JANUARY 2012 EDITION - Vietnam Veterans of America | Chapter

Boo Coo News
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154
www.VVA154.com
Mount Clemens, Michigan
JANUARY 2012 Operation Christmas Thank You
WELCOME HOME!
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS 7 P.M. SECOND WEDNESDAY
OF THE MONTH AT AMERICAN LEGION POST 4, 401 N. GROESBECK HIGHWAY
SOUTH OF ELIZABETH ROAD
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VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER
16945 12 MILE ROAD
ROSEVILLE MI 48066
(586) 776‐9810 PHONE
(586) 776‐9683 FAX
MONDAY ‐ FRIDAY
10 A.M. ‐ 4 P.M.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
STOP BY. HANG OUT & HELP OUT.
# Gary Purcell
T
Operation Christmas ­
Lessons Learned ­ There is an Operation
Christmas closure meeting
January 9 at the Vet Center
starting at 6 p.m. We will
discuss this year's Operation
Christmas, how it went and
how we can improve it for
next year. Stop by with your
input and ideas. HANKS to everyone, Operation Christmas was a
huge success from the beginning to the end. I
would like to thank all the chapter members
and associates for all their hard work and dedication
in making this a better Christmas for a lot of people
who wouldn't have had such a merry Christmas. Once again, Chapter 154 showed what veterans are
supposed to do – help other vets. The 58,000 plus on
the wall in D.C., and our brothers and sisters of
chapter 154 who are no longer with us would be so
proud of this chapter and the work it does all the
time on behalf of veterans in their memory. May God
bless you and your family with happiness, health, and peace. Please remember to turn in
the names of sponsors, businesses and other people that helped make this year a success
so we can send them a thank you letter or present them with a certificate or plaque.
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BOO COO NEWS DEADLINE:
PREVIOUS MONTH’S MEETING
TO SUBMIT ITEMS, PHOTOS, AD COPY:
MAIL, FAX OR DELIVER TO THE
VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER
1,679
Americans
Still Missing in
Southeast
Asia
50 from
Michigan
UAW check presentation
President’s Message
W
ell, 2011 is behind us. I continue to be amazed to see how the time
flies. I think 2011 was good to Chapter 154 in spite of some
turmoil. I'm encouraged to see new people stepping up to some of
our committee tasks: Bob Steward taking over as merchandise chairman,
Ron Bawks assuming the lead for the lottery committee with the support of Jim Aiuto. I even hear that there is some rumbling
about new personnel stepping up to the Traveling Memorial duties.
Speaking of the memorial, I assume by now that most everyone knows we have received a generous donation of a truck to
use as a tow vehicle for the wall and our chapter merchandise. The folks at Central Transport in Warren came to our aid, with
some encouragement of key people in Macomb County government who wanted to make sure our memorial continues to
provide its valuable service. There will be an official “handing over of the keys” sometime in January, and I want to make sure
that Chapter 154 is well represented at this event. The time and place is being worked out, but everyone in our chapter should
recognize the magnitude of this contribution, and let the people at Central Transport know we appreciate their generosity. A
media blitz is being worked on to ensure everyone that was instrumental in this donation gets acknowledged. I will count on
your attendance and support!
These past eight months have truly been a learning experience, and I get to see, firsthand, how many people in our
community know about us and the good things we do. This is due, in total, to the people who have preceded me, both in the
executive board, the board of directors, and the membership. You are the people who always seem to get the job done, in spite
of obstacles. I wish to say thank you to all the people who have supported not only me, but the activities of the chapter this
past year. From the Vet Center desk, to the committee chairmen who plan and execute our events, to everyone involved in
Operation Christmas, to those of you who tend the Memorial, to our hard‐working Associates, and to our Executive Board — it
really sends a message about who we are and what we stand for. I wish everyone a healthy, happy holiday season, and I look
forward to a great 2012.
Brian Bobek ~ 20th Engineering Brigade (Combat) Vietnam, 1967­68
2011-2012 Standing Committee Chairs
VVA Chapter 154 Officers
Community Service
Mike Gardner
President:
Brian Bobek (586) 337-3407
Constitution/By-Laws
Donn Sinclair
1st Vice President:
Gary Purcell (586) 243-6293
ETABO
Ben Elwartowski
2nd Vice President:
Woody Horne (586) 716-0959
Finance
Mike Jacobi
Secretary:
Mike Schneider (586) 567-0731
Government Affairs
Ron Drdul
Treasurer:
Mike Jacobi (586) 786-9932
Membership
Larry May
Board of Directors
Ron Drdul (2013)
Ben Elwartowski (2013)
Mike Gardner (2013)
Donn Sinclair (2013)
Larry May (2013)
Chuck Charbeneau (2012)
Gil Claunch (2012)
Ed Zysk (2012)
Dave Schoenherr (2012)
Greg Bowman (2012)
Pat Daniels (Past President)
(586) 899-7112
(586) 566-3442
(586) 615-1509
(586) 243-0222
(586) 790-0008
(586) 431-7133
(586) 854-7842
(586) 907-1471
(586) 940-2568
(586) 850-1800
(586) 246-0876
Minority Affairs
Ed Zysk
Public Affairs
Brian Bobek
Veteran’s Affairs
Woody Horne
Veteran’s Benefits
Brian Bobek
Women Veterans
Chuck Charbeneau
POW/MIA
Tom Duff
Agent Orange/Dioxin
George Sawyer
Incarcerated Veterans
Dave Schoenherr
Veteran’s Health Care
Gil Claunch
State Delegates
Mike Gardner, Brian Bobek, Mike Schneider
Nominating Committee
Bill Mault, Dave Schoenherr, Mike Bilyk
Special & Ad Hoc Committees
Boo Coo News Publisher
The Board of Directors
Boo Coo News Editor
Brian Bobek
Desktop Publishing/Typesetting
Linda May
Thank you! to all of our advertisers, and to the dedicated
volunteers who provide copy and photos, those who act as
printer, proofreaders, mailing crew, facilitators & advisers
for Boo Coo News.
VVA State Council Newsletter
www.everythingveteran.com
AVVA Rep
Color Guard
Food Bank
Hospitalized Vets
Michigan Memorial
Scholarship
Speaker’s Bureau
Webmaster
Welcome Home
Operation Christmas
Randy Chom
Woody Horne
Gil Claunch
Tom Duff
Open
Woody Horne
Mike Brink
Larry Sauger
Mitch Argyris
Dance: Mike Gardner
Food: Gil Claunch
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 2
# COLOR GUARD - The Point Team - Mike Brink, Commander
Brian Bobek posted a summary report of color guard activities this
month.
Through December 12 the color guard did:
(17) posting of colors for various activities
(15) funerals
(1) parade
(5) memorial details on Veterans Day
The color guard fired 93 volleys with taps over Veterans Day.
The election of the 2012 color guard officers was
held, and the following officers were sworn in at a
ceremony at Gino's Surf Restaurant on December 4:
Commander
Mike Brink
Vice Commander Jim Watts
Armorers
Ted Szymanski and Mike Schneider
Property Officer Ted Szymanski
Treasurer
Gary Stephens
Chaplain
Ron Drdul
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 3
VETERANS SUPPORT CENTER
These Are Free Services
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday ‐ Friday ! 16945 12 Mile Road ~ Roseville ~ (586) 776‐9810
SERVICE OFFICERS
file claims and answer questions
Kenneth J. Aune ~ Wednesdays ~ call ahead
Carol Ann Turner ~ Thursdays ~ appointments only
HELP WANTED: Volunteers to staff the Vet Center and work on the food bank.
Sick Call
•
•
Mike (Oleksa) received his heart valve operation at the
Ann Arbor VA Hospital. “A 7­hour 45­minute surgery
with three surgeons resulted in a good outcome. Mike
was in SICU for about five days, then CCU for about the
same. He is coming off the respirator, and cardiac rehab
starts. We are very grateful he is still with us, Eric and I
think this is a wonderful Christmas gift. From us to all of
you: Merry Christmas ~ Andrea, Eric and Mike”
Frank Denryter is currently on a feeding tube.
Condolences
•
Art Argyris, brother of chapter member Mitch Argyris,
passed away in Florida.
HOSPITAL REPORT
Welcome Home!
Tom Duff
O
n December 14, Dave Shirey, Bob Steward, George
Chicklas, Bob Edwards, Jim Mauchline, Frank Griffin,
Pablo Guzman, Clark Cherry and I went to the VA
Hospital. We went to Wards A‐3 North, and A‐5 North and
the Substance Abuse Ward. We visited with 50 vets. We
passed out personal items bags, magazines, Boo Coo News
letters, blankets, lap robes, bananas, pretzels, Little Debbie
products, candy canes and Christmas cards. We presented
medals to two Iraqi vets who were in the surgical ward and
they were honored and moved to receive them.
The next hospital visit is January 11, and we will leave the
Vet Center at 8 a.m.
The Joy, The Heartache, and the Pain in the *%# of Owning a Vintage Military Vehicle
I
overheard a brother say the other day, “boy I
wish I could own one of those military vehicles.”
Well, you might just want to think about that for
a while. Owning a “vintage military vehicle” does
carry quite a bit of joy when you see your fellow
vet's eyes well up with memories and tears – the
camaraderie between owners, and sharing stories
and information with all that are interested, not to
mention being able to save an article of our history. But, a warning here. The rarer the vehicle, the more
headaches than joys, most of the time. There are parts for the
more popular vehicles, the WWII GPW (Jeep), ¾ tons, M151
MUTTS (Vietnam War Jeeps by Ford) and the 2½ ton trucks,
all versions. Ah yes, parts! Just go to your local parts store
and pick them up, right? Guess again bucko!
Many vehicles were made in limited numbers. For instance,
the M715/M725/M726 series vehicles made by Kaiser
Corporation, only 33,000 total were made, between the years
of 1966 through 1969. It is true that all three vehicles are
exactly the same from the frame DOWN, but above the frame,
all three are different. Many times, the owners of these
vehicles make their own parts.
Not mechanically inclined? Aww, I'll just take it Speedy
Muffler, Pep Boys or Sears. Guess again bucko! (Again with
the bucko?) Yeah, go to Sears and BUY some nice tools …
you're going to need them.
You might get lucky and find some used parts
off of a vehicle that someone is updating, but
remember that those parts are just as old as the
parts you are replacing! New parts, or “old new
stock” parts most of the time do not exist, or if
they do, you'll need a winning lottery ticket to
pay for the parts.
And I mentioned the pain in the *%#. I leave
this to your imagination, whether it's your significant other,
your sponsor of your credit card, or your aging body lying on
that concrete driveway. Pass the expense of insurance, parts and fuel (most military
vehicles only get around six miles to a gallon of gas – going
downhill, with a tail wind, being pushed by pygmies.) There
are the skinned knuckles and aching bones.
Oh, don't forget the memories the vehicle itself will invoke.
So, think about it and still see if you are saying to yourself,
“Gee I wish I owned one of those vehicles.”
Everyone thinks I am on drugs, but I tell you this, it is
mixture of gasoline, penetrating oil and parts cleaner fumes.
Really officer, I just got done working on it.
Michael L. Brink. Commander, Point Team
Proud Owner of a M725 Kaiser Army Ambulance
Vietnam 70­71
Desert Storm 1991
1Sgt, USA, Retired
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ASSOCIATES OF VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA
http://www.avva.org
The Mission and Vision of the Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. is to advance the work of
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. through cooperative projects and/or programs, to facilitate,
enhance and improve communication with our members and the general public and to continue
legislative efforts to ensure the rights of and benefits for all veterans and their families. Associates of
Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., are dedicated to the aggressive advancement of realistic goals with
integrity and in the spirit of unity that reflects our commitment of Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc.,
all veterans, their families and communities.
JOIN THE ASSOCIATES!
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e meet on the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the lower level of the Mount Clemens Public Library on Cass
Avenue. Randy Chom [email protected]; Marge Schoenherr [email protected]; Cathy Cook [email protected]
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 5
Minutes of General Membership Meeting 12/14/11~ Submitted by Mike Schneider
M
eeting called to order at 1900 hours by President Brian Bobek. Pledge of Allegiance and moment of silence observed. Introduction of
new member Cliff Allen, Air Force, Vietnam ‘65‐‘66. Welcome home Cliff. Executive board introduced. Motion by Bill M seconded by
Mitch M to accept minutes of last month's meeting as published in the Boo Coo News. Treasurer's report by Mike Jacobi, money
coming in for Operation Christmas, the food bank and other donations to keep the chapter going. Motion by Mike G seconded by Dave S to
accept treasurer's report. Brian apologized for being MIA lately while he was making his move to his new digs and he will be going strong by
January. Committees
Hospital POW/MIA, color guard reports to follow.
Speakers Bureau: All quiet now but we hope to start getting busy in March.
Food Bank: 265 boxes were prepared for delivery on December 17. Potatoes,
onions, apples, bread and a turkey were added to the boxes. Very busy during
the month at the Vet Center. Thanks to all who have been helping.
Monthly Lottery: All tickets are out. Jim Auito and Ron Bawks will share
duties as raffle chairmen. Thanks guys for volunteering. Dave will help you get
started.
Agent Orange: Super committee still trying to cut benefits although they have
been defeated before. There will be an increase in pharmaceutical benefits.
Trying to eliminate future presumptive effects of Agent Orange, eliminate
20‐year retirement plan and school benefits. Hypertension and peripheral
neuropathy meet criteria for benefits but they would like to deny benefits for
these afflictions.
Traveling Memorial: We were set up at Gibraltar North from December 9
thru Christmas Eve. Thanks to all who have manned the wall and merchandise
sales.
State Council: Homeless vets estimated to be 200,000. Incarcerated vets not
being represented. Over 12,000 buried at the Great Lakes National Cemetery
in Holly. Numbers on Army suicides, 17 in October with 16 under
investigation. 12 in November. Phil Smith has 30,000 claims pending, there is
no grant money again; we hope to get one from national to help clear up some
of the backlog. If you need to file you may be better served to go through a
county service officer or other veterans groups. Veterans Court is still in the
planning stages and they hope to be up and running by the end of January. Associates: Ready for Operation Christmas to be completed.
Operation Christmas: Successful three weekends at Walmart. Thanks to all
who gave of their time and thanks Chris and Steve for bringing the deuce out
as a draw for what we were doing. We received $2,162 in cash donations, $60
in gift cards and approximately $4 to $5,000 in toys. Thanks also to Frank
Cline for his help.
Merchandise: We were set up at Gibraltar and had a slow first week but sales
picked up the second week. Thanks for helping guys.
Operation Christmas: Thanks for all the hard work by the associates at the
dance and preparing for all activities leading up to the delivery date. We had
breakfast at Rose's Diner and coffee, donuts and music was provided at the
distribution center. The event went off very well and we thank all for
participating and a special thanks to the Young Marines who were a great help
in carrying food and toys to be loaded into delivery vehicles. Please turn in
names of anyone who donated so that we may give them a Certificate of
Thanks. There will be a follow‐up meeting in January.
Old Business:
Thanks to Dave Schoenherr for fixing the Medal of Honor
display as well as other display boxes. Happy to report that we have a truck donated to the
chapter for hauling the memorial. Central Transport
donated a 2006 Ford F‐250 pick‐up truck with 83,000
miles. It has a three‐year bumper to bumper warranty
from them. Macomb County politicians who helped in this
endeavor wish to remain anonymous. We need many of
our chapter members to attend the presentation. The date
is forthcoming and we will set up the memorial for the
event. We have a 30‐page document which must be filled out
for our 501(C)(3) status to be finalized. New Business:
Marv Domaradzki has gotten a date of January 25 for a
fundraiser at Cheli's Chili Bar to benefit the chapter. They
will donate 20% of proceeds from lunch, dinner and the
bar to us. Thanks Marv and Cheli's also. Ron Drdul's son‐in‐law donated $500 from the Shelby
Township Firefighters Local 1338 for Operation
Christmas. Thanks guys. Other donations to the chapter
for the food bank and Operation Christmas came from the
pancake breakfast sponsored by Kathy Tocco and Fred
Miller with canned goods and $357 cash given to us. UAW
Local 5960 of Lake Orion presented us with food and a
$3,000 check raised by their Veteran's Committee.
AFSCME $500. Kiwanis of Shelby $500, DAV $1,000 and
Leo Miller gave $1,000. God bless each and every one for
being so generous and for thinking of others. We never
cease to be amazed with your willingness to share. Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year to all of you.
Mitch Argyris spoke of a monument to be constructed in
Mount Clemens for those vets who have died since 9‐11.
There are brick pavers available for purchase to help pay
for the monument. Raffle entries are available for a hunt with Ted Nugent.
Thanks to Gary P for getting power at Freedom Hill to
light our tree and wreath at the monument. Member of the
year forms are available at the Vet Center; winner will be
announced in March 2012.
The monument is no longer being kept lit at Freedom
Hill and this is disgraceful on the county’s part.
50/50 was won by Chris S who donated his share to the
hospital fund. Thanks, Chris
Motion to adjourn by Mike B and seconded by Tim B.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that jazz to all. Pat Daniels wants us to remember that the Veterans Millage will be up for
renewal in November of 2012.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 6
POW/MI
A
Welcome
Home!
1,679
Missing
50 Michigan
REMEMBER THE MICHIGAN
POW/MIAS * * *
DOUGLAS DAILEY
WATERFORD
MIA 12/13/68
LAOS, AIR FORCE
GERALD HOLMAN
NORTHVILLE
MIA 12/14/66
SOUTH VIETNAM, NAVY
OTHA PERRY
DETROIT
MIA 12/14/71
SOUTH VIETNAM, ARMY
JOHN WORCHESTER
BIG RAPIDS
MIA 12/8/75
NORTH VIETNAM, NAVY
***
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN!
"I was prepared to be wounded ‐‐‐ prepared to be captured ‐‐‐
even prepared to be killed. I was
not prepared to be abandoned by my country." Former POW U.S. Navy Captain
Eugene "Red" McDaniel
Support your POW/MIAs.
Fly your POW/MIA flag.
Display a POW/MIA decal.
If you need a POW/MIA decal
for your car, truck or bike, or
certificate of appreciation for
flying a flag, see Tom Duff
A
man is not dead until he is forgotten. We will never forget.
Welcome Home!
``When one member of the armed forces is not worth the effort to be found,
then we have lost our honor.`` ~~ VVNW
WELCOME HOME POW/MIA Report
# submitted by Tom Duff POW/MIA chairman ­ 9th Inf. ‘68­‘69
WWII
SSgt. John Hogan, Army Air Force, MIA 9/13/44, remains identified
9/13/11
SSgt. Meceslaus Maskiewicz, Army Air Force, MIA 5/18/44, remains
identified 9/15/11
2nd Lt. Hiding Johnson, Army Air Force, MIA 12/25/44, remains identified
9/15/11
There are still more than 74,000 unaccounted for from WWII
Korea
PFC Maximo Troche, Army, MIA 2/4/51, South Korea. Died as a POW in
1951. Remains identified 10/21/11
Pvt. Richard Clapp, Army, MIA 9/2/50, South Korea, remains identified
9/23/11
Pfc. Casimir Walczak, Army, MIA 8/17/50, South Korea, remains identified
9/23/11
Cpl. Eugene Morrell, Army, MIA 4/51, held in POW camp in N. Korea,
reportedly dying from malnutrition. Remains identified 8/24/11
Sgt. Gerald Day, Army, MIA 12/2/50, remains identified 1/6/11
Sgt. Wyatt Belton, Army, MIA 11/28/50, remains identified 1/13/11
Cpl. James Sund, Army, MIA 2/12/51, died as POW when allies attacked the
camp. Remains identified 1/31/11
There are still 7,990 missing from the Korean War, 2,000 while held as
POW's
Vietnam
Cpt. Charles Barnes, Army, MIA 3/10/65, remains recovered 6/27/2000
and identified 8/8/11
Sgt. David Lemcke, Army, KIA/BNR 5/21/68, remains recovered 6/23/11
and identified 9/12/11
There are still 1,679 missing from Vietnam, 50 from Michigan.
National League of POW/MIA
Families is on Facebook with the
latest updates.
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 7
The Point Team color guard officers being sworn in.
Flynn school
Flynn school
UAW Local 5960 of Lake Orion presented us with food and a $3,000 check raised by their Veteran's Committee. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154 - Boo Coo News JANUARY 2012 - Page 8
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Library of Congress
Veterans History Project
http://www.loc.gov/vets Catholic Social Services of
Macomb County (586) 756‐1430 or
[email protected]
The Macomb County
Clerk’s office issues
veteran ID cards ($10)
to use for store
discounts.
Call
(586) 469-5122
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Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Activities are at
the Vet Center,
unless
specified
otherwise
January 2012
1
New Year’s
Day
8
15
22
2
Pointman
Ministries
7pm
3
9
4
5
Service Officer
10-4
Service Officer
10-4
Chapter board
meeting 7pm
AA & Alanon
10
Color guard
meeting
7pm
11
12
•Service Officer
10-4
•VAMC visit
•Gen Mem Mtg
American Leg.
Post 4 Mount
Clemens
7pm
Service Officer
10-4
16
Martin
Luther King
Jr. Day
17
18
19
Service Officer
10-4
Service Officer
10-4
Associates
Meeting 7pm
Mount Clemens
Library
AA & Alanon
23
24
25
26
Service Officer
10-4
Service Officer
10-4
30
31
Color guard
meeting
7pm
6
7
13
14
20
21
27
28
AA & Alanon
AA & Alanon
29
Saturday
FIRST CLASS
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 154
P. O. Box 1114
Mount Clemens MI 48046-1114
OPEN to read the GOOD NEWS about Chapter 154
WWW.VVA154.COM
a VVA CHAPTER OF THE YEAR!
JANUARY 2012 issue of BOO COO NEWS
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1,679 still
unaccounted for;
50 from Michigan