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District 13 News
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Brecksville VA Birthday
Party
Pictured are volunteers at the
Brecksville VA Birthday Party held
December 30, 2009. From left to right are:
Ralph Beuck (Post 343), Barbara Clausing
(Unit 421), Stephanie Beuck (Unit 343 and
13th District VA & R Chairman), Austin
Reinking (Lake Catholic High School),
Donella Kline (Unit 91), Nancy Doutt (Unit
91), Patricia Trusnik (Unit 421), Charlie
Trusnik, Jennifer Debeljak, Mary Young
(Unit 610) and Department First Vice
Commander Dennis Clausing. Not pictured
were Gerry Kiral (Unit 343), Dick Wilson
(Post 421), Helen Wilson (Unit 421) and
Dolly Lombardi (Unit 610).
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National POW/MIA Day at Post
91
Dennis Hoffman (left), Post 91 POW/MIA,
chairman reads the names of the 111
servicemen who are still missing in action
from Vietnam, while Commander Mel Baher
rings the bell each time a POW/MIA's name
is read. This ceremony took place in the
Post pavilion on National POW/MIA
Recognition Day on Friday, September
18th.
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Post 703 Veteran's Day dance
benefits Hospice
Ed Liggett (dual member of Post 703
Legion and Post 703 Squadron of the
S.A.L.) and Roberta Hill (Post 703
Auxiliary) were the chairpersons of a
Veteran's Day Dance held at American
Legion Post 703 in Parma, Ohio. In
conjunction with the dance a competition
was held between the four Post Units
(Legion, Auxiliary, S.A.L. and Legion
Riders) by purchasing Veteran's Day 'Name
Tags' for one dollar each to benefit the
Holy Family Hospice in Parma. A check for
$599 was forwarded to the home. By the
way, Legion members purchased the most
'name tags' and won the competition.
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Pictured at the VAMC groundbreaking
in Cleveland are, from left, Congressman
Louis Stokes, Congresswoman Marcia L.
Fudge, 13th District Commander Bob White
and 13th VAVS Representative Leroy
Brinkhoff.
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Cleveland VAMC
breaks
ground on consolidation
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On November 11, 2009, the Louis Stokes
Cleveland VAMC had a groundbreaking
ceremony to recognize the transformation
of the medical center and its economic
impact in Northeast Ohio. The Cleveland
VAMC is consolidating two inpatient
hospitals located 22 miles apart - Wade
Park (inner city) and Brecksville
(suburban). The transformation contains
four key elements: utilize American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(ARRA) stimulus funds and the enhanced-use
lease (EUL) mechanism, construct a new bed
tower at Wade Park Campus, renovate the
existing Wade Park Campus, and lease a new
outpatient clinic in Parma, Ohio. The
transformation will increase access,
enhance services, and improve quality care
for 21st century healthcare delivery to
veterans. It will also provide stimulus
and job growth to the Cleveland economy by
creating 23,975 new construction and
permanent jobs and investing public and
private capital to include $17.8 million
in ARRA, $368 million VA construction, and
$487 million private sector investment
($137 million at Wade Park and $350
million at Brecksville).
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Pearl Harbor remembrance
Pictured from left to right are: C W
'Bill' Smith, Executive Board (Assistant
Judge Advocate and Americanism Chairman);
Lenny Mazzaro, Past 13th District
Commander; Jo'Dell Howard, Clinic
Administrator, McCafferty CBOC, Cleveland;
Bob White, 13th District Commander,
Department of Ohio; attending the 68th
Annual Memorial Service to Remember Pearl
Harbor sponsored by The Greater Cleveland
Veterans Council at the Doubletree Inn on
Dec. 7, 2009. There were two Pearl Harbor
survivors who attended the event which was
well represented by The American Legion
(Post 339 Firefighters and Post 438 Police
Post). Several patient veterans from the
Louis Stokes VAMC, Medical Center in
Cleveland were also present. Members of
other VSOs were also present to
acknowledge this historic day.
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District 13 aids
military family
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At the American Legion 13th District
(Cuyahoga County) Council meeting October
7, 2009, Commander Bob White presented a
check to the Carpenter family of Garfield
Heights, Ohio, for relief of travel and
housing expenses while attending to their
daughter and three grandchildren who were
involved in a major car accident recently
in Flagstaff, AZ.
Their daughter is a Marine Corps
veteran who got out of the military last
year, and while traveling to California
with her children to accept a civilian
position on a Marine Corps base, was
involved in a car accident where the car
caught on fire. She was able to rescue two
of her children immediately; however, the
other child was stuck in the overturned
car. After a period of time, she was able
to free him. All were taken to the
Flagstaff Medical Center where two
remained in critical condition. They lost
all of their belongings. As of October 5,
2009, the last child was released from the
hospital. The children's father, currently
on active duty in Iraq, was flown home on
emergency leave for only 15 days.
The American Legion 13th District has
established a fund through Charter One
Bank named Calvin Carpenter Relief Fund,
where monies can be donated to assist the
family. Also, American Legion Post 343,
20750 Arbor Ave., Euclid Oh and American
Legion Post 703, 7667 York Road, in Parma
will act as drop off locations for
clothing and other items for the children.
There are two girls ages 8 and 3 and the
one boy, age 6. The American Legion 13th
District is asking the greater Cuyahoga
County to assist this veteran during this
difficult time.
Commander Bob White hopes that the
community will respond in a positive
manner. "The grandfather who is a veteran,
as well as the mother and fath
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