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Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Post 10147

Apopka/Altamonte Springs

P. O. Box 912. Apopka, Fl.

A U G U S T VFW

Dear Comrades

To those of you who missed the European dinner/dance the food was delicious

and plentiful and the entire evening a great success. I would like to thank those

who donated food and all that helped with this dinner, especially our “cooks” Bob

and Kathy Popp. Well done!

Now on a sour note, we are having difficulty in coming up with new ideas to at-

tract larger attendances at our functions. This July 20, 2013 we have a Brisket of

Beef Dinner/dance for a reasonable charge of $15.00 per person, however if we do

not get at least 100 people attending we will have to make this our last dinner as

it is not practical to buy, cook, serve and clean and provide entertainment for a

small group. Remember this is your VFW but if we are unable to find functions

that will make you want to attend, we will reluctantly use our facility just for

monthly meetings, rentals and as a museum. Don’t let this happen, if YOU have

any ideas or suggestions please let us know, meanwhile come to the Brisket din-

ner and bring someone with you, they need not be a veteran or member.

The Booster dinner/dance will be coming up soon so check your membership to

make sure it is up to date otherwise you will not be admitted. Dues are due by

July 15, 2013.

Please be aware that the September 12 meeting has been moved to September 19,

2013

In closing, keep our troops in your prayers till they are all home with their loved

ones. GOD BLESS AMERICA

UNITED WE STAND

Artie Vecchio. Commander

Sound off VFW A U G U S T N e w s l e t t e r

Web: www.vfwpost10147.com Email: vfwpost10147@yahoo.com

PLEASE TAKE NOTE that the deadline for information and articles to be published

in the Sound off Newsletter has been changed to: the 5th of each month.

VFW MEETING DAYS for 2013 All meeting times start at 7:30 pm. Dinner is served at 6:00 pm

MARCH 14 JULY 19 OCTOBER 10

APRIL 11 AUGUST 8 NOVEMBER 14

JUNE 13 SEPT 19 DECEMBER 12

Commander Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Sr. Vice Commander Don Mix (Janice) 407-324-7380

Jr. Vice Commander Edgardo Velazquez (Diane) 407-886-1258

Adjutant Marc Dell (Anne) 407-889-8551

Quartermaster Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-410-7245

Judge Advocate Marv Suriff 407-889-5885

Surgeon Steve Sterner 407-772-2497

Chaplain Ron Allen (Carol) 407-369-8645

Service Officer Nick Dini 407-886-6829

Chief of Staff Steve Deviese (Lorene) 407-886-4331

TRUSTEES

Three Year Jack Terman (Arline) 407-782-3944

Two Year Steve Milford 407-701-2342

One Year Roger Capper (Renate) 407-886-6133

Public Relations Artie Vecchio (Evelyn) 407-886-3938

Historian Bob Popp (Kathy) 407-464-7324

GREEN, GREEN, GREEN ISSUE

Effective with this August issue of our monthly

Newsletter we will NOT be mailing any future news-

letters.

NEWSLETTER WILL BE EMAILED

ONLY

If you have an Email address that we are not aware

of please send it via Email to:

vfwpost10147@yahoo.com or send a note to:

P.O.Box 912, Apopka, Fl. 32704

POST OFFICERS. Year 2013- 2014 Email: officers@vfwpost10147.com

Post 10147 Ph: 407-889-8266

If you can volunteer a few

hours a week to help with

Post events, please contact

us or visit on a Wednesday or

Saturday morning 8:00 AM

to 12:00 PM.

DONATIONS

WANTED

If you have any military items

you would like to donate to the

Post museum such as: Uniforms,

guns, knives, patches, insignias,

etc, please bring items to the

Post or call and we will arrange

a pickup date. All donated items

will be displayed with the name

of the donor.

Soap, shampoo, etc from hotels,

for the VA Nursing home and for

poor children.

Glasses for the needy .

Tabs from aluminum cans for

the tots of the Arnold Palmer

Hospital.

Jr. Vice Commander’s Corner: Ed Velazquez

YOUR NEXT PARTY OR SPECIAL

EVENT AT THE VFW Hall, Apopka.

Call: 407-889-8266 for details

weddings

Weddings…..Christmas Parties…...Anniversaries…...Birthday Parties…...Celebrations…...Super bowl

6 BROTHERS FOUGHT IN WORLD WAR II

Imagine what it would be like keeping up with six sons, all serving in the military at the same time in

WWII. It happened to Florence Emutral Garrison. For two years, from 1944 to 1946 Emutral kept

up a steady correspondence with her six boys, William, James, Rogers, David, Fred, and Charles, send-

ing news from home and, most importantly, transmitting news from one son to all the others. And

Emutral was rewarded; her six sons spent time in harm’s way, but all six came home not to much the

worse for wear. All the brothers were born in Pee Dee and grew up in Florence, S.C. Their father, Ir-

win Garrison, ran Mount Hope Cemetery until 1928 when his son, Roger. Took over. Roger was the

last brother to go into the service in 1944. All the Garrison men served in either the Navy, Army or

Marines. The brothers, and the family in general, will be honored at Florence’s Veterans Park later

this year. On Veteran’s Day in November, family members will add the brothers names to the almost

600 names already on the memorial wall at the park. They’ll be honored with 30 other new names

added to the Wall of Honor

Article by: John D. Russell. The Florence Morning News

As always these dates are subject to Change

JULY 20 Brisket dinner.

AUGUST 10 Famous Boosters dinner/dance.

SEPTEMBER 14 Poker night.

OCTOBER 19 Oktoberfest.

NOVEMBER 7-11 Poppies

NOVEMBER 11 Wal-Mart Veterans Day

DECEMBER 15 Post 10147 Christmas party.

As always these dates are subject to Change

MARCH 19 Police & Fireman Awards

MAY 1 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast

MAY 17 Officer Installation

JUNE 14 European dinner/dance

AUGUST 16 Turkey Feaderal

AUGUST 23 Booster Dinner Dance

DECEMBER 6 Walgreen Christmas Party

DECEMBER 14 Post 10147 Christmas party,

Morrison II. James 6/14

Mulrine. Debbie 6/14

Murray. Joan 6/13

Nelson. Bryan & Debbie 1/14

Nelsen. Brett & Jeannine 9/13

Normandin. Norm & Elaine 12/13

Piggott. Leon & Arlene 6/14

Pocius. Steve 6/14

Popp. Bob & Kathy 12/13

Richardson. Gerald & Amanda 1/14

Risser. Rich & Shirley 6/14

Roman. Walter & Helen 6/13

Rosen. Capt. Bob & Connie 6/14

Rossi. Anthony & Palma 6/13

Rossi-Killeen, Anita 8/13

Sarra. Maryann 1/14

Schaffer. Jim & Margaret 11/13

Smart. Robert & Anna May 6/13

Spurlock. Wm. “Greg” 6/14

Sterner. Steve 6/14

Sterner. John Phillip & Jean 6/14

Stroehlin. Dorothea 7/13

Stromwall. Dean 6/13

Sutton. Carol 6/14

Tabron. Alfred & Magdalena 6/14

Terman. Jack & Arlene 6/14

Turner. Tom & Debbie 6/13

Unetich Jr. Tony & Peggy 6/13

Vecchio. Art & Evelyn 1/13

Vecchio. Marianne 1/13

Velazquez. Ed & Diane 2/14

Walker. Jim 3/13

Walsh. Jim & Mary 12/13

Wardell. John & Wanda 6/14

Wardell. Stacy 6/14

Weber, Jerry 12/13

Weekley. Bob & Judith 6/14

Weiss. Jerry & Trudy 6/14

Wing. Jack & Mary 12/13

Yeager. Ken & Nancy 7/13

Zakszewski, Barbara 4/13

Ziolkowski. Robert 1/14

Galo. Anne 6/13

Greene. James & Nancy 6/14

Hall. Ellis & Sandra 6/13

Harshman. Ken & Marilyn 6/14

Heaton. Sam & Modean 6/14

Heisey. George & Carol 6/14

Highfield. Glen & Jacquelyn 6/13

Hooper. Eric 6/14

Isidoro. Lucille 6/14

Jones. Tom & Betty 6/14

Kara. Joe & Liz 6/14

Keightley, Alan 6/13

Kelley. George 1/14

Kelsey. Joseph 6/14

Kline. Jerry & Pauline 1/14

Kloth. Jan 1/14

Knox. George & Neoma 6/13

Labo. Father Tim 1/14

Land. Mayor John 6/14

Laurendeau. Linda 1/14

Lee. Carl 8/13

Leigh. Kathryn 8/13

Linz. Robert & June 6/14

Lisle. Tom & Eva 6/14

Lochridge. Mick & Lisa 6/13

Lockeby. Ed & Mary Ann 6/13

Loomis Funeral Home 6/14

Loso. Maurice 6/14

Lowry. Frank & Elaine 6/14

Maleski. Michael & Mary 6/14

Mancuso. Mary F 9/13

Mancuso. Tony 9/13

Marsh. Catherine 6/14

Mathis. Jim 9/13

Mathius. Pauline 8/13

May. Frank & Josephine 6/14

McDonnell. Kerry T 6/13

McFadden. Michael & Sharyn 6/14

McGuffin. W.R 6/14

McKeon. John & Hannah 8/13

Meisel. Bill & Ellen 6/13

Mizel. Coz & Brenda 6/14

Mix. Don & Jan 6/14

Morrison. Jim & Valerie 6/14

INDIVIDUAL BOOSTERS 2013

Acerra. Steve & Denise 8/13

Adams. Wally & Nina 1/14

Alfano. Frank & Fran 6/14

Allen, Ron & Carol 6/14

Armador. Jessica A 6/14

Anderson. Richard 6/14

Anthony, Pat & Peggy 6/13

Apopka Chamber of Commerce. Paul 3/14

Bankson. Pastor Doug 6/14

Boria. Lou & Julie 6/14

Bornmann, Susan C 8/13

Boucher, Rita 1/14

Bourdon. Hubert & Ginny 6/13

Bove. Russ & Sandy 9/13

Boyd. William & Joan 6/14

Braun. Mary 1/14

Brillant. Mark & Pat 6/14

Broadhurst. Ken & Jeanne 1/14

Brocker. Joyce 6/13

Brown, Brad & Barbara 4/13

Bunka. Bill & Evelyn 1/14

Burkholder. Mary Ann 1/14

Butler. Sam & Joyce Echon 6/13

Capper. Roger & Renate 6/14

Capper. Rolf 6/14

Carter, Rich 4/13

Cass. Norman & Sandy 12/13

Cifers. Doug 6/14

Collins. Friend E 1/14

Collins. Irene 1/14

Collins. Jim & Karen 1/14

Crane. Mary Lou 6/14

Day. Charles & Sylvia 9/13

Dershimer, Sandra 3/13

Deviese. Steve & Lorene 1/14

Dini. Greg & Barbara 1/14

Dini. Nick 1/14

Doggett. Dwight & Mabel 6/14

Doll. Beverly 6/14

Dombrowski. Tony 10/13

Dougherty. Thomas & Roberta 12/13

Douglas, Jr. Jack & Cherlyn 6/14

Echon. John & Lil 6/14

Fagg. William 6/14

Franqui. Bea 6/14

Franko. Dennis & Lynda 6/14

Gagnon. Marie 1/13

If you would like to be a Booster for the year 2013 please mail a check in the

amount of $25.00 to the VFW Post 10147

In memory of:

Lucille Swanner. Burt Burns. Bob-Erma Kloth. Leroy-Irene Lang.

Jack Collins. Bob Meade, Robert Boylon.

BUSINESS BOOSTERS These businesses are supporting the VFW Post 10147. Let us support them when we need a service

APOPKA / ALTAMONTE SPRINGS

V.F.W Post # 10147

P.O.Box 912

Apopka, FL. 32704

CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: July 17, 2013

Call: 407-889-8266 OR MAIL COUPON TO:

VFW Post 10147. P.O.Box 912, Apopka. Florida, 32704

Name:________________________No.Guests___________

BRISKET OF BEEF DINNER/DANCE

July 20, 2013

Cash Bar 6:00 pm

Dinner/Dance 7:00 pm

$15.00 Per Person

Brisket of Beef with

Mashed Potatoes & Green Beans

Salad

Rolls & Butter