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In this issue:

2016 Boys and Girls State Delegates 1

Lending A Helping Hand 1

Legion Up! 2

Served and Continues Serving 2

Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1

and Shamrock Garden Apartment

Homes Teams Up

Quality Living Service (QLS) Honors Our

Fallen at its Memorial Day Dinner

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27 JUN: Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1 sponsors the American Legion Boys State Delegate Melvin Potter III of Arabia Mountain High School and the American Legion Auxiliary Girls State Delegate Leslie Rubio of Mays High School. The Boys State delegate attended Riverside Military Academy, Gainesville, GA from 12-18 June and the Girls State delegate attended Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA from 12-17 June. The Post paid for the admission fee, transportation, and also gave each delegate a subsidy for their

use while attending the program. Both of the delegates stated it was an experience they will never forget. Melvin Potter III dropped by the Post during our 27 June membership meeting to thank the Post and share some of his experiences. The Boys State and Girls State are the premier programs for teaching how government works while developing leadership skills & an appreciation for your rights as a citizen. As a participant in the program they ran for office, learned public speaking, created and enforced laws and actively participate in all phases of creating and running a working government in the exciting and fun summer program. The delegates developed confidence and leadership skills that will shape their future. http://www.boysandgirlsstate.org/index.html

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Dates of interest:

Post 9-1-1 CDR/Sr. Vice-Cdr’s Homecoming: Wed, 06 Jul from 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Post 296 Installation: Marietta, Thu, 7 Jul at 6:00 pm

5th District Installation: Post 264, Sat, 9 Jul at 10:00 am

Post 29 Installation: Marietta, Sat, 9 Jul at 6:00 pm

Post 9-1-1 Exec. Board Mtg: Thu, 21 Jul at 7:00 pm

Post 9-1-1 Post Officers Installation: Mon, 25 Jul at 7:00 pm

Post 9-1-1 Job Expo with Atlanta Braves: Thu, 28 Jul at 9:00 am-2:00 pm

Post 9-1-1 VA Claims Workshop: Sat, 6 Aug (2 - 6 pm)

Post 9-1-1 $2 Stimulus Sat, 6 Aug - Noon to 8:00 pm

5th District Meeting: Post 29, Sun, 14 Aug at 10:00 am

Post 9-1-1 Exec. Board Mtg: Thu, 18 Aug at 7:00 pm

5th District/Post Officers/New Members Training: Post 160 , Sat, 20 Aug from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Facilitator Department/District Judge Advocate Joe Sims: 160 Legion Dr. SE, Smyrna, GA 30080

Post 9-1-1 Membership Mtg: Mon, 22 Aug at 7:00 pm

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11 JUN: Post 9-1-1 was called to duty from the 5th District Service Officer to assist a veteran and his three children. Fellow Veteran Bernard Mincey (pictured on the

left with his children and Buddy

Teresa Pollard) has transferred from Florida to Georgia and

made an inquiry for assistance through the Legion.org website. Although the Post provided the closest post information (Post 51), Post 9-1-1 did not miss the opportunity to assist. The legionnaire

recently went through knee surgery. We were able to provide the legionnaire with shoes and a food basket for his family with the additional assistance from Adjutant Mary Williams. He was also assisted by “Operation Homefront”. While the legionnaire was at Post 9-1-1, Commander Ronnie Ogletree, provided him with additional information about the Post’s “VA Claims Workshop” and the American Legion’s “Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA)” program. http://www.legion.org/

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Independence Day, Monday, 4 July. Parents’ Day, Sunday, 24 July.

Fun, Leisure, Family, and Camaraderie

Photo provided by Finance Officer Kimia Flournoy

Photos provided by Buddies Harry Tucker and Patricia Baisden

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S e r v e d a n d c o n t i n u e s S E R V I N G

21 MAY: Buddy Ella Rodgers (Vietnam-WAC) one of eldest members attending $2 Stimulus

Saturday.

Greeting Legionnaires,

It is with a humble heart that I give thanks to all members of the Legion Post and their families for allowing me to serve you for 11

fantastic years as your commander. Now is the perfect time for another one of our buddies to lead and continue the legacy of our proud 26 year tradition of service to the veteran community. It is with great pleasure that I welcome Commander Kareem Flournoy to this prestigious position as Commander and pass the gavel with no regrets. I respectfully ask that you give him that same dedication and support that you have given me and my administration over the past 11 years. Someone once said “In order to be a great leader, you must allow others to lead”. In keeping with this ideology, we must ensure that the younger generation get their opportunity to lead. We must also provide them with the necessary tools to excel. So with this, I charge not only myself but the outgoing command with the responsibility of grooming our next leaders. Our Post went from 100 members to 8 members and now we stand at 158 buddies strong. We have the membership now to do all of those great things in our community, never forgetting that we are the oldest and the best of all the Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs). I look forward to more great things from Post 9-1-1, you have always answered when called upon and I expect nothing less. In closing, I want to say thank you to all my legion buddies and I salute you for a job well done. As I say farewell to command I want all to remember that “Everybody can’t do everything but everybody can do something”.

For God and Country, Commander Ronnie J. Ogletree

COMMANDER’S CORNER

Motor company, Motown Records and the Omega Psi Phi fraternity invoiced contracting community gardens, green spaces, and brightening elementary and high schools with new physical fitness equipment, refurbishing academic and performance arts spaces which added color to encourage community cohesiveness. The Mission Continues empowers post-9/11 veterans who are adjusting to life at home to find purpose through community impact. Through its unique model, veterans build new skills and networks that help them successfully reintegrate to life after the military while making long-term, sustainable transformations in communities and inspiring future generations to serve. https://www.missioncontinues.org/

30 JUN: Post 9-1-1 Historian Tracy Smith hails from Evergreen, AL and served as an active duty Combat Correspondent for the U. S. Marine Corps, the Georgia Army National Guard (GANG),

the 48th IBCT PAO for the United States Army. She also deployed with the GANG’s 48th Infantry Combat Team. Besides her day job with the City of Atlanta Police Department, Buddy Smith continues her service with the American Legion as the Post Historian and “The Mission Continues” (TMC) organization as a Fellow and Public Relations Representative. With TMC she has traveled to Orlando, FL during the recent crisis, and just wrapped up community service in Detroit, MI for distressed communities and schools completing four major projects in five days. The work during TMC’s Operation Motown Muster in the birthplace of the Ford

CHAPLAIN’S REPORT

SICK AND/OR SHUT-IN:

Buddy Willie Hall (Vietnam)

MEMBERSHIP

We ended last year with 175%; this placed us #1 in our district! We got off to a great start at June’s membership meeting; however, we need to keep march-

ing forward. Dues maybe mail-in, paid at the Post during the membership meeting, or renew online at www.legion.org/renew We need to continue to target our Global War on Terror, Operation Enduring Free-dom, NATO, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and all other Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraqi Ser-vice members. We need to let these Service members know that the American Legion is their organization. Finally, I would like to thank everyone for their support during my tenor the last 5 years. I look forward to continually seeing the “ SEA OF BLUE ” increase!

For God and Country, Sr. Vice-Cdr Willie (Jack) Jackson

Former Executive Board Member and a founding charter member of Post 9-1-1 Harold

Williams (deceased) pictured with his twin brother Judge Advocate Carold Williams.

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15 JUN: Post 9-1-1’s Boys State Delegate, Melvin Potter III, captured on

www.galegion.org website photo spread.

16 JUN: Sr. Vice-Commander Willie “Jack” Jackson at Shamrock Gardens Apartments

Photo provided by Buddy Ron Witherspoon.

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11 JUN: Legionnaires helps Buddy Charles “Chief” Nolan celebrate his 75th birthday.

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11 JUN: Post 9-1-1 assisting a fellow veteran and his

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21 MAY: Sr. Vice-Commander Willie “Jack” Jackson and Buddy Mitzi Blount supporting the $2

Stimulus Saturday event.

21 MAY: Patrons enjoying the music at the Post’s $2 Stimulus Saturday.

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MUNDY-BECK POST 9-1-1

THE $2 STIMULUS SATURDAY: Sponsored by Post 9-1-1 was the concept of Jr. Vice-Cdr Kareem Flournoy and Finance Officer Kimia Flournoy in March 2016 as a way to

give back to the legionnaires and community while raising funds for upcoming events. Everything from entry, food, and drink is only $2. The next event is 6 August 2016 from noon-8:00 pm. Phone: 404-913-1585 KIDS BOWL FREE SUMMER PROGRAM: www.kidsbowlfree.com and get the Adult Family Pass for discount bowling for up to four adults.

Free and July activity links: http://www.events12.com/atlanta/july/ http://www.atlanta.net/events/free/

FREE TICKETS: Thanks to sponsorship from The Home Depot Foundation, the Woodruff Arts Center offers veterans, active duty and military families free parking and free tickets at the box office/ticket desk for Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art exhibitions, performances, and other programs, beginning seven (7) days in advance of the performance, with presentation of valid military/veterans ID, based on availability. Limit two (2) free tickets per household. To ensure availability for symphony and theatre performances, patrons should call box office before traveling to pick up tickets (404-733-5000). www.woodruffcenter.org/ JULY 4TH-STONE MTN: 1-4 July, free except for parking. JULY 4TH-CALLAWAY: 2-6 July, “Beach Party” DANCE AND DRUM FESTIVAL: 29-31 July Concert at Tri-Cities High School in East Point.

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WEBSITES OF INTEREST

Contact the establishments to verify fees.

JUNE (BELATED) Alfred Johnson (Korea) Charles “Chief” Nolan (Vietnam) Raymond McDaniel (Vietnam) John May (Vietnam) Thomas Crowder (Persian Gulf) Hugh Sharp (Korea) Ronald Ogletree (Persian Gulf) Willie Harris (Vietnam) William Eberhardt (Vietnam) CB Reeves (Korea) Wali Elamin (Lebanon/Grenada) Sylvia Grant (Persian Gulf)

JULY Robert Tolbert (Korea) Luis Solomon (Vietnam) Darnell Reed (Persian Gulf) Lloyd Hughes (Vietnam) Jerry Manning (Vietnam) Eldred Woods (Panama) Anthony Dennis (Vietnam) Avery Ammons (Persian Gulf) George Mott (Lebanon/Grenada) Donald Robinson (Vietnam) Tonya Price (Persian Gulf) Michael Gaines (Vietnam) Charles Lane (Persian Gulf)

PHONE NUMBERS OF INTEREST

Atlanta Vet Center: 404-347-7264 Atlanta VA Med Center: 404-321-6111

www.galegion.org www.galegion.org/forms.html www.legion.org/renew www.va.gov www.vba.va.gov/VBA www.myhealth.va.gov www.va.gov/directory www.ptsd.va.gov www.legion.org www.mylegion.org www.legion.org/education www.needalift.org www.fastweb.com www.usajobs.com www.thelit.com/no-cost-legioncare

PEOPLE OF INTEREST

National Headquarters: Commander Dale Barnett

Department of Georgia 2016-2017: Commander Carmen Streit-Smith Sr. Vice-Commander John Pizzo

5th District of Georgia: Commander Samuel Perry Adjutant Linda Hedrick Sr. Vice-Commander Jesse Campbell

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16 MAY: Commander Ronnie Ogletree and Senior Vice Commander Jack Jackson teamed up with Shamrock Gardens Apartment Homes to do a history and recruitment presentation for the veterans who live in the apartment community about the American Legion and Post 9-1-1.

Commander Ogletree spoke about the history of the American Legion in general and the history of and how Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1 got it name.

Commander Ogletree also spoke about the many programs Post 9-1-1 manages within the Southwest Atlanta community. Senior Vice Commander Jackson spoke to the group about the Veterans Claims Benefit Workshop held at Post 9-1-1 bi-monthly, which is designed to assist veterans with the benefits claims with the Veterans Administration.

The meeting was well attended and the ranks of Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1 will have a group of seasoned and eager veterans joining its ranks in the near future to support the Post 9-1-1 mission of service to the community. Thanks to Carrie Williams, Resident Services Coordinator and Debra Clark for their hard work to make this event come to life.

The union of Post 9-1-1 and Shamrock Gardens as a community partner will prove to be another outstanding merger of like-minded, hardworking individuals working to improve the Southwest Community. http://www.shamrockatl.com/

QUALITY LIVING SERVICE (QLS) HONORS OUR FALLEN AT THEIR QUALITY LIVING SERVICE (QLS) HONORS OUR FALLEN AT THEIR QUALITY LIVING SERVICE (QLS) HONORS OUR FALLEN AT THEIR MEMORIAL DAY DINNER MEMORIAL DAY DINNER MEMORIAL DAY DINNER

21 MAY: Buddy Carlton McWilliams represents Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1 at the Quality Living Service (QLS) Haven property located at 1840 Campbellton Rd at their Memorial Day Dinner. Buddy McWilliams spoke on the remembrance presentation for those that gave the ultimate sacrifice and the

fantastic POW/MIA Missing Chair deliverance.

The QLS Haven also took the opportunity during this occasion to thank the veterans of the community for their service to our nation. The QLS is an unique program of seniors helping seniors remain independent and productive community members. http://www.qualitylivingservices.org/

Photos and article provided by Buddy Ron Witherspoon

Photos provided by Buddy Carlton McWilliams

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MUNDY-BECK POST 9-1-1 Post Location:

3011 Campbellton Road Sw Atlanta GA 30311

Post Mailing Address: P. O. Box 312294 Atlanta GA 31311

Post: 678-826-9110 Adjutant: 404-913-1585

Post: mbpost911@gmail.com Adjutant: post911adjutant@gmail.com

Website: http://post911.com

POST MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS ARE THE 4TH MONDAY OF EACH MONTH.

Mundy-Beck Post 9-1-1 was stood up as the first service post with the designation of 9-1-1 on 09 February 1990. Former members of Post 291 started Mundy-Beck American Legion Post 9-1-1. The

original members were 1st Responders, Law Enforcement, Fire Services, and Support personnel. We derived our name from the first African-American Atlanta Police Officer Claude Everett Mundy, Jr. and the first African-American Atlanta Firefighter Howard Haley Beck in honor of their ultimate sacrifice in service to the Atlanta community. Our unique colors represent the three services we were founded under: the Royal Blue crown for Law Enforcement, the Red braid for Fire Services and the Gold lettering for Support Services. We are proud to be the only Post in America to wear these colors to represent Our Country, Our Organization, and Ourselves.

Post 9-1-1 VA Claims Workshop: Assists with VA claims every 1st Saturday every other month from 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm. Next date is 6 August.

Veterans’ Claims Department joins the Department of Labor (Cobb-Cherokee) Career Center; 465 Big Shanty Road, Marietta, GA 30066 on Thursday’s to assist with claims. Call to verify the date at

770-528-6100 from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm.

* Veterans, active duty and military families gets free parking along with free tickets for Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and High Museum of Art exhibitions. More details under the “Fun, Leisure, Family, and Camaraderie” section.

* Family Support Center Marietta (Grocery Sales): Open 3 days a month located 1901 Terrell Mill Rd, Ste. 200, Marietta, GA 30067 Call 478-333-7618 or 748-926-3714

G O O D O F T H E L E G I O N

EDITOR:

Buddy Jane “Teresa” Pollard

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Ms. Juanita L. Mitchell

EDITOR’S NOTE: Please take pictures of the

events you attend and email or text them

with a brief description to the contact

information below.

Please address comments, corrections, or

requests to post911adjutant@gmail.com or

404-913-1585.

2015-2016 POST OFFICERS

Commander Ronnie J. Ogletree

Senior Vice-Commander Willie (Jack) Jackson

Junior Vice-Commander Kareem Flournoy

Finance Officer Kimia Flournoy

Adjutant Mary Williams

Chaplain Bobby Reeves

Judge Advocate Carold Williams

Service Officer Jeff Williams

Sergeant at Arms Melvin Carter

Historian Tracy Smith

2016-2017 POST OFFICERS’ INSTALLATION

The new post officers’ installation will be on Monday, 25 July 2016 at 7:00

pm. The installing officer will be 5th District Commander Samuel Perry. Please come out to meet your new officers, district, and department

leaders.

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Photo provided Commander Ronnie J. Ogletree; article input by Commander Ronnie J. Ogletree and

Buddy Ron Witherspoon.

ABOUT THE POW/MIA EMPTY CHAIR

The third Friday of September is designated as POW/MIA Recogni-tion Day to honor those U.S. service members that are either prison-ers of war or still missing in action. The day is one of six in which Congress mandates the flying of the POW/MIA Flag; the others days are Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day. The American Legion is committed to achieving a full accounting of

all POW/MIAs from all war eras. This means returning living POWs, the repatriation of their remains, or finding convincing evidence of why neither is possible. Resolution No. 288, adopted at the 67th Na-tional Convention, calls for designating a POW/MIA Empty Chair at all official Legion meetings as a physical symbol of the thousands of American POW/MIAs still unaccounted for. The following is a suggested POW/MIA Remembrance Service to be used at American Legion meet-ings, banquets, luncheons or memorial gatherings in conjunction with the POW/MIA flag draped over an empty chair. The service can be adopted or modified appropriately. Members should remove their caps during this service.

* Those who have served, and those currently serving in the uniformed services of the United States, are ever mindful that the sweetness of enduring peace has always been tainted by the bitterness of personal sacrifice. We are compelled to never forget that while we enjoy our daily pleasures, there are others who have endured and may still be enduring the agonies of pain, deprivation and imprisonment. * Before we begin our activities, we pause to recognize our POWs and MIAs. * We call your attention to this small table which occupies a place of dignity and honor. It is set for one, symbol-izing the fact that members of our armed forces are missing from our ranks. They are referred to as POWs and MIAs. * We call them comrades. They are unable to be with their loved ones and families, so we join together to pay humble tribute to them, and to bear witness to their continued absence. * The table is small, symbolizing the frailty of one prisoner, alone against his or her suppressors. * The tablecloth is white, symbolic of the purity of their intentions to respond to their Country’s call to arms. * The single rose in the vase signifies the blood they may have shed in sacrifice to ensure the freedom of our be-loved United States of America. This rose also reminds us of the family and friends of our missing comrades who keep faith, while awaiting their return. * The red ribbon on the vase represents an unyielding determination for a proper accounting of our comrades who are not among us. * A slice of lemon on the plate reminds us of their bitter fate. * The salt sprinkled on the plate reminds us of the countless fallen tears of families as they wait. * The glass is inverted, they cannot toast with us at this time. * The chair is empty. They are NOT here. The candle is reminiscent of the light of hope, which lives in our hearts to illuminate their way home, away from their captors, to the open arms of a grateful nation. * The American flag reminds us that many of them may never return - and have paid the supreme sacrifice to insure our freedom. * Let us pray to the Supreme Commander that all of our comrades will soon be back within our ranks. * Let us remember - and never forget their sacrifice. * May God forever watch over them and protect them and their families.

Article and photo obtained from http://www.legion.org/security/212218/today-powmia-recognition-day and edited by Buddy Teresa Pollard.