Veterans of Foreign Wars Department Missouri http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/ en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:31:05 -0500 Policlicks LLC Mo November General Orders - http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/77398/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:32:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/77398/ In This Issue:1. President Signs Advanced Funding Bill2. Retroactive Stop Loss Payments Begin 3. VFW Urges Russia to Support POW/MIA Commission4. FY11 IB Critical Issues Now Online5. VFW Testifies on Key Senate Bills6. House VA Subcommittee ActionTo read the full text go to: Mo Legislative Updates http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76850/ Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:35:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76850/ Comrades,      We are planning a POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony at the Traveling Wall in Desloge on 03 Oct (Sat). Specific times are still in the works, we invite members from all Posts to participate. Uniform will be your standard Post Ceremonial Uniform.      For further information and submission of names of members attending contact Ann Anderson (Traveling Wall coordinator) @ itty7163601@yahoo.com or Joe Cerchi (District 8 POW/MIA Chair) @ JTallman77@aol.com. We hope to see a large turn out for this event.   With Respect Joe Cerchi Veterans of Foreign Wars District 8 POW/MIA Chair http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76751/ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:46:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76751/ Start the VFW year right with a membership drive.  Start August 1st. Get those unpaid lists from your Post Quartermaster.  (Quartermaster you can find those lists on VFW e-membership.) Form calling teams and call comrades on the list and ask them to come back to the best Veterans organization in the free world.  Go pick up their dues if they can’t bring them in.  If they actually can’t afford to pay their dues use money from your relief funds. Get your Post Recruiter and your Post Service Officer and set up a recruiting booth in town.  If you have left over Buddy Poppies take those along with you. Let your local newspaper, radio and TV stations know and have a notice put in your church bulletins.  The VFW is having a membership drive.  . We are asking each Post to get a minimum of five (5) new or reinstated members during the month of August. Once this is accomplished you are well on your way to becoming an All State Post. While you are out there, ask every veteran you talk to whether he or she has filed for VA benefits.      If they haven’t or if it’s been a long time since they filed, fill out a referral form and let them know one of our VFW Service Officer will call them in a few days.  The only thing keeping you from being successful is YOU. Recruiting, retention and Veterans Service all in one package.  We can make it happen if we work together! Dave Morgan                                  Bob Wonnell                                    Olin Parks State Commander                          Sr. Vice Commander                     State Surgeon http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76610/ Fri, 7 Aug 2009 06:53:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76610/ In This Issue: 1. VFW Protects Health Care Programs 2. Vet Bills Update 3. New GI Bill Benefit Begins 4. Senate Hearing on Disability Compensation 5. Congress on Recess Full Text Can be found at: VFW MO Legislative Updates http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76582/ Fri, 7 Aug 2009 06:45:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76582/ Post 2593 newsletter - http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76284/ Mon, 3 Aug 2009 09:17:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76284/ VFW Post 2593 in Arnold, MO hosted a “Veterans Benefits Fair” for over 400 local veterans and their families on Saturday, August 1.  Over 26 booths consisting of federal, state and county government agencies, and other veteran-specific nonprofits and commercial vendors were available to provide information to the veterans.  VFW Service Officers were on hand to assist veterans in filing claims.  Also available were free health screenings and chair massages, and after the event, veterans were invited to enjoy free hot dogs and snacks prepared by their men's auxiliary. Local radio station, WIL 92.3, was on hand to provide entertainment and prizes.DIst 8 Commander, Jim Lorenz (left) & Dept Commander, Dave Morgan (right) greet one of the veterans from the Autumn Ridge Retirement Community visiting the Veterans Benefits Fair Dave Morgan Greets a veteran Post 2593 Commander, Brad Denny, State Rep, Tim Meadows, and Dept Commander prepare to welcome guests to the Veterans Benefits Fair Dave Morgan and Jim Lorenz Dave Morgan greets an Iwo Jima veteran Iwo Jima veteran with Brad Denny, Dave Morgan, and Dennis Bible Brad Denny & Dave Morgan on the show floor Post 2593 Display Booth at the Veterans Benefits Fair Tim Meadows, Dave Morgan, and Jim Lorenz Dave Morgan thanks Veterans Service Officer, Dennis Flynn for his service to our veterans http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76280/ Sat, 1 Aug 2009 10:10:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76280/ PAST DISTRICT 8 CHAPLAIN WALTER "WALLY" REANDO  PASSED AWAY TUESDAY 7/28/2009, THE ARRANGEMENTS ARE THROUGH:   MAHN FUNERAL HOME 900 N MAIN DE SOTO MO.   VISITATION WILL BE FROM 4:00 TO 8:00 THURSDAY 7/30/2009   CHIEF OF STAFF EARL BOYER http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76274/ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 07:43:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76274/     The final version of the proposed changes to the By Laws and Manual of Procedure are out.  I have uploaded them to DocStoc and you can follow the links to read them and even save to your computer for further study. Proposed By-Law Changes  (35 pages) Proposed Manual of Procedure Changes (17 pages) http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76257/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:14:00 -0400 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/76257/ In This Issue: 1. Priority 8 Enrollment Update 2. Endoscopic Procedures Hearing 3. VA Appropriations Update 4. House VA Committee Hearings 5. Defense Bill Passed by Committee To read the full report go to MO Legislative Updates http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/75854/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.vfwwebcom.org/mo/dist8/75854/