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Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19 met on <\/strong>September 5<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong>, 2023<\/strong>. Commander Roger Chapman called the meeting to order at <\/strong>6:38 pm<\/strong>. There were <\/strong>32 <\/strong>members present.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chaplain Kim Smith offered the opening prayer. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n READING OF THE MINUTES: Adjutant Steve Metheny read minutes from the August 1st, 2023, meeting and they were approved as read.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FINANCIAL REPORT: Finance Officer Donny Walters submitted the financial report, and it was made part of these minutes by attachment. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW MEMBER OR GUEST: None<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Guest Speaker: None<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMITTEE REPORTS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Baseball Report: Donny Walters reported that American Legion Post 19\u2019Cyclones won one game in N.C. and lost the next 2.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Veterans Services: Service Officer Jeff Parks was not present; Financial Officer Donny Walters gave the report.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Post 19 along with the James Patterson Memorial fund restocked the pantry with pooled funds. Veterans Service Officer <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Parks picked up the supplies and delivered them to the pantry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MEMBERSHIP: Adjutant Steven Metheny gave the membership report. Post 19 membership quota for 2024 is 410, 240 have paid, still need 170, the post stands at 59%. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SICK CALL:<\/strong> <\/strong>Post members on sick call are <\/strong>Don Richardson, Robert P. Norman, Jimmy Hill, William T. Wall,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Frank McBride, Wayne Roberts, Jimmy Lee, Archie Steen Jr. and Larry Jones, Oscar Crouch, Ray Dye and Jimmy Rogers, Bill Ray, George Jones. Charles Dilahay; Past Dept Commander Gary \u201cRooster\u201d Drennon <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n POST EVERLASTING: None<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n FLAGS FOLDED: 08\/08\/11\/2023 James Thomas; 08\/12\/2023 George Brazelton; 08\/13\/2023 Dwight Stofel; 08\/18\/2023 Boyd Stewart; 08\/28\/2023 Doyle McKee; 08\/30\/2023 Ronald Reese<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n UNFINISHED BUSINESS: None<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n NEW BUSINESS: None<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GOOD FOR THE LEGION: Mike Conners gave us the highlights of he 104<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> National Convention and spoke on the Guest <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Speakers who attended the convention. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ANNOUNCEMENTS: A post program about the American Legion Cruisers (ALC) was given out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Obituary for Lance Cpl Joseph D Whaley was read. The Flagman\u2019s Mission Continues has asked for volunteers to help set up and take down flags as a memorial to this fallen Marine.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Operation Stand down will be meeting at Puckett\u2019s Thursday 9\/7\/2023 at 5:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Legion Riders\u2019 next meeting will be held in the Memorial Building the following Monday after the Legion at 5:00 pm. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n There being no further business, Commander Roger Chapman adjourned the meeting at <\/strong>7:25 pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Herbert Griffin American Legion Post 19 met on September 5th, 2023. Commander Roger Chapman called the meeting to order at 6:38 pm. There were 32 members present. Chaplain Kim Smith offered the opening prayer. READING OF THE MINUTES: Adjutant Steve Metheny read minutes from the August 1st, 2023, meeting and they were approved as read. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1440","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t