ROMEO J. ROUTHIER POST NO. 1
THE AMERICAN LEGION
CASA 18H, LOTIFICACION BELLAS LUCES
EL PUEBLITO, SANTA CATARINA PINULA
GUATEMALA
TEL. 2366-0444, 2368-6287
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
JULY 2007
NEXT MEETING
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE ROMEO J. ROUTHIER POST NO. 1 WILL BE HELD AT 1230 HOURS ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 2007 AT THE MONTANO STEAK HOUSE.
IT´S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR AGAIN
THE 2008 MEMBERSHIP CARDS ARE ON THE WAY. EARLY BIRD MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE $30.00 (FROM NOW UNTIL VETERANS DAY-NOVEMBER 11, 2007) AFTER VETERANS DAY THE DUES ARE $35.00. HERE IS HOW YOUR MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE BROKEN UP. $13.50 GO TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, $11.00 GO TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MEXICO, AND THE REST STAY WITH THE POST. YOUR PRESENT 2007 MEMBERSHIP IS VALID UNTIL DECEMBER 31, 2007. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS, GIVE ME A CALL.
VA APPROPRIATIONS BILL COINCIDES WITH LEGION RECOMMENDATIONS
NATIONAL COMMANDER PAUL A. MORIN APPLAUDED THE EFFORTS OF HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI, HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN JOHN SPRATT, APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN DAVID OBEY, AND APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN CHET EDWARDS, FOR PRODUCING AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS THAT COINCIDES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE AMERICAN LEGION.
“LAST SEPTEMBER, I OUTLINED THE AMERICAN LEGION´S FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VA TO THE SENATE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE,” MORIN SAID. “”UNFORTUNATELY, THE HOUSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHOSE NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THAT HEARING BECAUSE FORMER CHAIRMAN STEVE BUYER FELT SUCH HEARINGS WEREN´T PRODUCTIVE. BUT, OBVIOUSLY, MANY OF MR BUYERS COLLEAGUES WERE LISTENING AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY, THEY TOOK ACTION.
THE HOUSE IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE UP H.R. 2642, THE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 2008 IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE BILL CLEARED THE FULL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE IN A 56-0 VOTE.
LEGION RIDERS GIVE GUARDSMEN PROPER SENDOFF
(NATIONAL ADJUTANT´S MESSAGE)
I ONCE HEARD A QUOTE ABOUT MAN´S INABILITY TO LEARN FROM HIS MISTAKES. TO LOOSELY PARAPHRASE IT, THE QUOTE CLAIMS THAT HISTORY TEACHES US THAT WE NEVER LEARN FROM HISTORY. MAN REPEATS HIS MISTAKES TIME AND AGAIN.
AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS IN MARYLAND ARE DETERMINED TO NEVER REPEAT AT LEAST ONE MISTAKE IN OUR NATION´S LIFE: THE POOR TREATMENT U.S. SERVICEMEMBERS FACED BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER THEIR TOURS OF DUTY IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
IN RECENT YEARS, AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND HAVE PARTICIPATED IN SEND-OFFS AND WELCOME-HOME CELEBRATIONS FOR U.S. MILITARY MEMBERS DEPLOYING TO, OR RETURNING FROM, AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ. MOST RECENTLY, RIDERS FROM DISNEY-BELL AMERICAN LEGION POST 66 IN BOWIE , MD JOINED WITH SOUTHERN MARYLAND DISTRICT POST 293 AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS TO SALUTE 400 MEMBERS OF THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD´S FIRST SQUADRON, 158TH CAVALRY REGIMENT. THE UNIT WILL UNDERGO ITS FINAL TRAINING AT FORT DIX BEFORE FINALLY DEPLOYING TO THE MIDDLE EAST
AMERICAN LEGION JOINS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH
THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS PARTNERED WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY TO PROMOTE THE FOURTH ANNUAL “NANTIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH” IN SEPTEMBER, ENCOURAGING AMERICANS TO BE PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES IN THEIR HOMES, BUSINESSES AND COMMUNITIES. THIS YEAR´S EFFORT HAS A GROWING COALITION OF MORE THAN 625 NATIONAL, REGIONAL, STATE AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS PLEDGING SUPPORT.
“IT IS VITAL THAT AMERICANS TAKE STEPS TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES AT HOME, WORK OR SCHOOL,” HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY MICHAEL CHERTOFF SAID. “PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS IS PARAMOUNT TO EFFECTIVELY REACTING TO THE EFFECTS OF A DISASTER. BY PREPARING YOURSELF, YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR BUSINESS, YOU ALLOW FIRST RESPONDERS TO PRIORITIZE EFFORTS AND AID.”