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VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA CHAPTER 310
OCTOBER 2014
The 310 Dispatch
President’s Message
May We Never Forget...
Donald Moses
25 October 1967
Eugene Suarez
1 October 1967
David Wagener 20 October 1966
Charles Bird
14 October 1967
C Robert Arvin
8 October 1967
Rodger Terwilliger15 October 1966
Michigan Vietnam MIA
Unaccounted for - 49
Accounted for - 36
Winter is just around the corner, which means the season
of “thanksgiving” is upon us. Thanksgiving has many meanings
amongst us – to be thankful, ﬁrst of all, to our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ; thankful that we have our homes and family
around us; thankful for our boun ful freedoms; thankful for our
troops who are willing to go out into harm’s way and protect
not only our country’s freedoms, but also the freedoms of those
who are not as fortunate as we in these United States of America. Please stop and take me
to ponder what thanksgiving means to you and praise the Lord that we can be thankful! We
are blessed in so many ways here at VVA Chapter 310, as we have many warm friendships;
next to family, that is so important.
The warmer temperature ac vi es of the chapter are done for this year. We wind down
with our Halloween Party on October 31st, and the largest gathering at the VA with our Christmas Party, where we are met with our ‘brothers-in-arms’ Rolling Thunder and Chapter 528 on
December 16. What a way to celebrate our Lord’s birth than with our brothers and fellow
veterans. To be able to bring a smile to someone’s face and help it light up……..that face is
ours and the pa ents’. What they make us feel; we are special individuals who are blessed to
have one another.
As the deer start to scurry through the forest, and on to our roads, please be careful, not
only for their sake but for yours. We know these beau ful animals are around the VFW, with
all the woods, so be on the lookout for God’s beau ful creatures.
Chapter President
President’s Message
1
Chapter Minutes
2, 3 Phil (Flip) Hecker
Friends Minutes
3
AVVA
3—4
Chaplin’s Corner
4
Memorial Grounds Report
4
Le ers from Down Range
5
Le ers from Others
5
VVA 310 Lives Its Mo o
5
Pig Roast Ar cles
6
Camp LaJeune Water Registry
7
Opera on Northern Strike
7, 8
Who is it
8
Warnings about dona on
8, 11
October KIA’s
9—11
VA Halloween Party
11
Concordia Vet’s Day Celebra on 11
Faces of Heroes Project
12
O cers & Board Members
13
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Regular Meeting Minutes
11 September 2014
Old (unfinished) business:
None
Call to order by Vice President Draper at 1909
New Business:
Pledge of Allegiance and a Moment of Silence
for POW/MIA’s, their families and those who
are serving in war zones around the world.
Motion: Luker/No Second, to work with veterans who
want to erect a statute to contemporary veterans. Although
the motion was defeated by lack of a second, members
agreed to informally help the donor connect to younger veterans and Ypsilanti Township.
Roll call. A quorum was established. Welcome Home Everyone!
New Members: Fred Reed, Steve Duncan,
Willie Lee, Denis Burden
Guests:
President’s Report: (see Dispatch)
Motion: by Clarke/Merritt to Approve the Minutes of prior
meeting. Approved
Treasurer’s Report: Rivers. Circulated written report. Question on heading of one account. Will check and report. Will
also double check Heritage Festival expenses.
AVVA Report: Driscoll. See report following.
Friends Report: Driscoll for Kinzinger (excused). See report
following. Noon October 25th Gold Star Mother’s Luncheon.
Ongoing Committee Reports:
Food Pantry Report: Martinez. Bought groceries for one
veteran.
Membership Report: McCrumb. 174 official. Added one at
the Pig Roast, two tonight and two more attending tonight so
179.
Newsletter: Luker. Thank you for your articles. Keep them
coming.
Merchandise Report: We did well at the Heritage Festival and
Pig Roast. We just spent $1,000 on more merchandize. We
are at $1,800 balance. We really need help setting up and
taking down, plus we could also use help during the events.
We have the Clinton Fall Festival, Appleumpkin, and then we’ll
be at the VA hospital for two days on 17 and 18 November.
That will be it for the season.
Washtenaw County Council of Veterans: The next WCCV
meeting will be held at VFW #423 on 15 September at 1930
hours.
Memorial Landscaping Report: Rivers. See report following.
A civilian wants to put up a 10 foot statute for contemporary
troops.
Website Report: McCrumb. Nothing new this month.
VA Hospital: Kinzinger (Excused) Driscoll. There is a POW/
MIA luncheon on Friday. There will be a country market shopping day in November. There is a baby shower in December.
They are looking for donations of diapers, formula and such.
Our next event is the Halloween Party on the last Friday of the
month, October 31st.
Veterans Radio: McCrumb. Dale Throneberry was here for
the Pig Roast. He was at the helicopter all day.
Good of the Order:
Wilson: Now that Congress is talking about taking a vote on
whether to engage in more combat action, I believe it is also
time for Congress to vote for taking care of the people once
things happen. Campaigns will start in the next week and a
half. Now is the time to remind those running for office to
make sure they appropriate funds for taking care of servicemembers and veterans.
Hitte: 13 Veterans were unclaimed at the morgue in Detroit.
They were moved to Holly for burial. 9 funerals are set for
tomorrow.
Miller: We maybe grossed about $6,000 at the Pig Roast.
We expect to make more than last year. We have 8 Girl
Scouts and 4 Scout moms that provided a lot of help. George
Perrault was a lot of help. Without Friends and AVVA, we
couldn’t have done the event at all. Don Miller has a list of
donors. Donations were up 40% every place we went. The list
of Donors will go in the Dispatch. Please be sure to think of
buying from our sponsors as a way to thank them for their
support. There were only 9 people who sold tickets to people
other than family members. That statistic shows that this
Chapter fund raising event does not have enough Chapter support.
Dyer. We really need help. The Pig Roast is a great event but
it is a hard event to do, so we need help.
Perrault. We had 78 buckets for auction items. There are a
few more items we need to sell. There will be a sale after the
meeting.
Lee. Who knows about Agent Orange? Wilson answered:
the VA has been doing an Agent Orange screening. You can’t
file a claim unless you are sick. Be sure to look at the yellow
book on Agent Orange to see the list of presumptives.
Driscoll. Did anybody donate pigs? The idea is that if you
can’t help by doing work, maybe you can help by raising funds
or by asking somebody to buy the pigs. It may even be a fun
way to help.
McCrumb: I have membership applications for VFW Post
423.
Rivers: We earned more from the Pig Roast this year, plus
we still have more raffle money coming in. Miller and Dyer
donated over $120 as well as all of their hours.
Clarke: Two weeks ago, we went to the moving wall. Usually
we sponsor them and we usually show up in uniform to help
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with opening ceremonies. All the other VVA chapters were
there, but we weren’t. We should watch for that next year.
Arbor Crest on Glacier Way has a free veteran plot in their
veteran garden area.
Rivers: This Saturday, Washtenaw County Honor Guard will
be allowed to fire guns inside the stadium as part of the National Anthem ceremony. It will be the first time ever that
weapons have been fired inside the stadium.
Restaurant, Jackson Road. By reserva on (Jane).
November 9 3:00 Packing Party and Potluck at VFW – Last
one before Christmas.
November 11 Veterans Day
Next Mee ng: October 9 – 6:00 pm - VFW.
Respec ully submi ed,
Jane Kinzinger
Upcoming Events
Please see the Event Chart located in the Dispatch and on
the website.
Closing prayer: Mayes
Mee ng Adjourned at 1957
Respectfully Submitted, Jon Luker
Friends Mee ng Minutes and Notes
Minutes – September 11, 2014: There were 5
members present. Thank you Kathy Driscoll for
conduc ng the mee ng and repor ng the
mee ng discussion included below.
Old Business – No ﬁnancial report this month.
Memorial – Fall plants (mums) will be subs tuted for the geraniums in the pots if needed.
Date for this will be determined. (Not discussed but upcoming. Jane)
Lois Perrault Memorial Dona ons – Kathy Driscoll contacted Bonnie Woods regarding payment for Girls State support for Summer 2015.
Jane will contact Bonnie again to arrange payment before
December 2014 deadline to get reduced rate.
New Business – Gold Star Mother’s Luncheon – All Friends
and VVA members are invited to the Gold Star Mother’s
Luncheons at Weber’s Restaurant in Ann Arbor at noon on
Saturday, October 25. Friends will pick up these ladies, take
them to the luncheon, and drive them back home. Shirley
Hi e has made a beau ful bookmark for each Mother a ending. AVVA is providing hand soap and decora ve gi boxes for
these Mothers. Friends will pay for the Gold Star Mothers’
meals. Jane has made the arrangements with Weber’s and
will send out invita ons to the Mothers s ll in the Ann Arbor
area. Please contact Jane to make a reserva on if you plan to
a end and enjoy the company of these Mothers of Vietnam
Veterans on our Washtenaw Country Memorial Wall.
Birthdays – Wendy Hibbi s 10/13; Chris DeYoung 10/13;
Marge Ballou 10/28; Judith Dieter 10/28; Gena Hecker 11/6.
Dates to Remember:
October 11-12 Appleumpkin Fes val
October 25 Noon
Gold Star Mother’s Luncheon, Weber’s
AVVA News
October 2014
We raised $75 at our ra e table at the VVA 310 Pig Roast.
Thank you Gena and Marge for selling ra e ckets. Meni,
Bonnie and Kathy assisted in the Dining area and Wendy assisted the Merchandizing Team. Shirley, Corrine and Libby,
Friends of VVA 310, assisted at the Dessert Table, Kitchen
Prep and cleanup. Thank you for suppor ng this Fundraiser
for VVA 310 and AVVA 310.
I submi ed our V.I.S.T.A. volunteer
hours for August 2014. AVVA Chapter
310 had 58 total volunteer hours. I will
be submi ng the September hours the
ﬁrst week of October. Currently we have
over 54 hours logged from six AVVA
Chapter 310 Members. Imagine how
many hours we can submit recording all
of our 27 members’ volunteer hours.
Please support the Merchandizing team
at the VVA 310 Packing Party on September 21st at 3:00 pm, and the Clinton
Fall Fest and Parade on September 25th
through September 28th. Together we can increase our AVVA
310 volunteer hours to match or surpass our September
hours.
All AVVA Member’s volunteer hours are to be counted. Every
hour that you spend suppor ng Veterans not already counted
by the VAVS are to be reported on our V.I.S.T.A. form. If you
have other hours to report, please send me the total count
with the date and the descrip on of the hours.
Are you a dues-paying-only member of AVVA 310? If so we
have great VVA 310 Projects for you to choose from to support VVA 310 in October. Please try to come to one or all of
the upcoming projects and support your VVA/AVVA Chapter!
We would love to meet you! Remember VVA –Together Always- AVVA!
During October each of our members will have two chances
to support VVA 310: the Appleumpkin Fes val and the VVA
310 Ann Arbor VAMC Halloween Party. Remember all of us
are needed to support our AVVA 310 and VVA 310 Projects. If
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all of our 27 members volunteered at one of these upcoming
projects, we can add more V.I.S.T.A. hours.
The Gold Star Mother’s Luncheon will be on Saturday, October 25th at 1200 hours at Webers Restaurant in Ann Arbor. All
AVVA, Friends and VVA Members and spouses are invited to
a end. Cost of this event is the price of your lunch. Shirley
Hi e, Friend of VVA 310, made embroidered bookmarks for
the Gold Star Mothers. AVVA 310 will purchase hand soap
and decora ve boxes for each Gold Star Mother again this
year. Please let Jane Kinzinger know if you will a end. The
Gold Star Mothers enjoy this luncheon each year.
I hope everyone, who is not on vaca on, will make our October mee ng. AVVA and Friends meet at 6:00 pm and the VVA
310 mee ng, which is open to all AVVA members, meets at
7:00 pm. If you can, please bring a dish or dessert to pass to
the mee ng.
with Bathsheba, commi ed murder by
sending her husband into the thick of
ba le and withdrew support so he
would be sure to die. This led to their
“love child” being taken by the Lord for
their sin.
From there David repents of his sin but
his family begins to unravel in front of
him, with his son trying to usurp his
kingdom. Next his grandson commits
rape with his half-sister…well, you
734-277-3528
[email protected] get the picture.
What I am trying to emphasize is the
point that sin will always take you further than you want to
go, always require more than you want to repay, and will set
you back from the right direc on for longer than you want to
remain. Thus is our na on following David and his family’s
direc on. We are on a downhill slope that is covered with
wet moss and repentance seems out of the ques on because
many of those in charge see no wrong in their ac ons, the
very kernel that leads a heart to seek forgiveness.
If you have not yet emailed your US Senator to support S.
2738, the Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2104, please take
the few minutes and logon to www.vva.org click on the Government A airs tab and select Legisla ve Ac on Center link.
The Legisla ve Issues page has a Click Here link for you to
complete the email to your US Senator. All AVVA members
and their spouses need to encourage our US Senate to support this bill. Our children and grandchildren need this Bill
passed. Agent Orange Disease is a ic ng our future generaons. We can make a di erence one email at a me!
What are we to do? Prayer: “If My people who are called by
MY Name will humble themselves and pray and seek My Face
and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from Heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14.
I will a end the VVA Michigan State Council mee ng at Sault
Ste Marie, MI in October.
Let’s pray for our na on from now un l the elec ons so the
Lord can have a righteous na on to lead.
Regards,
Peace and blessings,
Gordon
Kathy Driscoll
AVVA Chapter 310 Representa ve
AVVA MI State Associa on Vice President
734 922 2331
[email protected]
VVA – AVVA Together Always
Chaplain’s Corner
I have been doing my devo ons from Samuel, both One and
Two, to rediscover what is required in a good leader of a naon. It starts with King Saul who started strong but ﬁnished a
complete failure who had to take his own life instead of being killed by his enemy. From there it goes to The Man a er
God’s own heart, King David, a king who was thoroughly human with his many strengths and weaknesses, a great king
who led his na on into many ba les. It was interes ng that,
when he decided to legislate war from a distance instead of
being there ﬁrsthand, things got dicey. He fell into adultery
Memorial Grounds Report
The moles have returned. There was nothing wrong three
weeks ago. When I mowed and trimmed on Saturday, I saw
lots of dirt mounds and a dozen tunnels. I will be addressing
this problem in the coming week.
All the equipment is working except for the blower. It is
"dead." I will purchase a new gas one before the next mowing.
The ﬂower bed looks really nice. If you have a chance, you
should stop over to see what the Friends have created.
The crews have done a great job in keeping the grounds
mowed and trimmed. We have had a lot more rain than in
recent years and we have kept up with this growth.
That's it for this month's report.
Later,
Geno Morley (Memorial Grounds Lead)
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Le ers From Down Range
(postmarked Sep 8 2014)
VVA 310,
I wanted to extend a 'thank you' for the box of goodies you
sent to the men and women of the 4ERS.
Snacks are deﬁnitely appreciated in an environment where
food starts to taste the same over me. Morale is high here
and our joint airmen and soldiers take pride in the hopes that
we will leave Afghanistan be er than we found it.
Thank you again for your generosity and kindness.
Warm Regards,
MSgt Erin French
(postmarked SEP 13 2014)
Dear Friends and Fellow Veterans,
We wish to thank you for the box you sent us. It was very
generous. More important was that it helps to know those of
us who ﬁght the good ﬁght are not forgo en. It gave us all
food for thought.
Your Friends,
The Huey Guys
(Danny Richardson, DOS Airwing)
VVA Chapter 310 Lives Its Mo o
Our Chapter has been living its mo o the past twelve years.
Over this period, with the support of many from outside our
Chapter, we have packaged and mailed 3,702 Care packages
to troopers doing the hard work for us. The es mated postage cost total that we have paid to ship those packages is
about $65,000. Then there is the cost of items we purchased
to put in the boxes. To my knowledge, there has not been
one dollar come from the Chapter general fund. It is a good
thing we have had all you contributors to support us. This has
been of highest priority for our Chapter, and many others, all
these years.
The troops have been taken out of Iraq, and the con ngent in
Afghanistan by the end of the year is to be a skeleton of what
it was a couple years ago. Because of that, the number of
troop addresses we have been receiving has gone down
greatly. We have mailed several packages to just a few units
the last couple packings.
When we ﬁrst started this program, I was Chapter President
and I urged us to make a commitment to live the mo o of our
Chapter. I suggested that we con nue to send packages un l
all the main force units came home. That was about twelve
years ago. Now, by the end of the year our Commander-InChief will have pulled out most all, if not all, main force units.
Over the years, we have shared many of the le ers we have
got back from recipients of our packages. You have read their
words. We indeed made a di erence for thousands of warriors doing the tough job for us. Those notes and le ers were
on-going proof that we were doing a very good thing.
Le ers From Others
The following is from the family of Larry Bush, whose funeral
we did on August 19th. The le er is more proof that what we
do makes a di erence for many. Thank you for your dedicaon. John K
_______________________________
Veteran Honor Guard. I cannot ever begin to tell you how
very grateful we are for your most meaningful, awesome, and
heart rendering presenta on you did in honor of my husband.
You were very professional but yet very personal, caring and
kind. It meant so much to my daughters and myself.
EVERYONE was so touched by it and so impressed by your
group. Some of the comments were "I was so moved that I
cried," "I have been to a lot of these memorial /funerals and
this was by far the most outstanding." There were many
more outstanding comments.
We thank you from the bo om of our hearts for being able to
do the presenta on. It re-a rms the strong bond for our
country and one another.
God Bless, Diane, Rente, and Robin Bush.
Recently, a er conferring with George Perrault, who has
done the biggest share of the packing work, we have chosen
to make our next pre-Christmas packing our last. That is unless things pick up on the ba leﬁeld and a greater number of
troops need our morale boos ng support. That next packing
will be 3pm Sunday, November 9th at the VFW Post, with a
celebra on potluck a erwards. So, come on out if you can.
George Perrault and I wish to thank every one of you who has
contributed to the success of this wonderful morale boos ng
packing. We made many new friends, many of whom are not
members who have been coming out with us for years. We
thank all of you for s cking with us through this program for
our troops. We have many great memories working with all
of you. It is sad to think we will not be packing boxes anymore for our troops. But we did good folks. The young warriors who have served during these years got treated like we
did not when we served, and they will remember that forever. To all of you who have par cipated, we love you and …
Mission accomplished!
Thank you all,
George and John
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some 20 years. He discon nued and, when asked why, he said
I never have been thanked. Never happen with VVA 310.
Not to be le out, many thanks for all the Friends and Chapter
members who either helped the day of the event or came out
to support it with dinner and ra e ckets.
Being this an elec on year, vote for Don and Al for the 2015
Piggy Roast !!!!!
Together we always make a di erence, don't we?
By The Numbers
Pig Roast Makes the News
On 6 September, Ann Arbor News sta reporter, Patrick Record, placed a photo journal spread on the MLive.com website.
Go
to
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index.ssf/2014/09/
photo_gallery_vietnam_veterans_1.html#incart_river
By Marv Rivers
Here are some rough numbers from the 2014 Pig Roast:
2014
2013
Total Income
$5572 $5168
(including pop, donation, and raffle)
Total Expenses
$1670 $1505
(including donation to VFW)
Net Income
$3902 $3662
to see a bit more than a dozen of Patrick’s Pig Roast photos.
Congratula ons on making the news, Pig Roast Commi ee
and volunteers.
Our own words
By George Perrault
Chapter 310's latest Pig Roast is put to rest for another, hopefully, very successful year next year.
I would like to give a special Thank You for Roy Hall, Don Miller
and Al Dwyer for all their e orts on the auc on items. For
those that are not familiar with how the auc on works, these
gentlemen, especially Don and Al, spent weeks before the
event going to just about every single place of business that
their car passed and asked them for gi cards, cer ﬁcates,
etc. Don and Al were co-chairs for the en re event as well.
The items that were collected were either put up for auc on,
as their value was exceedingly high with a minimum bid, or
KFC buckets were put out for customers to purchase ckets
and deposit them in the buckets. This year, the ra e exceeded 75 KFC buckets alone. I believe that to be a record for the
Piggy Roast.
While visi ng my barber about a week ago, the barber told me
you just missed the Pig Roast guys. He explained that Don and
Al were personally delivering over 50 thank you le ers and
VVA 310 cer ﬁcates to the donors for the items they gave for
the event. Now that is dedica on in my book.
Some of those businesses have supported us for every single
Pig Roast and are to be patronized if you are able. The list is
always posted at the Pig Roast. VVA 310 is very well known in
the community for thanking the supporters of our events and
this is proof. I know of one Veterans organiza on that received one par cular item every single Christmas season for
Pig Roast Sponsors
The Pig Roast Commi ee requests that you consider making
your purchases from the many local businesses that provided
monetary or in-kind contribu ons to support our Pig Roast
Fundraiser this year. Many of these businesses are repeat
sponsors who increased their dona ons this year by as much
at 30%. Please say “thank you” by dropping in, speaking, and
perhaps buying from them. Ac ons s ll speak louder than
words.
Brecon Grill Saline
Larry’s Mower Scio Twp
Wengartz Scio Twp
Tractor Supply Scio Twp
Benny’s Bakery Saline
Mac Seafood Restaurant
Saline Inn
Bill’s Barber Shop Saline
Hair Spot Ann Arbor
Stadium Hardware Ann Arbor
Briarwood Ford Saline
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Countryside Mower Scio Twp
Cleary’s Pub Chelsea
Classic Cup Restaurant Scio Twp
Mangiamo’s Restaurant Saline
Chelsea Lumber Saline
Bullion Mower Dexter
Classic Pizza Dexter
Dan’s Tavern Saline
Creekside Grill Scio Twp
Busch’s Saline
Alan Hale Studio Milan
Alpine Power Redford
Milan Ace Hardware
Metzger’s Scio Twp
Dexter Pub
Belmark Lanes Scio Twp
Varsity Ford Scio Twp
Ann Arbor Arms Scio Twp
Ji y Mix Chelsea
Chelsea Chevy-Buick
Don Carlos Milan
Seitz’s Tavern Chelsea
Sesi Motors Scio Twp
Meijer Saline
Hackney Hardware Dexter
Dunning Toyota/Subaru Scio Twp
LaFontaine Saline
Milan Bakery
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The Pig Roast Commi ee also appreciates the private donaons received from
Jack Sample
Joe DesChamps
Jim King and
Ray Hunter
Opera on Northern Strike
This story by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Heaton was highlighted in the
September issue of “Prevailing Wind”, the newsle er of the
127th Wing, Selfridge.
GRAYLING, Mich. - Soldiers taking enemy ﬁre. American aircra circling overhead. And in the distance, the deepthroated boom of ar llery.
The Michigan Na onal Guard demonstrated the full dimensions of Opera on Northern Strike (ONS) on Aug. 13, with
units from more than a half-dozen di erent states par cipa ng in a training scenario watched by generals and local
dignitaries at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range.
The demonstra on, coming at the mid-way point of the 3week ONS exercise, showcased the ability of the U.S. military
to operate in a complex world, said Maj. Gen. Gregory J. Vaidnais, the Adjutant General of the Michigan Na onal Guard.
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About Opera on Northern Strike
“The world is only becoming more complex,” the general said,
moments before a squad of Michigan Soldiers from the Grand
Rapids-based 126th Cavalry began a ground assault on an
“enemy” air base at the Grayling range.
“Exercises like this allow us to con nue to func on as the preeminent military power in the world,” he said.
During the simulated assault, in which Soldiers and Airmen used
live ammuni on in the training range, the Soldiers called in air
strikes from Army helicopters and Air Force ﬁghter jets, u lized
ar llery support and called in a “cas-evac” – casualty evacua on
– to remove a Soldier who simulated a ba le wound.
Centered at two of the na on's largest Na onal Guard training
facili es - Camp Grayling Joint Military Training Center and the
Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center - Opera on Northern
Strike is an annual Na onal Guard Bureau sponsored Combined
Live Fire Exercise. The exercise emphasizes the Theatre Air Control and Army Air Ground Systems (TACS/AAGS) within the Theatre Air Ground System (TAGS). It blends Maneuver, Close Air
Support (CAS), Joint Fire Support, and Air Mobility in both Major
Combat Opera ons and limited Opera on Enduring Freedom
scenarios.
The exercise was run several mes on Aug. 13 and has been
repeated throughout ONS, allowing di erent Airmen and Soldiers to par cipate in di erent roles. Heavy rains on Aug. 12
Who is it?
didn’t stop the exercises. Rather, the rains forced the military
commanders to take the weather into account as they issued Over the past twelve or so years, our VVA Chapter 310 has
mailed by my count 3,705 large packages to our troops.
their commands.
“We are working through di erent team leaders, di erent Who is it that for the past ten or so years has spent several
(noncommissioned o cers) in di erent scenarios, allowing hours going to Sam’s Club to buy $500-$700 worth of items to
them to work through these issues and gain cri cal experience,” put in our Support Our Troops Care packages? Who is it that
said Col. Je rey Terrill, commander of the 63rd Troop Com- gets all those items ready at the VFW for the start of our packing party? Who is it that gets the assorted candy ready to ﬁll
mand, Michigan Na onal Guard.
the
zip lock bags? Who is it that gets the boxes and books out
With the Soldiers on the ground facing simulated enemy ﬁre,
two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 104th Avia on Compa- of the VFW storage? Who does most everything for our packing
ny, Pennsylvania Na onal Guard, ﬂew overhead, providing top par es to be as successful as they are? Who is it that gets cuscover. Time and again, the commander on the ground – radio toms forms pre-printed before each packing? Who is it that is
call sign “Cowboy 6” for this exercise – called in for rockets and usually one of those wri ng out the trooper addresses on the
30mm rounds to suppress “enemy” targets. Further away, Sol- custom forms during the packing party? Who is it that contacts
diers from the Ohio Na onal Guard were tasked to ﬁre 105mm the Post O ce in advance that we will be bringing many packaghigh explosive rounds as a suspected surface to air missile site. es to them, so they can put on some extra counter help that
A er that site was destroyed by ar llery, A-10 Thunderbolt II day? Who is it that leaves their credit card with the postal clerk
aircra from the Michigan Air Na onal Guard and the Indiana un l they complete the postal work on the packages? And who
Air Na onal Guard made several passes, dropping live 500- is it that is there to the end cleaning up the VFW Post a er the
pound bombs, ﬁring rockets and chewing up an “enemy” tank packing? If you do not a end the packings, you would not
know. And besides him, I am the one who knows best what he
with their 30mm Gatling gun.
does. It is our Navy Chief George Perrault.
“The task before the ba leﬁeld commander is to apply the right
force, in the right order, in the right place, to allow the objec ve George is so very dependable. Folks give me much credit, but
most of it should go to Chief Perrault. Thank you Chief.
to be reached,” explained Terrill.
The friendly forces on the ground were re-supplied during the – John K
a ack with materials dropped via parachute from the cargo bay
of an Illinois-based C-130 Hercules. The en re process was supported by Joint Terminal A ack Controllers from Illinois, Canada
and Latvia – they provide exper se on ground control of aircra
opera ons – and communica ons links supported by Air Na onal Guard personnel from Wisconsin and Illinois.
Warning about dona ons
By Troy F. Schielein Sr.
During the course of the exercise, Airmen and Soldiers from as
It is impera ve that all resources possible be informed to cease
many as a dozen di erent states, plus two coali on partners –
conduc ng business at this current me with the Suits for Solas many as 5,000 military personnel in all – are expected to pardiers organiza on immediately. Please forward my contact incipate in ONS.
forma on to any en ty you know to have conducted business
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Specialist 4 Donald Sylvester Moses was born on June 20, 1947.
Specialist 4 Moses began his tour of duty in Phuoc Long Province, South Vietnam on April 25,
1967 serving as an infantryman with B Company, 4th Ba alion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry
Brigade. Donald was killed on October 25, 1967 as a result of mul ple fragmenta on wounds.
Donald Sylvester Moses lived 20 years, 4 months and 13 days. He is res ng in Magnolia Bap st
Church Cemetery in Newellton, Louisiana. Donald's name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial in
Ypsilan Township under Ann Arbor. His name also appears on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC on Panel
28E Line 069.
Corporal Eugene Ravn Suarez was born on December 21, 1946 to Mr. Rafael P. and Mrs. Helen
Suarez of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Eugene is a 1966 graduate of Ann Arbor High School. He also
had a paper route with the Ann Arbor Newspaper. He a ended Washtenaw Community
College in Ypsilan , Michigan before entering the Army on October 4, 1967.
Corporal Suarez began his tour of duty in Quang Tin Province, South Vietnam on May 24, 1968
serving as an infantryman with D Company, 1st Ba alion, 46th Infantry, 198th Infantry
Brigade, Americal Division. Eugene died on October 1, 1968 as a result of enemy small arms
ﬁre. He was posthumously promoted to Corporal and received the Bronze Star Medal.
Eugene Ravn Suarez is survived by his mother, three brothers and six sisters. He lived 19 years,
9 months and 10 days. He is res ng in Arborcreast Cemetery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Eugene's
name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial in Ypsilan Township under Ann Arbor. His name also appears on the
Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC on Panel 42W Line 060.
Captain David Raymond Wagener was born on June 22, 1939 to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L.
Wagener of Saline, Michigan. David is a 1957 graduate of Saline High School where he was an
honor student, an outstanding athlete le ering in football, basketball and track. He also
a ended the University of Michigan prior to enlis ng in the Air Force in 1959. He also
a ended the University of Delaware. David received his Basic Training at Lackland Air Force
Base in San Antonio, Texas and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. He a ended Avia on
Cadet Training at Harlingen Air Force Base in Texas. He received his pilot ﬂying wings at
Williams Air Base, Chandler, Arizona.
Captain Wagener began his tour of duty in Udorn, Thailand serving with the 602nd Fighter
Squadron, 14th Air Commando Wing, 7th Air Force. According to a pos ng from a colleague, Ira Cooperman, "Dave
Wagener was a friend and a brave 'Sandy' pilot. While sta oned at Udorn RTAFB in 1966, he ﬂew 'cover' for
helicopter missions a emp ng to rescue downed American pilots in Laos, as well as to support friendly forces on
the ground in Laos. It was from one of those missions that he did not return." On October 20, 1966, Captain
Wagener was shot down and killed about 20 miles north of the DMZ in Quang Binh Province. His body was not
recovered.
David Raymond Wagener ﬁnally came home on December 5, 1997 when his remains were discovered. David is
survived by his wife, mother and two brothers. He lived 27 years, 3 months and 28 days. He is res ng in Tahoma
Na onal Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Sec on 6, Site 595. David's name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial in
Ypsilan Township in two loca ons. The ﬁrst loca on is on the bench in front of the Memorial listed with two other
men listed as MIA. The second loca on is on the Vietnam Memorial under Ann Arbor. His name also appears on the
Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC on Panel 11E Line 092.
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Specialist 4 Charles Wesley Bird was born on January 16, 1943 in Belle, West Virginia. He is a 1961 graduate
of Dupont High School in Belle, West Virginia. Charles worked for Ford Motor Company at the Rawsonville
Plant and was married three months before entering the Army on October 24, 1966. He lived in Ypsilan
residing with his wife's parents un l his induc on.
Specialist 4 Bird began his tour of duty in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam on April 17, 1967 serving
with D Company, 4th Ba alion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division as an infantryman. Charles died as a
result of enemy small arms ﬁre on October 14, 1967. He was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal
and Purple Heart.
Charles Wesley Bird is survived by his wife and a brother. He lived for 24 years, 8 months and 28 days. He is
res ng in Montgomery Memorial Park in Faye e, West Virginia. His name is listed on the Vietnam
Memorial in Ypsilan Township under Ypsilan . Charles' name also appears on the Vietnam Memorial in
Washington, DC on Panel 27E Line 106.
Captain Carl Robert Arvin was born on January 19, 1943 in Ypsilan , Michigan to Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Arvin.
C. Robert Arvin graduated from Ypsilan High School in 1961 where he excelled as a straight "A" student,
and was named as Valedictorian. Captain Arvin excelled in athle cs during High School playing on the
varsity football and wrestling teams. In 1961, he wrestled his way to a State high school wrestling
championship. During his junior year of High School, Carl earned a High School Honors Science Ins tute
scholarship of $100. He was also Student Council President, and President of his class of 1961. Carl Robert
Arvin was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1961 as a member of the Corps
of Cadets of 1965 where he con nued to achieve academic and athle c recogni on. In recogni on of his
achievements, C. Robert Arvin was appointed as the highest ranking cadet in the Corps' chain of command
with the tle of First Captain and Brigade Commander. Carl Arvin received his commission as a Second
Lieutenant in the United States Army in 1965 gradua ng as the top cadet of 2,770 in the Corps of Cadets
First Lieutenant Arvin began his tour in Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam on May 29, 1967 serving with Advisory Team 162, 7th
ARVN Airborne Ba alion, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). According to a note on the Virtual Wall, "First Lieutenant
Arvin received two awards of the Silver Star Medal, the ﬁrst for an ac on on September 5, 1967 when the 7th Vietnamese
Airborne Ba alion, “came under intense mortar and small arms ﬁre. Though wounded, Arvin disregarded the ﬁerce ﬁre and was
leading his element forward to engage the enemy when his radio operator was also wounded. Arvin dragged the soldier to safety
and, undaunted by the perilous circumstances, returned to direct repeated helicopter gunship strikes. He refused his own medical
evacua on un l the objec ve was secure and the mission complete." The note con nues, “A er a brief period of hospitaliza on,
First Lieutenant Arvin requested an immediate return to duty. The second award resulted from ac ons which led to his death, 'On
October 8, 1967, his unit was comple ng a sweep of a suspected enemy base when it encountered an entrenched enemy
regiment. Intense enemy ﬁre pinned down Arvin's Ba alion in an exposed, untenable posi on. In full view of the enemy, he
valiantly moved through the ﬁre to a forward vantage point. There, as ﬁgh ng raged about him, he directed extremely accurate,
close-range gunship passes onto enemy posi ons. As he con nually moved through ﬁre-swept ﬁelds to posi on himself be er to
direct the suppor ng ﬁre, Arvin was mortally wounded. His unremi ng a en on to duty and superb direc on of ground forces
and suppor ng aircra had enabled his ba alion to defeat a strong and determined enemy three mes its size.'" First Lieutenant
Arvin was promoted posthumously to Captain.
Captain Carl Robert Arvin is survived by his parents, wife and a brother. Captain Arvin is res ng in West Point Cemetery with two
other 1965 classmates who were killed in Vietnam. He lived 24 years, 8 months and 19 days. In 1988, a new cadet gymnasium at
the U.S. Military Academy was named in his honor. Carl Robert Arvin’s name is listed on the Vietnam Memorial in Ypsilan
Township under Ypsilan . His name also appears on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC on Panel 27E Line 068.
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Sta Sergeant Rodger Edson Terwilliger was born on January 19, 1942 to Mr. and Mrs. Orin S. Terwilliger.
Rodger a ended Adams Elementary and Ypsilan High School in Ypsilan , Michigan, but graduated from
Li leton High School in Li leton, Colorado. He worked for the Mar n Aircra Company in Denver,
Colorado before entering the Army in 1961.
Sergeant Terwilliger began his tour of duty in South Vietnam on February 4, 1966 serving as an
Intelligence Analyst with the 246th Psychological Opera ons Company, 6th Psychological Opera ons
Ba alion, United States Army Republic of Vietnam Special Troops, Army Headquarters Area Command.
Rodger was killed on October 15, 1966 when the vehicle he was riding struck a mine.
Rodger Edson Terwilliger is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, his father and his step-mother, a
brother, six step-brothers, and four step-sisters. He lived 24 years, 8 months and 26 days. He is res ng in
Arlington Na onal Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, Sec on 13, Site 16284. Rodger's name is listed on the
Vietnam Memorial in Ypsilan Township under Ypsilan . His name also appears on the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC on
Panel 11E Line 078.
Annual VA Halloween Party
with SFS’s in the past. If they donated funds, they need to understand that SFS’s has never been a nonproﬁt organiza on
with the legal authority to grant tax exemp on.
Furthermore, there has been a new organiza on named “Red
Door Realty” under the direc on of the same individuals involved with Suits for Soldiers. Though no nega ve reports have
arisen, I would only advise to tread wisely and inves gate all
aspects prior to conduc ng business or referring Veterans to
this organiza on as it is aimed at targe ng our Veteran community.
Should any changes in status for future business arise, I will of
course update you on the details. There may be future situaons that develop resul ng from this ini al no ﬁca on.
Come on out and join us for our annual Halloween Party at the
Ann Arbor VA for hospitalized pa ents. It is on Friday, October
31. We will meet in the lobby of the VA at 5:30p,m. Please wear
a costume. The pa ents get a good laugh out of us and we have
lots of laughs too. We should have our Ron Henley do his fabulous carving of two giant pumpkins as he does each year too.
They are certainly worth seeing. Thank you Ron. They are always a big hit. Then we usually stop by the Sidetrack for a bite
to eat a erwards. John K
Concordia Veterans Day Celebra on
In closing, Wayne County Veterans Division as well as our WC/
Region 10 VCAT are dedicated in ensuring we all conduct business with trustworthy resources in order to ensure quality support is provided to our Veterans and their families. Again, I cannot stress enough that the need to forward this to every resource possible throughout the State is impera ve.
Please feel free to contact me at any me regarding this situa- Concordia University Ann Arbor has canceled all classes for Veterans Day, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 so that faculty, sta and
on. Thank you for your me.
students
can welcome our na on’s servicemembers, veterans
Troy F. Schielein Sr.
and their loved ones to their full day of celebra on.
Director, Wayne County Veterans Services Division
Rear Admiral Donald Muchow will be the featured speaker.
Veterans Community Ac on Team(VCAT)
Governor Snyder is sending Rob Price the new Director of Michi1stSgt/USMC (Ret)
gan Military and Veterans A airs, Lansing, Michigan. There will
[Editor’s Note: Troy Schielein’s ar cle came with what looks be a horse therapy demonstra on. Concordia expects the US
like a copy of a le er from Joseph J. Kylman, Auditor, Michigan Coast Guard from Air Sta on Detroit to provide a rescue
A orney General’s O ce addressed to Sco Fadder at Suits for demonstra on. While the details are s ll being planned, the day
Soldiers in which Kylman states that SFS’s solicita on license has will include a morning meet-and-greet for veterans, a chapel
expired, that it never had federal tax exempt status, that it service, a free lunch for veterans (and a guest), sta c displays
raised money for a heart plaza project it did not perform and and ﬂyovers, a family support fair, several faculty or student
has not returned the money. Kylman ordered Fadder and SFS to presented seminars or events, and so forth. RSVP to Paula Azstop misrepresen ng and fundraising.]
zoparadi via email at [email protected] or by phone at
(734) 995-7221.
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Faces of Heroes Project
Please pass this informa on along to your Veterans. We are accep ng photos for our “Faces of Heroes” Virtual Wall. Photos can
be submi ed online at www.AnnArborFacesOfHeroes.org or in-person at the front desk at the VA Ann Arbor Medical Center.
Thank you for your help in spreading the word about this great opportunity to Honor America’s Veterans.
Semper Fi,
Derek D. Atkinson, VHA-CM
Public A airs O cer (006)
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System
2215 Fuller Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
(O ce): (734)845-5043
(Cell): (734)548-3451
(Fax): (734)845-3245
[email protected]
**If you are a Chapter Patron, please check the back page to see if you need to renew. Several have or will expire shortly. Thank
you for your con nued support of The 310 Dispatch and your Chapter!*
*** Upcoming Events ***
Date
6 Sep
Time
1200—1600
Event
VVA Chapter 310 Pig Roast (Setup Friday the 5th, noon to ?)
6 - 7 Sep
Selfridge Open House and Air Show
19 - 21 Sep 21 Sep
Kokomo 32nd Annual Veterans Reunion
21 Sep
Packing Party and Pot Luck. Come early if you have things to add to the boxes
1500
26 - 28 Sep
Clinton Fall Fes val
11 - 12 Oct
Appleumpkin
31 Oct
1730
VA Halloween Party (meet in the main lobby)
9 Nov
1500
Packing Party and Pot Luck.
11 Nov
0930
Concordia University Veterans Day Celebra on
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VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
WASHTENAW COUNTY CHAPTER 310
P.O. BOX 3221 ANN ARBOR, MI 48106
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MEETING DATE TIME:
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 1800 HRS
OPEN GENERAL MEMBERSHIP: 1900 HRS
SOCIAL GATHERING AFTERWARDS
2014/15 O cers & Brd. Members
President
Phil Hecker
734.395.5143
Vice President
Dave Draper
734.214.0664
Secretary
Jon Luker
734.260.2211
Treasurer
Marv Rivers
734.433.0451
Sgt at Arms
Paul Jingozian
248.420.7927
LOCATION:
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Nomina ng Chair
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LETTER BY THE WRITERS AND CARTOONISTS ARE Rev. Gordon Moore
734-277-3528
THEIR OWN AND NOT NECESSARILY THE OFFICIAL
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VIEWS OF CHAPTER 310.
THIS IS YOUR NEWSLETTER. PLEASE CONTRIBUTE Brd. Of Directors
WITH AN ARTICLE OR BIOGRAPHY. IF REQUESTED, Two Year
WRITING HELP IS AVAILABLE.
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THE SLIGHT VARIATIONS IN SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ENHANCE ITS INDIVIDUAL CHARACTER AND
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734.461.6854
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Ken Rogge
734.439.1606
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County Delegates:
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Jon Luker
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Community Service
John Kinzinger
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Cons tu on
Tom Fiﬁeld
702.346.5658
Economic A airs
(Vacant)
Finance
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Food Pantry
VVA 310
886.824.4882
Historian
William Vollano
734.973.2536
David Ney
734.693.3803
Legal A airs
Elmer White
734.995.2020
Legisla ve
(Vacant)
Librarian
Friends of 310
Membership
Vance McCrumb
734.439.1606
Memorial
John Kinzinger
734.994.0444
Minority A airs
Horace Frazier
734.218.5239
POW/MIA
Richard Price
734.475.0569
Product Sales
734.649.6215
Tim Clarke
PTSD
Joe Palazzolo
419.491.1506
Service O cer
Doc Mar nez
734.439.8106
Assists Chapter Members
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www.vvva310.org
AVVA
Kathy Driscoll
2014/15 Commi ee Chairs
734.922.2231
VAMC Rep.
John Kinzinger
Veterans Jus ce
Jon Luker
734.994.0444
734.260.2211
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Washtenaw County Chapter 310
P.O. Box 3221
Ann Arbor, MI 48106
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Chapter/Dispatch Patrons - Please check your dates to see if you are current
Cynthia Calhoun ~ December 2015
Marty Cothorn ~ April 2017
Fred Falk ~ April 2015
Joseph Flint ~ July 2016
The Gepharts ~ September 2015
James Graham ~ June 2016
Ed & Anna Hamady ~ October 2016
Steve Hi e ~ April 2017
Glen Johnston ~ June 2016
Dorothy & Donald Kepler ~ August 2016
John & Jane Kinzinger ~ September 2014
Dick Knight ~ September 2015
Joe Kormos ~ July 2015
Lloyd & Alice Lee ~ August 2014
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Preston Plews ~ April 2015
Marv & Wendy Rivers ~ November 2014
Glenn H. Sakcriska ~ August 2015
Edie Semark ~ March 2015
Tom & Sandy Sorensen ~ May 2016
Elizabeth Wong ~ April 2016
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