SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2023
Need help with your VA claim? See Thomas Lambs' FLYER LINKED HERE and plan to talk to a VA rep in person on Feb 7.
Semper Fi, Pat Lisi
Dennis Howland to Speak
To: Veterans and friends of veterans throughout the community
Guest Speaker: Dennis Howland, Utah VFW Liaison for Veterans to Utah State Legislature
Time/Date: 6:30pm, Wednesday, 1 February 2023, doors open at 6:00pm
Place: VFW Hall (100 South 300 East, St George)
Mr. Dennis Howland will speak on veterans’ concerns and legislation addressed in the Utah State Legislature and Senate. He will also address veterans’ concerns and legislation in the US Congress. Time will be allotted for Questions and Answers (Q&A).
You are welcome to attend.
Sincerely, Ken Omer, Commander, VFW Post 2628
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VCSU Meeting - January 17, 2023
We don't currently have a "speaker" lined up. If you are interested, please let me know.
By Tuesday morning at 10 a.m., please let me know what you would like added to the agenda. We want to keep within our allotted 1 hour for the meeting, so let's try to get as much as we can on the agenda and leave less to chance. 😉
Thanks, David 435-512-1511
Remembering Pearl Harbor
American Legion Post 90 to hold wreath-laying ceremony on 81st anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack, December 7.
The public is invited to attend and witness the ceremony.
“The Pearl Harbor attack was a pivotal moment in our nation’s history,” said Bennett Navarro, Commander of American Legion Post 90 in St. George. “It tested whether or not our country would answer the call when the future of our freedom and liberty were at stake. We’re gathering to honor the courage of those who fought back on that December day in Hawaii, and to remember those who lost their lives.”
Described by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as, “a date which will live in infamy,” Japan’s attack of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, plunged America into World War II. The losses were devastating. It was a tragedy that left 2,403 killed and 1,178 wounded, along with four American battleships sunk and nearly 350 aircraft damaged or destroyed.
Those who fought back demonstrated the resolve and character that would come to embody U.S. service members of the Greatest Generation. Fifteen Medals of Honor were awarded, as well as 51 Navy Crosses and 53 Silver Stars.
For the United States, World War II had begun. The fate of the free world hung in the balance during what Roosevelt called “the mighty endeavor.”
The war touched every American. Towns throughout the United States sent their young men to battle all over the world to fight a tenacious enemy.
Americans faced combat in the fetid jungles of Guadalcanal and New Guinea, the mud and mountains of Italy, the palm-tree laden nightmare of Tarawa, the beaches of Normandy and sulfuric sands of Iwo Jima. Allied forces actively fought for 44 months before securing the unconditional surrenders of Axis forces Italy, Germany and Japan.
While there are no known Pearl Harbor survivors living in St. George, veterans from several different branches of military service from throughout the community will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony. For more information on Post 90, visit the Post 90 web.
November 2022 VCSU Meeting
This is your friendly reminder that our final veterans coalition meeting of 2022 is Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 90. Please be ready to let us know about the holiday endeavors of your respective organizations.
Our speaker will be United We Pledge, to give an update on the Liberty Village they are building in the Hurricane Valley.
By Tuesday morning, please let me know what you would like added to the agenda. We want to keep within our allotted 1 hour for the meeting, so let's try to get as much as we can on the agenda and leave less to chance 😉
Thanks, David 435-512-1511
Unite Conference Nov. 2
All veterans are invited to the Unite Conference, set for Nov. 2 at the Atwood Innovation Plaza at Utah Tech University. There are awesome breakout sessions, panel discussions and speakers. Lunch is provided.
And, this is free to all veterans.
Kenneth Brenneman will deliver the keynote address. He is an Army Veteran and currently a Vice-President at Goldman Sachs. His presentation is: "Sweat, Blood, and Service: Lessons in Leadership and Perseverance from the Ranch to Wall Street."
There are a few booths remaining if you are interested. If so, please contact Jackie at Jackie.Hobson@sba.gov or 801-234-0353.
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