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Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Post 10147

Apopka/Altamonte Springs

P. O. Box 912. Apopka, Fl.

S E P T E M B E R VFW

Dear Comrades

The Booster Dinner that was held on the 10th of August was a big success. We

had about 80 attendees. The food was great and everyone seemed to have a good

time. We need to have this many attendees at all of our functions., even more

would be better.

Bill Meisel, a loyal and hard working member of our post has been very ill with

congestive heart failure. He is in Fish Memorial Hospital in Orange City, located

on Saxon Boulevard. He is in room 240. He would appreciate visitors from the

post.

Thanks to all who were so kind to send cards and especially prayers for Evelyn’s

recovery from a knee replacement. She is doing much better now.

In closing, keep our troops in your prayers till they are all home with their loved

ones. GOD BLESS AMERICA

UNITED WE STAND

Artie Vecchio. Commander

Sound off S E P T E M B E R VFW N e w s l e t t e r

Web: www.vfwpost10147.com Email: vfwpost10147@yahoo.com

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the deadline for information and articles to be published

in the Sound off Newsletter has been changed to: the 5th of each month.

VFW MEETING DAYS for 2013 All meeting times start at 7:30 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm

AUGUST 8 SEPT 12 OCTOBER 10

NOVEMBER 14 DECEMBER 12

Our prayers are with you as you continue to get well Evelyn.

Commander Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Sr. Vice Commander Don Mix (Janice) 407-324-7380

Jr. Vice Commander Edgardo Velazquez (Diane) 407-886-1258

Adjutant Marc Dell (Anne) 407-889-8551

Quartermaster Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-410-7245

Judge Advocate Marv Suriff 407-889-5885

Surgeon Steve Sterner 407-772-2497

Chaplain Ron Allen (Carol) 407-369-8645

Service Officer Nick Dini 407-886-6829

Chief of Staff Steve Deviese (Lorene) 407-886-4331

TRUSTEES

Three Year Jack Terman (Arline) 407-782-3944

Two Year Steve Milford 407-701-2342

One Year Roger Capper (Renate) 407-886-6133

Public Relations Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Historian Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-464-7324

NEWSLETTER WILL BE EMAILED

ONLY

If you have an Email address that we are not aware

of please send it via Email to:

vfwpost10147@yahoo.com or send a note to:

P.O. Box 912, Apopka, Fl. 32704

POST OFFICERS. Year 2013- 2014 Email: officers@vfwpost10147.com

Post 10147 Ph: 407-889-8266

If you can volunteer a few

hours a week to help with

Post events, please contact

us or visit on a Wednesday or

Saturday morning 8:00 AM

to 12:00 PM.

DONATIONS

WANTED

If you have any military items

you would like to donate to the

Post museum such as: Uniforms,

guns, knives, patches, insignias,

etc, please bring items to the

Post or call and we will arrange

a pickup date. All donated items

will be displayed with the name

of the donor.

Soap, shampoo, etc from hotels,

for the VA Nursing home and for

poor children.

Glasses for the needy .

Tabs from aluminum cans for

the tots of the Arnold Palmer

Hospital.

FAMOUS QUOTES.

“No flying machine will ever fly from New York to

Paris”

Orville Wright

“Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military

value”

Marshal Ferdinand Foch.

Supreme Commander of Allied Forces. (1918)

Jr. Vice Commander’s Corner: Ed Velazquez

YOUR NEXT PARTY OR SPECIAL

EVENT AT THE VFW Hall, Apopka.

Call: 407-889-8266 for details

weddings

Weddings…..Christmas Parties…...Anniversaries…...Birthday Parties…...Celebrations…...Super bowl

According to the United Press, August 5, 2013, Gen. Frank Grass told soldiers and airmen of the Kansas National Guard

during a stop at the State Defense Building in Topeka that the 460,00 member force is capable of continuing missions both

overseas and domestically. National Guard Air and Army units should be able to maintain their readiness and deployment

capabilities indefinitely despite a murky federal military budget, the general said. He said he has spoken with Army Chief

of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno about keeping Guard units in the mix for traditional rotations to Kosovo, the Sinai Peninsula

and the Horn of Africa in coming years. Grass would also like to see the Guard continue missions in other countries for

several months that could be integrated into two-or three week annual training programs. Grass, a member of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff, said while fewer soldiers and airmen may deploy in the coming years, those rotations will be shorter then in

the past decade. He also said the National Guard isn't immune to the federal spending challenges facing the Pentagon, but

any decision about cutting the number of reserve forces in uniform hasn't been made yet. The automatic budget cuts that

took effect in March resulted in more then 48,000 National Guard technicians being furloughed through the end of the

current fiscal year. "We're almost in daily conversations right now trying to figure out how can the Guard pay our part of

the bill but still keep a very strong Guard." he said, noting he expects to have a meeting with the adjutants general soon.

The National Guard share of the military's budget is $25 billion.

As always these dates are subject to Change

SEPTEMBER 14 Poker night.

OCTOBER 19 Oktoberfest.

NOVEMBER 7-11 Poppies

NOVEMBER 11 Wal-Mart Veterans Day

DECEMBER 15 Post 10147 Christmas party.

As always these dates are subject to Change

MARCH 19 Police & Fireman Awards

MAY 1 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

MAY 17 Officer Installation

JUNE 14 European dinner/dance

AUGUST 16 Turkey Feaderal

AUGUST 23 Booster Dinner Dance

DECEMBER 6 Walgreen Christmas Party

DECEMBER 14 Post 10147 Christmas party,

Morrison II. James 6/14

Mulrine. Debbie 6/14

Murray. Joan 6/14

Nelson. Bryan & Debbie 1/14

Nelsen. Brett & Jeannine 9/13

Normandin. Norm & Elaine 12/13

Piggott. Leon & Arlene 6/14

Pocius. Steve 6/14

Popp. Bob & Kathy 12/13

Richardson. Gerald & Amanda 1/14

Risser. Rich & Shirley 6/14

Roman. Walter & Helen 6/14

Rosen. Capt. Bob & Connie 6/14

Rossi. Anthony & Palma 6/14

Rossi-Killeen, Anita 8/14

Sarra. Maryann 1/14

Schaffer. Jim & Margaret 11/13

Smart. Robert & Anna May 7/14

Spurlock. Wm. “Greg” 6/14

Sterner. Steve 6/14

Sterner. John Phillip & Jean 6/14

Stroehlin. Dorothea 7/13

Stromwall. Dean 6/13

Suriff, Marv 6/14

Sutton. Carol 6/14

Tabron. Alfred & Magdalena 6/14

Terman. Jack & Arlene 6/14

Terman. Rod 6/14

Turner. Tom & Debbie 6/14

Unetich Jr. Tony & Peggy 6/14

Vecchio. Art & Evelyn 1/14

Vecchio. Marianne 1/14

Velazquez. Ed & Diane 2/14

Walsh. Jim & Mary 12/13

Wardell. John & Wanda 6/14

Wardell. Stacy 6/14

Weber, Jerry 12/13

Weekley. Bob & Judith 6/14

Weiss. Jerry & Trudy 6/14

Wing. Jack & Mary 12/13

Yeager. Ken & Nancy 7/13

Zakszewski, Barbara 4/13

Ziolkowski. Robert 1/14

Galo. Anne 6/13

Greene. James & Nancy 6/14

Harshman. Ken & Marilyn 6/14

Heaton. Sam & Modean 6/14

Heisey. George & Carol 6/14

Highfield. Glen & Jacquelyn 6/13

Hooper. Eric 6/14

Isidoro. Lucille 6/14

Jones. Tom & Betty 6/14

Kara. Joe & Liz 6/14

Keightley, Alan 6/13

Kelley. George 1/14

Kelsey. Joseph 6/14

Kline. Jerry & Pauline 1/14

Kloth. Jan 1/14

Knox. George & Neoma 6/13

Labo. Father Tim 1/14

Land. Mayor John 6/14

Laurendeau. Linda 1/14

Lee. Carl 8/13

Leigh. Kathryn 8/13

Linz. Robert & June 6/14

Lisle. Tom & Eva 6/14

Lochridge. Mick & Lisa 6/13

Lockeby. Ed & Mary Ann 6/13

Loomis Funeral Home 6/14

Loso. Maurice 6/14

Lowry. Frank & Elaine 6/14

Maleski. Michael & Mary 6/14

Mancuso. Mary F 9/13

Mancuso. Tony 9/13

Marsh. Catherine 6/14

Mathis. Jim 9/13

Mathius. Pauline 8/14

May. Frank & Josephine 6/14

McDonnell. Kerry T 6/13

McFadden. Michael & Sharyn 6/14

McGuffin. W.R 6/14

McKeon. John & Hannah 6/14

Meisel. Bill & Ellen 6/14

Mizel. Coz & Brenda 6/14

Mix. Don & Jan 6/14

Morrison. Jim & Valerie 6/14

INDIVIDUAL BOOSTERS 2013

Acerra. Steve & Denise 8/13

Adams. Wally & Nina 1/14

Alfano. Frank & Fran 6/14

Allen, Ron & Carol 6/14

Armador. Jessica A 6/14

Anderson. Richard 6/14

Anthony, Pat & Peggy 6/13

Apopka Chamber of Commerce. Paul 3/14

Bankson. Pastor Doug 6/14

Barber. Glenn 2/14

Boria. Lou & Julie 6/14

Bornmann, Susan C 8/13

Boucher, Rita 1/14

Bourdon. Hubert & Ginny 6/13

Bove. Russ & Sandy 9/14

Boyd. William & Joan 6/14

Braun. Mary 1/14

Brillant. Mark & Pat 6/14

Broadhurst. Ken & Jeanne 1/14

Brocker. Joyce 6/13

Brown, Brad & Barbara 4/14

Bunka. Bill & Evelyn 1/14

Burkholder. Mary Ann 1/14

Butler. Sam & Joyce Echon 6/14

Capper. Roger & Renate 6/14

Capper. Rolf 6/14

Carter, Rich 4/14

Cass. Norman & Sandy 12/13

Cifers. Doug 6/14

Collins. Friend E 1/14

Collins. Irene 1/14

Collins. Jim & Karen 1/14

Crane. Mary Lou 6/14

Day. Charles & Sylvia 9/13

Dershimer, Sandra 6/14

Deviese. Steve & Lorene 1/14

Dini. Greg & Barbara 1/14

Dini. Nick 1/14

Doggett. Dwight & Mabel 6/14

Doll. Beverly 6/14

Dombrowski. Tony 10/13

Dougherty. Thomas & Roberta 12/13

Douglas, Jr. Jack & Cherlyn 6/14

Echon. John & Lil 6/14

Fagg. William 6/14

Franqui. Bea 6/14

Franko. Dennis & Lynda 6/14

Gagnon. Marie 1/13

If you would like to be a Booster for the year 2013 please mail a check in the

amount of $25.00 to the VFW Post 10147

In memory of:

Lucille Swanner. Burt Burns. Bob-Erma Kloth. Leroy-Irene Lang.

Jack Collins. Bob Meade, Robert Boylon.

BUSINESS BOOSTERS These businesses are supporting the VFW Post 10147. Let us support them when we need a service

APOPKA / ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

V.F.W Post # 10147

P.O.Box 912

Apopka, FL. 32704