Volume 63, Issue 17 JULY 2018

EVERY DAY IS MEMORIDAL DAY—AND EVERY DAY IS VETERANS DAY!!

On July 4, 1776, the thirteen colonies claimed their independence from England, an event which eventually led to the

formation of the United States. Each year on July 4th, also known as Independence Day, Americans celebrate this histor-

ic event.

Conflict between the colonies and England was already a year old when the colonies convened a Continental Congress in

Philadelphia in the summer of 1776. In a June 7 session in the Pennsylvania State House (later Independence Hall),

Richard Henry Lee of Virginia presented a resolution with the famous words: "Resolved: That these United Colonies are,

and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown,

and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved."

Lee's words were the impetus for the drafting of a formal Declaration of Independence, although the resolution was not

followed up on immediately. On June 11, consideration of the resolution was postponed by a vote of seven colonies to five,

with New York abstaining. However, a Committee of Five was appointed to draft a statement presenting to the world the

colonies' case for independence. Members of the Committee included John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of

Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.

The task of drafting the actual document fell on Jefferson.

On July 1, 1776, the Continental Congress reconvened, and on the following day, the Lee Resolution for independence

was adopted by 12 of the 13 colonies, New York not voting. Discussions of Jefferson's Declaration of Independence result-

ed in some minor changes, but the spirit of the document was unchanged. The process of revision continued through all of

July 3 and into the late afternoon of July 4, when the Declaration was officially adopted. Of the 13 colonies, nine voted in

favor of the Declaration, two -- Pennsylvania and South Carolina -- voted No, Delaware was undecided, and New York

abstained. John Hancock, President of the Continental Congress, signed the Declaration of Independence. It is said that

John Hancock's signed his name "with a great flourish" so England's "King George can read that without spectacles!"

Today, the original copy of the Declaration is housed in the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and July 4 has been

designated a national holiday to commemorate the day the United States laid down its claim to be a free and independ-

ent nation.

We at Post 13 hope that all of our members and their families and friends have an enjoyable fourth this

year, as you celebrate the independence of our GREAT NATION!

A Bit OF

HISTORY JULY 4

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“THE WILLINGNESS OF AMERICAS VETERANS TO SACRIFICE FOR OUR COUNTRY HAS EARNED HAS

EARNED THEM OUR LASTING GRATITUDE.” ~ JEFF MILLER

GET TO KNOW OUR MEMBERS….

MEET BRYCE AND HELEN THORNTON

TWO MORE ACHIEVERS!!

Bryce– one of our WWII Veterans– age 92, who considers himself extremely fortunate to still be here. Having

trained as an explosive technician in 1943, handling, storing, transporting, and destroying various ammo in an

area that daily called for zero tolerance. Just a start for his military career—June 1943 - December 1945, with

the 101st Timberwolf Division, he gratefully served his time. This part of his military life was EASY comparing

what happened in his overseas tour.

In Europe 1943/1945, Bryce like untold thousands, walked through France, Belgium, Holland and Germany and

was there when the War ended. His primary duties was clearing mine fields and destroying booby traps that

had been well placed and concealed by the enemy. (Have you noticed how carefully and gingerly Bryce moves

about)? He was in many battles on the front line for 195 days of which the Battle of the Bulls was a significant

part. Six months of that journey was daily struggles and freezing weather and witnessing many casualties in

which some were very close to him. This is just a bit of the history that Bryce witnessed “over there”. Some

memories have faded, but very little.

Near the end of the war, his company assisted in the liberation of a German labor camp that consisted of approx-

imately six thousand (6,000) men and women many of whom worked daily with little or no food; many of the

prisoners could barely walk and had very little life left. Like other sights that Bryce witnessed, this is just an-

other along his way that should have never happened.

Bryce worked with he Bureau of Prisons for 23 years and the State of Florida for 10 years in security. He is also

known as a “GOOD” painter. On more than one occasion, he has made our Legion building look better with

paint! Helen did office work while in Ohio and Florida but she was —and—is a housewife which Bryce truly

loves. She has been a member of the Auxiliary for 13 years, and Bryce likewise has been with the Legion for

the same period of time. The both hold longtime memberships in the Elks Lodge (39 years), and Helen is a 68

year member of Beta Sigma Phi sorority in which she has held ALL offices, and continues to assist in a variety

of project, having donated an untold number of volunteer hours in all memberships. These two are constantly in

the Legion volunteering.

About 13 years after Bryce returned from “over there”, he married his love Helen, with whom he has been mar-

ried for over 74 years!! The two met in grade school early on, and became friends. Now, for some more good

news, they have two children, grandchildren, and many more family members with whom they are very close.

After retirement, they started traveling. They have been in all fifty states and fifteen foreign countries, and

many island tours via cruises. Bryce was also one the first HONOR FLIGHT to D.C!!!

BRYCE AND HELEN, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND CONTRIBUTIONS!!

Our Semi-Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony will be held July 8th at 2pm, located at Jimmy Steels home.

The Fire Department has been notified and will be present!

This is an opportunity for ALL OF US, especially the children to observe a very honorable, undertaking concerning the

United States Flag. We encourage you to come out, bring a friend or family member or two, and see what this is all

about. Please be sure and bring a seat for you to sit in and dress appropriately.

Cold water will be available. The process usually takes an hour or so.

The driveway to Jimmy Steeles property will be marked with U.S. Flags, and is located on Aenon Church rd.

SEMI-ANNUAL FLAG RETIREMENT CEREMONY

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“WHEN YOU ASK A VETERAN WHEN THEY WERE LAST “OVER THERE”, KNOW THAT IN MAY CASES, THE

REAL ANSWER IS EVERY NIGHT”

SAULS-BRIDGES AMERICAN LEGION POST 13 NEWS

4th OF JULY FIREWORKS

SAFETY AND LOCAL SHOWS

DECATUR COUNTY

Bainbridge

July 4th

6-9pm

Earle May Boat Basin

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Carabelle

July 1st

8:30-10pm

Over Carabelle River

Highway 98

Apalachicola

July 3rd

5-10pm

Riverfront Park

St. George Island

July 4th

7-9pm

8 West Gorrie Drive (downtown by lighthouse)

GADSDEN COUNTY

Greensboro

July 4th

9 pm-2 am

Greensboro Town Hall

JEFFERSON COUNTY

Monticello

July 4th

7-10:30pm

Jefferson County High School

LEON COUNTY

Tallahassee

July 4th

6-10pm

Shannon Lakes Park

Tallahassee

July 4th

5:30pm-9:45pm

Tom Brown Park

RECOMMENDED FIREWORKS SAFETY TIPS

• Obey all local laws regarding the use of fireworks.

• Know your fireworks; read the cautionary labels and per-

formance descriptions before igniting.

• A responsible adult SHOULD supervise all firework activi-

ties. Never give fireworks to children.

• Alcohol and fireworks do not mix. Save your alcohol for

after the show.

• Wear safety glasses when shooting fireworks.

• Light one firework at a time and then quickly move away.

• Use fireworks OUTDOORS in a clear area; away from

buildings and vehicles.

• Never relight a “dud” firework. Wait 20 minutes and then

soak it in a bucket of water.

• Always have a bucket of water and charged water hose

nearby.

• Never carry fireworks in your POCKET or shoot them into

METAL or GLASS containers.

• Do not experiment with homemade fireworks.

• Dispose of spent fireworks by wetting them down and

place in a metal trash can away from any building or combus-

tible materials until the next day.

• FAA regulations PROHIBIT the possession and transpor-

tation of fireworks in your checked baggage or carry-on lug-

gage. Report illegal explosives, like M-80s and quarter sticks, to the

fire or police department.

And let’s not forget the safety of our pets!

• Don’t bring your pets to a fireworks display, even a small

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CHAPLAIN’S

CORNER

YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BE APPRECIATED—-CONSIDERATION...

FROM THE

COMMANDER

Post 13

Commander

Noel Hurst

Post 13

Chaplain

Our Supreme Commander, America needs Your help. The United States needs Your help. Your help is desperately needed! Father, we are plagued with violence. Lord, violence is taking our youth from us. Lord, our children are being killed, slaughtered by our own people, by murderers among us. Father, we desperately need Divine intervention. Please grant wisdom to our law makers, to Congress and to local authorities. We need wisdom to stop the killing of innocent children (and others) in our towns and cities. We invoke Your mercy and your wisdom. Grant it, Lord, is our prayer! We thank You, our Father, for your rich blessings on our beloved country. We are blessed above the nations around us. We are FREE! Perhaps our most precious blessing is the freedom that we enjoy. Too often we take freedom for granted. May we re-member and reflect that our freedom comes from You. It is indeed the gift of God! And we have abundant material blessings, too. Many people have need of food while we enjoy luxurious and deli-cious food in generous portions. We thank You for comfortable housing, And for air conditioning to comfort us on the oppressive hot days. We are blessed and we remember that blessings are from the hand of God. We thank You that most of us are blessed to take a

vacation this summer, away from the daily routine. Many of us will travel to other areas, to a beautiful beach, to a river retreat or to an-other city to relax with family of friends. We will drive a nice car or fly with an airline to distant places for a getaway. Oh, Lord, May we remember who enables us to enjoy these pleasures. Such bless-ings come from You, They come from You because of Your great love for us. May we remember that You are not mad at us. You are indeed mad ABOUT us. If You had a refrigerator You'd have our picture on it! Thank You for our blessings! Thank You, Lord, for our Legion Post. Thank You for the leadership You have given us. Thank You for the unseen helpers that You provide the post. Father, bless the post leadership. Grant wisdom to our leaders. Father, bless those who help with the maintenance of the building. Bless those who help in the kitchen. And we remember the Legion Auxiliary. Those volunteers make the post much more enjoyable. May they continue to bless the membership with their efforts. Memorial Day is upon us. It reminds us that freedom is not free! We pause to re-member that many have given their lives to keep us free. May we, the living, not fail to guard and keep the freedom that many heroes died to obtain or to preserve. So help us, God! We ask these things in the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Yes, summer is here. All of us here at Post 13

should be proud of many in the Post, including

those who give of their time and energy, (and

often money) so that all of this can happen.

This spring, those in the Honor Guard have

been particularly busy at the National Ceme-

tery. So far, they have been involved in over

600 services.

The ROTC awards and medals have been

given to units at college and high school levels

in Leon and Gadsden counties by a devoted

volunteer group.

Memorial Day service was held at Post 13

home because of weather. The speaker was

General Snodgrass. Event was recorded by

WFSU and WCTV and was broadcast.

Girls State has been held. Boys State begins

June 17. These are Florida's premier youth

leadership programs.

American Legion baseball has begun. This

may be our best team ever.

And we continue our regular weekly activities,

serving our community, State and Nation.

WANT TO HELP?? Dial 850-222-3382

Recently, I got to know of an organization called Honor-Release-Return. Jim

“Moe” Moyer visited in the city and informed many of the organizations mis-

sion:

Working for the reparation of live American Prisoners of War in any form of

captivity worldwide to devote all available manpower and resources of the

organization to build political support through education and attain mission

favorable outcomes. To craft and pass effective legislation, gain government

action and success in repatriating Prisoners of War and those Missing in Ac-

tion. To act as a catalyst for the POW/MIA community through communica-

tion, organization, and coordination of efforts to foster common success of all

and nurture a universal will to account for all of the missing.

Jim Moyer is a National Co-Chairman. His contact information is as

follows:

Cell phone: 407-448-1181

www.honorreleasereturn.com

info@honorreleasereturn.com

EVERY SOLDIER HAS EARNED THE RIGHT TO COME HOME!!

HONOR-RELEASE-RETURN INC.

STILL WAITING TO COME HOME….

POW * MIA

WWI 3,349

WWII 72,961

Vietnam 1601

Cold War 126

Korea 7,712

Irag & Af-

ghanistan 6

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Auxiliary News

Navigating for Veterans and their Families

GIRLS STATE 2018 WAS GREAT!! “Forward Forever, Backward Never, Within Ourselves Our Future Lies”

By: Marjorie McNeill ALA Unit 13 and District 2 Girls State Chairman

DO ONTO OTHERS AS THOUGH YOU WERE THE OTHERS.

The 2018 session of Florida Girls State was held June 6th-14th on the campus of Florida State University with the legislative session in the Florida Capitol. Tallahassee dele-gates, Mamie Odom (Rickards High School), Ashley Campbell (Leon High School),

Cassandra Hetrick (Lincoln High School), and Kiara Thompson (Leon High School), had the opportunity to live together as self-governing citizens and learn the duties, privileges, rights, and re-sponsibilities of American citizenship. Rising high school seniors become citizens of and participate in creating a mythical state of Seminole. This mythical state is divid-ed into 10 cities and 5 counties. The citizens are assigned to either the Nationalist or Federalist Party. Their rigorous schedule in-cludes participating in political campaigns, bill writing, and legislative debates. As the government begins to take shape, these young women come to understand their im-portant role in a democratic society.

Volunteering on the Florida Girls State staff from ALA Unit 13 were Nell Hewitt and Marjorie McNeill. Fun and learning was had by all, staff and girls!

CATCHING RAYS - CREATING BRIGHTER FUTURES

Hi Ladies,

Thank You for asking me to be your President again. Con-

gratulations to our other 2018-2019 officers: Vice President

- Nell Hewitt, Secretary - April Maier, Treasurer - Katina

Johnson, Historian - Delores Gaden, Chaplain - Brigid

Smith, Sergeant-at-Arms - Terry Little, and three Members-

at-Large - Hazel Connell, Marjorie McNeil, and Karen Sor-

rell. Officers will be installed at the July Post Social. As we

begin our 2018-2019 year, let us all promise to do our best to

implement the mission and goals of the American Legion

Auxiliary.

Our Department Convention will be in Orlando on July 5 -

8, 2018. Please plan to attend as it is most informative and

gives motivation for us to continue to volunteer providing

support and service to our military families, at home and

abroad. There will be some changes to our C&B and Stand-

ing Rules to better our organization. These will be dis-

cussed at our August meeting.

Mark your calendar for the upcoming events:

July 5 - 8, 2018: Department Convention in Orlando

July 12, 2018: ALA Unit 13 Executive Committee Meeting

at 6:00pm in Hootch

July 12, 2018: ALA Unit 13 General Membership Meeting

at 7:00pm in Hootch

July 26, 2018: Post Social at 6:30pm in Legion Hall and

Installation of Officers

Lets keep our members and Legion families in our

Prayers as we begin a new year. FOR GOD AND

COUNTRY.

ALWAYS GODSPEED,

Muriel Alexander Kweyama

President, ALA Unit 13

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FOR THE VETERAN, THANK YOU FOR BRAVELY DOING WHAT YOURE CALLED TO DO SO WE CAN SAFELY

DO WHAT WERE FREE TO DO.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

JUNE 21 - SUMMER BEGINS

JUNE 28 - POST SOCIAL 6:30pm

JULY 4 - INDEPENDENCE DAY (HAPPY 4TH)

JULY 8 - FLAG RETIREMENT (SEE ARTICLE)

JULY 26 - INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

JULY 26 - POST SOCIAL 6:30pm

DID YOU KNOW? BY John Folsom, Past Commander

Jason Dunham, a Marine Corporal saved two fellow Marines in Iraq by covering a live grenade with

his helmet and body. – He died eight days later from his injuries. Posthumously he was awarded the

Medal of Honor.

3 years after illegally joining the Marines at the age of 14, Jacklyn Lucas snuck onto a ship bound for

Iwo Jima, stormed the beach without a rifle, and threw himself on top of two gre-

nades to protect his team. He survived and earned the Medal of Honor at the age of

17.

Chesty Puller joined the Marines as a private, got promoted to Sergeant and then

became an officer as a Lieutenant, then got discharged, enlisted as a Private again,

then became an officer again, and ended up being a Lieutenant General.

"We've been looking for the enemy for some time now.

We've finally found him. We're surrounded.

That simplifies our problem of getting to these people and killing them."

During the frenzied Evacuation of Saigon by American Troops in 1975, one Marine drove a bread truck

full of prostitutes to an airstrip in town and put them on a C-141. He said they were all personal

friends and signed as responsible for them.

During the Battle of Iwo Jima, Hospital Corpsman John Willis was treating a fallen Marine in a mor-

tar crater when a grenade landed at his feet. He returned the grenade, followed by seven others thrown

by the enemy in rapid succession, all while administering blood plasma. The ninth grenade killed him.

Carlos Hathcock, was a Marine sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemy’s own scope, hit-

ting him in the eye and killing him.

Look up the names, read about them, there is a lot more to the story. Once a Marine always

a Marine. God Bless.

“A MARINE WOULD”

Thank You Card!

We thought it was im-

portant to share a thank

you card we received

from Stephanie Kilham

at Big Bend Hospice re-

garding the work Phyllis

Lent does for our Veter-

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Located at: 229 Lake Ella Drive Tallahassee, Florida 32303 Mailing Address: American Legion, Sauls-Bridges Post #13 PO Box 38028 Tallahassee, FL 32315-8028 Phone: 850-222-3382 Web: FloridaLegionPost13.org Email: amlegp13@gmail.com

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Newsletter items can be submitted three ways: (1)

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All Articles published require the Commander’s approval.

PLEASE NOTE:

Post General Membership Business Meetings are held on

the 2ND Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm.

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