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Next Meeting: January 8, 2025

Fund Raiser Auction

American Legion Post #161

6320 W 60th Avenue

Arvada, CO 80003

Dinner 1800

Meeting 1900

Update From Saturday Meeting Location Vote

Morning All,

I apologize for the lateness of the vote results, but my email account has been screwed up for the last 24 hours. The carrier fixed it this morning.

Here are the results: we had 22 votes for staying at post 161; we had 9 votes for moving to post 17; and we had 4 people who said that they would go with what the majority wants. This total is over 50% of our membership which is the best participation to date. I thank you all for voting.

Now as per my discussion with Beverly, she has penciled us in for the third Saturday of the month starting with February 15th and going thru September. In October we have the second Saturday. November and December are booked so we would have to do an evening meeting. At our next meeting I will pose the question: Would people want to do a Friday evening instead of a Wednesday evening. We will still have to fight traffic but at least the working people would not have to go to work the next day.

Now one finally issue, when I talked with Beverly on Monday she said that she was going to take this issue along with our Memorandum of Understating (MOU) to the board of governors to get their approval. I have not heard back from her yet. I do not know if she has gotten approval or not. I will let you know as soon as I hear.

I know that this move to Saturdays will be helpful to the majority of our members and could possibly lead to new members. I thank you all for our participation.

Thanks

Paul

Update From December 11 Meeting

Morning All,

Last nights meeting was a lot of fun with our gift exchange. Several gifts were stolen include an unique one from Julie and myself -- a bottle of wine called "Sailor Left Wine". It is produced in the Grand Junction area by a sub vet. It took me minute to realize that sailor left is port. So it was a port wine. Good play on works.

Now for topics during the meeting:

1. Remember that January's meeting is our annual fund raiser auction. Please bring item that will sell and make us some money. Julie and I are buying some gift cards from Costco to put in the auction. Also I am putting several items from our WWII vets that the base had in storage. The real good stuff we are planning on donating to the St. Marys Sub Museum.

2. 2026 is our 50th anniversary for our USS Grayling Memorial. We would like to place a plaque in memory of our 50th and the new flagpole. There was a group of our members and the flagpole company that were very instrumental in the new pole installation. We need a design for the plaque. We have to design the plaque, vote on the design, have someone make the plaque and then install it. Please submit your ideas to myself or Grant. We need ideas as soon as possible.

3. Now for the big item. The executive board met with Post 17 last weekend about moving our meeting to Saturday at their post. It went really well. They offered everything we needed and then some. It looks like a good fit. But now comes the big twist. I have talked to post managers of 161 on four different occasions and was told that there was no way we could move to a Saturday at Post 161. So I wanted to approach them again last night for a final try. I talked to the new post manager, Beverly Hill, about moving the meeting and why we needed it and she changed her out look on move. She said the Wednesday nights was getting too hard for them to cover and that Saturday was easier. I was then approached by Bill Jackson, one of the members of the post's governor board. He wanted to apologize for the food mix up last meeting. There was only burritos available. I told him it was no big deal that their burritos were good. Then I talk to him about moving our meetings to Saturday and why. He also said the he much preferred Saturdays over Wednesday evenings. He said that he would leave it up to Beverly. So we are in a pause for Post 17 move pending further discussions with Post 161. We had an overwhelming yes vote to stay at Post 161 if possible. I will let everyone know about what develops.

Now for this Saturday. December 14th is the Wreaths Across America event. Each year the base places wreaths at the specific grave of our members on eternal patrol. In addition to this several members, our old sub vets motorcycle group, have been placing wreaths at the Arvada Cemetery with Daughters of the American Revolution group in Arvada. On top of all this it is also the Army/Navy game pot luck at Post 161. So there are the times and locations:

1. If you would like to join the Arvada ceremony, we are meeting for breakfast at McCoy's restaurant, Federal and I-70, at 0800. Then to the cemetery by 0930. The ceremony starts at 1000 and lasts about 45 minutes.

2. Our wreath laying event at Ft Logan starts at 1230. We are planning on getting there around 1215. See the attached document for the location at Ft Logan to meet. Myra has it very well organized and the time it takes is about 30 to 40 minutes for everyone. Last year Julie and I were finished in about ten minutes. If your specific head stone already has a wreath then just find another Navy veteran's head stone and place it there followed with a salute. 

3. Finally there is the Army/Navy game at post 161, time 1300. The post supplies chile and hot dogs and everyone else brings a side or main dish. It is always fun and we have a good turn out of sub vets to cheer on Navy. 

Hope to see you all at these events.

Thanks

Paul

USSVI and RMB award annual scholarships!



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National and Base Scholarship Submissions:   2025 - 2026

  *** Social Luncheon - New Program to support those who cannot make Mid-Week Meetings***

Next Social Lunch:



Prost Brewery

351 West 104th Ave, Unit A

Northglenn, CO 80234

Nov. 16, 2024

1100 - 1400

Asbestos Alert!

Written by T. Michael Bircumshaw and is in the last publication of the American Submariner on pg. 29.  It is important enough to be read to the members as they may have missed it.  “If you served any time between years 1900 and 2000 and did any time at sea or at certain Military installations, then you have been exposed to Asbestos.  Please get at least a high definition, no contrast needed, cat scan of your lungs.  Do it with a civilian pulmonologist, not the VA, and ask them to specifically look for pleural plaques and interstitial scarring in your lungs.  Once you have finally done that, call me at 951-775-4549.  Call me to tell me the results and we are hoping that your lungs are clean.  But, if like me, you have pleural plaques or/and asbestosis, then I can offer you some guidance on what to do about it.  It cannot be cured, but it can be compensated for, call me.  Don’t make me repeat myself, because I will.  Please do this for you and your family.”



  For more information about " Mesothelioma Plural Plaques " Click on the Red Link

Here are the links of how to make a claim to VA on PACT Act issues.

The first one is off the VA website and it is the actual form to make a claim. It does require you to be registered with the VA health System. The second one is a link to a VFW website to ask for help on applying for a claim. They do step by step instructions. The phone number is the VA hot line to ask VA help in filing a claim. The last is a YouTube on all this information. He is an ex-marine with info on all the agent orange and toxic exposure acts. Good info.

https://www.va.gov/disability/file-disability-claim-form-21-526ez/introduction

https://www.vfw.org/assistance/va-claims-separation-benefits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qNkMWTmOc8

1-800-MY-VA-411 (1-800-698-2411).