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COMRADES AND SISTERS In an organization of so many lesser groups that make up one larger group (OUR POST) it is necessary to establish a team concept. THE POST COMES ABOVE ALL and all are part of the post! No member may represent the national VFW OR the POST without approval of the commander and his staff. The POST Calendar is started each year when the new Commander takes Office. Any add on events must be authorized by the canteen manager and Commander. ALL entries in the post newsletter must be authorized by the Commander and staff. This year our theme has been and remains - TEAM WORK. COMMANDER’S CALL 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 Enough said on these subjects. On the positive side, the picnic was the best we have had in my memory. I heard nothing but positive remarks on the work done by John, Mike and Colleen’s crew. ATTA BOY gang! You done good! In keeping with the team work theme, the LAUX and Cooties were invited to share the Post 392 membership drive booth at the air show. Special thanks to John Brooks, Mike Gaughan, Steve Williams, Sherry Hotra, Gunnar Gudjonsson, Sue Sowers, Mike Marushia, Joe Cool and Jim Szewczyk! We attended the annual FLAME OF HOPE ceremony on 21 September. The ladies did a great job. More to follow elsewhere in the paper. I want to commend our newsletter editor Matt Cullen and our web site “guru”, Mike Marushia for their many hours in rebuilding the Post Newsletter. WELL DONE guys, keep it going!! Please see this month’s calendar as there are some important events going on. … (continued on page 2) October 2012 - VOLUME 24, NUMBER 4 Continued Page 2 2012 - 2013 OFFICERS 2013 Membership Goal: 1,730 Current Membership : 83.4% with 1729 Members Post Commander…………....William R. Sowers Sr. Vice Commander……….. Michael E. Gaughan Jr. Vice Commander….………...… John R. Brooks Quartermaster…………….…….. Donald E. Brown Chaplain…………………...……. Robert G. Duvall House Committee Chairman…... Ralph D. Stephens Service Officer……………........... Joseph G. Brady Surgeon……………...…….... Merle W. Gootee III Judge Advocate ……………...… Douglas R. Keller Ladies Auxiliary President…..….... Judy Lupole Ladies Aux. Sr. Vice President…... Sue C. Sowers Ladies Aux. Jr. Vice President…… Colleen Lewis Ladies Aux. Treasurer……… Elizabeth Moynihan Ladies Aux. Chaplain.………...….. Lucille Bailey Ladies Conductress ………………… Patty Stokes Canteen Manager …………………… Joe Halzack M.O.C. Seam Squirrel ….…...... William P. Moran M.O.C.A. President……….... . Denice E. Moran Page 1 Staff Meeting : Oct 1st, at 1730. Attend and get involved Post Meeting : Oct 2nd, at 1900. Attend and get involved VA Hosp Vets Breakfast: Oct 6th at Post 392, see Sue Sowers VA Hosp Visits : Oct 27th, see Sue Sowers George Myers Poker Run : Oct 20th, see ‘Flip’ Defilippo Funeral Services : as required, see Chap. Bob Duvall Chairpersons: needed for programs, see any Post Officer Recruit New Members : any day, applications at the Post VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR : UPCOMING EVENTS POST 392 NEEDS YOU!

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COMRADES AND SISTERS

In an organization of so many

lesser groups that make up one

larger group (OUR POST) it is

necessary to establish a team

concept. THE POST COMES

ABOVE ALL and all are part of

the post!

No member may represent the

national VFW OR the POST

without approval of the

commander and his staff.

The POST Calendar is started

each year when the new

Commander takes Office. Any

add on events must be authorized

by the canteen manager and

Commander.

ALL entries in the post

newsletter must be authorized by

the Commander and staff.

This year our theme has been

and remains - TEAM WORK.

COMMANDER’S

CALL

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

Enough said on these subjects.

On the positive side, the picnic

was the best we have had in my

memory. I heard nothing but

positive remarks on the work done

by John, Mike and Colleen’s crew.

ATTA BOY gang! You done good!

In keeping with the team work

theme, the LAUX and Cooties were

invited to share the Post 392

membership drive booth at the air

show. Special thanks to John

Brooks, Mike Gaughan, Steve

Williams, Sherry Hotra, Gunnar

Gudjonsson, Sue Sowers, Mike

Marushia, Joe Cool and Jim

Szewczyk!

We attended the annual FLAME

OF HOPE ceremony on 21

September. The ladies did a great

job. More to follow elsewhere in

the paper.

I want to commend our newsletter

editor Matt Cullen and our web site

“guru”, Mike Marushia for their

many hours in rebuilding the Post

Newsletter. WELL DONE guys,

keep it going!!

Please see this month’s calendar

as there are some important events

going on.

… (continued on page 2)

October 2012 - VOLUME 24, NUMBER 4

Continued Page 2

2012 - 2013 OFFICERS

2013 Membership Goal: 1,730

Current Membership: 83.4% with 1729 Members

Post Commander…………....… William R. Sowers

Sr. Vice Commander……….. Michael E. Gaughan

Jr. Vice Commander….………...… John R. Brooks

Quartermaster…………….…….. Donald E. Brown

Chaplain…………………...……. Robert G. Duvall

House Committee Chairman…... Ralph D. Stephens

Service Officer……………........... Joseph G. Brady

Surgeon……………...…….... Merle W. Gootee III

Judge Advocate ……………...… Douglas R. Keller

Ladies Auxiliary President……..….... Judy Lupole

Ladies Aux. Sr. Vice President…... Sue C. Sowers

Ladies Aux. Jr. Vice President…… Colleen Lewis

Ladies Aux. Treasurer……… Elizabeth Moynihan

Ladies Aux. Chaplain.………...….. Lucille Bailey

Ladies Conductress ………………… Patty Stokes

Canteen Manager …………………… Joe Halzack

M.O.C. Seam Squirrel ….…...... William P. Moran

M.O.C.A. President………….... . Denice E. Moran

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Staff Meeting: Oct 1st, at 1730. Attend and get involved

Post Meeting: Oct 2nd, at 1900. Attend and get involved

VA Hosp Vets Breakfast: Oct 6th at Post 392, see Sue Sowers

VA Hosp Visits: Oct 27th, see Sue Sowers

George Myers Poker Run: Oct 20th, see ‘Flip’ Defilippo

Funeral Services: as required, see Chap. Bob Duvall

Chairpersons: needed for programs, see any Post Officer

Recruit New Members: any day, applications at the Post

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:

UPCOMING EVENTS

POST 392 NEEDS YOU!

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T h e V E T E RA N S D A Y

PARADE this year is on 12

November, not 11 November.

The staff has submitted a list of

marchers, disabled needing a

ride and vehicles to transport

riders but any late corners must

notify me or one of the officers

NLT 17 October.

If you have any complaints,

please see me personally or

come to a meeting. Complaining

around the bar won’t get much

action. Remember your oath.

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DATES TO REMEMBER

10/5 Operation Phantom Fury

begins in Northern Babel,

Iraq in 2004

10/7 US-led airstrikes of

Afghanistan begin after

Taliban refuse handing

over Osama bin Laden in

2001

10/8 US and S. Vietnamese

l a u n c h ‘ O p e r a t i o n

Sealords’ in 1969

10/13 Continental Congress

authorizes first US naval

force in 1775

10/19 British Gen. Cornwallis

surrenders at Yorktown

‘ending’ the American

Revolution in 1781

10/23 First body selected to b e

honored as the Unknown

Soldier in 1921

10/28 Soviet Premier orders

withdrawal of missiles

from Cuba in 1962

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NEW MEMBERS

I extend a warm welcome to the

new members who were voted

into our Post at the last regular

meeting.

New / Transfer Life

Members:

Richard E. Shewry

Kent M. Vensland

Harry G. Ward

Steven C. Williams

Lawrence N. Segeleon

Sac D. Marshall

Steve F. Schweizer

New / Transfer / Re-Instated

Annual Members & Life

Installment:

Richard T. O’Reilly

Ronald L. Moore

Michael J. Brett

Stanley R. Bulkley

Brian T. Clark

Daniel C. Copley

Stephen J. Hallerman

Charles D. Leasure

Kenneth MacDonald

Kevin J. Goggin

Thank you for your service and

welcome aboard.

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BIRTHDAYS

May I wish “Happy Birthday” to

Hugh R. McCabe, Franklin E.

Zurschmit, David R. Goldstein,

Lorraine A. Brown, Brad A. Lewis,

Merle W. Gootee III, Rodney G.

Busitzky, Heidi S. Gallant, and 152

other fine Comrades!

I also extend warmest “Birthday

Wishes” to Henrietta Goodwin,

Shirley Humphrey, Elizabeth

Moynihan, Amy Kiger, Denice E.

Moran, Erin M. Powers, and 33

other fine Sisters!

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POST MEETINGS

POST STAFF Meetings are the

first Monday each month at 17:30,

this month it’s on September 3rd.

ALL Officers and Chairmen should

attend.

POST and LAUX Meetings are

the first Tuesday of each month at

19:00, this month it’s on October

2nd. ALL Officers and Chairmen

should be present, along with

anyone else wanting to become

involved with our many events. I

am looking forward to seeing all of

you at the meeting.

Post Commander

Bill Sowers

(757) 641-0471

[email protected]

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Membership Membership

Membership

"We have to learn to be our own

best friends because, we fall too

easily into the trap of being our

own worst enemy.”

Summer is just about gone so

now that our Post picnic is over we

can now set our sights on Veteran's

Day as the next big holiday for the

Post which means Buddy Poppies.

The Post Picnic was a great

success so I hope we can do just as

great with the volunteers for the

Poppy's as we did the Picnic. The

Poppy's require only your time to

distribute at the Commissary,

Package Store and the Exchange

so please give our Junior Vice

Commander a hand on getting out

and helping out.

Our membership is moving right

along but could be better. Please

check with your friends and

neighbors to see if they qualify to

become a member.

The Oceana Air Show was the

weekend of 9/14 - 9/16 and we had

plenty of volunteer's to cover the

weekend led by the Junior Vice

Commander, John Brooks.

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CONTINUOUS MEMBERSHIP

AWARDS

The following Comrades have

SENIOR VICE

COMMANDER

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earned Continuous Membership

Awards as indicated below.

Please attend the next General

Membership Meeting to receive

your lapel pin. If you are unable

to attend the meeting, contact

any Post Officer and your pin

will be presented. If your name

has not been listed and you

believe that an award is due,

please contact the Quartermaster.

Forty (40) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Henry P. Bouffard

Twenty-Five (25) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Willie F. Kimbler

Lawrence L. Gardner

Marvin J. Green

Albert J. Hermann

Charles J. Irving

Vincent J. Ferraro

Honorato T. Japson

Twenty (20) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Sharon A. Solt

Michael T. Wright

Philip J. Puglisi

Fifteen (15) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Joseph A. Mathis, Jr

Clyde G. Patterson

Pasco Miele

Ten (10) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Robert L. Aggen

J Lionel Bre

Richard L. Hunt

Laura J. Penn

Randall V. Shekalus

Five (5) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Robert P. McGarry

Steven C. Steffanides

Anthony P. Cardoza

Robert F. Mercer

Michael D. Boyd

Joshua E. Tomon

Joseph W. Michaels

Thank you for your service and

congratulations!

"Our Strength Is In Our

Membership"

SR. Vice Commander

Mike Gaughan

[email protected]

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I would like to start out by

thanking the Post Picnic committee

for a job well done, with special

thanks to my ‘partner in crime’ -

Colleen Lewis. Thanks to all of

you, the picnic was a huge success!

The volunteers, Post Officers, and I

have heard nothing but good

comments from all who attended. I

hope to see you all there again next

year.

I want to give out another thank

you to the volunteers from the NAS

Oceana Air Show. Because of your

efforts, we have 11 new members

signed up to the Post! Great job!!

Remember me saying this a few

months ago: “Buddy Poppy’s,

Buddy Poppy’s, Buddy Poppy’s”?

Yes that’s right, its Buddy Poppy

time again. I will have signup

sheets at the front door here shortly,

and I hope to see a lot of you

signing up to volunteer again!

If you haven't volunteered for

Buddy Poppy’s before, please

consider it. I will put out more

information as the time gets closer,

or you can always contact me for

questions and info.

Remember - all proceeds benefit

veteran assistance programs, we

can’t do this without your help.

JUNIOR VICE

COMMANDER

If you have any questions or need

me for Post business, you can

catch me at the Post or contact me

at my email address below.

Jr. Vice Commander

John Brooks

[email protected]

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A FRIENDLY REMINDER:

2013 MEMBERSHIP DUES

Renew your 2013 Annual

Membership today. Dues are

$30.00, and can be paid at Post

392, online at vfw.org, or mailed

directly to VFW National:

VFW National Headquarters

Third Floor, Room 316

406 West 34th St.

Kansas City, MO 64111 (please include your membership #)

Please consider changing your

Annual Membership to a LIFE

Membership, and never have to

worry again about renewals!

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NEWSLETTER AVAILABLE

BY EMAIL

The newsletter is now available

via email! To sign up, go to our

website at www.vfw392.org, select

NEWS, scroll down, and enter the

following: first name, last name,

email address, and Membership ID

Number. Check the ‘Yes’ box,

and then just click ‘Submit’.

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CHANGE OF ADDRESS

As Members, we all need to

maintain a current address at our

Post and at National. So when your

mailing address changes, be sure

to fill out an address change form,

and mail it, or drop it off with me

QUARTERMASTER

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here at the Post.

Quartermaster

Donald E. Brown

[email protected] ----------------------------------------

TEMPORARY SHORT TERM

ILLNESS / INJURIES

LISTING

Please read the Bulletin Board

at the Post for most recent up-

dates as individuals on the Short

Term Listing become sick or

recover.

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LONG TERM ILLNESS /

INJURIES LISTING

The following named members

have serous, long term illness or

injury, requiring them to be in

the listed location for continuous

care:

Millie Branyan

Liza’s Residential Care

Patrick J. Callahan

Richmond VA Medical Center

Nick Nickerson

Hampton VA Medical Center

Please keep our members in

your thoughts and prayers for a

speedy recovery. If you are

unable to visit, send a get well

card to let them know they are in

your thoughts. Or if you know

them personally, a call will let

them know that you care.

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HELP US TAKE CARE OF

EACH OTHER

When you or a family member

f a l l s i l l , a r e i n j u r e d ,

hospitalized, or experience the

loss of a loved one - please

contact the Post As Soon As

CHAPLAIN’S

CORNER

Possible! Let us know!

It is important that we extend our

hand in anyway possible to aid and

comfort our fellow Comrades and

family in their time of need.

We each maintain a certain degree

of self-reliance and independence,

but if we cannot fall back upon our

VFW brothers and sisters as family,

then who are we to call upon?

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TAPS

The following list honors and

remembers our Post Veteran

members in their recent passing:

Kenneth E. Atkinson

Korean War, Army / POW

26 August 2012

James W. Bonner

Vietnam War, Navy

20 August 2012

Norman A. Phelps (information to follow as available)

At our monthly Post meeting, Draping of the Charter will be conducted, and a prayer of solemn tribute will be given on behalf of our departed Comrades. For they are now in the hands of our Heavenly Father.

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OUR MONTHLY BREAD

Our Seven Deadly Sins What Are They

Today many groups religious and non-religious continue to predict major cataclysms and the approach of inevitable changes.

How ironically often times these

groups have failed to realized that

change is all about us. As the bible

says there are wars and rumors of

wars and it's broadcast around the

globe in the blink of an eye. By

satellite and it also sends the

message of God, to other countries.

We hear of floods and famine and

hate crimes and a day doesn't pass

when we don't see renewed

evidence of gang wars or drugs or

our inhumanity to one another.

Unfortunately, much of this

information has become so

commonplace that we may simply

shrug our shoulders as to gesture

of who cares, or change the

channel, or just turn the page of

newspaper because you don't want

to read about it. It's just not you're

responsibility until something

happen to you or a family member

or close friend.

In many places, the world has

become more fractured ever

before, as politics, race, sexuality,

culture, and religions divide

county and individual common

sense countless thousands of

individuals been killed, are dying,

or have simply given up. And yet,

in spite of all these things, some

individuals are waiting for the

evidence of time is changing but

they can’t see and remains blind.

It's time for us to wake up and

realize that the changing time is

happening RIGHT NOW. Our

world civilization, and our

individual lives are all undergoing

dramatic personal and collective

change.

Yet, sometimes it's hard for us

recognize because the changes

have not been a single event. They

have been a process for the future

are not really about earthquakes;

and other cataclysms changes

because in the bible God, has

predicted see Revelation.

A close look of the changing

events in our lives and in our

surroundings is to enable us to

remember why we are here.

Simply stated, these changes are

the testing which will enable us to

put God in our lives.

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Individual Seven Deadly Sins

In Detail

1. PRIDE: Is excessive belief in

ones' own abilities that

interferes with the individual's

recognition of the grace of

God. It has been called the sin

from which all others are pride

is also known as Vanity.

2. ENVY: Is the desire for other's

traits, status, abilities, or

situation.

3. GLUTTONY: Is an inordinate

desire to consume more than

that one requires.

4. LUST: Is an inordinate carving

for the pleasures of the body

5. ANGER: Is manifested in the

individual who spurns love

and opts instead for fury. It is

also known as Wrath

6. GREED: Is the desire for

material wealth or gain,

ignoring the realm of the

Spiritual. It is also called

Avarice or Covetousness

7. SLOTH: Is the avoidance of

physical or spiritual work

Let's start with most influential

figures (Congress) in modern

times social and political

activism, considered these traits

as part of the seven sins because

ethics, is a base for our moral

conduct to be the most spiritually

perilous to American Citizenry

and humanity.

1. Wealth without Work

2. Pleasure without Conscience

3. Science without Humanity

4. Knowledge without Character

5. Politics without Principle

6. Commerce without Morality

7. Worship without Sacrifice

Please Carefully Read This

Prayer

"Heavenly Father, we come

before you today to ask your

forgiveness and seek your

direction and guidance. We know

Your Word says, "Woe to those

who call evil good', but that's

exactly what we've done.

We have lost our spiritual

equilibrium and inverted out values.

We confess that we have ridiculed

the absolute truth of your Word,

calling it moral pluralism.

We have worshipped other gods

also material things and called it

multiculturalism. We have endorsed

perversion - children sexual

preda to r s , homosex ua l i t y’ s

parading themselves and same sex

marriages openly called it an

“alternative lifestyle.”

We have exploited the poor and

called it lottery. We have neglected

the needy and called it self-

preservation. We have rewarded

laziness and called it welfare. We

have shot abortionists and called it

justifiable. We have neglected to

discipline our children and called it

building esteem. We have abused

power and called it political savvy.

We have coveted our neighbor's

possessions and called it ambitions.

We have polluted the air with

profanity and pornography and

called it freedom of expression. We

have ridiculed the time honored

values of our forefathers and also

called this enlightenment.

Search us, oh God, and know our

hearts today; try us and see if there

be some wicked way in us, cleanse

us from every sin and our leaders.

Guide and bless these men and

women who have been sent to

congress by the people of this Great

Nation that once held ours heads

high throughout the world also

s t o o d f o r f r e e d o m .

Grant them your wisdom to rule

and May their decisions direct us to

the center of your will.

We ask it in the name of Your

Son, the living Savior, Jesus

Christ,

AMEN

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR

FUNERAL MEMORIAL

SERVICES / COLOR GUARD

Our Post has become shorthanded

of volunteers to perform required

duties for Memorial Services of

our deceased VFW members and

veterans. The Post’s participation

of these honorable and formal

procedures are requested from

veterans, or their families.

Each Comrade that volunteers

will be trained for their individual

position’s duties, and cross-trained

for all other duties in the services.

This allows supplementation of

members as need be, and also

allows for familiarization of the

complete procedures to ensure a

graceful service progression.

If you accept to volunteer, you

will be placed on the list, and

c o n t a c t e d w h e n s e r v i c e

requirements necessitate.

The dress code will be ‘Blues and

Grays’ with a white shirt, tie, black

shoes, and your VFW dress hat.

If you would like to participate,

please contact the Post Chaplain:

B o b D u v a l l , o r G u n n a r

Gudjonsson for details.

Post / District II Chaplain

Robert Duvall

[email protected]

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Sisters and Comrades,

I would like to start this month’s newsletter by saying THANK YOU to Colleen Lewis, John Brooks, and the entire picnic

LADIES AUXILIARY

PRESIDENT

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Committee for an outstanding Post Family Picnic. I’ve heard nothing but rave reviews and what a wonderful time everyone had. My only complaint is I'm to dang old to be climbing around in that dunk tank! Awesome Job!

I would also, like to thank all the ladies that helped with the air show. And thanks to Pam Myers for the POW-MIA ceremony both at the Flame of Hope and at the Post that evening.

The Southern Conference will be held in Williamsburg October 18-21. Ellen Stogsdill and Liz Wilson need help in the hospitality room that weekend so if you are planning on attending please contact either lady to volunteer some time.

Thank you Sue Sowers, she has agreed to take on the Scholarship committee which includes: VOD, Patriots Pen, Teacher of Year, Patriots Art and Continuing Education. Please see Sue for information on this committee.

The Children's Halloween Party will be held on Saturday October 27th from 1-3. Denice Moran will post signup sheets soon, so

check the canteen for them.

I would like to welcome our new member Felicia Young.

If you need to reach me for any reason, whether it's a question, concern, or just to talk: please feel free to contact me via e-mail at [email protected] or my cell phone (757) 581-2702.

Our next meeting is Tuesday October 2nd. For those that can't be with us for health reasons, I wish you a speedy recovery and I hope to see you soon!

Auxiliary President

Judy Lupole

[email protected]

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The sisters listed below are

requested to attend the next

regularly scheduled meeting of the

Ladies Auxiliary. Our Auxiliary

President stands ready to decorate

you with the Continuous

Membership awards indicated.

Twenty (20) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Hilary A. Haver

Five (5) Years Of

Continuous Service:

Sylvia R. Smith

Dolorous Miller

Beverly S. Dennison

Thank you for your service and

congratulations!

Ladies Auxiliary Treasurer

Elizabeth Moynihan

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OCTOBER: BREAST CANCER

AWARENESS MONTH

October is National Breast Cancer

Awareness Month - a time to

promote regular mammograms and

increase early detection of breast

cancer. About 1 in 8 women in the

United States will get breast cancer.

Other than skin cancer, breast

cancer is the most common kind of

cancer in women. Mammograms

can help find cancer early when

there is the best chance for

treatment.

According to Center for Disease

Control and Prevention, breast

cancer is the number one cause of

cancer death in Hispanic women. It

is the second most common cause

of cancer death in White, Black,

LADIES AUXILIARY

MEMBERSHIP

CANCER AID AND

RESEARCH

Asian/Pacific Islander, and

American Indian women.

If you are age 40 to 49, talk with

your doctor about when to start

getting mammograms and how

often you need them.

If you are age 50 or older, get a

mammogram every 2 years. Talk

with your doctor to decide if you

need one more often.

Need some tips on how to

increase awareness about breast

cancer and breast cancer

screenings? Try these:

Show you care. Send an e-card

with breast cancer prevention

and screening information:

http://bit.ly/kAuPUC

About 1 in 8 women in the

United States will get breast

cancer, it is the most common

kind of cancer in women:

http://1.usa.gov/ljiwMC

A mammogram is an x ray of the

breast and is very safe. Learn

more:

http://1.usa.gov/mkcCKf

Nervous about getting a

mammogram? Watch this short

video about mammograms and

what to expect:

http://1.usa.gov/k0EXbm

Did you know? Breast cancer

can occur in men. According to

NCI, 2000 men are diagnosed

each year. More:

http://1.usa.gov/mzL2Dz

Concerned about costs? There

may be a free or low-cost

mammogram program near you.

Find out here:

http://1.usa.gov/kKoe8B

Let’s celebrate less cancer and

more birthdays!

Chairpersons

Tina Brown

Ellen Stogsdill

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THANK GOD IT’S

FRIDAY!!

This is the time of the week to

unwind from the rat race and

enjoy a quiet evening of

entertainment, socializing with

your friends, and taking a great

opportunity to make new friends.

Social hour prices are in effect

from 4:00 to 6:00 PM.

From 6 to 8 PM on Fridays, the

kitchen will offer steamed

shrimp, the full menu will also

be available.

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WEEKENDS AT THE VFW

Weekends at the VFW has

something for everyone. The

Canteen will open at 11:00 AM

on Saturdays and Sundays with

your favorites on tap or in bottles.

We have six (6) TVs, five (5) of

which are large flat screens.

With NASCAR and NFL in

season, you will definitely have a

seat with a good view to keep an

eye on your driver or your team!

Come down and spend a great

afternoon with your Comrades

and Sisters at the Post.

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THURSDAY NIGHT

DINNERS

CANTEEN

FRIDAY ENTERTAINMENT

Below is the entertainment for this

month, come and enjoy the music

with your friends every Friday

from 7:00 to 10:00 PM.

If you have any comments or

suggestions, please contact us at the

post. And thank you for service!

Chairperson

Ralph Stephens

Manager

Joe Halzack

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STATE OF VIRGINIA

VETERANS AFFAIRS

REPRESENTATIVE

Please note new schedule

Ms Elizabeth Bonin will now be

at Post 392 once a month to answer

any questions concerning veteran’s

affairs.

Her scheduled availability will be

posted here each month. For this

month, she will be available:

October 4th (Thurs)

11:00 AM - 3:30 PM

She is also available weekdays at

her Virginia Beach office:

Pembroke Office Park

287 Independence Blvd.

Building 2, Suite 130

(757) 552-1884

Ms. Bonin has provided this

valuable service for many years and

helped numerous Comrades and

Sisters to get the benefits they have

POST

ANNOUNCEMENTS

solely earned. She stands ready to

assist you, so please, come out and

talk to her.

Veterans Service Representative

Liz Bonin

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NOTARY PUBLIC

The following Post members are

commissioned as Notary Public’s

in the Commonwealth of Virginia:

Gunnar Gudjonsson Bob Duvall

They are authorized to legally

notarize documents such as Power

of Attorney, Bill of Sale, Will,

Living Will, etc. Please check with

Post 392 office for appointment.

Be aware that under VA code the

notary must acknowledge:

(1) Signer must personally

appear before the notary.

(2) Signer (s) must positively be

identified

(3) Signer must affirm under o a t h

the document accuracy.

Acceptable Forms of Identification:

To be acceptable, the ID must be

current, contain photo and physical

description of the card holder,

have the card holder’s signature,

and a serial or ID number:

(1) Driver’s license or State

issued ID card.

(2) U.S. Passport

(3) Foreign Passport, validated

by INS.

(4) Driver’s license issued in

Mexico or Canada

(5) U.S. Military ID Card.

We do not rely on Social Security

cards or photo ID cards issued by

non government entities. Under the

law the notary has the right to

refuse, if he/she suspects

something may be false or wrong.

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Oct 4th

Stuffed Pork

Chops

Cost: $7.50

Oct 11th

Shepherd’s Pie

Cost: $7.50

Oct 18th

Roast Chicken

Cost: $7.50

Oct 25th

Grill Your Own

Steak

Cost: $9.50

Oct 5th

Monica Arnold

Karaoke & DJ

Oct 12th

Tim Hopkins

Live Music

Oct 19th

Captain Moose

Karaoke & DJ

Oct 26th

Jim Berry

Karaoke & DJ

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COOTIE BREAKFAST

It’s September and we are fast

approaching the start of a new

Cootie Breakfast season. Mark

your calendar as we kick it off

on 16 September, again breakfast

hours are 9:00 to 11:30.

Last year was a very, very

successful breakfast season.

Thanks so much to our loyal

customers. To keep such a great

customer base, we are staying

with a donation of $7.00 for

adults, the same as it has been

for a few years. Every day we

see where businesses pass on

higher costs to their customers --

- not us!

For new customers who don’t

know why we do breakfast, we’ll

explain briefly:

All breakfast workers are

volunteers and give of their time

for this worthy cause. All money

raised from breakfast goes to

support our hospitalized

veterans.

Examples of this support are:

The Cooties and Auxiliary

(MOC and MOCA) do a Casino

Day in May over at the VAMC

in Hampton. We spend about

$3,000.00 on this alone. We also

do a Christmas in July,

distributing gift bags full of

essentials and goodies; total cost

of Christmas in July is about

$2500.00. We also do the same

at Christmas time in December.

Additionally, we recently added

the VA Hospital in Richmond,

VA (McGuire VAMC) doing a

joint Casino Day with other Pup

Tents.

This is just some of what we do

for our hospitalized veterans.

The cost of the programs are

extensive, but it is for such a

worthwhile cause. There for, please

understand, your continued support

is so very important to our

objectives and goals - “Keep them

smiling in beds of white.”

Cootie Breakfast Sundays starts

the 16th of September and ends on

Mother’s Day in May. During that

time, we will take off only five

Sundays, they are:

4 Nov (Tomb Trek Convention)

25 Nov (Thanksgiving)

23 Dec (Christmas)

30 Dec (New Years) and

31 Mar (Easter)

The Military Order of the Cootie,

Pup Tent #9, again, thanks you.

Past Seam Squirrel

Stu Carson

Breakfast Chairpersons

Doug Keller

Patty Stokes

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COOTIES SHOTGUN RAFFLE

Tickets still available, drawing

held when all tickets are sold

To raise funds for the Cooties,

they will be raffling a New England

Firearms .410 Pardner shotgun.

This single action shotgun opens

smoothly when you press the lever,

and locks up tight as a bank vault

door. It features the Transfer Bar

System that prevents accidental

discharge and comes complete with

its own special locking device for

added safety in storage or transport.

Tickets are $1.00 each or six for $5

and are available from Cootie

members.

Hungry Cootie

Jon Harnden

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VA HOSPITAL BREAKFAST AT

THE POST

October 6, 2012 - Breakfast at

VFW Post 392 with the Vets from

the Hampton VA hospital. Vets

will be bused to the post and will

arrive at about 1000 .

Breakfast is from 1030 am until

1:30 pm. Music will be provided

by Moose. Food will include

scrambled eggs, hash browns,

bacon, sausage, pancakes and

Danish/donuts.

We will need volunteers to set up

and to assist some of the needy

vets, and Of course we will

always need help with clean up.

If you are interested, please show

up at the post between 9:00 and

9:30 am. on Oct. 6th. Any

questions, please call Sue Sowers,

Hospital Chairman, at 427-1557.

Other VA Hospital events on the

Schedule:

Oct 27, 2012 (Sat)

Team 3, Bingo

Nov 24, 2012 (Sat)

Team 1, Movie

Dec 22, 2012 (Sat)

NO VISIT

Jan 5, 2013 (Sat)

VA Hospital breakfast at the Post

We are still in need of volunteers

to go to the hospital and help with

the Bingo and Movies. For those

who have never helped at the VA

Hospital for Bingo or the Movies,

it is very rewarding.

Bingo takes a few more people

because you are moving around a

lot, checking cards, handing out

prizes, etc. Movies, on the other

hand are a little easier. All you

have to do is have everything set

up ahead of time. And, on top of

that, you get to enjoy the movie.

We always order Pizza for the

vets and on Movie days, we also

have Popcorn. Also on Bingo day,

we usually have something else to

go with the Pizza, something sweet

or chips. Sodas are also provided.

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If you are interested in

volunteering, please call Sue

Sowers, 427-1557.

LAUX Sr. Vice President

Sue Sowers

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FIRST ANNUAL VFW

POST 392 OYSTER FEST

Advanced Notice

The First Annual VFW Post

392 Oyster Fest is set for

Saturday, November 10 from

3:00 to 6:00 PM.

Tickets are $35.00 per person,

and will get you two-dozen

oysters, roasted and/or on the

half shell, oyster stew and

Brunswick stew, hush puppies,

coleslaw and other delights.

Additional oysters may be

purchased separately, subject to

availability. BBQ chicken will

be on the menu as well for the

land lubbers.

Draft beer is included in ticket

price, and other beverages will

be available from the Post

canteen.

Tickets and more complete

information will be available

soon, so check the post for

details. We hope to start a new

fall tradition with this event.

Please join us in making it a

success.

Larry Peterson

Ed Foxwell

Aaron Auger

Gunnar Gudjonsson

John Phillips

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VETERAN’S DAY PARADE

Korean War Veterans

We have been tasked to provide

a list of those who have received

the Korean War or Korean

Se rv i ce m ed a l s t o t h e

Department of Defense. They will

send certificates of appreciation for

those who served in ‘The Forgotten

War”.

Contact any Post Officer with the

following data:

Name, Branch of Service, Rank,

and Dates of Service

For more information contact Bill

Sowers at (757) 641-0471.

Post Commander

Bill Sowers

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USO GOLF TOURNAMENT

Knights of Columbus Hosted

The post is sponsoring a team for

this event. Sign up sheet is at the

Post, and submit your entry fee to

the bar tenders.

The tournament is October 12th,

2012 at Cypress Point Golf Course.

There is a 12:00 check in, and a

13:00 shotgun start.

On the day before the event, four

names will be pulled from a hat to

be assigned to the “Commander’s

Commandoes” team.

For more information contact Bill

Sowers at (757) 641-0471.

Post Commander

Bill Sowers

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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:

GEORGE MYER’S

POKER RUN

The 7th annual VFW Post 392 George Myer’s Memorial Poker Run is coming October 20th.

We are still in need of a few volunteers to staff the stops of the poker run, hand out cards, etc. If you are interested in donating some of your time, please contact any of the Post Officers.

When checking your schedule and to-do lists trying to make the decision if you can find the time to

volunteer, take into consideration the heart and core of the Poker Run: all proceeds benefit Cancer Aid and Research, and benefit Veterans Assistance programs!

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POW / MIA DAY

CEREMONIES

T h e La d i e s A u x i l i a r y

participated in the POW / MIA

ceremony at the Flame of Hope

with NAS Oceana and the Patriotic

Guard. President Judy Lupole and

MOCA Grand of VA, Gail Payne,

presented a wreath at the Flame of

Hope. We also hosted a candle

light ceremony at the Post that

evening where Pam Myers read the

names of the 47 POW/MIA from

Virginia. There were 8 LAUX and

6 VFW members present at the

Flame of Hope ceremony, and

over 80 VFW members at the

candle light ceremony.

Post Commander

Bill Sowers

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TROOP 392

Post 392 Scouting Program

Please come out and join Cub

Scout Pack 392, Boy Scouts

Troop 392, and Venturing Crew

1911!

For more information call Wes

Gibson at (757) 615-8300.

YIS

Wes Gibson

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CORRECTIONS

We welcome any comments,

suggestions, or complaints about

errors that warrant correction.

They can be directed to any of the

Post 392 Officers.

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VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS POST 392 presents

THE 7th ANNUAL

OCTOBER 20th, 2012 2408 Bowland Parkway, Va Bch

(VFW Post 392 – behind the old Blue Horseshoe Tattoo on London Bridge Road)

$10.00 per Rider $5.00 per Passenger First Bike Out 10:00 Last Bike Out 11:15

Can’t Ride? Don’t Ride? No Problem: ALL WHEELS WELCOME

Breakfast Buffet: $6.00 from 09:00 – 11:00 FREE Lunch, Best & Worst Hand, 50/50, and Door Prizes, Raffles

THIS IS A TAMA SPONSORED EVENT

VFW Post 392 VFW Post 993

VFW Post 4809

Registration: 09:00 – 11:00

ALL PROCEEDS benefit sponsored Cancer Research and Post 392 Veterans Programs

SPECIAL THANKS TO:

SALTY DAWGS OF VIRGINIA

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2012-2013

TEAM ONE TEAM TWO TEAM THREE

Team Leader: Doug

“Pimp Daddy” Keller

Team Leader: Larry Peterson

And Brad Inman

Team Leader: Bill

“Seam Squirrel” Moran

- September 16th September 23rd September 30th October 7th October 14th

October 21st October 28th November 11th November 18th December 2nd December 9th

December 16th January 6th January 13th January 20th January 27th February 3rd

February 10th February 17th February 24th

March 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th April 7th April 14th

April 21st April 28th May 5th May 12th - -

COOTIE BREAKFAST WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES:

November 4th, 2012 Due to: TOMB TREK November 25th, 2012 Due to: THANKSGIVING December 23rd, 2012 Due to: CHRISTMAS December 30th, 2012 Due to: NEW YEARS March 31st, 2013 Due to: EASTER SUNDAY

Doug Keller (MOC) Patty Stokes (MOCA) Frank Frevele Breakfast Chairperson Co-Chairperson Breakfast Cash Coordinator

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 6 4 2

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25 26

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27

20

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MOC / MOCA

Meeting

7:00 PM

Columbus Day Cootie Breakfast Team 2

Cootie Breakfast Team 3 Salty Dawgs Meeting

FRA 166

Staff Meeting

MCL Staff

Meeting

VVA Chapter 969

Meeting

7:00 PM

FRA 166

Branch Meeting

Southern

Conference Cootie Breakfast

Team 1

Cootie Breakfast Team 2

Steamed Shrimp 6 - 8 PM Entertainment

Monica Arnold

VFW / LAUX

Meeting 7:00 PM

VFW / LAUX

Staff Meeting 5:30 PM

VA Hosp Vets Breakfast (at Post 392)

10:30 AM-1:30 PM

Happy B-Day Navy

(est. 1775) MOC/MOCA Fall

Council of Admin

MCL Meeting

Troop 392

Stuffed Pork Chops

6 - 7:30 PM

Southern

Conference

Roast Chicken

6 - 7:30 PM

Southern

Conference George Myer’s Poker Run

Southern

Conference Steamed Shrimp

6 - 8 PM Entertainment Capt. Moose

VA Hosp BINGO Team 3 Children’s Halloween Party

1 - 3 PM (at Post)

Halloween House Committee

Meeting Troop 392

OCTOBER 2012 - VOLUME 24, NUMBER 4

Troop 392 Shepherd’s Pie 6 - 7:30 PM

Steamed Shrimp 6 - 8 PM Entertainment

Tim Hopkins

AOA Meeting Troop 392

Troop 392 VVA Chapter 969 Board Meeting Grill Your Own Steak

6 - 7:30 PM

Steamed Shrimp 6 - 8 PM Entertainment

Jim Berry

General MacArthur Memorial Post No. 392

2408 Bowland Parkway

Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5207

Phone: (757)486-5875

Fax: (757)486-3576

E-Mail: [email protected]

Web Site: www.vfw392.org

THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE - 392