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Welcome to Post 440, located in Newtown at 41 Linden Ave. Our meetings are held on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:30 PM in our hall. We encourage veterans to join us and see what we are all about. Want to join? You can sign up at
the meeting!! We are an active post and welcome those who want to be a part of an organization with pride. Visitors from other posts always welcome.
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Morell Smith Post 440
Bulletin
January 2012 |
1st TUESDAY - JOINT EXEC.
BOARD/VETERANS ASSOC. MTG. 7:30 PM
3rd TUESDAY - GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP MEETING (Jan 17th) 7:30 PM
Jan 1 - HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Jan 3 - Alaska becomes the
49th State 1959
Jan 14 - Treaty of Paris –
Official end of American Revolution 1784
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Week #10 #176 Andrew
Pitts #207 Robert Godwin
Week #11 #295 Carl Megonicle #260 Joe Lamplugh
Week #12 #213 Roy Walker #452 Helen Mathews
Week #13 #272 Joe Yannerella #110 Joe Dinneen
Week #14 #381 Harold Yoder #101
Chris Lanchner
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The December
meeting had a nice turnout and the information presented by Dan
Fraley and Betty Carleo was appreciated by all who where there.
Congressman Mike Fitzpatrick had many good things to say about our
Post. Thanks to Eddie Hackett, Jerry DeYoung, Bob Williams and Skip
Scarborough for taking the time to set things up. Post looked great.
Anyone
interested in welcoming home our brother veterans from overseas at
Fort Dix and would like to volunteer is required to complete an
orientation session (Jan 10th, 2012) and a security background
check. To get on the base for the orientation you have to contact
Gale Lynch at the Red Cross (609-267-9595) and she will tell you the
steps that need to be taken. Brother Post members Dave Hesdon and
Fred Hofstaedter both attend these functions and Dave will be glad
to answer any questions or share experiences with you.
Jdh0630@yahoo.com
2011 was an
excellent year for the Morell Smith Post. We had a few presentations
at the Post and saw our membership increase. Let’s continue the
growth of the Post and American Legion by introducing a veteran
friend or neighbor to our Post. The best way to serve the well being
of our fellow vets is to bring them into the Legion family. Again,
any ideas for presentations or activities are always welcome. It’s
your Post, be active and support it. Commander Guy is always
receptive to your thoughts and ideas.
Commander Guy
thanks all members for their attendance at our meetings and their
constructive comments during the meetings. He reminds all that
should you know of a member who is ill to please contact Service
Officer Ernie Pitts and anyone with membership problems to contact
Membership Chairman Joe Lamplugh.
Jon Guy
Commander
267-716-4060
It’s your flag, honor it, defend it, love it and fly it!!
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The 9th District Commander's
Dinner
will be held at Post 440 on the evening of
Friday, March 16th, 2012 from 1800 - 2200 hours.
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VETERAN'S DAY - Friday,
November 11, 2011
Ed Hackett and Mark Willard, District 9 Deputy |
Jr. Vice Ed Hackett with a few fans from
Council Rock North Student Council |
Chuck Resch on left and Skip Scarbourgh on right |
Joe and Beth Carr (Joe doesn't wear a hat that
often) |
Click Here to read the article in the Advance
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BALL FIELD DEDICATION
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LEADERSHIP :
OFFICERS |
Commander:
Jon Guy |
Sr. Vice Commander:
Earl “Skip” Scarborough |
Jr. Vice Commander:
Ed Hackett |
Adjutant:
Jim Anderson |
Finance Officer:
Joseph Carr |
Judge Advocate:
Don Marshall |
Chaplain:
Rev. Paul Chreiman |
Service Officer:
Ernie Pitts |
Sergeant-At-Arms:
Larry Kerwood |
Historian:
Mike Donavan |
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VA Regional Office:
1-800-827-1000 |
Benefits Counselor:
215-842-2000 |
Philadelphia VAMC:
1-800-949-1001 |
Willow Grove Clinic:
215-823-6050 |
Fort Dix Clinic:
609-562-2999 |
Pharmacy Automated Refills:
1-888-338-5525 |
Pharmacy Customer Service:
215-823-6361 |
Appointment Confirmation:
1-888-338-5525 |
Patient Advocate:
1-800-949-1001 |
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| Our mailing address is: |
| American Legion |
| Morell Smith Post 440 |
| 41 Linden Ave. |
| Newtown, PA 18940 |
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We will list members who have recently passed away.
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Dave Burns |
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Andy String |
| Vincent E. Leedom |
| J. Peston Van Artsdlen |
| Arnett L. Clark |
| John L. Forsyth Sr. |
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * MEMBERSHIP NOTICE
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CONTRARY TO
POPULAR OPINION, MEMBERSHIP CHAIRMAN JOE LAMPLAUGH DOES NOT HAVE
A HOT LINE TO THE STATE LEGION. THEY DO NOT NOTIFY JOE AS YOU
PAY ON-LINE.
MEMBERS
PAYING THEIR ANNUAL DUES ON-LINE WERE INSTRUCTED TO SEND THEIR
RECEIPT TO JOE TO RECEIVE THEIR MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
THE STATE
LEGION, ONCE A MONTH, WILL SEND JOE A LIST OF ALL MEMBERS WHO
HAVE PAID THEIR ANNUAL DUES ON-LINE FOR THAT MONTH. ONLY ONCE A
MONTH.
IF YOU WANT
YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD FASTER THAN THAT, YOU WILL HAVE TO MAIL
YOUR RECEIPT TO JOE. BETTER YET, BRING YOUR RECEIPT TO A
MEETING. A PHONE CALL OR E MAIL WILL NOT EXPEDITE YOUR CARD.
UNTIL NOTIFIED BY THE STATE BY THE MONTHLY REPORT, JOE WILL HOLD
YOUR CARD.
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Membership in the American Legion is limited to
veterans who served during the following periods: |
| World War I |
April 6, 1917 to November
11, 1918 |
| World War II |
December 7, 1941 to
December 31, 1946 |
| Korean War |
June 25, 1950 to January
31, 1955 |
| Vietnam War |
February 28, 1961 to May
7, 1975 |
| Lebanon/Grenada |
December 20, 1989 to
January 31, 1990 |
| Operation Desert Storm/Shield |
August 2, 1990 to today |
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| The official text for the naming of Morell Smith Post 440 |
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Newtown
Enterprise
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December
1919 |
Whereas,
Lieutenant Morell Smith, having been an honored citizen of
Newtown, and having entered the war against Germany in support of the
highest
ideals of justice and freedom, and with a keen sense of their meaning
to his
beloved country; and
Whereas, Lieutenant
Morell Smith, having nobly fought, and having
proven his deep devotion to his lofty principles by the supreme
sacrifice upon
the field of battle: be it therefore
Resolved, in recognition
of this single-minded devotion, that this post
be named The Morell Smith Post, Number 440, of Pennsylvania, of the
American
Legion; and be it
Resolved, As
a token of our deep sense of loss and of our sincere
sympathy with them, that a copy of this resolution be sent to the
parents of
the late lamented Lieutenant Morell Smith.
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| The above resolution was proposed by Dr. G.A. Parker, Jr. and Morris
Savidge |
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