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Richland County Post # 6
200 Pickens St, Columbia, SC 29205 803-799-2736 [email protected]
Commanders Corner Bryan Tolar
ALRP6.ORG
Having served over 20 years with the Army and with three overseas deployments, I could not have been as
successful without the unyielding support and encouragement of my wife, Amy. Our spouses not only provide an
enormous resource to our service personnel and Post family, but also serve extensively within the community. Just
as we have committed to continue our service through the American Legion, they are just as committed through
outstanding organizations like the American Legion Auxiliary.
For our next Post meeting on 12 February, please join me in welcoming officers from the SC Department of the
American Legion Auxilliary to learn about opportunities for our spouses to continue to serve our Post, our veterans,
and our community. After the meeting, we will also have a breakout meeting for the Auxilliary to briefly discuss
officer elections and future events.
Please enjoy dinner with us for this very important meeting with your spouse. Our Auxilliary provides a critical
resource for our community and is an asset to our Post when recruiting younger members and their spouses.
As always, remember: Invite a friend and devote one hour to Post 6 this month.
Bryan Tolar
Commander
Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
2/3
First Wednesday
First Thursday 2/5
6PM
Marine Corps League
Wing Night
2/11 @ 7 PM
First Tuesday @6PM
Third Tuesday
2/16
Vietnam Veterans of America
@ 7 PM
Fourth Tuesday
2/23 @ 7 PM
MOPH
B.A.C.A
SATURDAYS
Fourth Saturday 2/7
VA Hospital Visit
@ 2 PM
Volunteers Needed
Please Call:
301-219-8914
For more information.
Second Thursday 2/12
Executive Committee Meeting
5:30 PM
Legion Meeting 6:15
Speaker:
Menu:
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Shrimp & Sausage Gumbo
Over the Horizon
Pig Picking Coming in March
Date TBA
2/19
ALR @ 7PM
Nullam arcu leo, facilisis ut
February 2015
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Post 6 American Legion Riders
Check out the Post 6 Riders Blog on the web- ALRP6.org
Who said it is cold outside?
The great thing about living in South Carolina when you a ride a
motorcycle is when you have a winter with 60 and 70 degree days in the
middle of January. When you are a member of the American Legion
Riders, this weather means that we can continue honoring those Veterans
whose families invite us to participate in their services, their last formation
on this earth. When invited we are there, regardless of the weather, but
great weather just adds an element of safety and comfort for those
grieving the loss of their beloved Veteran. This month was no exception,
as we have stayed busy with nine (9) honor missions, including
-CSM Melvin Bryant, U.S. Army Retired, WWII and Vietnam Veteran.
-Mark Campbell, U.S. Army Veteran.
-LTC (Chaplain) Lathrop P. Utley, U.S. Army Retired, Korea and Vietnam
Veteran.
-SFC Theodore B. Oliver, U.S. Army Retired, Korea and Vietnam Veteran.
-David L. Smith, U.S. Marine Corps Veteran.
-LTC Ervin O. Russell, U.S. Air Force Retired, Vietnam Veteran.
-SSG James “Jimmie” Jones, U.S. Army Retired.
-Roy “Eddie” Armstead, U.S. Navy Veteran.
-SSGT Edgar Parker, Jr. U.S. Marine Corps Retired, Vietnam Veteran.
Yes, it was a busy month of January standing for those who have stood
for us many years before. We paid honor and respect to 4 of the 5
military services this month. No matter how many there are, we always
seem to make the time to be there for the family when called.
We are now preparing for some major events upcoming in the Spring,
including the 4th Annual South Carolina State Legacy Ride in April and
Rolling Thunder in May. Spring and Summer is just around the corner.
We keep an online photo library of all of our events on Photobucket.com,
so anytime you want to check out some pictures and videos of our events,
you can online at: http://s1281.photobucket.com/user/ALRPost6/library/
You can always check out our calendar here to stay abreast of upcoming
events:
http://www.localendar.com/public/ALRPOST6
Riding for God and Country,
L.Z. Harrison, Jr., Director, Post 6 ALR
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COMMANDER
Bryan Tolar
[email protected]
Past Commander
Jim Jarvis
1st Vice
Mac Horton
[email protected]
2nd Vice
Chris Spencer
3rd Vice
Marc Carroll
Service Officer
Ralph Yoho
[email protected]
Adjutant
Kevin Stegall
[email protected]
SGT-AT-ARMS
Charlie Sharpe
JAG
Ed Latimer
[email protected]
Chaplain
Dave DeDonato
[email protected]
Finance Officer
Emory Markwood
Director
Rupert Rentz 799-2736
Executive Committee
2013-2015
Joe Smoak
John Arnold
Dave DeDonato
Ralph Yoho Jr.
Mike Carr
2014-2016
LZ Harrison
Art Baker
Lewis Monroe
Debra McNamee
Buddy Sturgis
FOUNDATION DIRECTORS
Teddy Hornsby 11-15
John Shuler 12-16
Jim Rhodes 13-17
James Doar 14-18
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McGowan Anderson 22
Benjamin Banks 12
John Bozard 24
Randy Brooks 24
Betty Coleman 12
Maynard Cusworth 8
Wilkie Daniel 3
Roger Doyon 2
Eugene Easterling 21
Ceren Farr 21
Mary Fuller 17
Robert Giles 12
Scott Harris 17
Dave Hast 21
Charles Jacocks 12
Ed Kirby 4
Ed Latimer 1
Rudi Laub 13
Donna Lee 27
Phil Loman 24
Grady Majors 15
John Marshall 6
Richard Moseley 1
Bob OKelly 3
Wiley Ouzts 14
Frank Parker 21
Uris Phipps 13
Harold Reynolds 6
Daniel Rhame 10
John Rockholz 18
Bob Royer 19
J B Sanders 3
Mildred Sites 19
Bob Slimp 15
Wayne Smith 19
Kevin Stegall 19
Rudolph Strickland 20
Robert Taylor 11
Doyle Tipton 6
Ephraim Ulmer 1
Lawrence Wilder 10
Tammy Williamson 11
Eli Wishart 28
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Called to Post Everlasting
Melvin L. Bryant - US ARMY WWII/Vietnam
Charles Junior Harris- US ARMY Korea
Chaplains Corner Dave DeDonato
Chaplain Dave's articles are available on the web @ALRP.org
A FACEDOWN WITH PRIDE
In eight seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Troy Polamalu has won two Super Bowls and played in five Pro Bowls. With his success,
Troy strives to maintain Christian character. In an interview with CBN, he said, "Pride is tough.
You go to high school, and it's pride, courage. It's all these types of words that we use to motivate us. I don't think there's anywhere in
the Scriptures ... where pride was ever a positive characteristic of anybody. That kind of egotism is a really tough struggle—especially in
this business. ... As a minister, it's a big struggle of mine."
Polamalu goes on to say that it's not the obvious things that are the hardest to deal with in his life.
"The big things are the easiest to turn away from. It's the accumulation of small things that are hard.
People know adultery's bad and murder's bad. They say, “I'm not going to go out and sleep with the first girl I see.” But when your eyes
start wandering, and you become a little more jealous and envious, and these passions start rising up inside of you -- that's when it really
becomes dangerous. Because the Devil doesn't work that way. His strategy is always to be very subtle and continue to build on top of that
evil seed that he planted."
What keeps him rooted? Prayer. Polamalu says, "As your prayer life becomes more and more fine-tuned, and your conscience becomes
more and more fine-tuned, you're able to start plucking away at these things."
My heart is not proud, O Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But
I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with its mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me. (Psalm 131:1-2)
Chaplain Dave
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South Carolina Preparing for War:
The Carolina Maneuvers of 1941
One of the most popular exhibits at the South Carolina Military Museum covers the Carolina Maneuvers
of 1941 which encompassed the lower part of North Carolina and almost the entire upper half of South
Carolina. Despite enormous local, national, and even international press coverage at the time, very few
visitors to the Museum are aware that such crucial pre-war training took place in the Palmetto State and
her neighbor to the north.
In the third of a four-part series, the GHQ Maneuvers finally head to the Carolinas. Consisting of two
phases, this article covers phase one: the “Battle of the Pee Dee River”. Once again, the two armies were
divided into Blue and Red, with the former representing a traditional infantry-based force (with armor in
support) and the latter a smaller but more “modern” mechanized force.
Please Visit the Military Museum Blog at ALRP6.ORG for the complete story