01 Jul 2016 - Disabled Veteran Utah State Parks Honor Pass
3 Aug 2016 - Legal Clinic
WHAT: Talk to an attorney at no cost
WHEN: The 1st Wednesday of each month, 5:30PM to 7:00PM
WHERE: St. George CBOC
230 No. 1680 East, Bldg. N
St. George, UT 84790 Please click here for flyer: Veterans Legal Clinic
WHEN: The 1st Wednesday of each month, 5:30PM to 7:00PM
WHERE: St. George CBOC
230 No. 1680 East, Bldg. N
St. George, UT 84790 Please click here for flyer: Veterans Legal Clinic
For more information contact:
HUD-VASH/Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Homeless & Justice Clinical Recovery Program
St. George Community Based Outpatient Clinic
230 N 1680 E, Building N, St. George, UT 84790
Office: (435) 634-7608, ext. 6020/opt. 7
Fax: (435) 674-0092 Bradley.evans@va.gov
Office: (435) 634-7608, ext. 6020/opt. 7
Fax: (435) 674-0092 Bradley.evans@va.gov
31 Aug 2016 - Party for Jacqueline Peterson
Jacqueline Peterson, our State Officer, is
moving to the Salt Lake Area. We are sad to see her go! She has been an amazing
advocate for our Veterans!!! Please join us on Wednesday, August 31st
at 1:30 p.m. for her farewell party! We will have a basket to collect “Thank
you” notes at the door. You may bring one already written or write one when you
get here.
Job Openings
Dean's Foods
has job openings and are VERY Veteran friendly. They are also willing to train.
Pam Palermo
Director Member Services
St. George Chamber of Commerce
435-628-3287 or 435-275-5399
Pam@StGeorgeChamber.com
www.StGeorgeChamber.com
8-9 Mar 1863 - Battle of Hampton Roads - Civil War
On March 8–9, 1862, the ironclad CSS Virginia attacked the
Union blockade squadron in Hampton Roads, Virginia, changing the course of
naval warfare forever.
The CSS Virginia had formerly been the USS Merrimack, but
when the Federals had been forced to abandon Gosport Shipyard (the modern-day
Norfolk Naval Shipyard) in 1861, they had scuttled the steam frigate. However,
it had only burned to the waterline, preserving the hull and engines. The
Confederates refloated the hull and built a superstructure on top with sloping
wooden sides covered in iron. They planned to use the newly christened Virginia
to break the Union blockade.
Nearly simultaneously, the Union was building its own
ironclad vessel, but from scratch. The iron steamer, named the USS Monitor, was
nearly completely submerged in the water, except for its deck
and revolving gun turret.
On the Virginia’s maiden voyage, it decided to attack the
Federal ships in Hampton Roads, the Virginian waterway where three rivers
converged before entering Chesapeake Bay. On March 8, the Virginia (along with
the gunboats sailing with it) steamed into Hampton Roads and launched its
attack, decimating some of the Union ships while sustaining only superficial
damage itself, as its iron armor caused shots to more or less bounce off it.
Before it could take on the other Union ships, the tide
forced the Virginia to retire for the night, and when it returned the following
morning, it found that the USS Monitor had arrived in the night to protect the
remaining Union ships. The Monitor and the Virginia dueled for about four
hours, during which neither ship sustained serious damage, each protected by
their iron plates.
Finally, the Monitor pulled away to assess the vessel’s
damage, leading the Virginia to believe the other ship was leaving the battle.
After the Virginia likewise departed, the Monitor returned only to find the
Virginia gone. This confusion caused both sides to declare victory, though
historians typically agree the battle was a draw.
Though the Battle of Hampton Roads prevented the Virginia
from achieving its objective, the real significance of the battle was its
demonstration that wooden ships stood no chance against ironclads, almost
instantly outdating navies around the globe.
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