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Malvern High School JROTC
completes its 21st year
Malvern High School
Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)
program completed its 21st
year in May 2015. The program was started by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired)
Allen Bollen in the fall
of 1993. Since its earliest
days, the Malvern High
School JROTC program
has lived up to its mission,
"Motivating Young People
To Be Better Citizens."
Many active members of
the community today were
once cadets in the Malvern
High School JROTC pro-
gram.
The
Malvern
High
School Program is currently led by Colonel (Retired)
Patrick Daniel and Sergeant
First Class (Retired) Henry
Mitchell.
Colonel Daniel is finishing his 3rd year as Se-
nior Army Instructor with
the program. Sergeant First
Class Mitchell is completing his 20th year as the
program's Army Instructor.
There were a total of 60
cadets enrolled in the program this year.
"This number is down a
little from previous years,
but we should get back up
to nearly 100 Cadets next
school year," Colonel Daniel said. "We recruited hard
and there is a good group
of ninth graders coming up
next year.”
The demographics of
the program are very diverse. The male to female
ratio is approximately 1:1.
"It surprises a lot of people
that we have so many female students involved in
the JROTC program," Daniel said.
Members of the Malvern High School JROTC include (front l-r) Col. Pat Daniel, Keyonna Caradine, Ciarra Centers, Sabrina Trammell, David Arnold, Milaya Bell, K.J. Felders,
Devin Funderburg, Daniel Fears, Shane Roberts, SFC Henry Mitchell, (second row l-r) Isaac Huntsable, Khaleel Ankton, Warren Looper, Katelynn Melton, Felicia Marin, Aliyah
Terry, Jwaleshiaa Curry, Destiny Lingo, Shimiya Carter, Kaytleen Wade, (third row l-r) Jennifer Arnold, Kelsey English, Brianna Walston, Brittney Bost, Destiny Stanton, Austin
Mann, Taz Downie, Daniela Garcia, Joshua Wiggins, (fourth row l-r) Morgan Huffaker, Jillian Holiman, Malaysha Harris, Brianna Beard, Ayanna Pierce, Christina Harris, Grace
Harmon, Jacobey Motes, Shay Hawkins, Tyrail Cooper, (fifth row l-r) Adrian Jones, Michael Wofford, Dylan Whitley, Taylor Nugent, Caleb Stiles, Aaron Lamartz, Logan King,
Noah Beck, (sixth row l-r) Jacob Weatherford, Omar Moore, Tucker Norris, Kelvin Stinyard, Caylib McGuire, Malik Neasley and David Bowman. (Photo submitted)
The MHS JROTC program is active in the community and engages in projects such Members of the Malvern High School JROTC program show off trophies they
as planting flags around the Hot Spring County Courthouse lawn for Memorial Day. won during the North Little Rock Drill meet earlier this school year. (Photo submitted)
(Photo submitted)
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History of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
The United States Army
Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps (JROTC)
came into being with the passage of the National Defense
Act of 1916. Under the provisions of the Act, high schools
were authorized the loan of
federal military equipment
and the assignment of active
duty military personnel as
instructors. In 1964, the Vitalization Act opened JROTC
up to the other services and
replaced most of the active
duty instructors with retired
members of the armed forces,
who worked for and are cost
shared by the schools.
Title 10 of the U.S. Code
declares that "the purpose
of Junior Reserve Officers'
Training Corps is to instill in
students in United States secondary educational institutions the value of citizenship,
service to the United States,
personal responsibility, and a
sense of accomplishment."
The study of ethics, citi-
zenship,
communications,
leadership, life skills and other subjects designed to prepare young men and woman
to take their place in adult society, evolved as the core of
the program. More recently,
an improved student centered
curriculum focusing on character building and civic responsibility is being presented
in every JROTC classroom.
The JROTC Program
has changed greatly over the
years. Once looked upon pri-
marily as a source of enlisted
recruits and officer candidates, it became a citizenship
program devoted to the moral, physical and educational
uplift of American youth. Although the program retained
its military structure and the
resultant ability to infuse in
its student cadets a sense of
discipline and order, it shed
most of its early military content.
The study of ethics, citizenship,
communications,
leadership, life skills and other subjects designed to prepare young men and woman
to take their place in adult society, evolved as the core of
the program. More recently,
an improved student centered
curriculum focusing on character building and civic responsibility is being presented
in every JROTC classroom.
JROTC is a continuing
success story. From a modest beginning of 6 units in
1916, JROTC has expanded
to 1645 schools today and to
every state in the nation and
American schools overseas.
Cadet enrollment has grown
to 281,000 cadets with 4,000
professional instructors in the
classrooms. Comprised solely
of active duty Army retirees,
the JROTC instructors serve
as mentors developing the
outstanding young citizens of
our country.
The Malvern High School JROTC Color Guard can be found at many events through- Community service is a big part of the MHS JROTC program, as evidenced above by
out Hot Spring County during the year, such as the American Cancer Society’s annual members of the JROTC picking up trash to help beautify the city of Malvern. (Photo
Relay For Life event at Malvern City Park. (Photo by Eric Moore)
submitted)
Filling the ranks — United States Army
Military rank is more
than just who salutes whom.
Military rank is a badge of
leadership. Responsibility
for personnel, equipment,
and mission grows with each
increase in rank.
Do not confuse rank with
pay grades, such as E-1, W-2
and O-5. Pay grades are administrative classifications
used primarily to standardize compensation across the
military services. The "E"
in E-1 stands for "enlisted"
while the "1" indicates the
pay grade for that position.
The other pay categories
are "W" for warrant officers
and "O" for commissioned
officers. Some enlisted pay
grades have two ranks.
The Army, for example,
has the ranks of corporal and
specialist at the pay grade of
E-4. A corporal is expected
to fill a leadership role and
has a higher rank than a
specialist even though both
receive the same amount of
pay. In the Marine Corps,
master gunnery sergeants
and sergeant majors are
E-9s, but the sergeant major
has the higher rank.
Today’s U.S. military services continue to use many
of the ranks that were adopted in 1775 at the start of
our Revolutionary War. Our
early military leadership and
congress adopted the organization, regulations and ranks
of the British army and navy
with just minor changes,
some of which were influenced by our close association with France.
Considering the British
navy was the most successful in the world at that time
it was natural that the Continental Congress’ navy committee, led by John Adams,
copied it as they set up our
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Today’s military ranks
are divided into Officers and
Enlisted groups.
The following is a list of
ranks in the United States
Army:
ENLISTED
• Private (PVT), the lowest Army rank, is normally
only held by new recruits
while at Basic Combat
Training (BCT), but the rank
is occasionally assigned to
soldiers after a disciplinary
action has been taken. The
Army Private (E-1) wears
no uniform insignia.
• Private 2nd
Class (PV2) is
the first promotion most enlisted Soldiers can
earn after completing basic combat training (BCT). The Private’s job
is be to apply the new skills
and knowledge learned during basic training and to
continue to learn how to follow orders given by higherranked supervisors.
• Private First
Classes
(PFC)
are
the
basic
workforce
strength and rank
of the U.S. Army.
PFC is the point
in which junior enlisted soldiers begin the transition
from apprentice to journeyman by developing technical
and leadership skills.
• Specialist
(SPC) is considered one of
the junior enlisted ranks in
the U.S. Army.
Ranked above Private First
Class (E-3) and holding the
same pay grade as the Corporal, the Specialist is not
considered an NCO.
• The rank of corporal
was established in 1775
with the birth of
the Army and
the NCO Corps.
Along with the
rank of sergeant,
the corporal is the only rank
which has never disappeared
from the NCO Corps.
The rank of corporal has
always been placed at the
base of the NCO ranks. For
the most part, corporals have
served as the smallest unit
leaders in the Army: principally, leaders of teams.
•
Sergeants
(SGT) operate in
an environment
where the sparks
fly - where the axe
meets the stone.
Although not the lowest level of rank where command
is exercised, this level is the
first at which enlisted soldiers are referred to as sergeant, and of all the grades
of the NCO, this one, very
possibly, has the greatest
impact on the lower ranking
soldiers. Privates, who are
the basic manpower strength
and grade of the Army, generally have sergeants as
their first NCO leader. It is
the grade sergeant that the
privates will look to for example.
• The Staff Sergeant rank closely
parallels that of the
sergeant in duties
and responsibilities. In fact, the basic duties and responsibility
of all the NCO ranks never
change, but there are significant differences between
this step in the NCO structure and the preceding one.
• The SFC is the
first level at which
the term senior
NCO properly applies. The platoon
sergeant or sergeant
first class generally has 15 to
18 years or more of military
experience and is rightfully
expected to bring that experience to bear in quick, accurate decisions that are in the
best interest of the mission
and the soldier.
• The Master
Sergeant is the
principal NCO at
the battalion level,
and often higher.
Not charged with all
the leadership responsibilities of a First Sergeant, but
expected to dispatch leadership and other duties with
the same professionalism.
• The Sergeant
Major is the key
enlisted
member
of staff elements at
levels higher than
battalion. The sergeant major’s experience
and ability are equal to that
of the command sergeant
major, but the sphere of influence regarding leadership
is generally limited to those
directly under his charge.
• The Sergeant
Major of the Army
(SMA) is a rank
held by only one
enlisted Soldier at a
time. The holder of
this rank is the most senior
enlisted member in the Army.
The SMA’s primary function
is to address the issues of enlisted soldiers at the Army’s
highest levels. The SMA is
the senior enlisted advisor to
the Army Chief of Staff and
is selected based on his (or
her) outstanding leadership,
extensive experience, and
ability to communicate both
up and down the Army chain
of command. The SMA is
giving the highest level of
honor and respect of any
other enlisted Soldier.
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• The Second
Lieutenant typically
the entry-level rank
for most Commissioned
Officers.
Leads platoon-size elements consisting of the platoon SGT and two or more
squads (16 to 44 Soldiers).
• The First Lieutenant leads more
specialized weapons
platoons and indirect fire computation
centers. As a senior
Lieutenant, they are often
selected to be the Executive
Officer of a company-sized
unit (110 to 140 personnel).
• The Captain commands
and
controls
company-sized
units (62 to 190
Soldiers),
together with a principal NCO
assistant. Instructs skills
at service schools and The
United States Army combat
training centers and is often
a Staff Officer at the battalion level.
• The Major
Serves as primary Staff Officer
for brigade and
task force command regarding
personnel, logistical and operational missions.
• The Lieutenant Colonel typically commands
battalion-sized
units (300 to
1,000 Soldiers),
with a CSM as principal
NCO assistant. May also be
selected for brigade and task
force Executive Officer.
• The Colonel typically commands
brigadesized units
(3,000 to 5,000 Soldiers),
with a CSM as principal
NCO assistant. Also found
as the chief of divisionallevel staff agencies.
• The Brigadier
General serves as
Deputy Commander to the commanding general for Army divisions. Assists in overseeing
the staff’s planning and coordination of a mission.
• The Major
General
typically commands
division-sized units
(10,000 to 15,000 Soldiers).
• The
Lieutenant
General
typically commands corpssized units (20,000 to 45,000
Soldiers).
• Gene r a l :
T h e
senior
level
of Commissioned Officer
typically has over 30 years
of experience and service.
Commands all operations
that fall within their geographical area. The Chief of
Staff of the Army is a fourstar General.
• General
of the Army:
This is only
used in time
of War where
the Commanding Officer must be equal
or of higher rank than those
commanding armies from
other nations. The last officers to hold this rank served
during and immediately following WWII.
(List compiled by Eric
Moore from www.military.com)
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History of the Army National Guard
The Army National Guard
is the oldest component of the
United States armed forces.
Militia companies were formed
with the first English settlement
at Jamestown in 1607. The first
militia regiments were organized by the General Court of
the Massachusetts Bay Colony
in 1636, and from the Pequot
War in 1637 until the present
day, the Army National Guard
has participated in every war or
conflict this nation has fought.
The militia stood their ground at
Lexington Green in 1775 when
the opening shots of our War of
Independence were fired. They
fought the British and their Indian allies from the Great Lakes to
New Orleans during the War of
1812, and provided 70% of the
troops that fought in the Mexican War.
The majority of the troops
that fought in the Philippines
during the Spanish American
War were National Guardsmen,
and the greatest number of combat divisions to fight the Germans during World War I came
from the Guard - including six
out of the eight that the German
General Staff rated as "Excellent" or "Superior."
The Guard doubled the size
of the Regular Army when it
was mobilized in 1940, more
than a year before Pearl Harbor, and contributed 19 divisions to that war, as well as
numerous other units, to include
Guard aviation squadrons. Over
138,000 Guardsmen were mobilized for Korea, followed by
numerous smaller mobilizations
for the Berlin Crisis, Vietnam,
and numerous strikes and riots
at home. Over 63,000 Army
Guardsmen were called to serve
in Desert Storm, and in the decade since then, Guardsmen
have seen a greater role than
ever before conducting peacekeeping in Somalia, Haiti, Saudi
Arabia and Kuwait, Bosnia, and
Kosovo.
September 11, 2001 brought
new meaning to the concept of
homeland defense for the National Guard. In the immediate
wake of the attack on the World
Trade Center, the New York
Army and Air National Guard
mobilized over 8,000 personnel to secure the area, rush in
supplies, and assist in the rescue and recovery. Other states
mobilized lesser amounts in
order to increase security and
provide assistance to the recovery efforts in New York and at
the Pentagon. On September
27, President Bush authorized
the use of the National Guard
in a Title 32 status (federallyfunded, but State-controlled)
to increase security at airports;
by mid-December, 2001 in excess of 50,000 Guardmembers
nationwide were mobilized in
either a federal or state status
in order to secure airports and
other vital facilities, or to support Operation Noble Eagle
(homeland defense) and Endur-
ing Freedom (the Afghanistan
war). While the airport security
mission ended in June 2002, the
Army Guard continues to support the states and the nation in
large numbers as security forces
protecting vital infrastructure
here in the U.S.
A significant portion of the
force deployed in Afghanistan
and Iraq continues to come from
the Guard. At one point in 2005,
half of the combat brigades in
Iraq were Army National Guard
– a percentage of commitment as part of the overall Army
effort not seen since the first
years of World War II. These
extended deployments initially
placed some strain on recruiting
in the Army National Guard, but
had the positive effect of creating cohesive, battle-hardened
units. The extended active duty
has also largely validated the
Total Force policy of reliance
on the Guard and Reserves, to
include Guard combat units. In
late 2005 the headquarters of the
42nd Infantry Division returned
from a one year deployment to
Iraq, where it commanded both
active and Guard brigades - the
first time in the history of the
National Guard that a Guard division commanded active Army
brigades in a combat zone, and
the first deployment of a Guard
division to a combat zone since
the Korean War.
Because of the high level
of commitment of active duty
forces, reserve forces have been
integrated on a greater scale
than ever before in the regular
rotations of forces for regional
peacekeeping. The Kosovo and
Sinai peacekeeping operations
have all been turned over to
the Guard for continued execution, as has the security force at
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and numerous smaller operations.
2005 marked the largest
deployment ever of National
Guard troops in response to a
natural disaster. Hurricane Katrina devastated broad swaths of
Mississippi and Louisiana, and
the damage was compounded
by the failure of levees in New
Orleans. Hurricane Rita followed shortly thereafter and did
great damage to Louisiana and
Texas. At peak, over 50,000
Army and Air Guard members
responded to these hurricanes,
while nearly 80,000 were simultaneously serving on active duty
elsewhere in the world. Over
17,000 civilians were saved
from imminent danger, primarily by Army Guard helicopters,
with hundreds more rescued
in small boats. Army and Air
Guard members from every
state, territory, and the District
of Columbia gave assistance to
Gulf Coast states by virtue of
State Emergency Management
Assistance Compacts, agreements that allowed governors
to call on neighboring states for
help without having to surrender
control of the recovery effort to
federal authorities.
Sgt. 1st Class Roland Byers takes inventory of weapons
at the National Guard Armory in Malvern. (Photo by
Matthew Taber)
The local Army National Guard Armory is located at 1430
Division Street in Malvern. (Photo by Matthew Taber)
Filling the ranks — United States Navy
Unlike the other U.S. military
services, which organize servicemembers according toranks, the
Navy organizes its force according to rates, although it also follows the same E-1 to E-9 pay
grade structures as the other
services. The rate of an enlisted
Sailor can be determined by their
rating badge, which is a combination of a rate (pay grade) badge
of stripes or chevrons, depending
on rank, and rating (occupational
specialty), represented by the
symbol just above the stripes or
chevrons on the left sleeve of
most uniforms.
The following is a list of
ranks in the United States Navy:
ENLISTED
• Seaman Recruit (SR) is
the lowest enlisted rank in the
U.S. Navy, just below Seaman
Apprentice. Two separate pay
grades exist within this rank —
one for those with service of less
than four months, with a higher
pay scale for those in service for
more than four months, even if
they have not yet advanced to
Seaman Apprentice. Navy Seaman recruits currently do not
bear any uniform rank insignia.
• The actual
title for an E-2
(Apprentice Seaman) in the U.S.
Navy varies based
on the community
to which the Sailor belongs.
— Those in the general deck
and administrative community
are Seamen Apprentice. They
wear White stripes on navy blue
uniforms (see image below),
and navy blue (black) stripes on
white uniforms.
— Hospital Corpsmen are
Hospitalmen Apprentice. They
are the only rate in this community. They wear White stripes on
navy blue uniforms, and navy
blue stripes on white uniforms.
— Those in the engineering
and hull community are called
Firemen Apprentice and wear
red strips on both navy blue and
white uniforms.
— Those in the aviation community are called Airmen Apprentice and wear green stripes
on both navy blue and white
uniforms.
— Seabees are called Constructionmen Apprentice and
wear light blue stripes on both
navy blue and
white uniforms.
• The duties
performed by
Seamen include
ship
maintenance;
equipment maintenance,
repair, and storage for underway
operations; lookout and helmsmen duties; serving as a member
of damage control, emergency
and security alert teams; participating in naval ceremonies; and
working with qualified personnel to gain job training and experience.
• Promotion
to Petty Officer
Third Class (PO3)
is not simply a
raise in pay. It is
a shift in roles,
from one who has been led, to
one who must now lead. It is an
assumption of higher responsibility, authority, and accountability. As a Petty Officer you will
not only be responsible for your
subordinates.
• Promotion to
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
is not simply a
raise in pay. It
means increased
expectations in
both technical expertise and
leadership abilities. As a Petty
Officer 2nd Class your level of
authority will not change, but
you will be expected to manage
more resources and larger work
groups or watch sections. In addition as a Petty Officer you will
be responsible for and to your
subordinates.
• Petty Officer
First Class (PO1)
is
commonly
referred as the
point where the
“rubber meets the
road”; it marks a
transition from
Junior to Senior Petty Officer.
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1st Class, you may be expected
to step up and take charge, to
manage a much larger number
of resources including expensive
technical equipment, repair shop
personnel, and large duty sections.
• Chief Petty
Officers are responsible for,
have the authority to accomplish
and are held accountable for
leading Sailors
and applying their skills to tasks
that enable mission accomplishment for the U.S. Navy; developing enlisted and junior officer
Sailors; communicating the core
values, standards and information of our Navy that empower
Sailors to be successful in all
they attempt; and supporting
with loyalty the endeavors of the
chain of command they serve
and their fellow Chief Petty Officers with whom they serve.
• Senior Chief
Petty
Officers
(SCPO) are the
senior technical
supervisors within
a rating or an occupational field.
SCPOs have the
primary responsibility for supervising and training enlisted personnel oriented
to system and subsystem maintenance, repair, and operation,
rather than individual unit work.
Based on wide-ranging experience and specialized training,
SCPOs provide the command
with a higher level of technical
and managerial expertise than is
expected at the Chief Petty Officer level.
• Master Chief
Petty Officers are
the senior enlisted
petty officers in
the Unites States
Navy. As such, MCPOs are
vested with special command
trust and confidence, extending
to administrative and managerial functions involving enlisted
personnel. Based upon your experience, proven performance,
and technical knowledge necessary for advancement to the
grade of MCPO, you will hold
a senior enlisted position within
your command. You will help to
form and execute policy within
your occupational field or across
the full Navy spectrum. If you
are selected to hold the position
of Command Master Chief, you
will serve as the senior enlisted
adviser in setting command policies about the morale, use, and
training of all enlisted personnel.
• The Master
Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
(MCPON) is the
most senior enlisted member of the
U.S. Navy, equivalent to the Sergeant Major of the
Army, Chief Master Sergeant of
the Air Force, Sergeant Major of
the Marine Corps, Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Coast Guard,
and Senior Enlisted Advisor to
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff. He is appointed by the
Chief of Naval Operations to
serve as a spokesman to address
the issues of enlisted personnel to
the highest positions in the Navy.
As such, he is the senior enlisted
advisor to the Chief of Naval
Operations as well as the Chief
of Naval Personnel.
OFFICERS
• Ensign:
The initial Commissioned Officer rank held by
graduates of the
United States
Naval Academy
(USNA), Navy
Reserve Officer
Training Corps (NROTC), Officer Candidate School (OCS) and
other commissioning sources.
Generally, most Ensigns are in
various schools training for their
respective warfare or staff spe-
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cialties. Others, serving in the
Fleet, are Division Officers.
• Lieutenant,
Junior
Grade: Promotion occurs approximately
two years after
commissioning
as an Ensign.
Some officers
may still be in schools training
for their warfare or staff specialty. Others may be serving in the
Fleet as Division Officers.
•Lieutenant:
Usually a Division Officer or
service head on
some smaller
ships, in aircraft
squadrons, submarines, and
ships, Lieutenants serve as
Division
Officers. In some commands, senior
LT are Department Heads. FOr
SEAL Teams, LT, LTJGs and
ENS serve as Platoon Leaders.
• Lieutenant
Commander:
A Department
Head or Executive Officer on
a ship, aircraft
squadron, or
submarine. On
SEAL Teams
LCDR serve
as Executive Officers. Some officers serve as a Commanding
Officer of a Minesweeper or a
Patrol Craft.
•
Commander: A Senior Officer, a
CDR may command a Frigate,
Destroyer, Fast
Attack Submarine, Smaller
Amphibious
Ship, Aviation Squadron, SEAL
Team, or shore
installation.
• Captain:
Serves as Commanding Officers of Major
Commands
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Destroyer Squadrons, Carrier Air
Wings, Ballistic Missile Submarines, Submarine Squadrons,
SEAL Groups and major shore
installations.
• Rear Admiral Lower
Half: It is the
first of the Flag
Ranks. At sea
commands
include commanding
an
Amphibious
Group, Carrier-Cruiser Group,
Carrier or Expeditionary Strike
Group. Flag Officers also may
be assigned as deputies to larger
commands.
• Rear Admiral Upper
Half: At sea
commands
include commanding
an
Amphibious
Group, CarrierCruiser Group,
Carrier or Expeditionary Strike
Group. Flag Officers also may
be assigned as deputies to larger
commands.
• Vice Admiral: Commands numbered fleets,
holds positions
as deputies for
regional commands.
•
Admiral: The most
senior
Flag
Rank. Assignments for Admirals include
Commanders
of Regional Commands, Joint
Commands, Chief of Naval Operations, and Chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
• Fleet Admiral:
A war-time designation that has not
been assigned since
World War II when five stars
were awarded to William D. Leahy, Ernest King, Chester Nimitz
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Armed Forces Day
started in 1949
On August 31, 1949,
Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the
creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate
Army, Navy and Air Force
Days. The single-day celebration stemmed from the
unification of the Armed
Forces under one department -- the Department of
Defense. Each of the military leagues and orders was
asked to drop sponsorship
of its specific service day in
order to celebrate the newly
announced Armed Forces
Day. The Army, Navy and
Air Force leagues adopted
the newly formed day. The
Marine Corps League declined to drop support for
Marine Corps Day but supports Armed Forces Day,
too.
In a speech announcing
the formation of the day,
President Truman "praised
the work of the military
services at home and across
the seas" and said, "it is
vital to the security of the
nation and to the establishment of a desirable peace."
In an excerpt from the
Presidential Proclamation
of Feb. 27, 1950, Mr. Truman stated:
"Armed Forces Day, Saturday, May 20, 1950, marks
the first combined demonstration by America's defense team of its progress,
under the National Security
Act, towards the goal of
readiness for any eventuality. It is the first parade of
preparedness by the unified
forces of our land, sea, and
air defense".
The theme of the first
Armed Forces Day was
"Teamed for Defense." It
was chosen as a means of
expressing the unification
of all the military forces
under a single department
of the government. Although this was the theme
for the day, there were
several other purposes for
holding Armed Forces Day.
It was a type of "educational program for civilians,"
one in which there would
be an increased awareness
of the Armed Forces. It was
designed to expand public
understanding of what type
of job is performed and the
role of the military in civilian life. It was a day for
the military to show "stateof- the-art" equipment to
the civilian population
they were protecting. And
it was a day to honor and
acknowledge the people of
the Armed Forces of the
United States.
According to a New York
Times article published on
May 17, 1952: "This is the
day on which we have the
welcome opportunity to pay
special tribute to the men
and women of the Armed
Forces ... to all the individ-
uals who are in the service
of their country all over the
world. Armed Forces Day
won't be a matter of parades and receptions for a
good many of them. They
will all be in line of duty
and some of them may give
their lives in that duty."
The first Armed Forces
Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, receptions, and air shows. In
Washington D.C., 10,000
troops of all branches of
the military, cadets, and
veterans marched past the
President and his party. In
Berlin, 1,000 U.S. troops
paraded for the German
citizens at Templehof Airfield. In New York City, an
estimated 33,000 participants initiated Armed Forces Day "under an air cover
of 250 military planes of
all types." In the harbors
across the country were the
famed mothballed "battlewagons" of World War II,
the Missouri, the New Jersey, the North Carolina,
and the Iowa, all open for
public inspection. Precision
flying teams dominated the
skies as tracking radar were
exhibited on the ground.
All across the country, the
American people joined together to honor the Armed
Forces.
How to show your
appreciation to
members of the military
Civilians who join the
military find their lives change
forever upon entering the service. The armed forces shape
a person, teaching discipline,
humility, bravery and many
other life lessons. Joining the
military often means making
substantial personal sacrifices,
as servicemen and women are
typically called away from
their families and the comforts
of home.
Many grateful men and
women want to show their
appreciation to those who
risk their lives to defend their
country, but they may not always know how. The following are a number of ways you
can show your appreciation to
members of the military.
• Thank a service member.
If you see a person in uniform,
thank them for their service to
the country. Use the person's
title if you can identify rank, or
simply use the respectful terms
of "sir or madam." Though a
simple gesture, a verbal token
of gratitude can go a long way
toward brightening a soldier's
day.
• Volunteer with a veteran's association. Volunteering
is another way to show veterans and active service members how much you appreciate
the sacrifices they have made.
Volunteer at a veteran's hospi-
tal or help to organize an event
that's commemorating the efforts of local veterans and active service members.
• Propose an event to honor local service members.
Petition a town council for a
special parade to honor your
community's military personnel, including veterans and active duty members.
• Raise funds. Fundraisers are another way to show
military members how much
you appreciate their service.
Collect money for a militarybased scholarship, asking a local high school or university to
establish the scholarship in the
name of a local veteran or active duty service member.
• Provide a forum in
which a serviceman or servicewoman can share his
or her story. Soldiers can offer unique insight on issues
that affect civilians, and the
community can benefit from
servicemen and women who
share their stories. When hosting a community event, ask a
soldier to be a keynote speaker.
• Send gifts to active
military. Make care packages or write cards and thank
you notes to stationed troops.
Organizations like the USO,
Military-Missions.org or AnySoldier.com can ensure your
packages make their way into
the hands of soldiers.
• Help an active duty service member's family. Spouses of active duty military personnel often must handle all
of the chores that come with
managing a household on their
own. To show how much you
appreciate a service member's
efforts, offer to lend a hand
around his or her house. This
can make life easier on a service man or woman's spouse,
and your companionship may
provide a world of good. You
can even go the extra mile by
organizing a military spouse
appreciation night at a nearby
church or recreation hall. Offer
free babysitting and provide
refreshments and entertainment.
• Publicly display your
patriotism. Active duty service members and veterans
joined the military to defend
our way of life, and you can
show pride for your country
and appreciation for their efforts by hanging a flag outside
of your home.
• Pick up the tab. Surprise
a person in uniform by paying
for his or her meal at a restaurant. It's a simple gesture, but
it shows how much you appreciate that service member's
sacrifice.
Filling the ranks — United States Air Force
Enlisted Air Force ranks
are broken down into three levels: Airmen (E-1 through E-4),
Non-Commissioned Officers
(E-5 and E-6), and Senior NonCommissioned Officers (E-7
through E-9). The Air Force is
the only one of the five branches
of the U.S. military where NCO
status is achieved at the grade
of E-5. As with the Army, some
personnel can enlist at an advanced rank if they have college
credits, or have participated in
Junior ROTC. The highest advanced rank one can enlist with
under these programs is Airman
First Class (E-3).
The Air Force offers accelerated promotion for servicemembers who agree to enlist for
six years. Under this program,
enlistees who enter service as
an Airman Basic (E-1) are promoted to Airman (E-2) after basic training is finished, and then
advance to Airman First Class
(E-3) when they graduate technical school, or 20 weeks after
graduation from basic training,
whichever occurs first.
The following is a list of
ranks in the United States Air
Force:
ENLISTED
• Most airmen graduate basic military training with the
rank of Airman Basic (E-1). An
Airman Basic is an apprentice
who is acquiring and demonstrating knowledge of military
customs, courtesies, traditions,
and Air Force standards, while
learning both military and technical skills.
• The rank
of
Airman
brings with
it the responsibility of adjusting to the Air
Force way of military life, and
becoming proficient in an Air
Force occupational specialty.
Upon leaving basic training,
all Airmen enter training at Air
Force schools in their special-
ties (“jobs”), depending on their
aptitudes and interests, and the
needs of the Air Force.
• Airmen
First Class are
considered to
be fully adjusted to Air
Force and military life, and their
duties focus on efficiently and
effectively carrying out their assignments and honing their job
skills.
An Airman First Class are
assignment an increasing level
of responsibility. The Airman
First Class is expected to comply with Air Force standards
and be a role model for subordinates. In addition they are expected to begin reaching a level
of mastery of their job and leadership skills.
• The rank
of Senior Airman is a transition period
from journeyman to Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO). It is essential that
Airmen develop supervisory
and leadership skills through
Professional Military Experience (PME) and individual
study. They are expected to conduct themselves in accordance
with established standards, providing a positive influence and
example for their subordinates
and peers alike.
•
The
Staff
Sergeant (SSgt)
is the first
level of the
Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) ranks
in the Air Force. The Staff Sergeant’s considered a craftsman
with specific NCO supervisory
responsibilities and may hold
either a 5- (journeyman) or
7- (craftsman) skill level. Additionally the SSgt must continuously strive to further their
development as technicians and
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supervisors. The average Air
Force wide active duty time for
promotion to the rank of Staff
Sergeant is over 4 years.
•
The
Te c h n i c a l
Sergeant
(TSgt) is the
second level
of the NonCommissioned Officer (NCO)
ranks in the Air Force. Technical
Sergeants are qualified to perform highly complex technical
duties in addition to providing
supervision. In addition, they’re
responsible for the career development of each subordinate
under their supervision. It is the
TSgt’s responsibility to ensure
that all enlisted personnel have
the tools, training and support
they need to achieve maximum
performance and accomplish
total mission effectiveness. The
average Air Force wide active
duty time for promotion to the
rank of Technical Sergeant is 12
years.
•
The
Master Sergeant (MSgt)
functions
primarily
as a craftsman while
holding more
advanced leadership positions.
MSgts hold a 7-skill level.
This rank carries significantly
increased responsibilities and
requires a broad technical and
managerial perspective. The average service wide active duty
time for advancement to the
rank of Master Sergeant is over
17 years.
•
The
Senior Master Sergeant
(SMSgt) are
expected to
perform as a
superintendent or manager. Broad
management skills are essential
to exercising the responsibilities
of the higher leadership positions in which SMSgts serve.
The average service-wide active duty time for advancement
to the rank of Senior Master
Sergeant is over 20 years.
• The rank
of Chief Master Sergeant
is the highest Air Force
enlisted rank,
with the exception of the
Chief Master
Sergeant of the Air Force. The
CMSAF is a distinctive rank
with special basic and retired
pay rates set by law. Chief Master Sergeants serve as managers
and superintendents, advisors,
enlisted force managers, and
provide senior enlisted leadership. Following selection,
CMSgts are assigned Chief
Enlisted Manager (CEM) codes
and may fill any manageriallevel position and perform all
duties not prohibited by law or
directive. The average service
wide active duty time for advancement to the rank of Chief
Master Sergeant is more than 22
years.
• Command Chief
Master Sergeants serve
as
senior
advisors
to unit and
base commanders. CMCs advise the
Commander on all enlisted
matters, including all issues affecting the command’s mission
and operations, and the readiness, training, utilization, morale, technical and professional
development, and quality of life
of all enlisted members in the
organization. Command Chiefs
are the functional managers for
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OFFICERS
• The rank of Second Lieutenant is
shown through a single
gold bar. Proper forms
of address include
“Second Lieutenant” or “Lieutenant.” Commissioned Airman
may sometimes skip this rank.
• First Lieutenants
have roughly the same
responsibilities as a
Second Lieutenant, but
receive higher pay and
are given more responsibility.
•
Captains
are typically assigned to and have
authority over a
company. In such
a position, they are
referred to as the company commander.
• A junior
Field Officer rank,
Majors in the Air
Force operate as
main staff officers on brigadesized forces.
• The 21st
rank in the U.S.
Air Force, a Lieutenant Colonel
is
responsible
for commanding a medical or
support group, a squadron, or
directing ops in the operations
group.
• Colonels
in the Air Force
serve in a number of different
roles. Some command elements
of a wing while others serve as
heads of staff in different Air
Force staff agencies.
• Becoming a
Brigadier General is
an arduous process. It
begins with a board of
general officers creating a list of
candidates, and ends with the
President choosing those to be
promoted from that pool. Brigadier General’s must retire after
30 years of service or after five
years in their rank.
• A two-star
rank, Major General is the highest
rank an Airman
can achieve during peacetime.
The promotion process is mostly similar to the process in becoming a Brigadier General.
• Lieutenant Generals
are
picked by
the president form the existing
pool of Air Force General Officers. Their rank is temporary
and is removed when they end
their term.
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of General in the Air Force is used only
during wartime. The maximum
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How to celebrate Armed Forces Day facts
Armed Forces Day
Many Americans celebrate
Armed Forces Day annually
on the third Saturday of May.
It is a day to pay tribute to
men and women who serve
the United States’ armed forces. Armed Forces Day is also
part of Armed Forces Week,
which begins on the second
Saturday of May.
What do people do?
Many events across the
United States take place on
Armed Forces Day to honor
Americans in uniform who
served their country in times
of war and peace. Those who
are honored on this day include
people who serve the Army,
Navy, Marines, Air Force and
Coast Guard. National Guard
and Reserve units may celebrate Armed Forces Day/
Week over any period in May
because of their unique training schedules. Events and activities may include:
• Multi-service military
displays in areas open for the
public.
• Various educational activities that teach children
about the armed forces.
• “Support the Troops”
themed motorcycle rides.
• Large parades and other
local celebrations.
Certain types of music are
also played at Armed Forces
Day events, including at memorials and at cemeteries, as
a way to respect those in the
armed forces who died for
their country. For example,
buglers have played a bugle
call, known simply as Taps,
on Armed Forces Day in recent years. Taps is usually
sounded by the United States
military at events such as flag
ceremonies, memorial services and funerals.
Background
On Aug. 31, 1949, Louis
Johnson, who was the United
States’ Secretary of Defense,
announced the creation of an
Armed Forces Day to replace
separate Army, Navy and
Air Force Days. The event
stemmed from the armed
forces’ unification under one
department – the Department
of Defense. The Army, Navy
and Air Force leagues adopted the newly formed day.
The Marine Corps League declined to drop support for Marine Corps Day but supports
Armed Forces Day too.
The first Armed Forces
Day was celebrated on Saturday, May 20, 1950. The theme
for that day was “Teamed for
Defense”, which expressed
the unification of all military
forces under one government
department. According to the
U.S. Department of Defense,
the day was designed to expand public understanding
of what type of job was performed and the role of the
military in civilian life.
Armed Forces Day was a
day for the military to show
"state-of-the-art" equipment
to Americans. It was also a
day to honor and acknowledge Americans in the armed
forces. Parades, open houses,
receptions and air shows were
held at the inaugural Armed
Forces Day. Armed Forces
Day is still celebrated nationwide today and is part of
Armed Forces Week.
Symbols
Posters and other material used to promote Armed
Forces Day often show images of Americans in the armed
services dressed in their uniforms. Some posters show a
collage of images, including
images of those in the armed
forces with their families or
friends, as well as the United
States Flag.
Themes
Some themes that were
used for Armed Forces Day in
the past included:
• Appreciation of a Nation
• Dedication and Devotion
• Freedom Through Unity
• Liberty
• Patriotism
• Power for Peace
• Prepared to Meet the
Challenge
• Security
• Special Opportunity for
Thanks
• Teamed for Defense
These are only a few examples, and not a full list, of
the Armed Forces Day themes
in previous years.
Things you may
not know about
Armed Forces Day:
• President Harry
S. Truman signed
the National Security Act into law
on July 26th, 1947,
which joined four
military branches.
It essentially combined the Army,
Navy, Marine Corp
and Air Force under
the Secretary of Defense's authority.
• The National Military
Establishment was established in 1947 as a result of
the National Security Act.
• In 1949 the Department of Defense replaced
the National Military Establishment.
• Secretary of Defense
in 1949 Louis Johnson announced Armed Forces Day
on Aug. 31, 1949, and President Truman proclaimed
the first Armed Forces
Day on Feb. 27, 1950 to be
observed on May 20 that
year.
• The first Armed Forces
Day was celebrated nationwide with parades, air
shows, receptions and open
houses.
• The first theme for
Armed Forces Day was
'Teamed for Defense'.
• On Armed Forces Day
military exercises are held
at sea, in the air, and on
land as a means to honor
their members and to show
the U.S. civilian population
their state-of-the-art equip-
ment.
• Armed Forces Day is
not a federal holiday.
• The Armed Forces
Day Parade in Bremerton,
Washington is the longest
running city sponsored parade of its kind. In 2015 it
will be the parade's 67th
anniversary.
• The parade held in
New York City on the first
Armed Forces Day had
more than 36,000 participants.
• On the first Armed
Forces Day B-36 bombers
flew over every U.S. capital.
• On the first Armed
Forces Day there was a
march in Washington, D.C.
with more than 10,000 veterans and troops.
• President John F. Kennedy issued Proclamation
3399 on March 18, 1961
making Armed Forces an
official national holiday.
• It is tradition to fly the
American flag on Armed
Forces Day. It is also common to see people wearing
patriotic colored clothing
on Armed Forces Day.
• The U.S. Department
of Defense is the largest
employer in America with
approximately 2.3 million
serving and 1.8 on active
duty. Due to retirement
or completed service the
armed forces must recruit
approximately
165,000
people each year.
• Other countries that
celebrate an all-in-one
Armed Forces Day include
Armenia, Australia and
New Zealand, Azerbaijan,
Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Burma, Canada, Chile, China,
Cuba,
Egypt,
Finland,
France, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia,
Iran, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon,
Mali, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mexico, North Korea,
Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore,
South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Ukraine, the United
Kingdom, Venezuela and
Vietnam.
Filling the ranks — United States Marine Corps
Enlisted Marine Corps ranks
are broken down into three
levels, Junior Enlisted, NonCommissioned Officers, and
Staff Non-Commissioned Officers. As a Marine moves up the
ladder his or her responsibility
and contribution to the mission
increases. This also means that
those who have earned higher
rank have a special responsibility to look out for the welfare of
their subordinates.
Junior enlisted Marines are
as vital to the Marine Corps
mission as any other Marine
Corps ranks, but their focus is
on learning new technical skills
and developing followership
and leadership abilities. Being
a good Marine means following
orders and looking out for their
peers. This is the time for junior
enlisted Marines to become productive members of the Corps.
The following is a list of
ranks in the United States Marine Corps:
ENLISTED
• Upon graduating from basic training young Marines earn
the rank of Private (E-1). Most
enlisted Marines hold this rank
for 6 months before they are
promoted to Private First Class.
The Private’s responsibilities are
to follow orders and learn how to
be contributing members of the
Marine Corps. Simply put they
are to - Do what they are told,
when they are told and how they
are told.
• The rank
of Private 1st
Class was established
in
1917 to mirror
a similar rank
added to the Army structure.
Private 1st Class is the first
promotion toward becoming
an integral part of the Marine
Corps. Marine Corps PFCs are
the backbone of the Marines.
The PFC’s job is to apply their
new technical skills while con-
tinuing to learn and develop
new skills.
•
Lance
Corporal is the
third enlisted
rank (E-3) in
the
Marine
Corps.
The
rank of Lance Corporal (LCpl)
was first used by the Marines in
the Indian Wars of the 1830s.
Lance Corporal is your next
step in becoming an integral
part of the Marine Corps. Lance
Corporals are expected continue
to apply their technical training,
in addition to learning and developing leadership skills.
•
Corporal (E-4) is the
most junior of
the non-commissioned officer NCO ranks.
However, that
does not lessen
the authority or responsibility
the rank carries. Corporals are
required to exercise an everincreasing degree of maturity,
leadership and professionalism.
• The Marine
Corps
rank of Sergeant
(E-5)
closely parallels that of the
Corporal in
duties and responsibilities. In fact, the basic
duties and responsibilities of
all the non-commissioned officer (NCO) ranks never change.
The major difference between
the sergeant and the corporal
is that the sergeant is in daily
contact with larger numbers of
Marines and generally has more
equipment and other property to
maintain.
• The rank of
Staff Sergeant
(SSgt) is the
entry point to
the Staff NCO
ranks. There are
significant differences as you
step up from the NCO to the
Staff NCO levels.
• The rank
of Gunnery
Sergeant
is
considered
the backbone
of the Marine
Corps Staff
NCO (SNCO)
ranks. Marine
Corps Gunnery Sergeants are
expected to bring their years
of experience to bear in quick,
accurate decisions that are in
the best interest of the mission
and their Marines. GySgt’s set
the example of leadership and
professionalism for their subordinates.
• Like the ranks of Master
Sergeant (MSgt) and First Sergeant (1stSgt), Master Gunnery
Sergeants (MGySgt) and Sergeant Majors (SgtMaj) are paid
the same; however, they have
significantly different roles.
The U.S.
Marine Corps
first used the
title Sergeant
Major
in
1801. Originally a rank
held by only
one person,
like the current
Sergeant Major of the Marine
Corps. By the late 1800s there
were five Sergeants Major. The
rank was eliminated in 1946
and brought back in 1954. The
Sergeant Major is the principal enlisted advisor to Marine
Commanders. Like the 1st Sgt,
their primary and foremost requisite is outstanding leadership,
combined with an exceptionally high degree of professional
competence and the ability to
act independently as the principal enlisted assistant to the commander in all administrative,
technical and tactical requirements of the organization.
The rank
of
Master
Gunnery
Sergeant has
been in use off
and on since
the SpanishAmerican
War era. Like
many other Marine Corps ranks,
Master Gunnery Sergeant was
permanently established in the
late 1950s. The MGySgt is the
technical expert their MOS. The
Master Gunny’s primary prerequisite is an outstanding proficiency in the assigned MOS,
combined with an exceptionally high degree of leadership
and supervisory ability and the
ability to act independently as
an enlisted assistant to the commander in all administrative,
technical, and tactical requirements of your occupational specialty.
• The post
of Sergeant
Major of the
Marine Corps
was
established in 1957,
as the senior
enlisted advisor to the
Commandant of the Marine
Corps. Originally created as
the Sergeant Major in the late
1800s, today’s rank of SgtMajMC holds a significant position
of authority and respect. The
Sergeant Major of the Marine
Corps acts as the Commandant’s
eyes and ears when it comes to
enlisted affairs and other leadership matters.
OFFICERS
• Second Lieutenant is the first rank a
commissioned officer
makes when joining
the U.S. Marine Corps.
Due to their inexperience, they
are often guided by senior officers or warrant officers. Nicknames for Second Lieutenant
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• The rank of First
Lieutenant is usually
automatically attained
after a Marine has
served for two years as
a 2ndLt. Promotion to
First Lieutenant generally leads
to bigger paychecks, more responsibility and future chances
for promotion.
• Captains in
the Marine Corps
are responsible for
individual companies, and act as
Company Commander for 62 to 190 Marines.
Captains are generally promoted from Lieutenants. They are
in charge of the tactical and everyday operations of their company, and are often assisted by
junior commissioned and noncommissioned officers.
• Major’s in
the U.S. Marine
Corps are typically
recruited from the
rank of Captain.
They are considered to be a field grade.
•
Lieutenant Colonel’s are
the second field
officer grade in
the U.S. Marine
Corps. They command between 300 and 1,000
Marines at a given time and are
assisted by one Major, junior
commissioned officers, and one
Command Sergeant Major as
an enlisted advisor. It typically
takes 16 to 22 years to reach the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
• Colonels in
the U.S. Marine
Corps typically
go to the Army
War College in
Pennsylvania or the Marine
Corps War College in Virginia.
It takes roughly 17 years to reach
this rank, and it is considered to
be the final step before reaching
the General Officer ranks.
• The lowest of the
General Officer ranks,
Brigadier Generals in
the Marine Corps are
one-star General Officers. They
preside over 10,000 to 15,000
Marines and are in charge of
tactical planning and coordination of operations. Brigadier
Generals must retire five years
after achieving the rank or once
30 years cumulative service has
been reached, whichever comes
first. The only exception to this
rule is to receive a promotion.
• A two star
general, Major
Generals are promoted via a strict
process of multiple nominations
and reviews. Major Generals
must retire after five years in the
rank or after 35 years of service
unless they are promoted.
• Considered a
temporary
rank, Lieutenant Generals retire once their
active tour of duty or service
comes to an end. They must
retire after 38 years in the service or a month after turning 64.
Lieutenant Generals can extend
their status only through an act
of Congress.
• Generals in the
Marine
Corps are
the highest ranking officers in
the branch. The Marine Corps
can have a maximum of 60 general officers, and only three may
be four-star Generals. Generals
are nominated by the President
and are confirmed by the Senate. They must retire after 40
years of service or after they
turn 64.
(List compiled by Eric Moore
from www.military.com)
DARRYEL
MASSEY
PRESIDENT
Sherry Burnett
Attorney At Law
MASSEY MOTORS, Inc.
571 MLK BLVD.
MALVERN, AR 72104
410 Locust Street• Malvern, AR
Phone: 501-332-0088
Ph. 501.332.3384
Cell: 501.732.0711
Fax: 501.332.5393
e-mail: [email protected]
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ARMED FORCES DAY
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History of the American Legion Local American
The American Legion was
chartered by Congress in 1919
as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service
to veterans, servicemembers
and communities, the Legion
evolved from a group of warweary veterans of World War I
into one of the most influential
nonprofit groups in the United
States. Membership swiftly
grew to over 1 million, and
local posts sprang up across
the country. Today, membership stands at over 2.4 million
in 14,000 posts worldwide.
The posts are organized into
55 departments: one each for
the 50 states, along with the
District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, France, Mexico and the
Philippines.
Over the years, the Legion
has influenced considerable
social change in America,
won hundreds of benefits for
veterans and produced many
important programs for children and youth.
On Nov. 10, 1919, the first
Legion convention convened
in Minneapolis. The Constitu-
GREGORY KARL CRAIN
tion and preamble are adopted. Delegates vote 361-323 to
locate the Legion’s national
headquarters in Indianapolis,
instead of Washington. A resolution was passed in support
of Boy Scouts of America.
Today, the Legion is the chartering agency for more than
1,700 Scouting units made
up of approximately 64,000
youths.
On Sept. 1, 1966, The
Legion voiced great concern
over the fate of prisoners of
war in Vietnam. Today, the
Legion urges a full accounting
of all POWs and troops missing in action; and has formed
a special group from among
the nation’s major veterans
organizations to continue
pressing for further resolution
of this issue.
On Oct. 16, 1989, a longstanding objective of the
Legion to improve adjudication procedures for veterans
claims was achieved when
the U.S. Court of Veterans
Appeals became operational.
Most of the provisions contained in the law creating the
court were originally included
in the Veterans Reassurance
Act, written by the Legion
and introduced in Congress in
1988.
Legion members
recognized for
Armed Forces Day
Attorney at Law
Office: 501/332-4300
Fax: 501/332-4332
E-Mail: [email protected]
309 West 3rd Street • Malvern, AR 72104
Leon Jenkins
U.S. Marines
Malvern
Insurance, Inc.
Leon Jenkins & Tony Jenkins,
1009 So. Main 501-332-2071
In Honor
and
Appreciation
of all our
Armed Forces
Glen Finney is the district manager of the 11th post of
the American Legion. He is a veteran of the Vietnam and
Korean wars while serving in the Navy. He moved to
Arkansas in 1952 and is a 1957 graduate of Malvern
High School. He signed up with the United States Navy
at the age of 17 after growing up working in the cotton
fields with his father. (Photo by Matthew Taber)
WE SUPPORT
THOSE WHO DEFEND
OUR FREEDOM
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Local veteran Shelbert
Buttrum (above) is a member of the Malvern
American Legion. Buttrum
is a veteran of the United
States Navy.
Dennis Doyle (right) is the
Sergeant at Arms at the
Malvern Chapter of the
American Legion. He
served in Vietnam from
1967 to 1968 and “Under
God and country” is the
mantra of his dedication
and commitment while in
service and today.
(Photos by Matthew Taber)
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