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Pictures from Afghanistan

 Jan, the Daughter of Bill Bell, our Sons Adjutant, and her Army Reserve unit have been deployed to Afghanistan.  Here are some pictures she has sent back to us.  We will post her address on the Legion Bulletin Board.

 Keep them all in your thoughts and prayers, for a job well done and safe return home!  Page 1  Page 2  Page 3

The 711 HPW selected as our Wing’s Air Force Medical Service Award winner, TSgt Samantha J. Kunzelman, USAF Laboratory NCO of the Year. Samantha is the daughter of Mary and Ned Barnes from West Monroe, New York. Samantha is stationed at Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Samantha will now compete at the AFMC-level. If selected at that level, Samantha will then be forwarded to compete at the Air Force-level. Please join in congratulating this outstanding, medical professional. Samantha's outstanding achievements and contributions have had a major impact across the wing and the Air Force. We will formally recognize Samantha at our wing-wide ceremonies on January 22, 2010. Samantha is the daughter of Legion Rider members Ned & Mary Barnes. We’re proud of you all & Thank You!
News from the Troops
Our troops wish to Thank everyone who send Christmas cards and supplies. The troops even received homemade Christmas stockings & decorations made by a few of our auxiliary members. I honestly know our post & auxiliary leave a lasting  impression in these troops hearts. let us keep our troops in our daily thoughts and let's get that box filled again, from soup- nuts. Thanks again everyone for your generous gifts and cards for our troops. .      rosemary512002@yahoo.com Rosemary Danielewicz Troop Chairperson Ongoing need by our wounded and hospitalized troops:
Sweatpants & zippered hoodies , M-L-XL colors, Dark Blue, Grey, Black Lounge sleep pants M-L-XL Undershirts Sweatpants & zippered hoodies , M-L-XL colors, Dark Blue, Grey, Black Lounge sleep pants M-L-XL Undershirts & plain T shirts no print on them M-L-XL Shorts- baggy basketball type Men's boxers shorts (not tighty whities) Socks
NEEDED: This is for Landstuhl Hospital Care Project which then goes on to Landstuhl and the troops. Much Needed Items: 200 3x5 winter fleece blankets 300 crochet 55x8 in black crochet scarves 100 crochet blankets 3x5
Ms Danielewicz - Thank you, the community of Cicero, NY, and the American Legion and Auxiliary post #787 so much for the hoodies, sweatshirts/pants, t-shirts, socks, and boxer shorts that arrived this week! Thank you also for the snacks, playing cards, pens/pencils, reading light, notebooks, and pre-paid cell phone! Your support for the wounded warriors is phenomenal. The items you all have provided are perfect and I am certain they will be most appreciated by the wounded warrior(s) who receive them. I have attached a couple of pictures of people putting together the “Purple Heart” backpacks. We are in awe of the outpouring of community support from the Soldiers Angels program! We will never be able to repay the graciousness of all of the Soldiers Angels. Thank you again – your donations and time spent making and shipping them are much appreciated! Respectfully, Jana L. Nohrenberg MAJ, AN Chief Nurse, 240th FST(ABN) "The Bleeding Stops Here"
Christine Remillard and Janet Phelan make Christmas decorations to send to our troops.
Post member Col. Terry Mitchell (Ret.) acted as a volunteer ambassador for the Army's Freedom Team Salute Program, an outreach program funded by the U.S. Army to honor all Army veterans and supporters.  During the January General Membership Meeting, Terry presented a framed certificate to 1st Vice Commander Potucek for the Post. You may submit your name, address, rank if known, to Terry for a commendation package.  It will be mailed directly to your home. Current members of the Army, Army Reserve, and Army National Guard can also honor their spouse, employer, and parents, with a commendation.  At this time the other branches of service do not have a similar program of recognition but any member who wishes may receive a supporter commendation.  Anyone can put someone they know in for a commendation by going to http://www.freedomteamsalute.com/
SAL Punchbowl Memorial

Picture Pages of Post 787 events  

	Here are a few pictures of the Yellow Ribbon Event held at Justin's Grill on Sunday Dec 6th. Those in attendance were Janet & Rich Carpenter, Mark, Rick, Rose, Gina, Dave Keegan, Cmdr Dave Plato, Pat Kearney

New Years	Sweetheart Dinner	Horseshoe Tournament	Craft Fair 2009
Veterans Day Parade 2008	Veterans Day Post 2008	Polar Bear Snowshoe	Junior Shooters
Horseshoe Tournament	Memorial Day 2009	Watch Fire	Clam Fest 2009

The Flag Code suggests that, "when a flag has served its useful purpose, it should be destroyed, preferably by burning." For individual citizens, this should be done discreetly so the act of destruction is not perceived as a protest or desecration. American Legion Post 787 conduct a semi-annual Disposal of Unserviceable Flag Ceremony. This ceremony creates a particularly dignified and solemn occasion for the retirement of unserviceable flags. Drop your old, tattered or unserviceable flags in the barrel at the front bar entrance of the Post any time of the year. This service and the ceremonies are open to the community Membership Goal for2010 is 542 Transmissions to date are 514 Our membership is going fine so far, we are at around 94.83% of goal for the 2010 year. We are moving along with our renewals and I would like to welcome members James Brady, Paul Krawczyk, Warren Zoni, Jack Freeman, and Ethan Bloom. Doug Herrmann Adjutant and Membership Chairman Thanks to our State Assemblyman and State Senator We received a grant for $22,000 toward our Emergency Power Generator. The Red Cross has designated our facility as an emergency shelter and the generator is essential in case of a disaster. Watch for progress and thank our Representatives.   The Junior Shooting Program is a 3 part program combining Basic Marksmanship, Qualification Awards and Air Rifle Competition. Thousands of young male & female junior shooters have participated with a perfect safety record. Participants are under 18 and handicapped youth are encouraged to participate. Learn more on the web here. Pictures here Pictures here. Marine Corps League Looking for a Few Good Men, Marines that is, to form a new detachment of the Marine Corps League in the Cicero-Clay area. Qualifications consist of; an honorable discharge, serving at least 90 days in the Corps or being an active member of the Corps. We also accept Corpsmen from the F.M.F. The Marine Corps League is a congressional incorporated service organization. The purposes of which is to preserve the traditions and band together those that served in the Marine Corps. For more information please contact Len Danielewicz at 315-699-5660 or ldanielewicz@twcny.rr.com. Pavilion Committee Needs Your Help-Feasability Study Frank Puettner (Committee Chairman) is developing a list of fellow Legionnaires who own or work for companies with specialties that can help or give advice when ready in the future… He is seeking like Architectural Firms, Equipment Companies for site work, Electricians, Plumbers, Building Contractors, etc. Please contact Frank so he can add your name and specialty to the list fpuettner@twcny.rr.com or call his cell: 315-374-9984

We would also like to have more pages of pictures from present and past events, members, officers, anything you might have that you want to share. You can email to hank@ciceropost.com or, if you're comfortable with it, use our ftp site at ftp.ciceropost.com or, if you don't have digital, leave the materials at the post. I'll scan them in and return them the same way. Describing a Veteran Bet this never makes the newsWhen a soldier comes home he finds it hard... If you would like your local business or organization's events advertised here, for free, just contact hank@ciceropost.com. I can tie in, within reason, gif, jpeg and flash movies from an existing site or you can email or upload to ftp.ciceropost.com. If you don't have an existing ad, just send me copy and/or graphics and I'll put one together for you in either Photoshop or Flash. We get a couple of thousand hits a day here and a lot of them are local. American Legion Corps of Cadets meets at our Post every Tuesday from 6 - 8 PM and 6 - 9 PM during summer months. The Corps of Cadets is a  leadership program for young adults 10-17. Soldiers, volunteers and parents work closely with each cadet teaching them Leadership skills - - Life skills - - Drug avoidance strategies Responsibility - - The Cadet Creed and Code of Conduct Military history - - Self discipline - - Dedication. For more information, click here. Patriot Guard Riders is an organization of people to support and show respect to the United States Military Member. In this members of the PGR stand firm in flag lines and escorts for fallen soldiers. Also stand flag lines to welcome those returning home from current combat duties overseas. The PRG is not entirely folks with motorcycles. The only real requirement is to have the heart to support our men and women in the Armed Services. Please look at both these websites, National and New York State. If you want to help Support our brave military folks please register with both sites. They are both totally FREE… In turn you will get notifications from only the NYS PGR Regional or State Road Captains of what is coming up in your region. PGR National or . PGR is not affiliated wit Post 787 or American Legion Riders Post 787 I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday Season. The Community Service Committee had a busy Fall period. On Sunday December 6th we participated in the “Yellow Ribbon” Event for the 174th Fighter Wing. This event was to provide our Military Families with information, services, referrals and proactive outreach opportunities throughout their deployment. In all, twenty Agencies were present. Our station included many different pamphlets to help support our Troops during their deployment cycle. A special thanks to our Ladies Auxiliary for the pocket Flags they provided for our Troops. There were 22 families we helped for our Thanksgiving Food Basket Program along with 51 families we donated Food Baskets for Christmas. That’s a total of 73 families that our Legion helped for the Holiday Season. While several Food Baskets were dropped off at the 27th Brigade for Christmas Support, Major Herrnandez presented the Minute Man Award to Mark Adams and Dick Rose who accepted on behalf of the Cicero American Legion. I would like to give special thanks to Dick Rose for all his efforts to the Community Service Program. All in all, we had a great Holiday Time helping our Community. Thanks to all who helped make this possible along with all the food donated by our Post. We always look for new volunteers and worthy projects … see Mark Adams ( Committee Chairman ) if interested.

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