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POST 440 SUPPORTS 3 LEGION BASEBALL TEAMS.
Let's get out and show some support this year.
There were some great
games last year and 2017 promises to be a better one!
The schedule is posted for all home games. There are a
few away games in between. Please support our teams.
See you at CRHS North!
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American Legion 2017 Baseball Schedule |
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WE WANT OUR MEMBERS TO GET OUT AND
SUPPORT THESE LEGION TEAMS! |
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Please come to the Legion Games and
bring anyone you want! Serious Baseball. |
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Current Standings as of July 7, 2017
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LBALB
- 2017 Regular Season
Click on a team's name to go to their website . . .
Playoffs are now underway. In a first-round ‘play-in’
game Newtown defeated Yardley-Morrisville 7-3 to earn the #7 seed, thus
winning the right to meet Northampton in the first round of the playoffs.
Unfortunately, the team fell to Northampton 13-0 to enter the losers’
bracket where the next day they also fell to the Langhorne team by a score
of 8-1.
The team is a young team with a new coach which ended the season with two
of their pitchers among the league leaders in ERA. This bodes well for the
promise of a successful 2018 season.
Thanks to all who supported the team by attending one of their games.
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MEMORIAL DAY
2016 PHOTOS
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WEST POINT SABRE PRESENTED TO POST
440
Read the story
here . . .
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Post 440
Presentation to Eagle Scout from Troop 99 - 8/7/16
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Once again, Post 440 is at the forefront of American Legion activities and
events.
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Dedication of POW/MIA chair at the
new Doylestown
Courthouse for
Capt. Ralph W. Galati, U.S.A.F.,
downed pilot in the Vietnam War.
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A Great Story
for our Post.
The story was that John McGovern, Jim Anderson and
John Heenan (all Post members) met Gen. Brady Wed., July 1, 2015 at the
AOH in Swedesberg, PA. General Brady gave a brief talk about the Irish
role in receiving the Medal of Honor from the Civil War up to today. 70%
of MOH recipients were Irish. Also discussed was the MOH grove in Valley
Forge.
While in college at Seattle University, Pat Brady
initially hated the compulsory ROTC program and was kicked out. Then,
realizing he would probably be drafted after graduation he reentered the
ROTC to enter the service as an officer.
After graduation he was commissioned a 2d
Lieutenant in the Army Medical Service Corps in 1959. During his two
tours in Vietnam he flew over 2,000 combat missions and evacuated more
than 5,000 wounded.
He was one of only two men to receive BOTH the
Medal of Honor and the Distinguished Service Cross during the Vietnam
War. He retired as a Major General in 1993 after 34 years of service.
- by Jim Anderson
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PA Veterans License Plates |
PennDOT will begin issuing a new series of military-themed license
plates to honor and remember the sacrifices of our service members and
veterans. These license plates will include special designations for a
variety of combat-related decorations and expand the criteria to qualify
for the Merchant Marines plate. The license plates were authorized by
Act 109 of 2014 and are now available for qualifying service members and
veterans.
PennDOT now offers 34 different types of
registration plates recognizing veterans. For a full list, click on the
web link below. The fees for these special plates vary.
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Click here to go to the PennDOT website. |
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2018 MEMBERSHIP IS NOW $35 |
You can pay your dues
online by
clicking here
or
use the
Legion's invoice and send a check to us at:
American Legion Post 440
41 Linden Ave.
Newtown, PA 18940
ATTN: Membership
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PLEASE NOTE: If you are receiving reminders
from the American Legion to pay your dues, AND you have already PAID your
dues OR you have a recent card (2017) - you can ignore those blue & white or pink &
blue reminder forms that the National American Legion sends out. Please do
not double-pay. Check your bank account to see if the check has been
returned yet. If you are not sure please contact the Membership Chairman
Jim Gieseke at 215.631.2895 or
Click Here to send an email.
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MEMBERSHIP |
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Click Here to contact the Membership Chairman
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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 |
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Lebanon |
Aug.
24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 |
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Panama |
Dec. 20, 1989 to Jan. 31, 1990 |
| Operation Desert Storm/Shield/Gulf
War on Terrorism |
August 2, 1990 to today |
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You will also be required
to provide a copy of your
DD-214. |
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STOP BY ANY MEETING ON THE 3RD
TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH AT 7:30 PM |
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| Click here for more information on Membership in Post 440 |
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$$$$$ - - - 20/20 FUNDRAISER - -
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Week 1 |
#107 |
George Spahn |
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Week 2 |
#13 |
J. R.
Swerk |
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Roy Walker |
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Janet Johnson |
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GRAND PRIZE |
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Congrats to Jarett for winning the Grand Prize.
Our
current Fund Raising
drive has closed.
Tickets
for our next Fund Raiser are in the mail
and are available from Jerry DeYoung.
All
proceeds support our Building Fund for maintenance, repairs, security, etc. |
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PLEASE NOTE: Our contact form is temporarily
disabled. |
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Please
CLICK HERE
to contact the Hall Rental Chairperson |
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Or contact Jean via Email
jfvg55@yahoo.com |
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Or call 215.946.1520 to speak directly with Jean. |
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ALL HALL RENTALS AND APPOINTMENTS
MUST BE
CLEARED THRU JEAN. |
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******** DD-214 NOTICE
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Get your FREE DD-214
replacement forms from the government's National Archives.
to go to the web site to request your
DD-214's.
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Get your official veteran's discount picture ID card!
Go down to the Doylestown Court House, go to the "Recorder of Deeds"
on the 2nd floor of the main courthouse bring your
DD-214 with you and a photo ID.
You can use your new ID card to get discounts at many stores and
businesses.
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Click the logo to go to the official
American Legion Web Site |
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Click here to add a name.
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Robert Kenderdine |
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Robert Brodie |
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William Craighead |
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Joseph Watts |
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Merwyn Claar |
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Bruce Mitchell |
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Mike Donovan |
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Robert Novotney |
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Charles F. Schattler Jr.
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Costic Borsavage |
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Albert M. DiGregorio |
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Charles Morell Brown |
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Albert Joseph Novoteny |
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Taps in Perpetuity |
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Joe Carr |
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Morell Smith |
VA Regional Office:
1-800-827-1000 |
Benefits Counselor:
215-842-2000 |
Philadelphia VAMC:
1-800-949-1001 |
Willow Grove Clinic:
215-823-6050 |
Burlington County VA Clinic
3000 Lincoln Drive E,
Marlton, NJ 08053
844-441-5499 |
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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| 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 |
This is a grave marker circa WW1. It
is made from brass. |
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