2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 01:15 PM
by Post 9811
North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony
Raleigh, North Carolina
8 November 2008
by
Wake County Council of Veterans Organization, Inc.
Greetings,
This is an invitation to participate in the 2008 North Carolina Veterans Parade and Ceremony. The Parade will be held Saturday, 8 November 2008 in Raleigh and proceed down Fayetteville Street beginning at Davie Street and circle the North Carolina State Capitol. The ceremonies will be held on the Capitol grounds immediately following the parade.
The 2007 Parade had over 100 organizations participating, and we are expecting that amount or more for the 2008 parade. Your participation is very important to the continuing success and growth of The North Carolina Veterans Parade.
The Parade will start at 9:15 and should be finished no later than 10:50, as the ceremony will begin at 11:00. We look forward to your organizations participation.
In order to plan for timing, spacing and line up would you please respond to this invitation with how you would like your organization announced, the approximate number of participants and any vehicles that you may be using. Please submit this information by October 15, 2008 to allow for planning.
The units line up positions will be posted on www.ncveteransparade.com along with other line up information by November 1st.
If you have any questions or comments or we can assist you in any way please contact: Bill Dixon, Chairman 2008 Veterans Parade: Phone 919-434-7345, email ncveteran@nc.rr.com or fax 1-866-511-8130. Please include your contact name and information.
Sincerely,
Bill Dixon
Chairman 2008 Veterans parade and Ceremony
Wake County Council of VeteransG
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Convention 08: Video of New Commander-In-Chief
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 04:10 AM
by Post 9811
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 21,008--America’s largest organization of combat veterans has elected a Vietnam War veteran to head the 1.6 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.
Glen Gardner, a resident of Round Rock, Texas, was elected national commander August 21 during the VFW’s national convention, held August 16-21 in Orlando, Fla. Gardner is the fourth Texan to head the 109-year-old veterans’ service organization.
Read more here or watch the video below.
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About this Site and Network
Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM
by Post 9811
Welcome to Departments of the Veterans of Foreign Wars' VFW WebCOM Network. This Network is comprised of close to 10,000 pre-built, established sites for each of the 54 state and international Departments, their Districts and all 8,500 VFW Posts.
In support of the Network, we have added Department toolbars, a video-sharing platform, instant WebCHAT, a Membership Forum and pre-built 31,000 VFW Department-specific Officer e-mail accounts which are transferable to the next person filling the position. E-commerce storefronts for each post, online calendars, online forms and much more are in the works.
Each Department, District and Post now has an integrated internal and external communications system at their disposal for consideration of universal deployment in support of existing and planned communication protocols.
All identified product and services are provided at zero cost to the organization with the understanding that costs are to be covered through a revenue sharing agreements through the Departments. The organization retains 100% control of all branding, 100% editorial control of your message on all levels of the Network and final approval authority on all sonsorship and e-commerce opportunities. If the Network should fail to generate enough revenue to cover our service and product-provider partners' cost of doing business, there is no cost liability to organization.
The Network has not been formally recognized by the National level of the organization at this time but is being aggressively rolled out through the eight VFW Departments of North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, New Hampshire, Alabama, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Several other Departments are in various stages of consideration and implementation.
The network provides the organization the ability to push a button and broadcast, or syndicate, the same piece of information, whether it’s text, pictures, video or audio, across every site. Departments also have the ability to push a button and accomplish the same thing across just the District and Post sites within their Department. Most importantly it enables a VFW Post or District to directly manage and publish information to the Internet for their local community and their organization as a whole.
Over 5 years in the making and built with the oversight and to the specifications of VFW Department and Post leadership and membership, its objectives are to foster:
- More efficient organizational communication to your members and potential members.
- More efficient organizational communication to your communities.
- More efficient organizational communication to your legislators.
- Generate revenue and resources for the organization.
While you are here take a moment to take a closer look at how you can support these efforts.
1) Do you have a website or a weblog that you could add a link to a local VFW or State site? Do you have a few minutes to write about us and let people know what we are doing?
You can find a list of the 54 VFW Departments here:
http://vfwwebcom.org/departments
You can find a local VFW Post close to you here:
http://vfwwebcom.org/postdirectory
2) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can download your Department toolbar. The toolbar has lots of neat features; all the RSS (syndication) feeds for every site in the Network run through them, keeping you instantly connected to all the information moving through the Network.
You can go here to download your toolbar:
http://vfwwebcom.org/toolbars/
3) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can join the conversations in the VFW Membership Forum and instant WebCHAT. There’s lots of good information and opportunities to meet new friends there.
You can go to the Forum here:
http://www.vfwwebcom.org/forum
4) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, you can view and start sharing videos at VFW WebCOM Video Network.
You can check out the videos here:
http://video.vfwwebcom.org/
5) If you are a VFW Member or Supporter, do you know of a business that may be interested in supporting your local VFW Posts or Department by sponsoring their site? Prices start at $2.00 a day for one site and scale from there with opportunities to Sponsor all sites in a Department. (At this time advertising and e-commerce opportunities are only available for the eight aforementioned Departments.)
You can go here to browse sponsorship opportunities:
http://www.admemex.com/vfwwebcom/
The invitation is open for all Posts and Districts to claim their VFW WebCOM Network site. If your Post or District already has a web presence this would be a great way to expand it. If your Post or District does not have a web presence this is a no cost way for you to establish one and start sharing with the world what your Post does in the community and Organization and if your Post is in a Departmental Partner Network you could even generate revenue with it...up to and even beyond $3,000.00 per year.
Go here to test drive how easy it is to manage. It's our Demo site, it works the same way yours would:
http://vfwwebcom.org/Demo/
As you can see, there's plenty to see and do on the VFW WebCOM Network with more still to come. We thank you for stopping by and invite you back regularly to support and stay connected with your Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Reminder: Posts Need to File IRS Income Statement
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 10:40 PM
by Post 9811
(Modified for general release from information posted on
VFW North Carolina.)
The U S Internal Revenue Service (IRS) now requires, under the Pension Protection Act of 2006, that
all tax-exempt organizations file income statements each year .
1- If your post earns over $25,000 in gross income during your fiscal year, you must file an IRS Form 990 (which you should already have been doing, anyway!). Keep the same fiscal year you have been using in the past, be it the calendar year, the VFW accounting year (1 July-30 June) or the Department's fiscal year (1 June-31 May).
2 - If your post earns $25,000 or less each year, and you have access to the Internet, go to
www.epostcard.form990.org/default.asp where you will find instructions on how to login and file your own post Form 990N Electronic Postcard. You may use whatever fiscal year you want, but for simplicity purposes, we suggest 1 July-31 June, because 1 July is the date that you transfer your Post Dues Reserve each year to the Post General Fund, and that will remind you to file. The IRS Internet site will not let you file the Form 990N until after the end of your fiscal year.
3 - If your post earns $25,000 or less each year and you do not have access to the Internet, contact your District or Department to determine the proper procedure. There is no paper form that you can file with the IRS. If you do not file a Form 990 or 990N each year, your post will lose its tax-exempt status!!!
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Convention 08: Thank You Troops
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 03:16 PM
by Post 9811
During the recent National VFW Convention, UAW and GM offered convention attendees a chance to thank our troops:
You can view the other 145+ video messages
here.
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2008 State Golf Tournament Announced
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 02:45 PM
by Post 9811
The 2008 North Carolina VFW State Golf Tournament is being hosted this year by VFW Post 5631 in Sanford, North Carolina on September 19, 20, and 21, 2008 at the Sanford Golf Course. The first 25 WW2 VFW Members who sign up will play for free.
For information and a copy of the 2008 Tournament application, click: HERE
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WWII Ground Combat Infantrymen Eligible for Bronze Star Medal
Monday, August 25, 2008 at 03:26 PM
by Post 9811
"Infantrymen who served in ground combat during World
War II between December 7, 1941 and September 2, 1945, are eligible to
apply for a Bronze Star Medal (BSM), according to the U.S. Army Human
Resources Command. Approval is virtually guaranteed for those recipients
of the Combat Infantryman's Badge (CIB) or the Combat Medic's Badge
(CMB). Army regulations that govern this award may be found in AR
600-8-22, Military Awards.
Next of kin may apply for the posthumous award(s). If the veteran has
previously received a BSM during combat for a specific act of bravery,
he or his next of kin is still eligible to apply for a BSM."
Find out more here
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Convention 08: Patriotic Rally Parade
Friday, August 22, 2008 at 04:39 PM
by Post 9811
The following is raw, unedited video from the 109th VFW Convention Patriotic Rally Parade.
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Convention 08: President Bush Addresses VFW
Thursday, August 21, 2008 at 02:03 PM
by Post 9811
President George W. Bush addressed the Global War on Terror at the VFW National Convention on Wednesday. Click below to view the full speech.
Click
here for a full text of the speech and additional photos.
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Convention 08: Banquet
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 10:21 AM
by Post 9811
ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 18, 2008--At Monday night’s banquet, actress Ann-Margret as well as Mickey Rooney, received VFW's Hall of Fame Award.
Ann-Margret, who participated in Bob Hope’s USO tours in Vietnam in 1966 and 1968, said, "You represent the soul of this nation. We are eternally grateful. I give you my deepest respect and admiration." She spoke emotionally about meeting Vietnam veterans so many years ago. "They were just boys doing a man's job,” she said. The famed actress spoke proudly of her daughter, who is a psychologist at a VA hospital in Wisconsin where she treats veterans with PTSD. Ann-Margret received a hearty applause.
Actor Mickey Rooney, co-recipient of the Hall of Fame Award, made it clear that he was a soldier in the Army and not part of the USO. He recounted his time in WWII in Europe at length. Part of what was called three-man "Jeep tours," he often entertained at the front lines. For a while he was attached to units such as the 82nd Airborne Division. Rooney, a VFW member-at-large in California, told a heartwarming story about an amputee he met overseas and how he affected his later life. Gen. George Patton recommended Rooney for the Bronze Star, the actor said. "Celebrity! Forget that. I am a soldier who loves his country," he said. In referring to the presidential election, Rooney concluded: "Vote for the best interests of our country."
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