HEADLINES CALL TO ACTIONThe Smyrna Legionnaire Post 160 Smyrna, Georgia Volume 8 Issue 4 April 2019...

The Smyrna Legionnaire

FOR GOD AND COUNTRY Official Publication of American Legion Post 160

160 Legion Drive, Smyrna, GA 30080 Circulation 1100 Volume 8 Issue 4 April 2019

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 13th

and attend 3rd Annual Casino Night Fundraiser

benefiting Special Olympics GA-Cobb.

The event is being hosted by ALA Unit 160 in the

Post 160 Ballroom from 7-11pm. We will have

casino gaming tables including Roulette, Black

Jack, Craps and Poker. DJ Ray Redding will rock

the house as we enjoy dinner, raffles and a silent

auction. See page 7 for more details and see the

flyer on page 14.

And the Karaoke Contest Winners are:

1st Place:

Tom Blanton - $500

2nd Place

Trevon Brumbley - $150

3rd Place

John Desaulniers - $50

The winner of the $765 50/50

was Angie Cantrell who donated $65 toward pur-

chase of dishwasher for the Social Quarters bar area.

Dates of Note:

Month of the Military Child Entire Month April Fool’s Day April 1

Gold Star Spouses Day April 5 Air Force Reserve Birthday April 14

Passover: April 19 to April 27 Good Friday: April 19 Easter April 21

Earth Day April 22 Army Reserve Birthday April 23

National Military Brats Day April 30

Squadron 160 of the Sons of the

American Legion now meet on the 3rd

Tuesday of the month at 7:30

Membership: Renew, Recruit, Reunite!

If you have not received your 2019 membership card, please be sure to renew, or join for the first time. Recruit new members or reunite and help

former members renew.

Inside This Edition

Monthly & Weekly Reminders ................................................. 2 Commander’s Corner ............................................................... 3 Calendar ................................................................................... 4 Chaplain's Corner ..................................................................... 5 American Legion Auxiliary ........................................................ 7 Photos from the Meeting March 19th ..................................... 8 Home Depot Clean Up Day – March 21 ................................... 9 Finance Officer Update .......................................................... 10 ALA Supports Troops .............................................................. 10 POW/MIA Update .................................................................. 11 Roll Call & Taps ...................................................................... 13 A Call for Volunteers .............................................................. 13 Save the Dates…. And Join Us! ............................................... 14 Casino Night April 13th ........................................................... 15 Veteran Resource Fair – April 10 ............................................ 16 Learning from Moral Injury .................................................... 17 Remembrance Service – A Georgia Hero – April 18 ............... 18 Fishing For Freedom, April 27 ................................................ 19 Braves Special Pricing ............................................................. 20 District Homecoming – May 4th ............................................ 21 Amateur Radio Licensing Class ............................................... 22 Kentucky Derby Party May 4th .............................................. 23 Marine Corps Golf Tourney May 6th ...................................... 24 Support Our Sponsors ............................................................ 25 Post 160 Buy-A-Brick Campaign ............................................. 27

See details on Page 2 for hours of Operation &

more details.

Be sure to review the Post 160 calendar - page 4

and online at our website https://www.alpost160.com/.

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Post 160 Smyrna, Georgia

Volume 8 Issue 4 April 2019 Page 2 of 28

Monthly & Weekly Reminders

Monthly Meetings 2nd Tuesday at 7:00 pm ....................... Legion Executive Board

3rd Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. .............. Sons of the American Legion

3rd Tuesday at 7:30 pm ........................ Legion General Meeting

3rd Tuesday at 6:30 pm ..................................... Auxiliary Board

3rd Tuesday at 7:30 pm .................... Auxiliary General Meeting

Hours of Operation Sunday ........................................................ Closed

Monday & Tuesday..................................... Closed

Wednesday ..................... 4 - 10 p.m. (Italian Dinner Night)

Thursday ........................... 4 - 8 p.m. (Team Trivia Night)

Friday ......................................... 4 p.m. – midnight

Saturday ...................................... 4 p.m. - midnight The Lounge will close when less

than four (4) members/customers are present.

Social Media Website: https://www.alpost160.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionofSmyrna/ Twitter: @post160smyrna

[email protected]

Wednesday Italian Night Each Wednesday from

6:00 – 8:00 p.m. is

Italian Night in the

Social Quarters

(Lounge). The featured

Italian meal will be prepared by Chef David and

includes salad and garlic bread – a deal at $7 per

person (drinks not included). The "Picking &

Grinning" crew will provide entertainment.

Queen of Hearts: Tickets can be purchased for

$2 each up until the time of

the drawing. Drawing is

each Wednesday at 7PM in

the Lounge. Rules are

posted under the Queen of

Hearts Game Board in the

Lounge.

In the Ballroom Every Third Thursday from 6:00 to 9:00 pm -

Dinner and LIVE MUSIC. Blue Plate Specials

will be served beginning at 6:00 p.m. and will

include meat, two veggies, and roll). Cost is $6.50

Soda with ice in a cup for $1.00.

FREE MUSIC Every Friday Night @ 8:00 pm

Country, Southern Rock, & Classic Rock.

Commissary Sale/Event Dates Commissary Hours are Thursdays and Fridays from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The Military Family Support Center of Georgia

(“MFSC”) offers a variety of programs and services

each month on the third Saturday from 10 am - 2 pm.

Programs and services are generally available to all

veterans and current servicemembers, regardless of

commissary privilege eligibility.

The Military Family Support Center of Georgia

(“MFSC”) is not-for-profit organization dedicated to

supporting military members, active and retired, and

their families by providing a multitude of services,

including a commissary, to address the diverse needs

of these families.

April 11-13

May 16-18

Located at 1901 Terrell Mill Road, Suite 200,

Marietta, GA 30067. Military ID Card authorizing

commissary privileges is required.

http://www.mfscga.org/commissary

https://www.alpost160.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionofSmyrna/

https://twitter.com/post160smyrna

mailto:[email protected]











Commander’s Corner Dear Post 160 Legion Family:

April is an important month for the

Post. Qualifying will take place this month for Post

elections to be held in May.

The Election Board is up in the Social Quarters

beginning 1 April. This is where members can sign

up to run for one of the elected Officer positions.

The Officer positions up for election are:

• Commander

• Senior Vice Commander

• Junior Vice Commander - Ballroom

• Junior Vice Commander – Social Quarters

• Adjutant

• Finance Officer

• Sergeant At Arms

• Executive Committee Member (x 3)

The qualification to be elected is that one must be a

member of the American Legion and in good

standing at Post 160. Duties and responsibilities for

each position will be taught to interested

members. No special skills are necessary.

Officer positions generally require the volunteer to

be able to devote several hours a week to Post

business at the Post. Members should have a

"Servant Heart" to help Veterans and the

membership.

I promise you the work is rewarding and

satisfying. Helping Veterans and being around

Veterans is always a wonderful thing. As a leader

of Post 160, you contribute to the success of the

Post and help the local community.

The Officers function as a team, a skill every

Veteran understands and does well. When everyone

contributes, no one person has to bear the burden of

trying to do too much. I encourage EVERY

member to consider how they can help and serve

Post 160 and be involved in some way.

The Election Board will be brought into the April

General Membership meeting. Nominations will be

taken from the floor during the meeting. Any

member nominated from the floor must agree to run

for election and for his/her

name to be added to the

Election Board. Nominations

will then be closed

and the names on the Board

will stand for election at the 21

May General Membership meeting.

Thanks are due to Past Post/District/Department

Commander Bill Lienhop for again serving as the

Chair of the election process.

Other Officer and Committee Chair positions are

appointed by the Commander. Appointed Officers

include:

• Chaplain

• Historian *

• Judge Advocate *

• Service Officer *

• Assistant to the Finance Officer

• Assistant to the Adjutant

• Assistant to the Junior Vice Commander -

Ballroom

• Assistant to the Junior Vice Commander –

Social Quarters *

Appointed Committee Chair positions include:

• Food Pantry

• Audit *

• Employment *

• Membership *

• Others as Designated by the Commander

Positions marked with an asterisk (*) are currently

vacant. Please consider how you can help the Post

and sign up to run for a position. If you would

rather serve in an appointed position, please see any

Officer to discuss your interest and get your

questions answered.

Moving on to other subjects....

Thanks are due to SAL Squadron 160 for hosting

the St. Patrick's Day festivities in the Social

Quarters. We appreciate everyone who came out to

have fun and support the Post.

Continued on page 6.

Wade Lnenicka

Commander




Calendar American Legion Post 160 APRIL 2019 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

31

POST CLOSED

April is “Month of the Military Child”

1

POST CLOSED

April Fool’s Day

2

POST CLOSED

3 6-8pm ITALIAN

NIGHT Dinner &

Entertainment

7pm Queen of

Hearts Drawing

4

6:30 PM in the

Social Quarters

5

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Specia

Karoke with

Reggie 8pml

Gold Star Spouse’s Day

6

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Show @ 8:30:

Doc David

Weilman

7

POST CLOSED

8

POST CLOSED

9

POST CLOSED

7PM E-Board

Meeting

10

6-8pm ITALIAN

NIGHT Dinner &

Entertainment

7pm Queen of

Hearts Drawing

K 9 Veterans Day

11

6:30 PM in the

Social Quarters

12

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Show @ 8:30

Dr. T

Tom, Blanton

13

CASINO

NIGHT

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Karoke with

Reggie 8pml

14

POST CLOSED

Air Force Reserve Birthday

15

POST CLOSED

16

Open 6-10 pm ▪ 7:30pm Post 160

General Meeting

▪ 6:30PM ALA

Board Meeting

▪ 7:30 pm ALA

General Meeting

▪ 7:30 pm Sons of

American Legion

Meeting

17

6-8pm ITALIAN

NIGHT Dinner &

Entertainment

7pm Queen of

Hearts Drawing

18

6:30 PM in the

Social Quarters

6-9 pm

Live Music in

the Ballroom + Blue Plate Dinner Special

19

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Karoke with

Reggie 8pml

Good Friday

20

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Show @ 8:30

MIB - Teresa

Mott, Elaine

Isley & Pam

Bailey

21

POST CLOSED

Easter Sunday

22

POST CLOSED

Earth Day

23

POST CLOSED

Army Reserve Birthday

24

6-8pm ITALIAN

NIGHT Dinner &

Entertainment

7pm Queen of

Hearts Drawing

25

6:30 PM in the

Social Quarters

26

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Karoke with

Reggie 8pml

27

Chef's Nightly

Dinner Special

Show @ 8:30

Tom and Deb

Tatum

28

POST CLOSED

29

POST CLOSED

30

POST CLOSED

National Military Brat’s Day

May 1 May 2

6:30 PM in the

Social Quarters

May 3 May 4

Derby Day 4-

7pm Social

Quarters

District

Homecoming

6pm - Ballroom

Every Week

SUNDAY

POST CLOSED EXCEPT FOR

SPECIAL EVENTS

MONDAY & TUESDAY

POST CLOSED EXCEPT FOR

SPECIAL EVENTS

Open 4-10 pm

Italian Dinner Night Queen of Hearts

THURSDAY

Open 4-8 pm

6:30pm

FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Open 4 pm-12 am

Nightly Dinner Specials: Wed. - Italian Night; Thurs. - Home Cooking; Fri. - Steak or Prime Rib; Sat.- Seafood There is a $5.00 minimum for using a credit card in the Social Quarters.

Cover Charge of $5.00 per person each Friday and Saturday evening in the Social Quarters. Note: Other events may be scheduled that are not on the calendar but are listed in other places in our Newsletter, please check out the entire newsletter.




Chaplain's Corner

John F. Burns, a writer for The New York Times, in

a 11 January 2010 article, tells us about the

conviction of five Muslim men in Luton, England.

Luton is located 30 miles north of London. They

were convicted of harassment and using insulting

language during a protest they had staged at a parade

welcoming British troops home from Afghanistan.

The men had shouted slogans describing the soldiers

as “murderers,” “rapists” and “baby killers.”

The convicted men – who had refused to stand for

the judge in court, saying Islam forbade showing

respect to anybody but the Prophet Muhammad,

were unrepentant after the verdicts. Outside the court

they waved a placard that said, “Islam will

Dominate!” and “Freedom can go to Hell!”

Interesting rantings considering their lawyer used a

defense of their right to speak whatever they wanted

due to Britain’s liberal free speech laws.

In Britain and in America, this free speech “right”

was not free – it cost the lives of thousands upon

thousands of men and women military veterans who

stood in harm’s way for the rest of us. This is how it

is done folks, cowards hiding behind and using the

freedoms we have that were given to us by the blood

of patriots that did not love what was on the

battlefield in front of them but what they had left

behind them.

Their goal is to undermine and destroy the very

values and beliefs that our Country was founded

upon. These cowards are the first to shout and

scream using the cancer we have in this Country

known as political correctness, “We are a minority,

how dare you pick on us!” The media jumps on it

with a feeding frenzy, think Jussie Smollett in

Chicago.

The Luton, England rally appeared to have inspired

the announcement by an Islamic radical group,

Islam4UK, to have a march through the town of

Wootton Bassett to honor the “real” victims of the

war in Afghanistan, whom the group identified as

Muslims killed by Western troops. Islam4UK had

praised the perpetrators of the 09-11 attacks in the

United States as heroes.

Thankfully, England’s senior government officials

said they would ban the march.

This refusing to recognize the sacrifices of our

current military serving our Country and refusing to

recognize those men and women that served in the

past – this could not happen in post 9-11 America,

could it? This shunning of our American heroes,

could not happen after the horrors of 9-11, could it?

My wife and I were at Kennestone Hospital some

three months ago, visiting Post 160 hospitalized

veterans. I had the Legion cover on – it was obvious

that I was a veteran. While walking down the

hospital’s main corridor, a young lady with the

headscarf of a Muslim was walking past. As she

passed me, she shielded her face with her hand so as

not to look at me.

President Abraham Lincoln said, “America will

never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and

lose our freedoms, it will be because we allowed

ourselves to be destroyed from within.”

On September 12, 2001 Americans said , “We will

never forget!” I think on their drive to the shopping

mall, Americans forgot something.

For God and Country,

Sherm Bruce [email protected]

Sherman Bruce

Chaplain





Commander’s Column Continued

On April 13th, ALA Unit 160 will host the 3rd An-

nual Casino Night Fundraiser benefitting Special

Olympics GA-Cobb. See the flyer later in this edi-

tion of The Smyrna Legionnaire and please plan to

attend and support this worthy cause. You are guar-

anteed to experience a great evening of fun.

I want to thank DJ Reggie Davis and many others

for the great Karaoke Contest held in February and

March in the Social Quarters. The contest con-

cluded on March 15th with a packed house on hand

to hear the finalists. Another contest should start

soon, perhaps this time featuring duets. Come out

and listen and have fun!

The City of Smyrna will host its annual Spring

Jonquil Festival April 26th thru April 28th. Mem-

ber Donavan Wade will again chair our effort to

host a Legion Family booth in front of the Smyrna

Community Center. This is the premier event for

the Post to be visible in the community and we add

new members to the roster of each of the Legion

Family organizations. It lets the community know

about the American Legion and how we serve. It is

fun to meet new people and to talk about the Post.

Please consider volunteering to staff the booth for

one or more shifts – there will be a sign-up sheet

posted in the Social Quarters. A shift can be what-

ever time you can give, typically 2 hours. Thank

you for helping us!

Thanks also to Keep Smyrna Beautiful for donat-

ing several dozen trees to Post 160. The trees were

planted around the property on March 21st by a

team from Home Depot, coordinated by Finance

Officer Paul Radomski, assisted by Senior Vice

Commander Nick Wegner and Sergeant At Arms

Alan Toon. The tree plantings were done in honor

of the American Legion Centennial. We hope to

dedicate the trees in a ceremony coinciding with the

5th District Homecoming Dinner on 4 May at the

Post. Stay tuned for more information about this!

Thanks to the Home Depot Team - several associ-

ates came to Post 160 on March 21st for a day of

service. They completed many projects around the

exterior of the Post including removing trash and

debris, pressure-washing the building, planted the

trees from Keep Smyrna Beautiful, placing mulch

and more. Post 160 is very fortunate to have this

volunteer assistance to refresh our building and

property as for the Spring Season. See photos on

Page 9.

Coinciding with the American Legion Centennial is

an event on April 18th at 11:00 am at Greenwood

Cemetery in SW Atlanta. A ceremony will be held

to honor Nurse Camille O'Brien, a member the

Emory Hospital Unit that deployed overseas in WW

I to support the troops. She served at Base Hospital

43 in Blois, France. When the Emory Unit came

home after the war, Nurse O'Brien volunteered to

stay behind to care for the many Soldiers suffering

from the massive influenza outbreak. Sadly, she

caught spinal meningitis and died in early

1919. Nurse O'Brien was the only Nurse from

Georgia who died as a result of WW I.

Nurse Camille O’Brien was brought home in 1921

and unfortunately, buried in an unmarked grave.

This will be corrected on April 18th as descendants

of the Emory Hospital Unit's Commander and of

Nurse O'Brien will be in attendance as the Ameri-

can Legion was when Nurse O'Brien came home,

and again, will be present when her headstone is

dedicated. Look for more information about this

event later in the newsletter. If you can attend this

ceremony, I highly encourage you to do so. Let us

honor this brave and dedicated Nurse and ensure her

sacrifice is never forgotten.

It is my honor to serve and represent Post 160, and I

thank you for your help and support. I hope to see

you at the Post.

For God and Country,

Wade Lnenicka [email protected]





American Legion Auxiliary

Spring has Sprung and your ALA Unit 160 is

bursting with activity! We had a great monthly

meeting on March 19th voting in new members and

celebrating with cake and ice cream the 100th

Anniversary of the American Legion in the

Ballroom with all members of our Legion Family.

Debbie Leverette was a major contributor to pulling

off a great St. Patrick’s celebration on March 17 in

support of the SAL.

We look forward to continuing the momentum we

have going and hope that everyone can attend the

upcoming Casino Night.

On that note: Mark your calendar for Saturday,

April 13th and attend 3rd Annual Casino Night

Fundraiser benefiting Special Olympics GA-

Cobb. The event will be at Post 160 in the

ballroom from 7-11pm. We will have casino

gaming tables including Roulette, Black Jack, Craps

and Poker. DJ Ray Redding will rock the house as

we enjoy dinner, raffles and a silent auction.

Purchase your ticket/s by cash or check or online at

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-

xclick&hosted_button_id=G8AAL47BAPAZC or

scanning on this QR code with your smart phone:

If you would like to be a sponsor or

make a monetary donation, or

donate an item or more to be

raffled or put on sale at the silent

auction, please call Kari Marschark

at 770-713-4478 or email at

[email protected].

SAVE THE

DATE: Derby Day is

May 4th. We will host

a Derby Day Party with

horse races, games,

raffles, hat contest, and

of course we can’t forget

……the mint juleps!

Artwork

Derby Day by Jessica Mingo

Haven’t been to a meeting in

a while? We’ve missed you

and want you to come

back! Please join us every 3rd

Tuesday at 7:30pm for our

general meeting in the

conference room. Unit 160

Executive Board meeting is at

6:30pm. Our next meeting is

April 16th!

5th DISTRICT POPPY

ANCHOR:

ALA 5th District President

Barbara McGee masterfully

organized the 2019 ALA

Poppy Anchor. Her tireless

efforts allowed our team to

complete construction of

the Anchor. It is ready to

be launched at the

Memorial Day ceremony in

Tybee Island. To find out

more about the Poppy

Anchor, please call Barbara at

678-485-8945.

Prayer Book: We need your favorite

prayers/poems for the Prayer Book. Please keep our

winning tradition going and send your contributions

Susie Eisenhauer at

[email protected] .

2019 Membership Dues: ALA members, please

submit your 2019 membership dues - they are due

and appreciated as soon as possible.

Poppy Distribution – Coming up in May – please

sign-up to help distribute on a few Saturdays.

Feel free email any questions you may have.

Service, Not Self,

Kari Marschark [email protected]

Kari Marschark

President, Unit 160

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Photos from the Meeting March 19th




Home Depot Clean Up Day – March 21 A few photos from the Home Depot Spring Clean Up. Legionnaires Alan and Paul and ALA Angie were work-

ing alongside Home Depot all day to clean up the property.




Finance Officer Update

New Fundraising/Sponsorship Committee for Post 160

Post 160 is forming a new Fundraising/Sponsorship committee to help raise needed funds to support the Post

and its veterans. We are seeking volunteers to actively participate in this initiative. Some of the responsibilities

will include soliciting donations, selling advertising space in our newsletter, selling raffle tickets and helping to

coordinate and participate in fundraising activities. The goal would be to raise $50,000 annually. If you are in-

terested, please contact Paul Radomski at email: [email protected]

Support Boys and Girls State of GA

Each year, Post 160 sponsors local high school students to spend a few days in Washington, DC. Our goal for

2019 is to sponsor ten students. The cost to sponsor one student is $250. If you would like to sponsor a student,

please donate $250 to Post 160 and specify that it is for Boys and Girls State. As of the end of February 2019,

we have received donations that will allow us to sponsor three students.

ALA Supports Troops In March we celebrated the American Legion on 100 years of service to our country, to our communities, and to

our Veterans. We remember and thank each service member and their families for their dedication to our coun-

try! We thought you might like to see some of our current heroes! Here is the unit we adopted for Christmas

and sent over 800 coffee pods and miles of Clorox wipes too!






POW/MIA Update

“The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's mission is

to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing

personnel from past conflicts to their families and the

nation. Within this mission, we search for missing

personnel from World War II (WWII), the Korean War,

the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars, and other

recent conflicts. Our research and operational missions

include coordination with hundreds of countries and

municipalities around the world.”

http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Past-Conflicts/

Missing personnel from World War II (WWII), the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars,

and other recent conflicts recovered in March 2019:

U.S. Navy, Seaman 1st Class, Oris V. Brandt, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted for on March 1,

2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Army, Sgt., Cread E. Shuey, Battery G, 60th Coast Artillery Regiment, Lost on 15611 - Accounted for

on March 4, 2019 - Philippines/WWII

U.S. Navy, Fire Controlman 3rd Class, Victor P. Tumlinson, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted

for on March 4, 2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Navy, Seaman 1st Class, Ernest R. West, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted for on March 6,

2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Navy, Seaman 2nd Class, Richard J. Thomson, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted for on

March 19, 2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Navy, Seaman 2nd Class, Calvin H. Palmer, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted for on March

21, 2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Navy, Seaman 2nd Class, Wilferd D. Palmer, USS Oklahoma, Lost on 15317 - Accounted for on

March 21, 2019 - Pearl Harbor/WWII

U.S. Army, Pfc., Herschel M. Riggs, Headquarters Company, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Divi-

sion, Lost on 18460 - Accounted for on March 25, 2019 - South Korea/Korea

As of March 31, 2019

Total To Date----------75

WWII--------------------52

KOREA-------------------18

VIETNAM----------------5

(Fiscal Year 2019 Beginning October 1, 2018)

For more information, visit http://www.dpaa.mil/. For a full listing, visit

http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/

http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Past-Conflicts/

http://www.dpaa.mil/

http://www.dpaa.mil/Our-Missing/Recently-Accounted-For/




Accounting of missing personnel by service for this year (fiscal year since 10/1/18):

Service Korea Vietnam WWII Total

Civilian 3 3

U.S. Army 16 5 21

U.S. Army Air Forces 10 10

U.S. Marine Corps 1 2 3

U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 1 3 4

U.S. Merchant Marines 1 1

U.S. Navy 28 28

U.S. Navy Reserve 2 3 5

Total: 18 5 52 75

Service Personnel Not Recovered Following WWII from GEORGIA - 1,084

For a detailed listing please visit this website:

https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/WWIIAccounting/georgia.html

DPAA Makes 200th Identification from USS Oklahoma Unknown Remains

By DPAA Public Affairs

Sean Patterson, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System Department of Defense DNA

Quality Management Section DNA Analyst, replaces U. S. Navy Fireman 1st Class

Billy James Johnson's picture background, signifying him as an identified service

member who was previously missing in action. Johnson marks the 200th service mem-

ber to be identified following the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attack where 429

U.S. Sailors and Marines were killed on the USS Oklahoma (BB-37). (U. S. Air Force

photo by Staff Sgt. Nicole Leidholm)

Arlington, Virginia, March 8, 2019 —

A series of large posters hang in the conference room of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency laboratory

located at Offutt Air Base, Nebraska. The heading on each of the posters states “USS OKLAHOMA.” Under-

neath the headings are neat rows of printed rectangular frames. Each one represents a person who was unac-

counted for when the USS Oklahoma was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7,

1941.

Some of the frames show a U.S. Navy logo or U.S. Marine Corps insignia. Some of the rectangles show a photo

of a serviceman, usually in military uniform. Nearly 400 frames cover the posters. For the team of scientists

and experts working at the lab, the posters serve as a visual reminder of the human element of their work to

identify those USS Oklahoma crewmen who remain unaccounted-for.

For the whole article, see this website: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1779664/dpaa-makes-200th-identification-from-uss-oklahoma-unknown-remains/

DPAA is pleased to launch the "FamWeb"- an online space for sharing updates,

content and new information with families of personnel who are unaccounted-

for and recently identified from past conflicts. https://dpaa.secure.force.com/dpaaFamWeb

https://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/WWIIAccounting/georgia.html

https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Recent-News-Stories/Article/1779664/dpaa-makes-200th-identification-from-uss-oklahoma-unknown-remains/

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Roll Call & Taps No new members or transferred in members were reported for

the month of March.

Taps: "March Passing" of Post 160 members:

Richard Baker – Post 160 member for 17 years

– Coast Guard

Donald Dickey – Post 160 member for 12 years

– Air Force

Thomas Greenwood - Post 160 member for 22 years – Ma-

rines

Joe Guthrie – Post 160 member for 34 years

– Army

Arthur Padgett – Post 160 member for 9 years

– Navy

Charles Lewis – Post 160 member for 58 years

– Navy

A Call for Volunteers Post 160 is run by volunteers for volunteers – as part of the larger whole – an organization devoted to mutual

helpfulness. Many hands make for light work. Each time there is an event, do you see the same people serving

food, setting up, cleaning up? These folks have formed friendships and bonds and have fun serving the Post.

They would welcome more helping hands to join the teams as the Post takes on more opportunities to serve

members, veterans, and to reach out into the community to serve. Do you know people that could join you in

serving? The Post needs volunteers every night we are open. All volunteers should be over 18. Please call the

post or send a note to the Commander or First Vice Commander.

The phone number is 770-436-2501. [email protected]

[email protected]






Save the Dates…. And Join Us! Be sure to see other pages for flyers/additional information on other events not listed on this page.

5th District Convention at Post 111 in Dallas

Sunday, May 19⋅9:00am – 12:00pm

While April should prove to be warmer than

our Adopt-A-Mile efforts on January 26th

when 23° and sunshine had us chillin' like

villians on the side of the road, it will prove to

be a good time bright and early on April 20th

at 8am. You too can be cool like those

volunteers on January 26th - Andy Carson &

Jeff Carson, SAL; Paul Radomski, AL; Angie

Marrow, Leann Wegner, Kari Marschark,

Amy Loudermilk, ALA!

April 20th Volunteers are needed

for the 4th quarter Adopt-

a-Mile – Keep Smyrna

Beautiful. Post 160 has a

one-mile stretch of South

Cobb Drive to maintain.

Ask the ALA how you

can help.




Casino Night April 13th

.




Veteran Resource Fair – April 10




Learning from Moral Injury




Remembrance Service – A Georgia Hero – April 18




Fishing For Freedom, April 27




Braves Special Pricing

The Braves are proud to offer special pricing this season for military, first responders and government

personnel.




District

Homecoming –

May 4th




Amateur Radio Licensing Class




Kentucky Derby Party May 4th




Marine Corps Golf Tourney May 6th




Support Our Sponsors

FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION Atlanta Branch 89

FRA has been protecting your rights and benefits since 1924. We help you stay informed of proposed changes, and we help you to participate in the legislative process that affects things

important to us. Importantly, we work to keep pay, health care, and benefits adequately funded.

FRA is a non-profit professional military association and is a recognized leader in the military/veteran community.

Join today to help continue efforts to protect yourself and others. You can enjoy the camaraderie of men and women who have the same experiences and interests you have.

Please call Wayne Barron, 678-689-7921. Check us out at www.fra089.org (see News 3 under the Directory for our Newsletter). Also follow FRA on Facebook at www.fra.org/fb.

ATTENTION: Retirees, Active, and Reserve Veterans of the

Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard.

Join today!

You’ll be glad

you did.

To Continue Receiving

The Smyrna Legionnaire Please submit your email address to

Post Adjutant [email protected]

The American Legion is an exempt veterans’ organization under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(19). Donations are tax deductible to the maximum extent allowed by law. Please consult your Tax Advisor.

Public Outreach

Department for The Mesothelioma Center.

Veterans who have been diagnosed with

mesothelioma for special benefits from the U.S

Department of Veteran Affairs. See the

educational guide about mesothelioma:

asbestos.com/mesothelioma/information/

http://www.fra.org/fb

http://asbestos.com/mesothelioma/information/




Legionnaires Insurance Trust

Legionnaire Insurance

Trust is a free perk for all

"in good standing"

Legionnaires whose

current year (2019)

membership is paid. This

includes members of the

ALA and SAL (over 18

years old).

Have you signed up

yet?

***$5,000 NO COST To

You Accidental Death

Protection if traveling on

Official American

Legion Business.

***$1,000 Accidental

Protection for ALL

Covered accidents.

Sign up on-line at this

NEW link

(1)

https://www.thelit.com/no-

cost-legioncare

(2) CALL 1-800-810-8369

(Mon.-Fri. 8am - 7pm

EST).

(3) Complete form and give

to your Post Adjutant




Post 160 Buy-A-Brick Campaign

continues. Print this page and complete

the information to the right.

Submit it with your payment

for $75 per brick to an

officer at the Post or mail as

noted on the form.

Content for each brick is a

maximum of three lines.




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