American Legion - Earl Graham Post 159
Bryan Texas
 

Commander's Comments for December 2011

Greetings from Post 159.  We had a wonderful Veterans Day Ceremony.  Our comrades from the VFW, DAV, and VVA joined us as we remembered all of those men and women who have served our country in uniform.  It was generally agreed that Lieutenant General Paul K. Carlton delivered an excellent address at the conclusion of the Legion ceremony.  Thanks to all who made it a successful day. 

On November 5 the Post was well represented in the Veterans Day parade held in downtown Bryan.  We had two floats, Legion Riders, and Troop 159 Boy Scouts all participating.  Many people contributed, but Rudy Cortez, Jr. deserves the thanks of all of us for the work he did preparing the floats. 

As we enter the holiday season our lives become very busy.  We will not have a December General Membership meeting.  Our Christmas Party will be at the Post on Saturday, December 10.  Hopefully we will have a good turn-out.  We will be supporting Blue Christmas again this year but we need the toys before December10.  You can bring a new, unwrapped toy to the Post any Thursday morning during the coffee and we will make sure it goes to a needy child in our community.  On December 7 members of the Auxiliary and Legion will meet in the parking lot at 7 am for our annual trip to Temple VA.  Please join us.  On December 15 we will meet at the Post for Thursday morning coffee, preparing the packages, and delivering them to veterans in local care facilities.  We will need plenty of volunteers to help with packing and deliveries. 

Merry Christmas and God bless each of you.

For God and Country,

John Hince

Commander

 



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