Making Good Men, Better Men Since Time Immemorial
Making Good Men, Better Men Since Time Immemorial

May 2025

Veterans Committee 2nd Quarter Update

Brothers

Just taking a moment to give you a 2nd qtr update.

Everyone did great on the drive for the monument, you exceeded the goal of raising the funds to cover the stone. For the first time the Veteran’s committee has a surplus of funds available.  We are finalizing the details for the monument at the cemetery and as soon as we get a date for a dedication, we will post it so anyone who wants to attend will be able to. Memorial Day is coming up. There are many observances statewide, check with your local cemeteries and municipalities for the ones closest to you.

We would love to hear from any of you who have ideas for Veteran related projects.

This qtr. in History:

Mission Accomplished “Desert Storm”

Battle of Coral Sea “WWII”                                          

Germany Signs Unconditional Surrender VE Day “WWII”

US Navy launches its first ships 1797

Battle of Hamburger Hill “Vietnam”

Battle of Gettysburg “Civil War”

USCG and US Army Formed

Operation Overlord D-Day “WWII”

Operation Red Wings “Global War On Terror”

Armistice Day “Korean War”

On a personal note, June 5th 2007 Alive day IP Station Tikrit Iraq for my Brother Hubble Hanline, a day I will never forget.  “GWOT”

Memorial Day Message from the Veterans Committee

Brothers,

On behalf of the Veterans Committee, we want to remind everyone that Memorial Day is approaching fast. We hope you and your families have a safe and exciting holiday. While you are enjoying your time off between the beach and the BBQ please take a moment to reflect on why we have the day off. This day is set aside where we can collectively as a nation give thanks and remember that there are families all over our country who have had someone they love to make the Supreme Sacrifice in defense of our Freedoms. There is not a day that goes by they don’t miss them and would give anything to be able to spend that one more day with them. How many of our friends will not be sharing the BBQ with us or riding in the boat? How many children and grandchildren were never held by a beaming papa? How many kids walked graduation stages and were not able to see that proud parent’s face? How many mothers and fathers had to do the hardest thing imaginable and bury their child? This day should be a day of celebrating and remembering; it is a very solemn day, but it is also a day we say thank you. Live this day to its fullest just like our fallen Brothers and Sisters would. Enjoy your families and have fun, eat too much BBQ, take a nap by the water and take the kids just one more time down the water slide and when you do think of our Heroes who made this day possible.   Have a wonderful Memorial Day! God Bless our Veterans and God Bless America.