Greetings!

March is gone. April brings elections. You have to be present to vote so show up on Thursday. BRING YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD or valid ID. We will be checking the National rolls. If you just joined us, the list of new members will be also be there. Dinner starts at 5:30.

Our ranks are swelling as Larry Sell has been on his own personal membership campaign. He, Carol and Jim Ellis, Mike Crowe and a few others have added over two dozen new members in the last month. Six of the new members are over 80.

Humana had a pinning ceremony for Vietnam Vets on March 9th. I had the privilege of setting up a table to represent our chapter. The pins awards are beautiful with an eagle head surrounded by a blue band. I served during that period in a combat MOS (early 70's) and wasn't sent to Vietnam, so I asked if I qualified. I was told if I served between May 15, 1955 and Sept. 1975 I was considered a Vietnam Vet. So if you were questioning whether you need to be boots on in Vietnam itself to earn the pin, the answer is no. Of the 9 million vets who were there, 7 million were volunteers. So if you served during that period and hear of another ceremony, go get your pin.

The popcorn crew is doing wonderfully selling and obtaining donations. The stand was moved down the hall near a group of chairs in front of a TV. The smell of the popcorn scores a "ten" on the advertising scale. I know because it called my name when I was down there last week. Well done to Joe, Ted, Chris, Harland, and Paul.

Chuck Berryhill has manned the Apache Trail Swap Meet trailer and is racking up sales for the rifle raffle along with Ace Thompson and Tom Rodgers and other volunteers at the Gun Shows.

God Bless you and yours with health, wealth, love, and patience.

Deb Magish

Adjutant

"This too will pass".