VFW Washington Weekly - May 9, 2008
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 09:13 AM
by District 12
In This Issue
1. GI Bill Call to Action
2. House Holds Veteran Suicide Hearing
3. Senate Holds Hearing on Benefit Bills
4. Senate Committee Boosts Pay, Rejects Fees
1. GI Bill Call to Action: The VFW still needs you to urge your senators to support S. 22, and your representatives to support H.R. 5740, so that the VFW goal of creating a new GI Bill for the 21st century becomes a reality. As of this morning, 57 senators are supporting S. 22, a number that is unchanged from last week. Introduced by Jim Webb (D-VA), S. 22 has strong bipartisan support from fellow senators such as Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and John Warner (R-VA). Its companion bill in the House, H.R. 5740, increased by 27 to 293 co-sponsors, or 67% of the House. Introduced by Harry Mitchell (D-AZ), it, also has strong bipartisan support from fellow congressmen such as Bill Young (R-FL) and Chris Smith (R-NJ). America's newest Greatest Generation needs your help to bring educational benefits back in line with current day tuitions. Use this link to contact your members: http://capwiz.com/vfw/dbq/officials/.
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District Convention Meetings Announced
Monday, April 21, 2008 at 04:43 PM
by District 12
For the District Convention, Spring 2008 Series, schedules, click on:
www.vfwwebcom.org/nc/officers
District officers will be elected and installed on the dates of the District Conventions.
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Request from Veteran's Son
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 07:08 PM
by District 12
Derral Ray Thomas, 80, of Charleston, husband of Alice Casper Thomas, died Monday, April 7, 2008 at East Cooper Regional Medical Center.
Graveside funeral service will be held Monday, April 14, 2008 at 11 o’clock at Salisbury National Cemetery, Salisbury, North Carolina.
Mr. Thomas was born April 14, 1927 in Kaw City, Oklahoma, son of the late David E. Thomas and Lilly Phillips Thomas. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force and retired from W.G. Hefner VA Medical Center as a nurse’s aide.
Surviving in addition to his wife are:
3 sons: Michael Joseph Thomas of Harmony, NC and Gary Wayne Thomas of Love Valley, NC. and Mychael Der’ral Thomas of Summerville, SC.
3 daughters: Celeno Vondaray West of Cocoa Beach, FL, Jackie Verenda Day of Merritt Island, FL and Nancy Lugene Robinson of Mocksville, NC.
1 brother: Joe Thomas of California
14 Grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren
A memorial message may be written to the family by visiting our website at www.jamesadyal.com
ARRANGEMENTS BY JAMES A. DYAL FUNERAL HOME, SUMMERVILLE, S C 29483
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VFW WebCOM Membership Forum: 1000+ Members Strong and Growing
Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at 04:09 PM
by District 12
Late last evening, our 1,000th member joined the VFW WebCOM Membership forum!!!
We'd like to take a moment to thank you all for visiting the forum over the past year and taking the time to register to become part of the VFW WebCOM Community.
If you haven't visited the forum lately, we'd like to take this opportunity to invite you back to see what you've been missing. We now have over 7,400 entries in nearly 2,000 different topics. The forum has become a wealth of information about all sorts of topics relating to the VFW organization, the VFW community and veterans issues.
We'd also like to issue a special thank you to our top posters in the forum. These are the folks who stop by the forum on a regular basis and keep the information moving. Without them, we wouldn't be where we are today:
We'd also like to remind you that you can stay on top of all the latest entries to the forum, get updates on all the information moving thru the VFW WebCOM Network and support your department by downloading and installing the VFW WebCOM Departmental toolbar at
http://toolbars.vfwwebcom.org
And finally, if you'd like to claim the weblog for your VFW Post or District, you can contact your state Blogmaster or IJK3770 in the forum for assistance in getting your Post or District site up and running. We hope you've enjoyed your visit(s) to the forum and welcome your feedback in building a bigger and better community as we reach for our next 1,000 members.
Regards, The VFW WebCOM Membership Forum Team.
http://www.vfwwebcom.org/forum
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District Officers
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 02:13 PM
by District 12
District #12 Commander Don Webb (3006) Phone # 704-857-3005
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District 12, NC VFW
Wednesday, February 13, 2008 at 02:13 PM
by District 12
The following posts are in District 12:
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Winter (Jan-Feb 2008) District Meeting Schedules
Monday, December 3, 2007 at 12:01 PM
by District 12
For the Janurary and February District Meeting Schedules,
Go to: www.vfwwebcom.org/nc/officers
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