102002

Welcome

The Officers and their wives attended the National Convention in Nashville, TN, August 24 to the 30th. Vice President Cheney spoke at the joint opening session with the Auxiliary.

The Southern Conference nominated Huey Long for Junior Vice Commander in Chief even though he had a felony conviction. At the election of officers he was defeated. The rest of the election, in my book, was cut and dried.

The "Early Bird" dinners will be on October 12th & the 19th in the Post Hall. Sterck Catering from Vermilion will provide the dinners. Sign-up sheets for each of the two dates are in the Canteen. Please sign the sheet for the date you plan to attend and mark it down so you don't forget.

Daylight Savings ends on October 27th., so don't forget to turn your clocks "BACK".

A few new members have joined the Post but not enough to offset the ones we have lost. Like I said before, if everyone would sign up one new or re-instated member we could double our membership. So please get out there and sign them up. Losing comrades is our one big problem; not getting new replacements is number two. Getting people to volunteer at Post functions is number three.

If anyone is interested in joining the Honor Guard, see Pat LePore, or myself. Job doesn't pay anything, but you will be performing a service for our departed comrades.

If you know of a comrade that is sick or in the Hospital, please notify the Post Chaplain, Bob Burdick.

And if you know of any comrade that lives by himself, check and make sure he is all right. Call on the phone or knock on his door. You may just save his life. John F. Polgar, Commander

Agent Orange and Other Herbicides

Ten diseases are presumed by VA to be service-related for compensation purposes for veterans exposed to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in support of military operations in the Republic of Vietnam between Jan. 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975.

The diseases presumed are chloracne or other acne form disease similar to chloracne, porphyria cutanea tarda, soft-tissue sarcoma (other than osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma or mesothelioma), Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, respiratory cancers (lung, bronchus, larynx, trachea), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, prostate cancer, acute and subacute peripheral neuropathy and diabetes mellitus (Type 2 diabetes).

.MEDICAL NOTES

Gulf War veterans who suffer from chronic disabilities resulting from undiagnosed illnesses, medically unexplained chronic multi-symptom illnesses (such as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, or irritable bowel syndrome) that are defined by a cluster of signs or symptoms, and any diagnosed illness that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines warrants a presumption of service-connection may receive disability compensation. The undiagnosed illnesses must have appeared either during active duty in the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations during the Gulf War or to a degree of at least ten percent at any time since then through Sept. 30, 2006. The following symptoms are among the manifestations of an undiagnosed illness: fatigue, skin disorders, headache, muscle pain, joint pain, neurologic symptoms, neuropsychological symptoms, symptoms involving the respiratory system, sleep disturbances, gastrointestinal symptoms, cardiovascular symptoms, abnormal weight loss and menstrual disorders. A disability is considered chronic if it has existed for at least six months.

"Happy Birthday" Post 1079

Chartered on October 9, 1923

For the first few months meetings were held in the City Council Chamber. In early 1924 meetings were held in the Grand Army of the Republic Hall on Broad Street.

Several moves occurred in the next several years. In 1926, the Post moved to Court Street. In 1929 it moved to the Sharp Building on Broad Street and moved in 1930 to the Woodmen Hall on Broad Street. It was a struggle to keep the Post going during those Depression years.

In 1934, the Post moved to the Stolzenburg building on Broad Street. In 1941, the Post purchased the property at 245 Second Street. The unit participated in public and charitable functions.

At a banquet in September 1945, at the Elks, the mortgage was burned. In 1946, disaster befell the Post. On Saturday evening, November 23 a fire which started in the basement completely destroyed the building. The commander immediately appointed a committee to find a meeting place and report to the membership.

In March 1947, the Post purchased the former Romec Pump building at 347 East Bridge Street. The burning of the mortgage of this building was celebrated in 1949. In 1972, the Post sold the property to the Urban Renewal agency and purchased five acres of land on South Abbe Road, where the new

Post home was completed in the spring of 1973.

The membership now stands at over 1500 plus members and its Ladies Auxiliary stands at over 900 plus members and recognized as one of the most active Post in the State of Ohio.

In time the Post grew in scope and members. It is now the largest Post in the State of Ohio.

NOTICE

SATURDAY-NITE DANCE BAND PATRONS:

Effective Saturday, October 5, 2002, there will be a $2.50 cover-charge for all (NON-MEMBERS) of Post 1079 attending the Saturday Night Dances. This cost, to help defray the expense of the bands, was passed by motion of the floor at the August 15th meeting.

GET WELL ROSTER

Cliff Ledyard.....................North Ridge

John Trembach..............Lorain Manor

Joseph Temkiewicz.....................Home

Albert Brandal..................North Ridge

Joseph Noga..Elyria Methodist Home

Val Burrer...... Elyria Methodist Home

John Lapos.............Amherst Hospital

Norman Heldt..........Amherst N/Home

CANCER PINS

Make your donation to the Robert Combs Cancer Fund. Cancer Pins are available from the display board located on the glass case in the Canteen. Deposit your donation in the box provided and help yourself to a pin off the board. This is a worthy cause and a painless way to assist those who have contracted this hideous disease. Part of the funds go to research, and the rest goes toward direct assistance through the State office of the VFW

NEWSLETTER

Have info for the newsletter? Call Frank West, Quartermaster or leave at the Post.

Ladies Auxiliary News

Ruth Conrad -President

No Ladies Auxiliary News

To those who are ill, we wish a speedy recovery. To those who have lost a loved one, we send our Sympathy. Ruth Conrad, President