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November 6, 2014Vol. 91, No. 9aire

The mission of The American Legion, Department Of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.

The 2015 Midwinter Conference will be held at the Ho-Chunk Ho-tel, Casino and Convention Cen-ter in the Wisconsin Dells January 15th – 18th. There’s something for everyone at this year’s Con-ference. The 2015 Midwinter will feature new training and exhibits along with special guests.

The Americanism Programs Resource Center will help you learn how to promote traditional American values in your com-munity through the programs of The American Legion. National American Legion staff will be on hand to answer questions and pro-vide details on how you and your post can become involved.

In addition the Midwinter Con-ference will also feature several exciting training sessions for Le-gionnaires at all levels of the or-ganization. Briefi ngs will include Care and Maintenance of the M1-Garand rifl e along with Funeral Honors training, membership recruiting and retention tips, ses-sions on the various Americanism programs and Veterans Benefi ts.

In honor of POW/MIA Rec-ognition Day (the third Friday in September), The American Legion Department of Wiscon-sin’s 1st District has held a silent march the day after POW/MIA Recognition Day for the past 30 years to honor the sacrifi ces made by America’s prisoners of war and those who are still miss-ing in action.

“The participants (veterans and civilians) walk in unison for less than a mile with reverent silence and the only sound to be heard is a lone drum beat,” said Bob Miller, POW/MIA chairman for the 1st District and a member

This schedule is subject to change depending on demand.

Legion members who sign up a new member, or renew any for-mer member who has not paid for 2 years (since 2012) can qualify to win a First prize of $1,000 or a Second prize of $500 at the Con-ference. Simply sign up a new member, or renew any former member and enter you name. The drawing will take place on Satur-day, January 17th at the Ho-Chunk Hotel, Casino and Convention Center in the Wisconsin Dells. There is no limit to the number of times an individual can qualify – recruiters get one chance for every new member they recruit.

Please mark your calendars and save the dates of January 15th –18th, 2015. Bring your family and enjoy the indoor water parks, attractions and many activities of-fered in the Wisconsin Dells. Reg-ister and reserve your hotel room online at www.wilegion.org now and watch for more details in the next edition of the Badger Legion-naire.

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District 873.71%

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The 1st District POW/MIA Silent March took place on Saturday, September 20th in Lake Geneva. Pictured here is Lake Geneva Post Commander Len Jegerski with Commander Robert Shappell and WDVA Secretary John Scocos.

About 100 veterans and civilians participated in last month’s Silent March, carrying US Flags, the POW/MIA Flag and a 16-by-20 foot POW banner that resides at Miller Park in Milwaukee.

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1st District Silent March Marks 30th Anniversary

of Post No. 24 in Lake Geneva. “What we are trying to achieve is just recognizing and not for-getting.”

The POW/MIA silent march, which is hosted by one of the forty-fi ve 1st District posts each year, starts at 11 AM and is fol-lowed by a ceremony that fea-tures a guest speaker, the read-ing of Wisconsin MIA Vietnam War service members still unac-counted for and the release of black balloons.

About 100 veterans and civil-ians participated in last month’s walk, carrying U.S. fl ags, the POW/MIA fl ag and a 16-by-20

foot POW banner that resides at Miller Park – home of the Mil-waukee Brewers. The partici-pants walked through residential neighborhoods in downtown Lake Geneva and ended at Post No. 24 where guest speaker John Scocos, Secretary of the Wiscon-sin Department of Veterans Af-fairs, provided remarks and the names of the 28 MIA Wisconsin servicemen from the Vietnam War were read.

The reading of each name was accompanied by the release of a balloon and the ringing of a bell. Last year, 29 names were read but since then, the remains of U.S. Marine Merlin Raye Al-len of Bayfi eld, Wisconsin were found and returned home. Bal-loons were also released in honor of all POW/MIA service mem-bers still unaccounted for. “It is a very moving observance and an appropriate manner in which to show our respect for those who have made the ultimate sacrifi ce while in captivity and for those missing in action whose fate is still undetermined,” Miller said.

“We never play Taps during the ceremony because Taps means burial and the end of a (service member’s) story. Until they are identifi ed, we always assume that they are still out there – there is always hope.”

Miller said posts start planning in January for the event and pro-mote it through stories in the lo-cal newspapers, business cards, invitations to posts and the sell-ing of T-shirts that commemo-rate the event.

Posts wanting information on how to model 1st Dis-trict’s POW/MIA silent march should contact Bob Miller at bmillerplake@gmail.org

NOTE: During the 96th An-nual National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., the Department of Wisconsin’s Resolution 208 was adopted which states that “The American Legion does hereby authorize and endorses the circulation of a petition calling upon the US Postal Ser-vice to produce a POW/MIA Remembrance Forever Stamp for use.”

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David A. Kurtz, Executive Editor

2014-2015 Communications CommitteeKendel D. Feilen, Chairman

Jeremy Nordie, Vice ChairmanEnsley Brown, DEC Liaison

Bernard OlsonPhil IngwellHarold RihnRory Burns

Greg Eirich, HistorianLoretta Shellman, Auxiliary LiaisonBonnie Dorniak, Auxiliary Liaison

2014-15 Department Offi cers

CommanderRobert Shappell

Vice Commanders Dale OatmanRich RulandJohn ThurkDave Brisk

AdjutantDavid A. Kurtz

Sergeant-at ArmsCharles Roessler

Dave Wischer

Service Offi cerJames Fialkowski

NECmanSteve Krueger

Alternate NECmanKen Rynes

District Commanders 1st – Tom Strey 2nd – Dan Seehafer 3rd – Mary Lloyd 4th – Claire Goodfellow 5th – Ensley Brown 6th – Jeff Puddy 7th – Mark Lesko 8th – Jerome Krofta 9th – Bob Lemke 10th – Ed Cooper 11th – Frank Kostka 12th – Jim Chapin

Change of Address & Other Information:Subscribers: To report any upcoming changes of address, please ask your Post Adjutant to fi ll out a Membership Data Form and forward it to Wisconsin American Legion Headquarters. The change of address form that will be completed by the Post Adjutant should not be confused with the change of address card fi lled out at the Post Offi ce. Department fi nancial statements are available to Legionnaires in good standing upon written request through their District Commanders.

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DEPARTMENT COMMANDERDEPARTMENT COMMANDERAs we ap-

proach Veterans Day, we should all make an ex-tra effort to get to know more about our fellow Legionna i res, and never pass

up a chance to talk to other veterans and get to know their story. Here are two times in my earlier years when I missed out on getting to know a couple very special veterans.

During my time as a cadet at the Air Force Academy, we had janitors who would collect the trash and perform building maintenance. One of the jani-tors in my dormitory was “Mr. Crawford.” I remember his name and I’m sure I said hello once in a while since we were al-

With Veter-ans Day and the holidays app r oa ch i ng, the Department staff is busy preparing for a

successful 2015. Membership recruiting and revitalization ef-forts and preparations for the Midwinter Conference at the Ho-Chunk Hotel, Casino and Convention Center are at the forefront of our daily activities. And as always, Department staff is always ready to assist in every way possible to help posts, coun-ties and districts to accomplish all of our goals, in membership as well as programs.

Your Department headquar-ters receives phone calls, letters and e-mails every day from Le-gionnaires seeking help on any number of issues. In most cases, we are able to take care of the problem or, at least, can refer the

ways supposed to greet the peo-ple we passed in the hallways, but that’s about all I remember about him. Ten years after my graduation I learned through a fellow graduate that Mr. Craw-ford was actually William John Crawford, Master Sergeant (Re-tired), recipient of the Medal of Honor. Some cadets learned of Mr. Crawford’s history the year after I left the Academy. I wish I could have gotten to know this humble patriot, but I never took the time to do it. I missed out on a special experience.

My senior history research proj-ect at the Academy was on pro-paganda at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. I interviewed Gene Ven-zke, a 1500-meter runner in the Games, and a well-known person where I grew up in Pennsylvania. During our interview (according

questioner to the proper parties who can help. But problems can arise when questions are brought to us on matters which head-quarters has no jurisdiction. As a basic “rule of thumb,” Depart-ment can most readily help with issues related to membership, American Legion programs, Le-gionnaire Insurance programs and veterans benefi ts questions. Headquarters cannot help with post elections, problems with operating a post business (bar or restaurant) or concerns of a per-sonal or civil nature. These mat-ters can best be resolved at the post, county and district levels, or in some cases, with help from civil authorities.

A second “rule of thumb” to bear in mind is that questions can often be most easily answered by using the “chain of command” – just like in the military. Effec-tive use of the chain of command increases effi ciency at all levels

to the notes I still have) Mr. Ven-zke mentioned another runner who, so it was claimed, shinnied up a fl ag pole at the end of the Games and stole Hitler’s personal fl ag. He offered to give me this person’s phone number, but for some reason I declined. Several years ago I read a book titled Un-broken, about an airman named Louis Zamperini, who was shot down over the Pacifi c, spent 47 days in a life raft before being “rescued” by a Japanese ship, and spent over 2 ½ years as a POW. As a youth, Zamperini had a tal-ent for running, and ended up as the youngest member of the USA track squad in the 1936 Olympics. It was also rumored that he had swiped Hitler’s personal fl ag. After digging through boxes of papers and fi nding my research paper and notes, I realized this

of the organization. The post’s fi rst resource for answers is al-ways your County offi cers. They often have the answer readily available on issues like post elec-tions and the conduct of meet-ings. By directing a problem to the county organization, county offi cers will be better equipped to assist other posts with similar questions. The same applies for county offi cers seeking guidance. Their best resource is the District organization. Using the chain of command allows each level of the organization to become better in-formed as to the activities within the districts across the state. All levels become better equipped to handle challenges.

Questions should not be posed directly to the National Headquarters. Directing ques-tions to the National Headquar-ters will only delay receiving a direct answer. Staff at our National headquarters in India-

was the same person I had de-clined to call and interview. Once again, I missed a chance at meeting a truly remarkable vet-eran.

Every Legionnaire – every vet-eran – has a story. Some may be more dramatic than others, but every story is special. The oath we all took is a bond we share. The more we learn each other’s stories, the closer our bonds will become. The closer the bonds, the stronger we become as an organi-zation. At your next post meeting, ask that Legionnaire next to you to tell you a little more about his or her military experiences. You will be surprised at what you don’t know, even though you may have been sitting next to that per-son for a number of years. Caring about all veterans starts with car-ing about each other.

napolis simply refers questions back to Department headquar-ters, where we, in turn, contact the appropriate District offi cers who then provide guidance to the post. This is all in the inter-est of promoting effi cient opera-tions and maintaining the chain of command. So, whenever pos-sible, use the chain of command and the Department Directory. The directory is available on our website at www.wilegion.org. Just click on “Members”, then “Resources” and “Department Directory.”

The Department staff is always ready, willing and able to assist in every way we can. We urge you to use the website, www.wilegion.org. It is a tremendous resource and has numerous guides and manuals specifi cally designed to answer most ques-tions about membership, Ameri-can Legion programs and post activities.

Every No-vember we take pause to re-member those who have served their country as a member of the Armed Forces. This year, the

Wisconsin Department of Veter-ans Affairs will be honoring our military veterans at the Wiscon-sin State Capitol November 7 at 11 a.m. with a special ceremony: “Never Forgotten – Honoring Wis-consin’s Veterans.”

Since the birth of our nation, American soldiers have continu-ously and determinedly shown how far they will go when their country has called upon them. For more than 200 years, the ordinary

citizens around us have gone on to do extraordinary things while serving our nation in the military.

From the very beginning, there were those who fought for our in-dependence, and in the following years fought to maintain it. As a fl edgling nation we survived in large part due to the willingness of those fi rst American veterans to fi ght against an overwhelming foe that was Britain. Those brave pa-triots persevered and won our free-dom that allowed the United States of America to exist.

We have been tested time and time again, at home and abroad. During the Civil War, many of our Wisconsin ancestors fought to preserve that Union built by previ-ous generations. World War I saw many of our best go off to war in

Europe in a confl ict that touched nearly everyone across the globe. The peace following the Great War only set the stage for another mas-sive, worldwide war – World War II.

The world after World War II has been full of challenging, large scale military confl icts: Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Our veterans who are alive today have served in one of these wars – all gave a part of themselves in service to their country when their country called upon them. Of those who answered the call, many did not return. Others made extreme sacrifi ces as prisoners of war. Many others are still missing.

It is veterans who won our free-dom, fought to maintain it, and worked to spread it to other peo-

ple and nations around the world. Please join us at the Capitol No-vember 7 to honor these great he-roes - our veterans – and hear their stories.

I would also like to remind vet-erans their family members of the online survey to provide feedback to the agency concerning their state and federal veteran benefi ts. The survey, which only takes a few minutes to complete, can be found at www.WisVets.com/survey.

The questions asked are to help the WDVA direct programs, ben-efi ts and services. All responses will be kept strictly confi dential. The survey is only available on-line. Veterans and their family members have until Veterans Day, November 11, 2014 to complete the survey.

WDVA SECRETARYWDVA SECRETARY

John A. ScocosWDVA Secretary

David KurtzDepartment Adjutant

DEPARTMENT ADJUTANTDEPARTMENT ADJUTANT

Utilize the Chain of Command

Bob ShappellDepartment Commander

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Golf Outing Provides Amazing Donation to Camp

Mike and Michele Vinovich present a check for $10,000 to Camp Director Kevin Moshea. This wonderful donation came about from a very successful Golf Outing held at the Eagle River Golf Course.

The golf outing is now in its third year and growing. In ad-dition to the golf event, a Din-ner and Dance was held at Ea-gle Waters Resort where over one hundred attendees were treated to a wonderful buffet, live music, dancing, raffl es and silent auctions. One hundred and thirty-two golfers, twenty volunteers, and eighteen guests joined us for a fl ag raising cer-emony the following day prior to golfi ng. A combined Honor Guard from American Legion Post No. 114 of Eagle River, Post No. 431 of Three Lakes and Chapter 11 of the Legion Riders took part in the ceremo-

ny. A highlight for the golfers was a fl y-over performed by WWII era aircraft. The two day event generated $10,000 for Camp American Legion.

To say that this is a successful fundraising event is an under-statement – it is amazing!

Mike and Michelle Vinov-ich would like to thank Camp American Legion for the work we do in serving our Wiscon-sin veterans and their families. The American Legion, Depart-ment of Wisconsin would like to extend our grateful appre-ciation to Mike, Michele and all the others who participated and who help us to conduct the many programs at Camp to benefi t our military brothers, sisters and family members to continue on their road to heal-ing. Thank you.

Kevin Moshea,Camp Director

The Daily News states, “Com-munication, (is the) life blood of any organization in the busi-ness world.” The American Le-gion, Department of Wisconsin uses both internal and external forms of communication.

Who are our internal cus-tomers? We use our Post and District newsletters to “get the word out” to our members. The message that we want to trans-mit must be clear and should address the “Who, what, when, where and why” of an event or a cause for concern. Timeliness is important so that the audience can plan for an upcoming event with plenty of lead time.

What about our external cus-tomers? Use a press release to notify the local media of up-coming events at your Post such as Veterans Day, Memorial Day or fl ag retirement ceremonies. Getting the local populace in-volved will help strengthen our Americanism pillar and con-tribute to a better understanding of what The American Legion does. Document your ceremo-ny with pictures and promptly forward them with a brief story to the local media if they failed to send a reporter to your event. Make sure that captions are provided for the pictures and it contains the names of members involved.

The Badger Legionnaire, the Department of Wisconsin web page – wilegion.org and the Wisconsin American Legion Facebook page are examples of both internal and external com-

Since its founding in 1919, The American Legion has had just one National Commander from the state of Wisconsin; Keith Kreul from Fennimore in 1983-84. It’s been over 30 years since Past National Commander Kreul led our organization and it is time for Wisconsin to pre-pare for our currently endorsed candidate Denise Rohan to serve as National Commander.

During the 2012 Department Convention a resolution was passed by the delegates en-dorsing then Department Com-mander Denise Rohan for the high offi ce of National Com-mander. The resolution was forwarded to the National Con-vention where it was received and forwarded to the National Commanders Advisory team for consideration. Denise was put into a pool of other candidates from which the National Team chooses its Candidates.

Past National Commanders

Communications Committee Report

TEAM WISCONSIN: Wisconsin’s Candidate for National Commander

munications. They all pass the word to our members and are also viewed by non-members. These media are outstanding places to post upcoming events and also a place to document (or brag) by word and picture what did happen at your Post. You can also get ideas of what other Posts are doing and use them at your home Post to expand your footprint in your hometown. If you haven’t looked at these electronic media recently, take a look and use them as tools for your Post’s advantage.

The Badger Legionnaire will continue to be printed but if you have access to the World Wide Web, you can help minimize printing expenses, approxi-mately $2.50 per Legion mem-ber per year, by signing up for electronic delivery with the staff

Foster, Wong, and Koutz each appointed Past Department Commander Rohan to fi ll the position of National Member-ship and Post Activities Com-mittee chairman. Past National Commander Dellinger and cur-rent National Commander Helm each appointed her as chairman of the National Veterans Em-ployment and Education Com-mission.

The campaign needs your help now! While the Wiscon-sin Candidate campaign needs to stay within Wisconsin’s bor-ders at this time, we are asking every member of the Wisconsin American Legion Family, (The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of The American Legion and the Amer-ican Legion Riders) to volunteer your time, talents and funding to make this a successful cam-paign. Denise needs to raise suffi cient funds to allow her to travel to the other Department

at Portage. Doesn’t sound like much individually, but if we can get 100 members to switch, we can save $250 each year. Addi-tionally, each month, the names of those who sign-up for elec-tronic delivery will be entered into a drawing for an article of “Legionwear”. Who doesn’t like free stuff?

Hopefully, you’ve heard the Department’s 30 second spots on news talk and sports radio stations around the state. These advertisements are focused around key Americanism dates to increase memberships, dona-tions and brand awareness by promoting The American Le-gion name and what we stand for.

Get the word out and promote your Post and American Legion programs!

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Conventions to speak about her ideas for the future of this great organization.

Additional information about “TEAM WISCONSIN” is being mailed to all Posts in the state. These documents contain de-tails on ways your Post can host fundraising events in your com-munity. There is also informa-tion about making checks pay-able to and mailing donations to “Denise Rohan for National Commander” PO Box 930100, Verona, WI 53593-0100.

We appreciate your partici-pation in this effort and know that you will share the pride of having a National Commander once again from the Depart-ment of Wisconsin. We hope to welcome you as a Team Mem-ber either as a donor to the cam-paign or as a volunteer for the campaign.

We will keep you updated here in the Badger Legionnaire on a regular basis. Meanwhile

DEN

details about upcoming fund-raising events can be found on the “Post Events” calendar at www.wilegion.org. Some cur-rently planned events include:

December 13, 2014 Breakfast Post No. 501105 Dempsey Rd Madison

January 31, 2015 Karaoke Night 2nd District Riders (details pending)

February 14, 2015 Dinner and Dance Post No. 52 La Crosse

April 11, 2015 DinnerPost No. 245 Cross Plains

April 18, 2015 Dinner Post No. 59 Stoughton

June 27, 2015 Golf Outing (Details pending)

Communications Committee Chairman – Kendel D. Feilen

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Second District Commander and Past National Chaplain Daniel Seehafer an-nounces his candidacy for the high offi ce of Department Vice Commander. Dan is a Paid-up for Life member of Post No. 157 in Horicon. He was commissioned as a Naval Offi cer in March of 1995, and enrolled in the Navy Chaplaincy program. His service time as a chaplain candidate in the Navy enabled him to spend time not only with the Navy personnel (San Diego, CA, Newport, RI, Everett, WA, USS Paul F. Foster), but also with the Marine Corps (Camp Pendleton, CA). He will always cherish the time spent in uniform, in which he earned the privilege to join The Ameri-can Legion.

As his uniform changed through the years, his service to God and Country certainly has not – having held numer-ous positions within The American Le-gion throughout his 18 consecutive years of membership. From his fi rst leadership position as Post Adjutant, Dan eventu-ally became Post Commander (leading his Post family to six 100% memberships and an all time high) as well as being Dodge County Commander (2008-2010), Dis-trict Commander (2013-current), Depart-ment Chaplain (2006-2007), and National Chaplain (2010-2011).

In 2013, Daniel was appointed to serve on the National organization’s “System Worth Saving” Task Force and currently holds an appointment on the National Cemetery Committee. He also served on the Department’s Religious Emphasis Committee, the 2010 National Convention

David Wischer is a Candidate for re-election as a Department Sergeant at Arms. David served in the Army during the Vietnam Era and is a Hon-orary Life Member of the H.A. Todd Jr. Post No. 537 in Milwaukee. He has served twice as Post Commander and achieved 100% in membership in each term. David currently is serving as his Post Parliamentarian. He has served as 4th District Sergeant at Arms for 5 years and supported the 2010 National Convention held in Milwaukee serv-ing as the Parade Chairman. David is a graduate of The American Legion

Candidate for Department Vice Commander

Candidate for Department Sergean at Arms

Daniel Seehafer

David Wischer

Corporation, the Department Strategic Planning Committee and the Americanism Committee – having chaired the County Youth Government program. Pastor See-hafer has also served on the Department Membership Committee and is currently liaison to the Finance Committee. He is a graduate of both The American Le-gion Extension Institute and the National American Legion College, as well as a certifi ed trainer in the ALEI course.

Dan is also a member of the ANAVI-CUS, NALCAA, Past Commander’s Club, Son’s of The American Legion, and is very active within his community. Commander Seehafer was recognized as the “Legion-naire of the Year” in 2009 by the Dodge County Council and the 2nd District.

Reverend Seehafer received a Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Ministry from Concor-dia University and a Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN. In August of 1997, he came to Horicon and was installed as the Assistant Pastor of St. Stephen Lutheran Church and School. He has served as Ad-ministrative Pastor at St. Stephen since October 2000 and was most recently ap-pointed Circuit Visitor.

Dan is supported by his church family and endorsed by Post No. 157, the Dodge County Council, and the Second District.

With experience, knowledge and pas-sion, Dan will be a powerful, supporting voice for the next Department Commander, and especially you--as, together, we will continue to provide service to our veterans, their families and their communities.

Extension Institute and has served 7 years on the Department Membership Committee. He is serving his second year as Department Sergeant at Arms.

David was a citizen at Badger Boys State as a High School student and is currently involved with orientation and registration at Badger Boys State.

He and his wife Trish have two sons, two grandsons and one grand-daughter, with all being Members of The American Legion Family. David has the endorsement of his Post. the Milwaukee County Council, and the Fourth District.

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Camp 2014 Boldly Goes Where It Has Never Gone Before

Catch the Spirit of Wisconsin!

C a m p American L e g i o n had anoth-

er very successful and reward-ing camp season in 2014. To-tal number of campers served grew again for the season but what has been the most reward-ing for all of us have been the new programs we have created. This is how we continue to ex-pand our mission and change Camp for the better, by allow-ing Camp to evolve into a new and dynamic program serv-ing Wisconsin veterans and their families. We can all take pride in how Camp American Legion continues to grow and build upon our “Help to Heal” mission in new and innovative ways. Camp American Legion is now touching and helping every individual and group within the military community. We are creating programs and building relationships that are giving a helping hand to vet-erans, active duty, National Guard & Reserve service mem-bers, families, spouses, chil-dren, caregivers and more. We are recognizing and treating the physical, psychological, emo-tional, cultural, social, rela-

D e p a r t -ment Com-

mander Bob Shappell has

now announced the cre-ation of the “Spirit of Wiscon-sin” pin. This special, limited edition pin will be presented to Legionnaires, SAL, Auxiliary Members, and Riders to recog-nize special achievements in all aspects of the Legion and our many programs. Anyone can recommend someone for the award, but District, County, and Post Commanders should make every effort to identify deserving individuals for this recognition. Simply submit the deserving individuals name to Commander Bob. This special edition pin will only be pre-sented to recognize their efforts as Legion Family members. It will not be randomly handed

tionship and spiritual needs of our military community. Camp American Legion has become a truly dynamic and “relevant” place. Camp is broadly known, in-touch, connected, plugged-in and highly respected. American Legion friends permit me to say to you; the days when people would say “Camp American Legion is Wisconsin’s best kept secret” are gone. Camp American Legion is becoming increasingly well-known and admired here in Wisconsin and across the country. While we may still run into someone who does not know about Camp, they have become the excep-tion, not the rule.

New programs at Camp this year were: • Vietnam Veterans Week –

Camp American Legion rec-ognized and embraced the offi cial start of the 50th an-niversary of the Vietnam War and got involved by holding our fi rst “Vietnam Veter-ans Week”. The week had a feeling like no other. There was a very distinct, intimate feeling of camaraderie, shar-ing and remembrance. Next year’s VVW is moving to June so start spreading the

out and whenever possible, the Department Commander will personally present the pin.

Commander Shappell is pic-tured here presenting the Spirit of Wisconsin pin to the mem-

word – Vietnam Veterans Week, June 8-14, 2015!

• Applied Suicide Inter-vention Skills Training (ASIST) – Camp is totally committed to do whatever we can to positively impact, in a healing way, the pres-ent high rate of suicide in the military. Working in a sup-portive relationship with the Wisconsin National Guard, and their Suicide Preven-tion Program, Camp became just the right setting for their ASIST program. This was a very detailed and focused program on how to recognize the signs of suicide and how to respond.

• Wisconsin National Guard Retention Event – This pro-gram on the surface was to reward Guardsmen and their families for re-enlisting but under the surface it was so much more. While at Camp the Guardsmen went through a “Seven Habits of a Highly Successful Service Member” class. It was a productive time of personal and fam-ily growth with a lot of fun mixed in.

• 829th Engineer Company Families on Deployment

Camp – This was a feel-good program for Camp Ameri-can Legion and was just a “good” thing to do. It was for the families of the 829th Engineer Company that is presently serving a 1-year deployment in Afghanistan. Working with the 829th Fam-ily Readiness Group we were able to bring these families together for group and peer support and a lot of fun. The Wisconsin American Legion Family was able to show them that they are not alone during this time and we are here for them.

• Caregiver Support Retreat – for Post 9/11, Iraq, and Af-ghanistan wounded soldiers. With this new program we have strategically expand-ed or “Help to Heal” mis-sion beyond the individual wounded veteran to focus on their caregivers. This special group carries a heavy load on their shoulders and we helped lighten that load, if only for a few days. This experience of caring for caregivers gave us all a feeling of service that Camp American Legion has never felt before.

• Vision & Hearing Loss

Veterans Week – We added hearing loss to this very suc-cessful week which is now in its third year. It is always wonderful to see these veter-ans use their other senses to “see” and “hear” the beauty of the great Northwoods. Next year’s theme is a Mexi-can Fiesta!

So those new programs and weeks added to our U.S. Coast Guard Week; Operation Home Front; Homeless Veterans Week; Women Veterans Week, Post 9/11 Week (with the National Am-putee Veteran Softball Team); Camp Serenity- Families of the Fallen; Veterans Recovery Week; Diabetes Camp and all the other groups of veterans who came from across Wisconsin contrib-uted to making the 2014 camp season exciting and new.

To every member of the Wis-consin Legion Family - Thank you for all you did to make Camp American Legion the innovative, exciting and relevant place it is. As Director, I know in my heart that Camp could not function at the level we now do without your continuous help and support. God bless and we are already working on 2015, so let’s keep going.

Kevin Moshea, Camp Director

bers of Unit No. 288 of the American Legion Auxiliary, Department of Wisconsin on October 7th in recognition of the unit receiving the National Auxiliary Award of Excellence.

You should have received your Legionnaire Labels! Please use them with pride and remember your dona-tion supports programs of The American Legion!

We will also send you this handsome brass Whistle Keychain with your $50 donation!

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