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District 4 News
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Post 630 participates in Blue Ash
Veterans Day
The Color Guard of Northeast Post 630
participated in the Blue Ash Veterans Day
Program on November 11th at the Blue Ash
Bicentennial Veterans Memorial Park.
Pictured from left are Color Guard Member
SSG George Dessauer, U.S. Army retired;
Post 630 member and former Korean War POW
SGT Harry Falck, U.S. Army Retired; and
Color Guard member Art Thomas, who is
holding the POW/MIA flag. The white flag
with black POW/MIA lettering is used by
veteran's organizations to honor members
who were former prisoners of war.
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District 4 recognizes Golf
Tournament booster
Merv Wisecup presents a Certificate of
Appreciation to Bush Auto in Wilmington
for their support of the 4th District Golf
Tournament. Bush Auto has been a great
supporter of all American Legion programs
over the years. Pictured, left to right,
are Billy Grimes, internet manager, Randy
Moore, sales manager, Merv Wisecup, 4th
District 1st Vice Commander, and Mark
Bush, owner of Bush Auto.
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Cincinnati
Legionnaire to supervise
VA mental health
professionals
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Legionnaire Kelly Knox has been chosen
as an expert resource in the VA's
nationwide initiative to train more VA
mental health professionals in best
practices for the treatment of
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Knox is a clinical social worker at the
Cincinnati VA Medical Center and Vice
Commander of American Legion Post 530 in
Greenhills.
Dr. Edna Foa of the University of
Pennsylvania chose Knox as one of 10
initial clinical supervisors for the
Prolonged Exposure arm of the project. Dr.
Foa is one of the world's leading scholars
in the treatment of PTSD and other anxiety
disorders and will be leading PTSD
training for VA mental health providers
across the nation. Knox is retired from
the U.S. Air Force. She is coordinator of
Dual Diagnosis Service at the Cincinnati
VA Medical Center where she works with
veterans with severe mental illness in
combination with substance abuse
problems.
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Clermont County Christmas treat
The Clermont County Council treats 90
needy children to Christmas with a
shopping trip to JC Penney for clothes,
haircuts and new styles, lunch at Mt.
Carmel Post 72, a visit with Santa for a
bag of toys, and a "Trooper Bear" from the
Ohio Highway Patrol.
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In the Spirit of the Season
A happy bunch of Amelia Post 773
Legionnaires and Auxiliary members after a
successful day raising funds for Needy
Kids.
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District 4 Quota Awards
At the 4th District Winter Conference
Awards were given to the following Posts
for being Quota by Veterans Day. The
Awards consisted of plaques, certificates
and checks: Post 123 Norwood, Post 186
Lebanon, Post 288 Williamsburg, Post 615
Waynesville and Post 773 Amelia. Warren
County won the Flying Eagle Award for the
Highest Percentage above the District.
Pictured below left to right are Paul
Trimble (Warren County), Betsy Ball
Commander Post 615, Ron Hartman Clermont
County Commander (Post 288), Merv. Wisecup
1st Vice Commander 4th District, Sharon
Smith Commander Post 186, Eddie
Leidenheimer Commander Post 123, John
Rolke (Post 773) 2nd Vice Commander 4th
District and Bill May Commander 4th
District.
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Greenhills students share Veterans
Day with Post 530
The Color Guard from Hugh Watson Post 530
of Greenhills participated in the Veterans
Day observance at Fairfield Middle School
as they have done for a number of years.
Members are shown at the flagpole and
behind the crowd as the flag is lowered to
half-staff. Mrs. Carol Falk, a teacher at
the school, organized this special service
and decorated the school lobby and halls
with outstanding military displays and
memorabilia of America's wars. Mrs. Falk's
father, Sgt. Jay D. Laycock, was a wounded
and decorated Marine at the battle of Iwo
Jima.
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