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District 8 News
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Iraq War POW leads Post 39
parade
Drew Webster Post 39 in Pomeroy hosted
the first Meigs County Veterans
Appreciation Day on the second Saturday of
September. Post member Bill Spaun chaired
the event. The day's events were well
received by the people of Pomeroy and
surrounding communities. A large parade
with marching bands and the Parade Grand
Marshall Jessica Lynch, an Iraq War POW
from West Virginia who spoke of her
experiences in Iraq. Air Force Lieutenant
Colonel Jennifer Menchini Kirby, a native
of Pomeroy, presented a Flag that had
flown in Iraq to Post 39. Two Air Force
F-16s conducted a Flyover of the
Ceremony.
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Post 27 Pearl Harbor veteran
honored
Commander Larry Kemper (seated) of Post 27
in Gallipolis, is presenting Ray Boone a
certificate of appreciation and announcing
that Post 27 is naming the Post's Pearl
Harbor dinners after Ray Boone. From now
on, the annual Pearl Harbor Dinner on
December 7th will be known as "The Ray
Boone Pearl Harbor Dinner." As Ray was
telling us after the award ceremony, "At
8:05 in the morning, on December 7th he
was awakened to bombs going off.... He
came up from his spaces aboard ship to see
destruction all around him." Ray Boone is
the only person at the Post who was
actually at the bombing of Pearl
Harbor.
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Play ball...thanks to Post
27
American Legion Post 27 in Gallipolis
donated $1,500.00 towards American Legion
Baseball programs in Gallia County.
Pictured at left is Tom Abrahamson,
Liaison Officer from Post 27 for American
Legion Baseball. Tom is also SAL Squadron
27 Adjutant and Finance Officer. In the
middle is Marvin Poulins, American Legion
Baseball assistant coach, financial
advisor and business agent. On the right
is Larry Kemper, Post 27 Commander. The
SAL donated $500.00 for the American
Legion Junior Baseball team in Gallia
County. The American Legion donated
$1000.00 for the American Legion Team in
Gallia County. The American Legion has
sponsored American Legion baseball teams
for well over 10 years.
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Lending schools a hand in Gallia
County
Tom Abrahamson of American Legion
LaFayette Post 27 in Gallipolis presents
the Post's American Legion Scholarship
information to Mrs. Nancy Vaughn. The
posts sponsors two $500 scholarships for
local students. Nancy Vaughn is the Gallia
Academy's guidance department supervisor.
The Post is doing a lot of things with the
local schools. In addition to sponsoring
the two scholarships, Post 27 is working
with the students in K - 6 on our
Americanism program, on Veterans Day the
Post goes to the schools in Gallia County
and tells some of the first hand
experiences our members have had in the
various wars. Last but not least they
sponsor a dinner for the teachers in the
county showing our appreciation to them
for working our Americanism campaign into
the curriculum for the various schools we
attend.
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