MAY 23-27 Poppy drive

MAY 27 Apopka cemetery Memorial Day. Service 11 am

JUNE 15 Ravioli dinner/dance

AUGUST 10 Famous Boosters dinner/dance

SEPTEMBER 28 October feast

NOVEMBER 11 Walmart. 11 am

DECEMBER 15 Post 10147 Christmas party,

Chaplains Corner: Ron Allen

He came into my study, made a note of the messiness, and looked at my desk. The open Bible

was laying there, "I see you've got the Book," he said. "You'll not come to harm as long as

you have that there."

There are things which can wreck a life. But no one will find it easy to wreck our lives, as

long as we have "the Book".

And so long as we have beside us, and within us, the one of whom the Book tells.

Ed Brenner, is now living at the VA Independence Center. His address is;

CLC - Rm 116A

5201 Raymond St

Orlando, FL. 32803

He would like a visit if you are down that way.

THE VFW HALL in APOPKA

Call: 407-889-8266 for details

Lady : Is this my train?

Station Master : No, it belongs to the Rail-

way Company.

Lady : Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask

if I can take this train to New Delhi.

Station Master : No Madam, I'm afraid it's

too heavy.

Morrison II. James 6/13

Murray. Joan 6/13

Nelson. Bryan & Debbie 1/14

Nelsen. Brett & Jeannine 9/13

Normandin. Norm & Elaine 12/13

Piggott. Leon & Arlene 6/13

Pocius. Steve 2/13

Popp. Bob & Kathy 12/13

Richardson. Gerald & Amanda 1/14

Risser. Rich & Shirley 6/13

Roman. Walter & Helen 6/13

Rosen. Capt. Bob & Connie 6/13

Rossi. Anthony & Palma 6/13

Rossi-Killeen, Anita 8/13

Sarra. Maryann 1/13

Schaffer. Jim & Margaret 11/13

Smart. Robert & Anna May 6/13

Spurlock. Wm. “Greg” 6/13

Sterner. Steve 6/13

Sterner. John Phillip & Jean 8/13

Stroehlin. Dorothea 7/13

Stromwall. Dean 6/13

Sutton. Carol 6/13

Tabron. Alfred & Magdalena 6/13

Terman. Jack & Arlene 8/13

Turner. Tom & Debbie 6/13

Unetich Jr. Tony & Peggy 6/13

U. S. Surplus Sales Inc. 4/13

Vecchio. Art & Evelyn 1/14

Vecchio. Marianne 1/14

Velazquez. Ed & Diane 2/14

Victory Church World 1/14

Walker. Jim 3/13

Walsh. Jim & Mary 12/13

Wardell. John & Wanda 6/13

Wardell. Stacy 6/13

Weber, Jerry 12/13

Weiss. Jerry & Trudy 6/13

Wing. Jack & Mary 12/13

Yeager. Ken & Nancy 7/13

Zakszewski, Barbara 4/13

Ziolkowski. Robert 2/14

Galo. Anne 6/13

Greene. James & Nancy 6/13

Hall. Ellis & Sandra 6/13

Harshman. Ken & Marilyn 1/14

Heaton. Sam & Modean 6/13

Heisey. George & Carol 6/13

Highfield. Glen & Jacquelyn 6/13

Hooper. Eric 6/13

Ingrassia. Larry & Carolyn 3/13

Isidoro. Lucille 6/13

Jones. Tom & Betty 2/13

Kara. Joe & Liz 7/13

Keightley, Alan 6/13

Kelley. George 1/14

Kelsey. Joseph 6/13

Kline. Jerry & Pauline 1/14

Kloth. Jan 1/14

Knox. George & Neoma 6/13

Labo. Father Tim 1/14

Land. Mayor John 6/13

Laurendeau. Linda 1/14

Lee. Carl 8/13

Leigh. Kathryn 8/13

Linz. Robert & June 6/13

Lisle. Tom & Eva 6/13

Lochridge. Mick & Lisa 6/13

Lockeby. Ed & Mary Ann 6/13

Loomis Funeral Home 6/13

Loso. Maurice 6/13

Lowry. Frank & Elaine 6/13

Maleski. Michael & Mary 6/13

Mancuso. Mary F 9/13

Mancuso. Tony 9/13

Marsh. Catherine 6/13

Mathis. Jim 9/13

Mathius. Pauline 8/13

May. Frank & Josephine 9/12

McDonnell. Kerry T 6/13

McFadden. Michael & Sharyn 6/14

McGuffin. W.R 6/13

McKeon. John & Hannah 8/13

Meisel. Bill & Ellen 6/13

Mizel. Coz & Brenda

Mix. Don & Jan 6/13

Morrison. Jim & Valerie 6/13

INDIVIDUAL BOOSTERS 2013

Acerra. Steve & Denise 8/13

Adams. Wally & Nina 1/14

Alfano. Frank & Fran 6/14

Allen, Ron & Carol 3/13

Anderson. Richard 1/14

Anthony, Pat & Peggy 6/13

Barber. Glenn 1/14

Bankson. Pastor Doug 1/14

Boria. Lou & Julie 7/13

Bornmann, Susan C 8/13

Boucher, Rita 1/14

Bourdon. Hubert & Ginny 6/13

Bove. Russ & Sandy 9/13

Boyd. William & Joan 6/13

Braun. Mary 1/14

Brillant. Mark & Pat 2/13

Broadhurst. Ken & Jeanne 1/14

Brocker. Joyce 6/13

Brown, Brad & Barbara 4/13

Bunka. Bill & Evelyn 1/14

Burkholder. Mary Ann 2/14

Butler. Sam & Joyce Echon 6/13

Capper. Roger & Renate 6/13

Capper. Rolf 1/13

Carter. Rich 4/13

Cass. Norman & Sandy 12/13

Cifers. Doug 1/14

Collins. Friend E 1/13

Collins. Irene 1/14

Collins. Jim & Karen 1/13

Crane. Mary Lou 1/14

Day. Charles & Sylvia 9/13

Dershimer, Sandra 3/13

Deviese. Steve & Lorene 1/14

Dini. Greg & Barbara 1/14

Dini. Nick 1/14

Doggett. Dwight & Mabel 6/13

Doll. Beverly 1/14

Dombrowski. Tony 10/14

Dougherty. Thomas & Roberta 12/13

Douglas, Jr. Jack & Cherlyn 6/13

Echon. John & Lil 5/13

Fagg. William 5/13

Franqui. Bea 1/14

Franko. Dennis & Lynda 6/13

Gagnon. Marie 1/13

If you would like to be a Booster for the year 2012 please mail a check in the

amount of $25.00 to the VFW Post 10147

In memory of:

Lucille Swanner. Burt Burns. Bob-Erma Kloth. Leroy-Irene Lang.

Jack Collins. Bob Meade, Robert Boylon.

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APOPKA / ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

V.F.W Post # 10147

P.O.Box 912

Apopka, FL. 32704