ROMEO J. ROUTHIER POST NO. 1
THE AMERICAN LEGION
20 CALLE 16-54, ZONA 10
GUATEMALA, GUATEMALA
TELS. 2368-0843, 2366-9193, 2366-9196
edsamleg@yahoo.com
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER
MAY 2006

NEXT MEETING
The next meeting of the Romeo J. Routhier Post No. 1 will be held at 1230 hours on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, at The Montano Steak House.

WITH SYMPATHY
With deepest regret, we inform you that Anabella Huber, beloved wife of Past Post Commander Helmut Huber died tragically in an accident in Tikal on Sunday, April 30, 2006. Anabella and Helmut’s two sons, Franz and Helmut Jr. are also members of Post No. 1.

RESULTS OF POST ELECTIONS
Elections of Post officers for 2006-2007 were held at the April 2006 meeting with the following results.
Post Commander Carl West
1st Vice-Commander Joel Negrelli
2nd Vice-Commander Bill Brandt
Adjutant/Finance Officer Joe Skinner
Department Executive Committeeman Linc Watson
Sgt. at Arms/Judge Advocate Kevin Koob
Service Officer Mike Savage
Chaplain Spencer Buchanan

MEMORIAL DAY
Our Memorial Day ceremony will be held on Tuesday, May 30, 2006 at 1200 hours. This event will take place in the garden in front of the American Embassy on the Reforma at the Veterans Memorial. There will be a no host lunch following the ceremony at The Montano Steak House. If you want to invite guests to attend this ceremony, please inform the Adjutant so their names can be added to the list of people attending.

2006 DEPARTMENT CONVENTION
The Department of Mexico 2006 Convention will be held on June 20, 21, and 22, 2006 at Post No. 7 at Lake Chapala, Mexico. Anyone who is interested in attending this event, contact Department Commander Arthur Herbruger.

FLAG AMENDMENT
For several years, The American Legion has supported passage of the Flag Amendment, which simply states that “The congress shall have power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of The United States”. This amendment has always passed in The House of Representatives but has never passed in the Senate. In June, 2006, the Flag Amendment will be brought up for vote in the Senate as S.J. Res. 12. It needs 67 favorable votes for passage.
It is important to secure Senate co-sponsors to assure the measure has the supermajority needed to pass. If your senators are co-sponsors, thank them for their support. If not, urge them to become official co-sponsors of S.J. Res. 12. Telephone numbers for U.S. senators can be obtained by calling the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
Members of the Senate are also accessible via the internet. Type their names into a search engine and follow the links to their e-mail addresses.
If you need to know the names of your senators, call Adjutant Skinner.