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District 4 News
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Mount Healthy flag raising honors
retirement center vets
On Veteran's Day, the Color Guard and
Firing Squad from Wesley Werner Post 513
in Mount Healthy visited the Triple Creek
Retirement Center for a Flag Raising
ceremony to honor veterans. Pictured above
is the Post Color Guard, from left: Roy
Hummer, Terry Wenzel, Mike Reenan,
Vierling Blum, Tony Shank, and Bob
Hollstegge. The Rifle Squad members are
Herman Fiasconi, Joe Foster, Bill Seay,
Les Rowekamp, Gil Ruhl, Lou Brano, Norb
Weber, and Charles Rogge.
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A decade of Post 530
ceremonies
Greenhills Hugh Watson Post 530 Color
Guard raising the flag at the Veteran's
Day ceremony at Fairfield Middle School.
Fairfield teacher Carol Falk, whose father
was a Marine veteran of Iwo Jima, has
conducted the program annually. Post 530
Color Guard and Firing Squad have
conducted the ceremony the past ten years.
More than 1,500 students attended the
ceremony.
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Flag retirement at Post 180
Pictured from left to right during a
recent Flag Retirement Ceremony are
Georgetown American Legion Post 180
Commander Russell Doughty, Chaplain Bill
Graybill and Second Vice Commander Kenny
Richmond. Vice Commander Richmond is
checking the condition of the Flags to
verify that they are unserviceable and
ready to be retired. When the Flag is in
such condition that it is no longer a
fitting emblem for display, it is
destroyed in a dignified way, such as
burning.
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Gift baskets to Cincinnati
VA
Members of the Greater Cincinnati
Women's Post 644 helped prepare and
distribute 92 fruit baskets and gifts to
veterans who were hospitalized at the
Cincinnati VA over the holidays. From left
to right: Darleen Adkins, Linda Clifton,
Patricia Johnson, Commander Kelly Knox,
Past Commander Sr. Marguerite McHugh, and
supporter Sandy Allen.
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Post 644 takes part in Strides
Against Breast Cancer campaign
Members of the Greater Cincinnati
Women's Post 644 raised over $1,000 to
fund breast cancer research in the 2009
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
campaign. From left to right: Service
Officer Karen Caligaris, Tammy Berry,
Commander Kelly Knox, Sergeant-at-Arms Lee
Berry, Jane Root, Betty Downs, and 1st
Vice Commander Amy Carter. Not pictured
was Kimberlee Sandusky.
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Women Veterans Appreciation
The Greater Cincinnati Women's Post 644
co-hosted a Women Veterans Appreciation
Luncheon and Health Fair at the Cincinnati
VA. The theme was "Women Veterans &endash;
Then & Now." Post 644 member Lynn
Ashley represented "then" by speaking
about her experiences in WWII, and member
Iva Griggs talked about "now" with her
slideshow about her tour in Iraq.
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Post 805 appreciates efforts of
National Honor scholars
Springboro Post 805 presented a
certificate of appreciation to the
National Honor Society of Springboro High
School in recognition of their honoring
veterans and active duty military with a
free meal on Veteran's Day. 2009 marks the
fourth year the society has furnished a
great meal. Forty veterans and guests were
present for the meal in 2009. Post
Americanism Chairman Bill Koehler presents
the certificate at the school to society
President Melissa Brown and the group's
senior class members.
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Applebee's rates kudos
Springboro Post 805 presented a
certificate of appreciation to Applebee's
in Springboro for honoring veterans and
active duty military with a free meal on
Veteran's Day. The Post also presented
certificates to the Applebee's and Golden
Corral at the Dayton Mall. Pictured from
left are Mandi Cox, Tara Hardwick,
Americanism Chairman Bill Koehler,
Brookelyn Harnet, Cyndi Warmoth, and
Manager Billy Fantaci.
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Springboro students earn A&G
awards
Springboro Post 805 presented
certificates to Springboro High School
students for scoring the highest grades in
the Americanism and Government Test
Program. Pictured from left are Senior
Andrew Henderson, Senior Kara Ungerman,
Cadet Junior James Adams, Cadet Junior
Emily Klein, Cadet Sophomore Jake
Borgemanke, Sophomore Cadet Amanda Story,
and Post Commander Robert Wilson.
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Georgetown Post 180 Boys State
Delegates
Pictured are the 2009 Boys State
Delegates sponsored by American Legion
Post 180 in Georgetown Seith Erwin,
Fayetteville High School, Ryan Hamblen,
Josh Seip, Andrew Zistler from Georgetown
High School and Joel Cecil from Western
Brown High School. Pictured with the boys
are Post Commander Russell Doughty and
Past Commander Gary Travin.
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Georgetown Girls State
Delegates
Pictured are the 2009 Girls State
Delegates sponsored by Post 180 in
Georgetown Veronica Rutherford,
Fayetteville High School, and Alexandra
Carrington, Laura Helbling, Casey Taylor,
and Victoria Thomas from Georgetown High
School. Not pictured are Hahna Tissandier
from Fayetteville High School and Alyssa
Gast and Kristin Turner, Georgetown High
School. Pictured with the girls are
Auxiliary President Carolyn Doughty and
Girls State Chairman Julie Kuebler.
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Christmas gifts
Georgetown Post 180 Commander Russell
Doughty presents a check to Carolyn
Collier, Vice President and Committee
Chairman of the Brown County Peace
Officer's Association, along with members
Pam Bolton and Rob Curtis. The funds went
to support 350 families and 725 children
with toys and food this past
Christmas.
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Norwood school board commends Post
123 A&G winners
On December 17, during the Norwood City
School board meeting, Jon Defazzio and
Shelby Hansen, 11 graders at Norwood High
School, were recognized for receiving the
highest scores on the Americanism and
Government test. The test is given each
year by the American Legion to high school
students allowing them the opportunity to
receive recognition and various awards by
testing their knowledge on current events,
Government history, and displaying of the
United States Flag. Jon and Shelby each
received a certificate and a check for $50
from Post Commander Ken Gillespie of
American Legion Post 123 in Norwood. Bob
Huelsman, the post proctor for the test,
was also present. Norwood High School
social studies teachers Rick Robisch and
Frank May also gave praise to the
students.
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Wilmington Post 49 breaks ground for
expansion
A groundbreaking was held Nov. 17,
2009, for an expansion and remodeling
project at the Wilmington Veteran's
American Legion Post 49. Pictured in the
front row, left to right starting with the
man left of the two men in jacket and tie,
are 67-year Post member and past Post
Commander (1957-58) Walt Ewing, Post 49
First Vice Commander Chad Taylor, Post 49
Commander Jerry LeForge, general
contractor Tag Williams and Nathan Arndts,
project manager for Tag Williams; and back
row, left to right: Post 49 trustee Jim
Cochran, Post 49 members Kenny Quigley,
Richard Anderson and Ken Beal, Wilmington
City Councilman Mark McKay, Post financial
officer Lee Grotevant, past Post Commander
Dennis Mitchell, Sons of American Legion
member Marty Credit and Post 49 member Bob
Woodruff. The expansion to the building
will be a 20'x 66' addition. This is
planned as a game room to house pool
tables, card tables, shuffleboard, darts,
video games, etc. Access to the game room
will be from the social room or the lower
level of the Post. The social room will
have a facelift to include new ceiling
grids and tiles, new flooring, and new
tables and chairs. Also planned are
refinishing the walls, and renovating the
restrooms, and removal of current walls.
Big screen TVs will be installed as well
as other new equipment. Their goal is to
make Post 49's social room more family
oriented. They hope to attract many of the
younger veterans who are eligible to join
the American Legion to have a place where
they can bring their families and
socialize with other veterans.
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