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aireThe mission of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.

Special to the Badger Legionnaire by David Backman

LAKE TOMAHAWK – The echo of 9/11 still is heard here, resonating against the hilly pine forests and rippling across the se-rene lakes of north-central Oneida County.

Since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, increasing numbers of physically and emotionally scarred Wisconsin veterans have signed-up for a week of healing at the 300-acre Camp American Legion. Many of these survivors fought in the Wisconsin National Guard, or in Army Reserve units. They served multiple tours of duty. They witnessed friend, foe and noncom-batants maimed and killed.

The camp also is open to active-duty personnel.

As it has served since 1925, the facility is a place offered free for weary servicemen and women to rest and decompress. It’s a place to swim, fi sh, play yard games and card games, to work at crafts, to try

The 98th Annual Department Convention, scheduled for July 14th through July 17th at the Madi-son Marriott West is fast approach-ing. Delegates, alternate delegates and guests are encouraged to make room reservations and submit their registration to Department head-quarters immediately.

A feature event this year will be a Walk for Veterans led by National Commander Dale Barnett of Geor-gia and Department Commander Dale Oatman of Antigo. “The pur-pose of this Walk is to raise public awareness about the crucial issues facing America’s veterans and their families,” said Commander Oat-man. “An estimated 22 veterans

to rebuild the soul and to begin to reconnect with spouses and chil-dren who are welcome to stay in 21 lakeshore cabins with them.

Turning off Highway D, south-west of the main camp, the Oper-ating Engineers have built a hand-icapped-accessible trail through 228 acres, owned by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and now leased by The American Legion. The trail is an old logging trail, roughly 12 feet wide. It winds for about a mile through the Amer-ican Legion State Forest adjacent to McGrath Lake. The paving sur-face is milled asphalt, reclaimed this spring from the rebuilding of nearby Highway 51.

Mathy Construction Co., Onalas-ka, supplied the milled asphalt. James Peterson Sons Inc., Med-ford, donated trucking services to haul the material from Highway 51 east to the trail site. Case Construc-tion Equipment, through its Miller-Bradford & Risberg Inc. dealership in Sussex, furnished two dozers,

a day commit suicide. Traumatic brain injuries have become a sig-nature wound of the Global War on Terrorism and up to 20 percent of the men and women who served in Iraq or Afghanistan are believed to experience Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Veterans still have dif-fi culty receiving health care in a timely manner and many have been waiting years to have their disability claims resolved. We owe it to those who served our country to never forget their sacrifi ce and devotion. We are walking for those who marched for us.”

The Walk will begin at 8:00AM on Saturday, July 16th. The length of the walk is approximately 1.3

Local 139 of Operating Engineers Work to Shape Camp Nature Trail

98th Annual Department Convention ApproachesNational Commander Dale Barnett and Walk for Veterans Headline Event

two excavators, a compact track loader, a wheel loader, a compac-tion roller, an asphalt paver, and a motor grader.

David Kurtz, American Legion state adjutant, describes the trail as a symbolic path for veterans to follow in a manner similar to that walked by the man for whom it is named – Local 139 member and Medal of Honor recipient Gary Wetzel. “This is the trail ahead for younger veterans, following Gary,” Kurtz said. “He served in Vietnam, had injuries, found a ca-reer through the Operating Engi-neers, and has provided leadership for other veterans for many years. Now others have to navigate their trail ahead.”

Kurtz said the Operating En-gineers were a natural partner to carve out the trail largely because of Wetzel’s 41 years in the con-struction union and lifetime mem-bership in Oelschlaeger-Dallmann Post No. 434 in Oak Creek.

Camp American Legion Direc-

miles and will start and end at the Madison Marriott West. The registration fee is $ 20 and will in-clude a t-shirt. For more informa-tion about The American Legion Walk for Veterans or to register, please visit: www.wilegion.org or call (608) 745-1090.

Department Headquarters will establish a presence at the con-vention site on Wednesday, July 13th. Initial meetings that day will include the Wisconsin American Legion Foundation Board of Di-rectors. The various standing De-partment Committees will begin meetings at 7AM on Thursday, July 14th. The early starting times

tor Kevin Moshea added, “To me, this trail is the fi rst, initial step in an overall development plan for that land.” Future additional uses

may include camping and hunting.Local 139 President/Business

Manager Terry McGowan noted

Some of the Operating Engineers involved in the handicap-accessible trail project at Camp American Legion are pictured here from left to right Army veteran and Legion member Woody Wickersheim - Local 139 training center site coordinator; apprentices Mike Jole, Matt Melvin, Leroy Miller, and Terry Tilson; Instructor Mike Burt; apprentices Chase Freimark and Dave Sutter. Apprentice Nick Franda is on the roller. Photos courtesy of Local 139.

Military veterans work on improving an exist-ing logging road at Camp American Legion as part of their Union appren-ticeship training. The improved handicap-ac-cessible nature trail will provide better use of the land recently added to the Camp for the benefi t of Wisconsin veterans and their families. Local 139 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, along with a number of corporate sponsors in the road construction in-dustry, have donated ma-terials, services and their time to benefi t Camp.

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90.58%

District 4

92.31%

District 8

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District 3

92.59%

District 2

93.27%

District 10

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District 7

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District 12

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District 6

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District 9

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District 1

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District 11

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2016 Membership Goal: 59,000 • May 19th Total: 55,950 – 94.83%

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“Badger Legionnaire”& “Wisconsin”

The Badger Legionnaire & Wisconsin are the offi cial publications of the Wisconsin

American Legion Family and are published ten times annually, once every fi ve weeks,

by The American Legion, Dept. of Wisconsin2930 American Legion Drive

P.O. Box 388, Portage, WI 53901.Periodicals Postage Paid at Portage, WI

and additional mailing offi ces.USPS ID Number 010-135

ISSN: 2154-2627Post Master: Send address changes to

Badger Legionnaire and Wisconsin,P.O. Box 388, Portage, WI 53901

“Badger Legionnaire”The American Legion,

Department of Wisconsin2930 American Legion Drive

P.O. Box 388 • Portage, WI 53901Phone: (608) 745-1090

E-mail: info@wilegion.orgDavid A. Kurtz, Executive Editor

2015-2016 Communications CommitteeKendel D. Feilen, ChairmanPhil Ingwell, Vice Chairman

Jim Young, DEC LiaisonGeoff ShieldsHarold RihnRory BurnsDan Osero

Gerald Brown, HistorianLoretta Shellman, Auxiliary LiaisonBonnie Dorniak, Auxiliary Liaison

2015-16 Department Offi cers

CommanderDale H. Oatman

Vice Commanders Dan Seehafer

Jeff PuddyEd Cooper

Jerome KroftaAdjutant

David A. KurtzChaplain

Clif SorensonSergeant-at ArmsJeremy NordieDave WischerService Offi cer

James FialkowskiNECman

Steve KruegerAlternate NECman

Ken Rynes

District Commanders 1st – Tom Strey 2nd – Jim Lee 3rd – Mary Lloyd 4th – Mark Sandow 5th – Ensley Brown 6th – Todd Braun 7th – Mark Lesko 8th – Jim Young 9th – Laurel Clewell 10th – John Miller 11th – Frank Kostka 12th – Chris Sower

Change of Address & Other Information:Subscribers: To report any upcoming changes of address, please ask your Post Adjutant to fi ll out a Membership Data Form and forward it to Wisconsin American Legion Headquarters. The change of address form that will be completed by the Post Adjutant should not be confused with the change of address card fi lled out at the Post Offi ce. Department fi nancial statements are available to Legionnaires in good standing upon written request through their District Commanders.

“Wisconsin”American Legion AuxiliaryDepartment of Wisconsin2930 American Legion Drive

P.O. Box 140 • Portage, WI 53901Bonnie Dorniak, Editor

Laura Calteux, Department PresidentBonnie Dorniak, Exec. Secretary/TreasurerTo change your address: Notify Unit Secretary

Unit Secretary: Notify DepartmentHeadquarters on a Member Data Form

The “Wisconsin” deadline for copy is 4 weeks before publication date.

DEPARTMENT COMMANDERWith National

and Department Spring Confer-ences behind us, we now focus on our Department Convention in Middleton, WI where we gather

at the Madison Marriott West at 1313 John Q Hammons Dr. I look forward to a packed Convention Center with a record number of delegates in attendance. The com-mittee meetings will start at 7:00 AM with the DEC at 4:00 PM on Thursday July 14th, which will make for a long day but necessary in order to move into the District Caucuses and General Sessions Friday and Saturday.

Governor Walker signed into law AB 693 on April 25th which will protect funeral homes and WDVA from liability for the release and burial of veterans’ remains. I expect funeral homes will start providing

the names of deceased veterans for eligibility determination and then release the remains for burial at a state cemetery with proper military rites. A large contingent of Legion-naires was on hand for the signing at the Montgomery – Plant Post No. 10 in Wausau.

I recently had the opportunity to tour Camp American Legion with my wife, Rita, who was a fi rst time visitor and totally thrilled with what we offer veterans and guests at no cost to the veteran in need of rest, relaxation and rehabilitation. We also toured the construction of the nature trail which will be fi nished by the time this edition of the Bad-ger Legionnaire is published. The trail will be paved with crushed blacktop offering a smooth surface for veterans to walk on, pushed in a wheel chair or motorized wheel chair/cart. I look forward to the formal dedication of this trail with Gary G. Wetzel present since the trail was named after him and his

heroic action in Vietnam earning him the Medal of Honor.

We continue to have some suc-cesses with membership with 152 posts and 7 counties at or over 100% with their membership. The 11th District is the only District ahead of last year’s membership drive and may be the only 100% District. Our Department remains in 7th place with all other Departments as well as ahead of the other Departments under National Vice Commander David Gough’s purview. However, we are around 2,500 behind what we were last year at this time and Nationally behind well over 50,000 members from 2015. The Member-ship Committee, District and De-partment Vice Commanders were asked to continue the push with membership by knocking on doors and just asking expired members to renew and eligible veterans to join.

My legacy scholarship fund rais-ing is slow in coming in. Please keep those donations coming or present

them at the various stops during the Legacy “Run for PRIDE”. Our stops are from the western part of the 3rd District, then north cover-ing parts of the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Districts, with a fi nal stop at the Veterans Home at King on Father’s Day, which is Sunday, June 12th.

Remember to keep supporting our Legion Family members cam-paigning for National Offi ces. For three nights at National Spring Conference in Indianapolis, I en-joyed standing in a receiving line to greet Legion Family members with Adjutant Kurtz, Past SAL National Commander David Faust, SAL Na-tional Chaplain Mike Lawler, Aux-iliary candidate for National Vice President Diane Duchek, Alternate NECman Ken Rynes, NECman Steve Krueger and Mike Rohan, spouse of leading candidate De-nise Rohan. Denise was hosting her hospitality room. Keep those cam-paign donations coming in.

On the most solemn of our nation’s veteran recognition days, Memorial Day, one is often re-minded to take pause and refl ect upon what the

“ultimate sacrifi ce” means to this country and her people and espe-cially to those individuals and fam-ilies affected by the loss of a service member.

This day remains important be-cause we have still have warriors in the fi ght. The Afghanistan war is in its 14th year and has claimed the lives of more than 2,000 Ameri-cans. The Iraq war cost more than 4,000 lives. According to the Wis-consin Department of Military Affairs, between Afghanistan and Iraq, Wisconsin has lost 126 ser-

vice members. The United States is again in Iraq, this time battling ISIS, and this month lost its third service member in combat, a spe-cial operations sailor killed while fi ghting alongside Kurdish forces.

Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Ma-rines and Coast Guardsmen from nearly every generation have an-swered when their nation called. Those who have been called have answered knowing they would be sent into harm’s way. Many of those brave warriors gave their lives in that call to arms, which is what sets this day apart from all other special days of recognition we observe for our military veterans.

While Veterans Day honors all who served, Memorial Day spe-cifi cally honors our war dead, who deserve our utmost respect. First observed 150 years ago fol-lowing the Civil War, this day has

come to recognize all those great patriots who died in action in all armed confl icts. These brave men and women are the very reason we have America. Why America has remained free. Why America has been a symbol of strength. It is these things because of those who donned the uniform and served, sacrifi ced.

Most of the names of those who sacrifi ced their lives on our behalf are not listed in any history book and are largely unknown aside from their families or comrades-in-arms. Their individual names may be unknown to the masses, but their deeds and sacrifi ces on this day are recognized and remembered in ceremonies across our nation.

As the benefi ciaries of their lega-cy, we must ensure that the achieve-ments and sacrifi ces of those who served are never forgotten, which is

why we gather to remember. Those who distinguished themselves on the battlefi eld started by simply an-swering the call to serve, but with their service left an indelible im-pression on those who knew them. On Memorial Day we ensure that their legacies are remembered.

Remembering those who have gone before us is why our nation has many state and federal veterans cemeteries, including three here in Wisconsin. These are the fi nal rest-ing places of millions of veterans, including many thousands who died in combat from the Revolu-tionary War to the present day con-fl icts in the Middle East.

Whether at a veterans cemetery or during other holiday weekend ac-tivities, take a moment and remem-ber the reason for the long weekend – it was earned for us by those who selfl essly sacrifi ced on our behalf.

WDVA SECRETARY

John A. ScocosWDVA Secretary

Dale OatmanDepartment Commander

With all of the small veterans related non-profi t groups that have started up since 9/11, I am happy to be part of a tried and true o rga n i z a t ion.

An organization, that continues to serve the United States of Ameri-ca. The American Legion remains dedicated to the four main pillars of service and advocacy; Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation; National Security; Americanism; and Chil-dren & Youth.

The services our organization provides help change lives. Just the other day, I had a veteran come into the offi ce to thank us for helping him. When he started to speak, I hardly recognized him. This partic-ular veteran had come to our offi ce when he was at an extremely low

point in life. With some guidance and help he received the benefi ts he earned. With this push in the right direction he got his feet under him and here he was years later coming back to thank us. He said to me; “Thank you for saving my life”.

I started to discount our involve-ment but he stopped me, assuring me that our offi ce was his last stop for help. He said that had he not been helped in such a caring way, he would have followed through with his plan to end his life. Few of our interactions are as dramat-ic, but this profound statement of thanks epitomizes the life altering service the Department Service Offi ce provides.

The Department Service Offi ce workload has increased greatly over the last two years, as more veterans are choosing The American Legion to assist them with their claims. In March, we hit 20,000 active tracked

claimants. To handle the added workload, we have worked hard to effi ciently add capability. We have improved processes’, modifi ed the offi ce seating for added staff, and made much needed equipment up-dates. We are proud of the track record we have established helping veterans and family members at-tain their due Veterans Administra-tion benefi ts. For our active claim-ants over the past year (May 1, 15 – April 30, 16) your service offi ce has helped to obtain benefi ts total-ing $179,760,201.48. This equates to approximately $14.98 million a month. The total amount received by all of our assisted veterans and family members totals $55,044,032 a month. We have many happy outcomes on which to refl ect. Two veterans recently had their claims approved with retroactive effective dates of over 50 years. One retro-active payment made to a veteran

was over $600,000. In addition to Veterans Administration benefi ts, the Department Service Offi ce as-sists with atomic exposure claims administered by the Department of Justice. We also travel to participate in Veteran’s Benefi t Supermarkets and Stand Downs around the state. We maintain our skill with semi-annual legal training and receive regular updates on court cases and law changes in order to knowledg-ably represent our clients. We also administer fi nancial assistance pro-grams like the National American Legion’s Temporary Financial As-sistance program, as well as the De-partment Troop & Family Support and Veterans Assistance funds.

Our Department could not contin-ue to provide these services without your continued and much needed loyal support. I thank you for your service, and commitment in “Still Serving America”.

James FialkowskiService Offi cer

DEPARTMENT SERVICE OFFICE

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are necessary in order for the business of the sub-committees to be completed in advance of the Department Executive Commit-tee meeting scheduled for 4 PM that same day.

The convention will begin in earnest on Friday, July 15th with District Caucuses at 7:30 AM and Opening Ceremonies at 9:00 AM. First time attendees will have a great opportunity to so-cialize and learn about the busi-ness of The American Legion fi rst-hand. Convention Commit-tee Meetings will take place at 2:00 PM and consider a number of Resolutions related to Legion business and veterans issues at the state and national levels. The ever popular “GNUTS” meeting will take place at 4:30 PM with a “TET” party to follow. Candi-dates for Department offi ces will be hosting Hospitality Suites at the Madison Marriott West later in the evening.

Saturday will be a busy day at convention with the election of Department offi cers beginning at 8:30 AM. The convention will reconvene at 9:00 AM and many prominent speakers are expected. Department award winners will also be recognized for their ac-complishments. The Past Com-manders Club of Wisconsin will hold a party in the evening.

The 98th Annual Department Convention will wind up on Sun-day. The Memorial Service will begin at 8:00 AM in the conven-tion hall. Following the instal-lation of the newly-elected offi -cers and the closing ceremonies, the Grand Prize winner of the Convention Sweepstakes will

be drawn. The grand prize is the winner’s choice of either $20,000 in cash or a new Ford from the Boucher Automotive Group. All in all it is anticipated to be a busy and exciting weekend in Madison. More details and a comprehensive

schedule will appear in the next edition of the Badger Legionnaire. Register for the event by using the Registration Form in this edition of the Badger Legionnaire or log on to www.wilegion.org. Regis-tration on-line is fast and easy.

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Candidate for National Executive

Committeeman

Candidate for Alternate National

Executive Committeeman

Stephen Krueger

Bob ShappellBill RosenauPresident, CVSOA-WI

In a speech following the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln very elo-quently gave voice to our National Obligation “to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” The citizens of Wisconsin declared their commitment and their intent to meet this obligation through the legislature by a mandate for local government to maintain a County Veteran Service Office.

Concerned veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) ini-tially took it upon themselves to aid and assist the veterans, dependents and survivors of their counties to gain benefits, either through the G.A.R., or through whatever other resources were available. Their ser-vices continued through the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, a number of other conflicts and into World War I. Following WW I, the duties of Service Officer usually evolved into an appointed or elect-ed member of one of the Veterans Service Organizations.

This method of delivering ser-vices continued until sometime in the early thirties, when the Fond du Lac County Soldiers’ and Sailors’

Relief Commission (now known as the Veterans Service Commis-sion) approached the county board asking to hire “a full-time contact man to enable the county to care for its disabled veterans.” The board appointed Leo J. Promen as the first CVSO in Wisconsin in 1932. In fact, Mr. Promen was the first CVSO hired in the United States. In rapid succession, other counties Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Re-lief Commissions picked up on the idea, and in conjunction with their Veterans Service organizations, (most notably The American Le-gion) this led, in 1935 to a state law authorizing counties to voluntarily hire a CVSO.

By the end of 1935 about 20 of the counties in Wisconsin had hired a County Veterans Service Officer. In 1936, the benefits of local outreach and support really began to gain momentum, see-ing the hiring of CVSO’s almost state-wide, and the initial forma-tion of the CVSO Association of Wisconsin. The CVSOA-WI was created to ensure that there was training available, and a forum in which to exchange ideas and best practices, to ensure Wisconsin’s veteran were being cared for. The

Association took on the additional role of ensuring the integrity of the CVSO office was both figuratively and literally maintained.

The value of having local, dedi-cated representation for our vet-erans was truly realized in 1946, when the Wisconsin Legislature passed a law requiring that each county appoint a CVSO to “render all possible assistance to veterans, their dependents and survivors.” Since that time, Wisconsin Veter-ans have gained support through this mandated structure. Although the populations, the available ben-efits, and even the needs of the vet-erans may change, the purpose of the Association and the individual CVSO’s remains committed and constant. To provide caring, client focused counseling and assistance and to act as an advocate for veter-ans, their dependents and survivors in the pursuit of the benefits their service and their sacrifice earned.

Since WWI, veterans of all eras have held the office of CVSO and rendered service to their comrades-in-arms in time of need. As long as there is one veteran, dependent, or survivor in need, there will be a CVSO to lend an ear, lend a hand and care.

Stephen “Steve” Krueger is a candidate for re-election to the of-fice of National Executive Commit-teeman.

Steve served as Department Commander in 2001-2002 and is an Honorary Life Member of the O.L. Arnold – D.K. Slayton Post No. 100 in Sparta. He has been a member for forty continuous years and served as a 100% Post Com-mander in 1991-1992, both years being an all time high. Steve was also a 100% County Commander for two years.

He has served on and chaired many Department Committees in-cluding the Americanism & Gov-ernment Testing program, Member-ship Committee, Safety Committee, Hospital Committee, Fundraising Committee, Convention & Activi-ties Commission, the Wisconsin American Legion Foundation and the Department Executive Commit-tee for nine years. He has attended every Department Convention and Midwinter Conference since 1988. He has attended eleven National

Past Department Commander Bob Shappell announces his candi-dacy for the high office of Alternate National Executive Committee-man. Bob is a PUFL member of the Peter Wollner Post No. 288 in Ce-darburg. His Legion eligibility was earned through 26 years active duty service in the US Air Force after graduating from the US Air Force Academy. He previously served as Department Vice Commander, 2nd District Commander, Ozau-kee County Commander, and three years as a 100% Post Commander.

Bob served on the Department Membership Committee, including a year as Membership Chairman. He also served three years on the Children & Youth Committee. He performed duties as the Ozaukee County Adjutant, as well as Service Officer and Adjutant at Post No. 288. He is a member of the Sons of The American Legion (in honor of his father, a 63-year Legionnaire), 40 ET 8 Voiture No. 1330, life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, life member of the Military Officers As-sociation of America and life mem-ber of the Air Force Association.

Conventions, serving on both the Americanism Committee and the Security Council. He has served at various levels of the Forty et Eight and is a charter member of the Past Chef De Gare Club. Steve has been appointed to review applications for Military Academies by Con-gressman Ron Kind for the past eleven years.

Steve earned the right to join The American Legion by serving in the Navy from June 1966 to October 1969, most of which in Vietnam. After a short stint in the Naval Re-serves, he joined the Wisconsin Na-tional Guard and retired as a First Sergeant in 1990. He worked at G. Heilman Brewing until 1990, when he froze his retirement and went to work at Fort McCoy. In 2006 he started his own trucking company.

Steve works to improve the De-partment of Wisconsin. He believes in The American Legion Family and that service to fellow veterans, their families, community, state and nation are the most fulfilling acts a veteran can perform.

Bob is an affiliate faculty mem-ber of Cardinal Stritch University, teaching evening and online classes in business, management, human resources, and leadership. He has a Master’s degree in management and supervision, and has completed all coursework toward a Doctoral degree in business administration.

Since completing his term as Department Commander, Bob has continued efforts to establish Le-gion posts on college campuses. He is a member of the 128th Air Re-fueling Wing Community Council and the Wisconsin Army Commu-nity Advisory Board. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Badger Boys State. As Dean of Education for the Wisconsin American Legion College, Bob is dedicated to mak-ing it the finest Department educa-tional program in the nation.

Bob’s in-depth knowledge of current Wisconsin American Le-gion programs, issues, and people make him the ideal choice for Wis-consin’s Alternate National Execu-tive Committeeman, and to repre-sent and advocate for Wisconsin to the national organization.

The Legionnaire Insurance Trust Celebrates its 50th Anniversary with The Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors

CHICAGO, Illinois (April 2016) - The Board of Directors of the Legionnaire Insurance Trust (LIT) held their 50th an-nual meeting on April 19, 2016 in Laguna Niguel, California. Forty-six of the forty-nine par-ticipating Departments of The American Legion were repre-sented at the meeting.

Since its inception in 1966, the LIT has returned over one billion dollars in benefits to insured Legion families and nearly $78,000,000 to the par-ticipating Departments for their use in areas such as veterans’ affairs & rehabilitation.

The meeting was presided over by Frank Barrett of Maryland –

Chairman of the LIT. This year, the Board met to receive the fi-nancial report for the past year, and to distribute over $4 million to participating departments. The report outlined both the 2015 ac-tivities and 2016 plans on behalf of the Trust and introduced the proposed changes and additions to the Trust’s portfolio of products.

CELEBRATING

OF SERVICETO LEGIONNAIRES AND

LEGION FAMILY MEMBERS

DEPARTMENT SPONSORED MEMBER BENEFIT PROGRAMS

Local 139 of Operating Engineers Work to Shape Camp Nature Trail(Continued from Page 1)

County Veterans Service Officers in Wisconsin

that while the Operators could pro-vide manpower and machines for constructing a trail, the union was looking for a community project on which apprentices could enhance their skills. “We are extremely proud to partner with the Wiscon-sin American Legion on this proj-ect,” McGowan said. “This is a natural extension of our Combat to Construction program which aims to help our veterans acquire career skills and find employment with our signatory contractors.”

Apprentice Operators cleared and grubbed, excavated, and paved the trail over about a month in April-May. Most of the apprentices are veterans such as Leroy Miller of New Berlin.

“I learned about the Camp Amer-ican Legion project at our union meetings,” said Miller, a second-year apprentice who served in the Army’s 10th Mountain Division

and was wounded in combat in Afghanistan. “I had a compel-ling feeling of wanting to serve my country and, after leaving the military, I wanted to continue that and to build for America. When the project started, Woody (Local 139 Training Center Site Coordinator Woody Wicker-sheim) called me and asked if I wanted to be a part of it and I said ‘absolutely.’

“To provide this type of service for other veterans is an over-whelmingly emotional experi-ence for me, to get veterans out of their daily grind, veterans who are restricted to their homes, or their wheelchairs, and to get them out into the woods where they need to be for healing reasons.

“It’s also medicating for me.” Another Army veteran, Mike

Burt, supervised the trail-building project. Burt is an instructor at the

union’s training center in Coloma. He watched some of the appren-

tices return to the site in the early evening of April 27, after eating supper at the mess hall at Camp American Legion, so they could get additional seat-time operating heavy equipment. “It’s fulfilling to watch them grow as Operators, from being tentative to being confident in what they’re doing.

“We cut a hill and created a slope maybe two or three times. But that’s OK. That’s why we’re here, to learn. These apprentices are learning basic techniques that we teach at the training center, like excavating below subgrade, topsoil stripping, and slot doz-ing. Our days are the same num-ber of hours as we would put in at the training center and even longer, sometimes, because some of these guys volunteer to come back and work after supper.”

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New playground equipment has been installed at Camp for the benefi t of the many children of veterans and service members who visit. The equipment was made possible through generous donations from the American Legion Auxiliary and American Legion Riders.

New Camp Playground Installed

By Brian Jopek, ReporterReprinted by permission of the Lakeland Times

An annual, internal contest con-ducted by Oshkosh Corporation has resulted in a substantial dona-tion for Camp American Legion near Lake Tomahawk.

Wednesday, the camp’s director, Kevin Moshea, accepted on the camp’s behalf a check for $27,500 from Oshkosh Defense, a subsid-iary of Oshkosh Corporation.

The relationship the camp has with the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Civil Engineering Squadron played a very important role in the donation from the com-pany.

Kyle Fugar, energy manager for Oshkosh Defense, led a team competing in the “Oshkosh Excel-lence Awards.”

When he isn’t working for Os-hkosh Defense or home with his family, he’s also a senior master sergeant in the civil engineering squadron of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 128th Air Refu-eling Wing.

“Basically, everyone has their segment level and would prepare a presentation for a project they had done throughout the fi scal year,” Fugar said. “Projects could be as small as recycling items at an out-building in Florida to engineering projects.”

The four categories to be ad-dressed in the projects were envi-ronmental responsibility, human development, innovative excel-lence and delighting customers.

“The projects could be a month long, two months long or the en-tire year,” Fugar said.

There are different monetary award amounts depending on placement in each of the four cat-egories.

Fugar said there’s also an Em-ployee’s Choice award, which gives members of the 20 teams the opportunity to vote for their favor-ite projects.

After the segment level, a single

project with enough votes receives the Global Oshkosh Excellence Award, and a $10,000 grand prize.

Fugar’s energy team won fi rst place in the environmental re-sponsibility category at the seg-ment level, an employees choice award and the grand prize, a total for all three of $27,500.

“A major highlight of our team effort was that we saved almost $870,000 in annual energy ex-penses in fi scal year 2015,” Fugar said. “That was a 50 percent re-duction from the year before.”

He said Oshkosh Corporation does the excellence awards but it’s Oshkosh Defense that chose Camp American Legion as the charity.

Wednesday marked the fi rst time at Camp American Legion for Don Bent, vice president of opera-tions for Oshkosh Defense.

After being briefed by Moshea about what the camp provides for veterans and their families, he said there “is a bigger picture than serving our military as we tradi-tionally know it.”

“We as a society and a company need to support our veterans,” Bent said. “This shows me what a wonderful infrastructure there is in Wisconsin to support our veter-ans. It personally brings me great pride that Oshkosh Defense has been able to help to support that.”The 128th connection

Moshea said the camp has been connected with the 128th for the past fi ve years.

“They do signifi cant training projects here,” he said.

Fugar is no stranger to Camp American Legion.

In the fall of 2014, he was one of several airmen assigned to the 128th’s CES who did their an-nual training there, completely rebuilding, from the ground up, one of the camp’s cabins that had belonged to the American Legion post in King.

It was the experience working on the cabin and what Camp Ameri-

can Legion does for veterans and their families that helped with the decision to donate the money from Oshkosh Defense to the camp.

Another member of the 128th’s CES involved in the cabin proj-ect and present for Wednesday’s check presentation was Chief Master Sgt. Harry Wilkinson, who served as the project’s non-com-missioned offi cer in charge.

The 30-year veteran is also not a stranger to Camp American Le-gion.

Nearly a decade before the cabin renovation project, Wilkinson told The Lakeland Times in 2014, he and a few of his friends were at the camp on a purely volunteer basis.

“We tore down a cabin on the main camp grounds and put up a new one,” he said then.

In September, there are plans for members of the 128th’s CES to once again be on annual training status for a construction project at Camp American Legion.

This time, it’ll be to build a new, state-of-the-art, fi sh clean-ing shack and following Wednes-day’s check presentation, Fugar and Wilkinson were among those who walked over to where the fi sh shack is to be.

While preparations for the fi sh cleaning shack continue, mem-bers of the 128th CES’s water and fl uids team spent the weekend at Camp American Legion on train-ing status, helping the Legion’s water team get all the water turned on for the season, which once again this year begins the fi rst weekend in May.

“The Legion team has been turn-ing the water on up here at camp for 30 years,” Moshea said. “It’ll be a nice, collaborative effort be-tween our guys and the 128th.”

He said it’s the type of connec-tion the camp has with the 128th ARW and other Wisconsin Na-tional Guard units that help make the camp successful in its mission - to be there for veterans and their families.

OSHKOSH DEFENSE CONTRIBUTES TO CAMP AMERICAN LEGION

Oshkosh Defense presented a check to Camp American Legion. Pictured, from left, are commander of the Wisconsin American Legion, Dale Oatman; vice-president of operations for Oshkosh Defense, Don Bent; Aimee Mc-Clure with Oshkosh Corporation’s Pierce Manufacturing; Kyle Fugar with Oshkosh Defense; director of Camp American Legion, Kevin Moshea; and Wendy Fromm and Ryan Meyers with Oshkosh Defense.

Kevin Moshea, left, director of Camp American Legion, talks with Chief Mas-ter Sgt. Harry Wilkinson Wednesday during a site tour of the location for a new fi sh cleaning shack at the camp.

• Participate in parades• Provide color guard services• Provide support to other veterans and veteran organizations• Fundraising for the Legacy Scholarship Fund (a fund for children of military persons killed in the current war)

– Qualifying wartime veterans of any era –– Any type motorcycle of 500cc or greater –– Member of The American Legion Family (Legion, Auxiliary or Sons)

Contact: State President Robert Lloyd(608) 873-5926 or lloyd2364@sbcglobal.net

During the festivities marking the dedication and opening of the Fisher House on the Clement J. Zablocki Medical Center grounds on April 23, 2016, the District 1 American Legion Riders were honored to present Fisher House of Wisconsin President Andrew Roberts with a donation for $532. Making the presentation is District 1 Riders’ President Frank “Phantom” Koneiska.

1st District Legion Riders Support Fisher House at Zablocki VAMC

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EA+ rates specially negotiated for Legionnaires and their Families. The Legionnaire Emergency Assistance Plus (EA+) Program is available to Legionnaires at a 35% discount off the broad market rate. A recent enhancement to EA+ now includes escorting you home with a qualified nurse, if deemed medically necessary by EA+ physicians, saving members anywhere from $5,000 - $25,000.

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Post No. 30 • EdgertonAl Decker

Post No. 209 • OrfordvilleLeonard Funk

Post No. 387 • Franklin Allen Nohl

Post No. 109 • Lancaster • Mike Lieurance, Cdr • Andrew Robbins, Membership Chairman

Post No. 15 • JuneauDennis Nampel

Post No. 122 • Phillips Marshall Vich

Post No. 231 • BlairLannie Howe

Post No. 396 • Indian Creek Oscar E Schmidt

Post No. 106 • SeymourGreg Goetz

Post No. 38 • AppletonBill Falck

Post No. 206 • WonewocJohn Jurkowski

Post No. 383 • Lone RockArthur Temby

Post No. 141 • New Glarus Steve Hodgson

Post No. 71 • PewaukeeJoe Bromley

Post No. 337 • PulaskiKevin Sampo

Post No. 375 • Mukwonago Don Braun

Post No. 102 • WalworthPeter Kahl

Post No. 90 • AshlandFrank Kostka

Post No. 147 • MedfordLeroy Jensen

Post No. 382 • Menomonee Falls - John Lukaszewski

Post No. 127 • Hilbert Gordy Hauser

Post No. 43 • RiponMike Meeker

Post No. 283 • SuringJeff School

Post No. 354 • EttrickSteve Vehrenkamp

Post No. 38 • Appleton Post No. 71 • Pewaukee

100% POST COMMANDERS

Past Department Commander Ted DeMicchi is once again serving as State Chairman of the Golf Outing Fundraiser for Denise H. Rohan, Candidate for National Commander of The American Legion.

We are limited to 144 golfers. Use the form to the right to sign up to 4 golfers. If you only have 1, 2 or 3 people, we will pair them up with others. The golf outing is open for everyone; Legion, Auxiliary, SAL, Legion Riders and any individual. The price is $70.00 per person and includes 18 holes, Cart, Lunch and Door Prizes. If you have

non-golfers that would like to come, the cost for lunch would be $10.00 per person. The event takes place on June 25th at the Reedsburg Country Club.

We are also asking for dona-tions of Raffl e Prizes. The main item is for your post to sponsor a hole at the cost of only $50.00. Hole sponsorship is not just for your Post but for Auxiliary, the SAL, Legion Riders, businesses and individuals. Each sponsor will be recognized with a cus-tom sponsorship sign.

Submit your Entry Form, Spon-sorship or donated prize by June 10, 2016. Make checks payable to “Wisconsin Candidate for Na-tional Commander” and send them to: Ted DeMicchi, PO Box 123, Somers, WI 53171

If you need any more in-formation, contact Ted at de-minkp68@wi.rr.com or (262) 945-1496.

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Golf Outing FundraiserWhether you have a foursome, or want us to pair you up with other golfers, please sign below. The prize is $70.00 per person and includes 18 holes, Cart, Lunch and Door Prizes. If you have non-golfers the would like to come, the cost for lunch would be $10.00 per person.

Reedsburg Country Club3003 E. Main St., Reedsburg, WI(608) 524-6000

GOLFER #1Name _____________________________________Address ___________________________________City, St., Zip _______________________________Phone # ___________________________________GOLFER #2Name _____________________________________Address ___________________________________City, St., Zip _______________________________Phone # ___________________________________GOLFER #3Name _____________________________________Address ___________________________________City, St., Zip _______________________________Phone # ___________________________________GOLFER #4Name _____________________________________Address ___________________________________City, St., Zip _______________________________Phone # ___________________________________

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Please help suppost the event and sponsor a hole or take this form to businesses in your community and ask them to sponsor a hole.

Thank you!Sponsor Name __________________________

Address _______________________________

City, St., Zip ___________________________

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$50

HOLE SPONSORSHIP

Please make checks payable to Wisconsin Candidate for National Commander and send it to: Ted DeMic-chi, PO Box 123, Somer, WI 53171 or call Ted at (262) 945-1496