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Next Meeting June 24, 2015 at the Bettendorf Masonic Lodge
7:00 P.M. - 1900 hours N E V E R A G A I N W I L L O N E G E N E
R A T I O N O F V E T E R A N S A B A N D O N A N O T H E R .
Vol. 18 Issue 6
Officers and Board of DirectorsPresident Greg Paulline 563
650-3055 Dir. David Woods 563 326-8723Vice-President Bruce Cheek
563 349-4129 Dir. Ed Gaudet 563 349-9456Treasurer Harold Hansen 563
505-9674 Dir. Bill Matthews 563 355-5618Secretary John Lavelle 563
355-4213 Dir. Steve Satre 563 289-1776Trustee. Lyle Peterson 563
386-1286 Dir. Larry Witt 563 388-7179
THE SPIRIT OF 776 J U N E 2 0 1 5 N E W S L E T T E R
V I E T N A M V E T E R A N S O F A M E R I C A C H A P T E R 7
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VeteranService Officers
&Service
CoordinatorsClarke Barnes309 944-3674
Ed Gaudet563 343-9456David Woods563 326-8723Ernest Ledjte563
785-6182 Tom Lemon
563 359-3201
Honor GuardJohn Lavelle563 355-4213
Web MasterRoger Granbois
[email protected]
Lyle Peterson points out some of the selected items that are on
display at the Putnam Museum for the 50th Anniversary Commemoration
of the War in Vietnam. The display will be at the museum throughout
the summer and admission for this display is free of charge. The
purpose of the display is to educate the community of the War and
our role in the mission to provide aid the Republic of Vietnam in
its war for freedom.
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Minutes of May Membership Meeting
The meeting was called to order by President Paulline at 1900
hours. Officers present, Vice-president Bruce Cheek, Secretary,
John Lavelle, Treasurer Harold Hansen. The members recited the
pledge of allegiance and observed a moment of silence for POW/MIA
and also for those still serving in harms way. A sheet was passed
for members to sign and add their email address. The minutes from
the April meeting were accepted as posted in the newsletter. Larry
Witt informed the group that our current membership is now at 201.
Harold Hansen informed the chapter on our current financial status.
We discussed members in distress which included Ed Gaudet and Dave
Happ. This years scholarships were presented to Aubrey Petersen,
Mike Gaudet, and John Stammeyer. Chapter Awards were presented to
John Lavelle, Member of the Year and Martha Lavelle Associate
Member of the Year. Ed Gaudet received the VSO Award, Ernest Ledjte
Honor Guard Member of the Year, Edwin Hildebrand the Community
Service Award, and Lyle Peterson received the Presidents Award. A
chapter jacket was presented to Greg Paulline for his service as
chapter President. Ron Sebastian conducted the installation of
officers. Members were reminded of the River Valley Car Show on
July 25th, there is a need for Door Prizes so if you have any
friends who have a business and can donate an item to the car show
please ask them to assist. We will also be in need of volunteers to
assist with the car show and a crew to help set up the area on
Friday evening. Please contact Lyle Peterson or sign up at the next
chapter meeting to assist with this important event. The rain date
for the car show will be August 1st. The clover sales in Iowa City
to support our service coordinators at the VA Hospital amounted to
$2,269. The Region 6 meeting was held in Wisconsin and President
Paulline attended, he shared that there was some discussion about
the upcoming VVA National Convention and some of the issues that
will be voted on during that meeting in Springfield IL. A list is
being created for the annual June Clover Sales in the Iowa Quad
Cities, Please sign up for a few hours at one of the locations. The
list will be at the meeting. The member voted to donate $200 to
Gary McDermott to assist him in his competition in the Warrior
Games for injured veterans. The chapter also voted to assist a
disabled veteran from the state of Florida so that he might attend
a reunion of the unit he served with in Vietnam, that donation was
also for $200. Before the meeting the chapter held its annual
picnic and members brought a dish to share and everyone had more
than enough to eat. The meeting was adjourned. Minutes submitted by
John P. Lavelle, chapter secretary.
June Meeting LocationWe will be meeting at the
Bettendorf Masonic Lodge 2412 Grant Street
The parking is on the west side of the building and there are
approximately five to six steps to enter the facility.
PLEASE BRING TOWELS AND COOKWARE FOR PAPAS
JULY 25CAR SHOW
At North ParkWe will be needing a number of
volunteers to assist with this
event.
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2667 5th St. Rock Island, IL
Leisure Time Billiards & Sports Bar
845 Avenue of the CitiesEast Moline , IL
Full Kitchen
2 Sports Bars
8 Dart Boards & 13 pool Tables
John Stammeyer Mike Gaudet Aubrey Petersen
Chapter Scholarships
Chapter AwardsMember of the Year ~ John Lavelle Associate of the
Year ~ Martha Lavelle
VSO of the Year ~ Ed Gaudet Community Service ~ Edwin
HildebrandHonor Guard ~ Ernest Ledjte Presidents Award ~ Lyle
Peterson
