Juni 2019 Volumen 23, Issue 4 Greetings from the President We want to thank those who vol- unteered and worked at the Mai- fest. Your dedication to the club is appreciated! We had a smaller crowd than we hoped, maybe due to the rain, but the day went well. Those who attended enjoyed the good food and great music. Krautball making to prepare for Volksfest will be on two Saturdays in June – on the 1st and 29th beginning at 8:30 AM. We need 18 – 20 people each day to help, so please volunteer. Volksfest will be on August 1, 2, & 3 this year. Preparations are un- derway for our biggest annual event. Please come help with work parties. A list of things to be done is posted on the bulletin board. More infor- mation is in this newsletter from the Volksfest chairmen. See you at the club! See you at Germania! Jim Kluesner Anniversary dinner will be Thursday June 13th. Cocktail hour at 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 7:00 p.m. Joyce Memmer will be calling members for reservations. If you make a reservation and do not show up, you will be assessed $10.00. Be sure to support the club by volun- teering your time to work at the Volksfest. Mike’s Column German Adviser to Presidents It would be hard to argue that any- one born in Germany (or born in any other foreign country) held more in- fluence on 20th century American politics that Henry A. Kissinger. Kissinger was born on May 27, 1923, in Fuerth, Germany. His fami- ly emigrated to the United States in 1938. He became an American citizen in 1943, at which time he entered the U.S. Army where he served honora- bly until 1946. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 1950, and earned his MA and Ph.D in gov- ernment studies from the same uni- versity—the Ph.D giving him the title of Dr. Henry Kissinger. From 1954 until 1969, Kissinger was a member of the Harvard facul- ty in both the Department of Gov- ernment and the Center for Interna- tional Affairs. From 1969 until late 1975 he served as Assistant to the President and in 1973 was sworn in as the 56th Secretary of State, a posi- tion he held until January of 1977, serving under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. In 1983, Kissinger was appointed by President Reagan to chair the Na- tional Bipartisan Commission on Central America and a year later be served as a member of the Presi- dent’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. Kissinger wasn’t finished advising presidents. He also served on the De- fense Policy Board under presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Henry Kissinger’s career as an ad- visor to presidents was a long one but certainly not without controversy. During Kissinger’s tenure as Secre- tary of State under Richard Nixon, the deadly and costly Vietnam War raged—a war that was unpopular to a large number of Americans. The “Peace with Honor” strategy (Kissinger was a major proponent) was denounced after the war by crit- ics who claimed this slow withdrawal of troops and continued carpet bombing of North Vietnam pro- longed the war by three years. Others claim that this strategy should not be disparaged as it was done at the time to help the people of South Vietnam. Germania Männerchor member David Jones was a Marine who served in combat during the Vietnam War. David states about the Peace with Honor strategy, “Critics are al- ways ‘Monday morning quarter- backs.’ Hindsight is always 20/20. The slow withdrawal did prolong the war and that was the intent—to buy time for the South Vietnamese forces Juni 2019 Volumen 23, Issue 4 President’s Letter Ladies Auxiliary Mike’s Column
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Greetings from the President
We want to thank those who vol-
unteered and worked at the Mai-
fest. Your dedication to the club is
appreciated! We had a smaller crowd
than we hoped, maybe due to the
rain, but the day went well.
Those who attended enjoyed the
good food and great music. Krautball
making to prepare for Volksfest will
be on two Saturdays in June – on the
1st and 29th beginning at 8:30
AM. We need 18 – 20 people each
day to help, so please volunteer.
Volksfest will be on August 1, 2,
& 3 this year. Preparations are un-
derway for our biggest annual event.
Please come help with work parties.
A list of things to be done is posted
on the bulletin board. More infor-
mation is in this newsletter from the
Volksfest chairmen. See you at the
club!
See you at Germania!
Jim Kluesner
Anniversary dinner will be
Thursday June 13th. Cocktail hour
at 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 7:00
p.m. Joyce Memmer will be calling
members for reservations. If you
make a reservation and do not show
up, you will be assessed $10.00. Be
sure to support the club by volun-
teering your time to work at the
Volksfest.
Mike’s Column
German Adviser to Presidents
It would be hard to argue that any-
one born in Germany (or born in any
other foreign country) held more in-
fluence on 20th century American
politics that Henry A. Kissinger.
Kissinger was born on May 27,
1923, in Fuerth, Germany. His fami-
ly emigrated to the United States in
1938. He became an American citizen
in 1943, at which time he entered the
U.S. Army where he served honora-
bly until 1946. He graduated summa
cum laude from Harvard in 1950,
and earned his MA and Ph.D in gov-
ernment studies from the same uni-
versity—the Ph.D giving him the
title of Dr. Henry Kissinger.
From 1954 until 1969, Kissinger
was a member of the Harvard facul-
ty in both the Department of Gov-
ernment and the Center for Interna-
tional Affairs. From 1969 until late
1975 he served as Assistant to the
President and in 1973 was sworn in
as the 56th Secretary of State, a posi-
tion he held until January of 1977,
serving under presidents Richard
Nixon and Gerald Ford.
In 1983, Kissinger was appointed
by President Reagan to chair the Na-
tional Bipartisan Commission on
Central America and a year later be
served as a member of the Presi-
dent’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory
Board.
Kissinger wasn’t finished advising
presidents. He also served on the De-
fense Policy Board under presidents
George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
Henry Kissinger’s career as an ad-
visor to presidents was a long one but
certainly not without controversy.
During Kissinger’s tenure as Secre-
tary of State under Richard Nixon,
the deadly and costly Vietnam War
raged—a war that was unpopular to
a large number of Americans. The
“Peace with Honor” strategy
(Kissinger was a major proponent)
was denounced after the war by crit-
ics who claimed this slow withdrawal
of troops and continued carpet
bombing of North Vietnam pro-
longed the war by three years.
Others claim that this strategy
should not be disparaged as it was
done at the time to help the people of
South Vietnam.
Germania Männerchor member
David Jones was a Marine who
served in combat during the Vietnam
War. David states about the Peace
with Honor strategy, “Critics are al-
ways ‘Monday morning quarter-
backs.’ Hindsight is always 20/20.
The slow withdrawal did prolong the
war and that was the intent—to buy
time for the South Vietnamese forces
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to build up and take over the fighting. The people of
South Vietnam did not want to live under communism.
Did the Peace with Honor strategy work in the end? No,
but who knew at the time? Certainly not the future crit-
ics. The real mistake was failing to assess and accept the
fact that the South Vietnamese military was not capable
of defending its people.”
Finally, on January 27, 1973, Kissinger and his
North Vietnamese negotiating counterpart, Le Duc Tho,
signed a ceasefire agreement to end direct American in-
volvement in the conflict. For this, both men were
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The boy who was born in Germany and as a man rose
to the top echelons of power in America influenced
countless world events. At 96 years of age, Henry Kis-
singer still to this day is occasionally sought out for his
input by some members of Congress and other leaders in
the arena of international affairs.
IT’S VOLKSFEST TIME!! August 1-2-3
MEMBERS, FAMILY, and FRIENDS please contact
COMMITTEE HEADS (listed below) to reserve your
favorite spots to work. New members who have joined
in the last 2 years should sign up for a Minimum of 2
shifts. Members usually work sometime each day dur-
ing the fest. ASK! If you aren’t sure what to do. ASK!
