DEC MEETING-
THE NEXT DEC MEETING IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2012 AT POST 77 IN CONYERS AT 1PM. IF YOU CAN NOT ATTEND, PLEASE NOTIFY THE DETACHMENT COMMANDER!
V.A. & R Information
Please go to http://www.sonsga.citymax.com/va__r_files.html to view more information about V.A. and R programs. For additional information, you may contact V.A. & R Chairman Douglas Murphy.
Detachment Club Car Fundraiser
The Detachment of Georgia is raffling off a 2000 Club Car as a fundraiser. Tickets are $5.00/piece or $20.00 for 5 tickets. The drawing will be held at the Spring Conference. Contact any Detachment officer through email or social media for more information!
National Convention Parade Pictures
Pictures from the National Convention Parade in Minneapolis, Minnesota can be viewed here. The pictures are courtesy of Gerald Theriot.
Squadron Data Form
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE ALL INFORMATION
SEND THIS FORM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SQUADRON ELECTION
Any office to be filled later by appointment should be designated by inserting “ To Be Appointed” in such space opposite such office,
OFFICE MEMBER ID# NAME COMPLETE HOME ADDRESS & ZIP
CMDR _______________________________________________________________________________
VICE
CMDR _______________________________________________________________________________
VICE
CMDR _______________________________________________________________________________
ADJ _________________________________________________________________________________
FINANCE ____________________________________________________________________________
CHAPLAIN ___________________________________________________________________________
JUDGE ADVOCATE___________________________________________________________________________
HISTORIAN___________________________________________________________________________
SGT-AT-ARMS________________________________________________________________________
Regular Squadron Meeting_______________Time________Annual Dues__________
Post Location__________________________________________________Post Phone #_____________
*Commander home phone ________________________________ Other__________________________
*Adjutant home phone____________________________________Other__________________________
EACH SQUADRON IS REQUIRED TO PAY $4.00 BOND FEE. YOU MUST SUBMIT THIS FEE WITH YOUR CERTIFICATION OF OFFICERS IN ORDER TO RECEIVE YOUR NEW MEMBERSHIP CARDS.
BOND $4.00 CHECK#_____________ E-MAIL ADDRESS___________________
Signed_____________________________________________________________Date______________
Commander/Adjutant
*NOTE: We must have the complete address and phone number of the Commander and adjutant.
Mailing Address:
SAL DETACHMENT OF GEORGIA
P.O. BOX 90851
EAST POINT, GEORGIA 30364-0851
Convention/Spring Conference Pictures
If you have pictures from the 2011 Spring Conference or Convention, held on April 9-10, 2011 and June 24-26, 2011, in Marietta and Dalton, please send them to the Detachment Webmaster to have them included in the photo album page on here. Thank you.
Legion family “Hams” organize
Federally licensed amateur radio operators who are Legion family members now have new venue in national American Legion radio club
INDIANAPOLIS (May 20, 2011) – With 700,000 federally licensed amateur radio operators, or “hams,” in America, the nation’s largest veterans service organization, The American Legion, has formed a special entity to provide a forum for members of The American Legion family who today are engaged in a hobby that provides emergency communications “when all else fails.”
Meeting in Indianapolis May 4-5, the National Executive Committee authorized the establishment of The American Legion Amateur Radio Club. “The beauty of amateur radio is that it attracts folks of all career interests, from doctors, PhD’s, engineers, rocket scientists to mechanics, housewives, construction and office workers, students and everything in between - many of them military veterans,” said Robert L. Morrill, chairman of the national public relations commission. “Hams provide backup communications to Emergency Management Agency (EMA) offices across the country when ‘all else fails’ and have done so with distinction in virtually every major disaster when cell towers and commercial communications have been knocked out after earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and man-made disasters.”
As to the membership benefit, National Commander Jimmie L. Foster noted that, “Just like other public outreach methods, this is one more way to reach a different group than our current efforts are targeting.
Hams are folks who are more likely to try to help others because they’re good neighbors. This club continues that tradition of service to community while providing a direct connection with veterans support links.”
In January, 2005, The American Legion signed a statement of affiliation with the Department of Homeland Security to support emergency disaster preparedness. Subsequently, a booklet was made available to posts, The American Legion Guide to Post Disaster Preparedness and Response. Amateur radio support was an integral entity.
“The potential to serve here is limitless,” Foster said. “Legionnaires who are hams can help others get licensed, coordinate with local emergency authorities, provide counseling and assistance to schools and a whole array of other support.”
“While some people may think that ham radio is an old technology, the simple truth is that hams were working with digital transmissions long before folks had home computers, and they provided the impetus to make ‘wireless’ happen. They were transmitting emergency calls from their cars long before anyone had a mobile phone to do the same,” Morrill said. “Today hams are conducting broad spectrum experiments on the ham bands that may eventually become routine ways to communicate for all of us.”
“The basic message is that ham radio is alive and growing in America and that there are thousands of veterans who are dedicated ham radio operators,” Foster said. “And a lot of them are not yet carrying American Legion membership cards.”
Membership in the club is free to members of The American Legion family with current federal amateur radio licenses. Because the club has just been authorized, Morrill invites licensed Legion family hams to join now but to be patient; it will take time to solicit equipment donations and get a national club station assembled and on the air. Licensed Legionnaires, members of The American Legion Auxiliary, members of the Sons of The American Legion and Legion Riders can join by sending their full name, call sign, address and Legion/Auxiliary/SAL membership number to k9tal@legion.org. An attractive membership card will be mailed. Reports will be made available via
Legion media as progress is made.
EQUIPMENT DONATIONS
The American Legion Amateur Radio Club is looking for HF and dual-band VHF/UHF transceivers and associated gear donations in order to set up a headquarters station and begin national radio nets.
Any hams who may have upgraded their station and are willing to donate their old station to TALARC may receive a tax deduction as The American Legion is a non-profit 501 (c) (19) organization which has a 501 (c) (3) subsidiary trust entitled “American Legion Charities – contact your tax consultant for details. If you have radio gear you are willing to donate, please email us at k9tal@legion.org.
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Hello Legion Family,
My name is Elden Morris, Finance Officer of American Legion Post 264 and SAL Squadron 264.
I have been an Amateur Radio Operator for 28 years
I hold an Extra Class Amateur Radio Operators License of N1MN and I am an American Radio Relay League Certified Amateur Radio Instructor and a certified Volunteer Examiner with American Radio Relay League, the W5YI Group, Central American Volunteer Examiner Coordinator and Western Carolina Amateur Radio Society.
I currently teach licensing classes at Post 264 but can travel within reason to hold a classes at your post. Classes generally take three Saturdays from 8am until 3pm with a break for lunch. There is no minimum age to get your license. The only cost is the test fee as set by the Federal Communications Commission and that is $15.00.
The next class is scheduled for October 29, November 5 & 12 from 8am until 3pm at Post 264 in Mableton.
If you are interested in holding or attending a licensing class, please contact me at N1MN@COMCAST.NET or at 770-713-4403.
Thank you.
ELDEN MORRIS
Finance Officer
American Legion Post & SAL Squadron 264
Mableton, GA
