Veterans
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The potluck dinner begins at 6 p.m. followed by the general meeting at 7 p.m.
Topics to be discussed include plans for "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day" (March 30), legislative updates and a report on information from VVA California State Council meeting.
All veterans and their families and friends are invited to attend.
Chapter 951 meets in the Parish Hall at Saint Mary Immaculate Church which is located at 801 N. Main St., Lakeport.
Chapter 951 information and a video memorial of "The Moving Wall" in Lakeport can be found at the Chapter 951 Web site, www.vva951.org .
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The breakfast will begin at 9 a.m. at the High St Café in Lakeport.
The menu is pay as you go.
All Marines are invited.
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Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. Robert Boucher sent a card on behalf of the HMM-364 Purple Foxes, a Marine Corps unit.
Lieutenant Margaret Seymour sent a letter saying, “Just dropping you a note to say thank you for your recent package and for your support the entire year. My unit is redeploying next month and our mailbox will soon close. Thanks again for everything. Good luck and God Bless. Maggie.”
Once the names of military personnel are placed on the Operation Tango Mike mailing list, those individuals receive care packages and support throughout the length of their deployment. The thank you note from Lieutenant Seymour illustrates the importance of that ongoing connection.
Specialist Christina Wilson sent the following letter: “My name is Specialist Christina Wilson, an MP in the Missouri National Guard currently deployed to Al Asad, Iraq. I’m also, most importantly, a mom to 3 outstanding children- Summer (9), Joey (3) and Taylor (1).
I’m missing my babies but things are going well with our mission.
I just wanted to say thank you very much for the care package, the lovely letter from Mrs. Kane, and the Christmas cards. It’s all very appreciated and if by some miracle this letter reaches you all before the holidays are over, please know I’m hoping you will all have a very blessed Christmas and a Happy New Year. Thank you, Chris.”
Specialist Wilson is the granddaughter of local veteran Griff Ratterree.
No one sends care packages or support with the expectation of being thanked. We do it simply because it is the right thing to do. However, the cards, letters and e-mail messages from our troops serve as reminders of the importance of our undertaking and are truly motivational.
In order to continue the ongoing troop support, Operation Tango Mike and the Kelseyville Lions will host a fundraiser on Sunday, Jan. 24.
The groups will sponsor a pancake breakfast, complete with side dishes for a donation of $6. The event will take place at the Kelseyville Lions Club, 4335 Sylar Lane, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Uniformed military personnel will be served as our guests. For further information, please call 707-349-2838.
Packing parties to prepare care packages are held the third Thursday of each month at Umpqua Bank, 805 11th St., Lakeport. Everyone is welcome.
Holiday items are included in care packages the month preceding the event in order to assure timely delivery. Therefore, Valentine’s Day cards, candy and goodies will be included in the January care packages.
If you have time, why not jot down a note or two to be sent to our troops? Correspondence is always requested and enjoyed by those far from home.
Donations are greatly appreciated and may be sent to 5216 Piner Court, Kelseyville, CA 95451.
Ginny Craven is founder of Operation Tango Mike.
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The VFW Post is located on Veterans Drive in Clearlake.
The cost is $7 for adults, $3.50 for children.
For more information, call 707-994-0646 or 707-994-4748.
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The course is designed to train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications.
Gerace is the son of Kaye L. Lowater, and grandson of Charlene J. Gaylor, both of Hidden Valley Lake.
The private is a 2005 graduate of Donaldson High School, Kelseyville.
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The course is designed to train service members to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications.
Meyer is the son of Katherine Lawson and stepson of Thuril R. Lawson, both of Clearlake.
His wife, Jennifer, is the daughter of Andrew A. Dias and Tammy Dias, both of Clearlake.
The private is a 2004 graduate of Lower Lake High School.
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SAN ANTONIO – Air Force Airman Henry J. Morgan graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Morgan is a 2009 graduate of Middletown High School.
He is the son of Jackson and Ruth Morgan of Lower Lake.
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"One of my top priorities is to meet the needs of women veterans," said Secretary Shinseki. "Our veterans have earned the very best care. VA realizes that women veterans require specialized programs, and this study will help VA provide high-quality care for women veterans of the Vietnam era."
The study, which begins in November and lasts more than four years, will contact approximately 10,000 women in a mailed survey, telephone interview and a review of their medical records.
As women Vietnam veterans approach their mid-60s, it is important to understand the impact of wartime deployment on health and mental outcomes nearly 40 years later.
The study will assess the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental and physical health conditions for women Vietnam veterans, and explore the relationship between PTSD and other conditions.
VA will study women Vietnam veterans who may have had direct exposure to traumatic events, and for the first time, study those who served in facilities near Vietnam. These women may have had similar, but less direct exposures.
Both women veterans who receive their health care from VA and those who receive health care from other providers will be contacted to determine the prevalence of a variety of health conditions.
About 250,000 women veterans served in the military during the Vietnam War and about 7,000 were in or near Vietnam. Those who were in Vietnam, those who served elsewhere in Southeast Asia and those who served in the United States are potential study participants.
The study represents to date the most comprehensive examination of a group of women Vietnam veterans, and will be used to shape future research on women veterans in future wars. Such an understanding will lay the groundwork for planning and providing appropriate services for
women veterans, as well as for the aging veteran population today.
Women veterans are one of the fastest growing segments of the veteran population. There are approximately 1.8 million women veterans among the nation's total of 23 million living veterans.
Women comprise 7.8 percent of the total veteran population and nearly 5.5 percent of all veterans who use VA health care services. VA estimates women veterans will constitute 10.5 percent of the veteran population by 2020 and 9.5 percent of all VA patients.
In recent years, VA has undertaken a number of initiatives to create or enhance services for women veterans, including the implementation of comprehensive primary care throughout the nation, staffing every VA medical center with a women Veterans program manager, supporting a multifaceted research program on women's health, improving communication and outreach to women veterans, and continuing the operation of organizations like the Center for Women Veterans and the Women Veterans
Health Strategic Healthcare Group.
The study, to be managed by VA's Cooperative Studies Program, is projected to cost $5.6 million.
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Doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner is served at 6 p.m.
The requested donation is $7 per person.
The American Legion post is located at Second and Gaddy Lane in Kelseyville.
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