|
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Dear Chapter Members!
What a wonderful month May was and we had great weather
for the annual Reading of the Names! At times, it was actually a
little on the cool side in the morning and late afternoon. We had many
volunteers stepping up to help us remember our fallen. VVA,
AVVA, Young Marines, other Veteran Organization members and members of
the public, all read names or helped with the table for the day.
We were also pleased to see Chapter members some of us hadn't seen
recently. It was so good to be there with friends and family for
this important day. I was very honored to represent the chapter on
this special day. We also received a kind donation for the
Chapter's participation in the 5k No Excuses Run on Memorial Day.
Now we have our next General Meeting coming up soon and I hope everyone
will be able to come, not only to welcome our special guest, Stan
Atkinson, but for the fellowship and to enjoy each other's company.
I hope to see you all very soon!
Your President, Karen Winnett
"READING OF THE NAMES"
We want to thank all who attended the "Reading" last
month, especially all of those who read names and our program
participants: Rev, Bill McDonald, the Young Marines, the Navy Sea
Cadets Corps, Diana Titus, Ted Cadwallader, "Easy" Smith, Bagpiper Neil
Henderson, Gayle Culuko, Honor Guard from the Folsom Marine Corps
League, the Wolfhounds and Former Vietnamese Political Prisoners for
laying their wreaths, Barbara Ward, Deputy Secretary for Women and
Minority Affairs, CDVA, and especially to our Keynote Speaker, BG Mary
J. Kight, the Assistant Adjutant General of the CA National Guard.
Thanks to Don Harper and Mike Callison for bringing water, Grace Calles,
Fran Kehoe, Nancy Hayashi for watching the table, Merlin Knittle for
being our sound man, our VVA Color Guard, and to East Lawn Memorial Park
for the beautiful VVA wreath. Very special thanks goes to Board
Member Don Harper who took over the MC duties because of the illness of
Stan Atkinson.
|
|
CURRENT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GENERAL MEETING
JUNE 17, 2008 - 7:00pm
Stan Atkinson
and personnel from the SENIOR FREEDOM CORP
Stan and members from the Senior Freedom
Corp. will give a presentation on Reverse Mortgages. A
Reverse Mortgage can be a powerful tool to help eligible home owners
obtain tax-free cash flow. Find out if a Reverse Mortgage could be
the financial avenue that is right for you. Senior Freedom Corp. is a
direct endorsed FHA lender, along with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and a VA
approved lender. They are one of the larger Reverse Mortgage
originators in the U.S., and one of the very few that are allowed to
process those loans in-house. Family and friends are invited to attend.
|
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
 Irving
Leonard Cousin, Jr.
Aug. 6, 1947-May 16, 2008
Leonard actually left us
sometime in March. He was never revived from a massive heart
attack at that time and spent the last three months on life support.
Leonard suffered from the effects of his two year service as a medic
both physically with diabetes and heart problems along with PTSD.
Homeless for a time, found his way and just a short six months or so
ago was able to buy a house and car. He volunteered several
years at the Stand Down and other chapter events and was looking
forward to helping others in our new office. He was brilliant
with three degrees and loved jazz. Unable to find his estranged
family, Leonard lies waiting at this time. VVA500 will assume
responsibility of a Veteran's burial when he is finally released
from the Public Administrator. We will miss him. He was
loved by all who knew him. Photo taken by Grace Calles at our
2007 Christmas Party. |
|
