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Announcements

Next Meeting: Saturday, Sep 26, 2026

Menu: Buffet Breakfast $11

scrambled eggs, bacon or sausage, biscuits and gravy, hash browns and toast

American Legion Post #178

 1655 Simms Street, Lakewood, CO 80215

Buffet Breakfast/Social Hour 0900

Meeting 0930

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August 23, 2026 Update on Saturday's Meeting and Important Reminders

Hey All,

Let's cover the reminders first: 

1. This Thursday we are having a memorial service for Randy Ackerman. He went on eternal patrol January of this year. Claire was unable to have a service for him so she bought a paver brick and it will be placed into our Paver Plaza this Thursday at 1000. I will be there to do the Honor Read and renter a Final Salute. Please let's have a good turn out and render the honor that this man deserves. Please wear your vest.
2. This coming Saturday, the 29th, we are having a working party at Dale/Tami's place at 107 Aspen Dr., Fredrick at 0900. We need to paint the trailer and hang the metal sheets onto the front of our trailer storage. Hanging the sheets will require some one who can stand on a ladder. So I hope Larry and Craig can make it. They did an excellent job on the back wall of the tent. Now for the painting, if you can hold a paint brush and not get too much on yourself or where it is not suppose to go, please come by and help. We will have all the needed paint and brushes.

Now for an update on the Meeting. We had a good turn out with 28 total and 24 members:

1. We are looking for meeting guest speakers. If you have any one in mind PLEASE let me know.
2. Littleton Parade went off great with 15 people there including Patrick's granddaughter, Ava. Our next and final parade is September 19th. Details to follow.
3. DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE. USSVI national elections end September 5th.
4. We will be having a working party on September 5th at 1000 to get the memorial ready for our ceremony and hang our flags. We need a battery powered weed eater and blower, brooms and water bucket with a brush to clean off some black marks on the cement deck.
5. Remember our 50th USS Grayling Memorial Ceremony is on September 12th at 1100. PLEASE ATTEND.
6. We got accepted for a fundraiser at HundredX. It will be for a 30 day period during November. Once I get a link for our base I will send it out to everyone. All you do is click on the link and answer any survey you want. There are hundreds of surveys on hundreds of items -- cars, restaurants, stores, items in stores, on and on. It takes less than two minutes to do a survey and the base earns between $1.80 to $2.00. Do ten a day for 30 days and we earn between $540 to $600. This is per person. So when you get the link, please send it to all your family and friends.
7. Next K4Ks is September 10th at 1730 in Ronald McDonald House. 932 N Potomac Cir. Aurora. The house said that there is always left over food so that they will feed us if you want. I have to miss this due to a meeting, but please lets have a good turn out. Remember that this is rush hour so take that into account.
8. Next Bingo is September 16th at 1000. State Veterans Home, 1919 N Quentin St, Aurora. We had a good turn out last week with 9 people showing up
9. The base has decided to have a qual boat challenge coin display. I sent out a link for a website to get your coin. All coins run $25 per coin. We will then glue them onto the display board and bring it out for the meetings.

That is about it.

Thanks

Paul

USSVI and RMB award annual scholarships!



Click on the link below for scholarship information:

National and Base Scholarship Submissions:   2025 - 2026

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).