THE EATON EDITORIAL The Newsletter of American Legion Post #746

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Love this mild winter. Some business bulletins: 1. Sunday short order bar. It all started with the stuffed potato bar and continues to attract new comers.

1 CORNING AMERICAN LEGION American Legion Commander: Frank Edger Auxiliary President: Jackie Williams SAL Commander: Scott Bloor Newsletter Editor: Steve Schwarz FEBRUARY 2016 HIGHLITES AT THE POST MEETINGS BOD: 11th 7:30 PM LEGION:11th 7:00 PM SAL: 1st 6:00PM AUX: 10th 6:30PM Kitchen Hours Lunch Served Dailey Mon-Fri, 11-2 Fish Fry Fridays Seafood Specials Pasta Specials Steak or BBQ ribs Salad/Desert Bar 4:00-7:00 PM Wed & Thurs Night Bar Menu + specials 5:00--7:00 PM Tues Night Dinners 4-6 PM Meat Show March PM THE EATON EDITORIAL The Newsletter of American Legion Post #746 Volume 1, Issue 3 Newsletter Date FROM THE POST COMMANDER I must be getting old. I no longer get one newsletter done and it s time to do another. It s been a great winter so far. Love this mild winter. Some business bulletins: 1. Sunday short order bar. It all started with the stuffed potato bar and continues to attract new comers. Enjoy Photo courtesy of Schwarz ProFoto football and low cost menu items every week. 2. A big thank you to all supporting the kitchen. It s a nice benefit and I hope we can maintain the effort. 3. Cliff Skip Strong is handling the suggestion box. Please keep him busy with your suggestions. We read them all and Skip acts on them. 4. Brad Mooney Aulin continues to entertain us with trivia night. Let s give a big shout out to Mooney. Job well done. 5. Big thank you to Tymer Kimball for door installation. Tymer, please pass our thank you along to your crew. It was a busy time of year and they got it done quickly. 6. I would like to personally thank the loyal supporters at the bar. You know who you are. I won t mention names but consider it done. 7. A big thank you to the Tuesday night euchre crowd. 8. Can t forget the Thursday night pool league. Thank you. 9. Newsletter editor Steve Schwarz Thank you. May is his last month, anyone interested in taking over his duties. Our publication is recognized as one of finest in Department of New York. As always, this is your newsletter. Please support the Legion efforts. Numerous activities are happening. Submit your articles for future publications. 10. Memorial Day parade Legion committee chair is Russell Miller. Please lend a hand when the time comes. Again this year the Legion will be working with the Italian/American War Vets and the VFW. Stay warm, Frank Edger Commander

Page 2 Ritual Team/Honor Guard-Full Military Honors were provided for the following individuals: John H. McIntire, a Marine veteran at Bath National Cemetery on 11/25/15. Allen E.

Reuter, an Army WWII veteran at Central Baptist Church in East Corning on 12/5/15. John C. Palmer, an Army Vietnam veteran at Siemans cemetery in Savona on 12/11/15.

2 Page 2 Ritual Team/Honor Guard-Full Military Honors were provided for the following individuals: John H. McIntire, a Marine veteran at Bath National Cemetery on 11/25/15. Allen E. Serdula, an Air Force veteran at Bath National Cemetery on 11/30/15. Hoxsie Crosby, an Air Force veteran, at Bender- Brown-Powers funeral home in Hornell on 12/4/15. Edward R. Reuter, an Army WWII veteran at Central Baptist Church in East Corning on 12/5/15. John C. Palmer, an Army Vietnam veteran at Siemans cemetery in Savona on 12/11/15. William Farick, a Navy veteran at Rural Home cemetery in Big Flats on 12/14/15. Lauren Breon, an Army veteran at Carpenters funeral home on 12/15/15. On 12/6/15, we presided over a Service of Remembrance held at our post. On 12/7/15, we hosted the Quits of Valor organization at our post for the presentation of a quilt to Loren Morse for his Notable Military Service during WWII. On 12/12/15, we provided a Color Guard for Wreathes Across America at Bath National Cemetery. Walter D. Argentiere, an Army veteran at St. Mary s cemetery in Hornell on 12/16/15. Anthony J. Mezzatesta, an Army veteran at Bath National cemetery on 12/22/15. Stewart Walker, an Air Force veteran at Bath National cemetery on 12/24/15. James Darmstadt, an Army veteran at Elmwood cemetery in Caton on 12/30/15. Charles K. Clarke, a Navy veteran at Chapel Knoll cemetery on 12/31/15. Royce E. Mitchell, an Army WWII veteran at Bayh National cemetery on 1/4/16. Thomas H. O Brian, an Army WWII veteran at St. Mary s cemetery in Corning on 1/5/16. James Houghtaling, an Army veteran at Howard cemetery in Hornell on 1/9/16. Albert Mennito, a Navy veteran at Bath National cemetery on 1/11/16. Robert Esridge, an Air Force veteran at Bath National cemetery on 1/12/16. Leonard Sutryk, an Air Force Vietnam veteran at Bath National cemetery on 1/15/16. James E. Dersham, a Navy Vietnam veteran at St. Mary s cemetery in Corning on 1/16/16. Robert Waite, an Army veteran at Bath National cemetery on 1/19/16. During 2015, our Ritual Team provided 114 military funerals and 18 Color Guards, Flag Foldings, and Rifle Salutes! In addition, the team participated in a myriad of other events such as parades, functions at Bath National Cemetery and in-house ceremonies. In total, our team provided 2,806 voluntary hours in calendar year Respectfully submitted, Frank Sansone

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4 Page 4 NEWS FROM THE KITCHEN Tues Night Dinners 4-6PM 2/2 Rotary Club Pancake Supper 2/9 Fat Tuesday Cajun Nite, Jambalaya, Creole Fried Shrimp, Shrimp Po-Boy w/fries 2/16 Stuffed Pork Chops 2/23 Liver & Onions or Cabbage Rolls Now booking Spring, Summer & Fall events!! Valentines Eve Dinner February 13 th Serving 5pm to 8pm Available by advance reservation only Call Limited seating Join us for dinner in Barrett Hall at the Corning American Legion. Dinner selections include: Prime Rib Petite(8oz) Queen (12oz) King(24oz) $18.95 $21.95 $29.95 Chicken Cordon Bleu, $18.95 Salmon & Shrimp Platter. $18.95 Choice of Baked Potato or Rice Pilaf, Sautéed Assorted Veggies Salad, Bread & Soup Bar & Dessert Table are also included. After, enjoy the free entertainment provided in the Bar from 7:00pm -11:00pm The monthly drawing for a free bar drink is here!! Tell the bartenders your name is one of ten drawn for a free drink in this months newsletter and they will get you hooked up!! Tom Sirp Joyce Mills Warren Radke Molly Richtmeyer Mark Illig Bill Misnick John Kosty Chuck Coons Danny Ayers Leo Shauger

5 Page 5 THE EATON EDITORIAL Auxiliary MidWinter Leadership Conference in Albany, January In photo from left: Emma West, Jackie Williams, Joyce Nehring, Brenda Swanson, MaryAnn Mineo, Mary Lou Belles, Georgia Grosstephan The Auxiliary welcomed in 2016 with a great New Year's party where everyone had a great time. We had our first meeting of 2016 on January 13 and are now down to business planning some fun fund raisers for our Veterans and Legion family. Look for tickets to go on sale February 15th for our St Patty's Day basket filled with all kinds of goodies. Our Patriotic Quilt is out to the quilt makers and will soon be ready to display and tickets will be available. We will keep you posted. On Sunday March 13 from 1:00-3:00 pm we will be having another meat show. Be prepared for some great bundles of meat and also for our 50/50 drawings during the meat show. On Sunday May 15 from 1:00-3:00 pm we will be having another penny social. Look for some great bargains again this year. Our next monthly meeting will be on Wednesday February 10 at 6:30 pm. encourage all Auxiliary members in good standing to please attend. Your support and help is welcomed. > For God and Country, Jackie Williams, President

6 Page 6 FROM NATIONAL Weight of Sacrifice chosen for National World War I Memorial A young Chicago architect has won the design competition for a national World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., with his vision of a green space elevated by images and words of the Americans who served. Announced Tuesday, Joe Weishaar s plan to transform the urban Pershing Park, a 1.8-acre site a block from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue, will preserve a 1983 statue of its namesake general. Otherwise, the memorial will more resemble its counterparts on the National Mall, replacing the current plaza and gardens with trees, a bronze sculpture, and a raised lawn atop walls featuring bas-reliefs of doughboys and quotations from soldiers, generals and politicians. Those 5 million Americans who served in uniform during World War I literally changed the world, said Robert Dalessandro, chairman of the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, which sponsored the design contest. This new landmark in our nation s capital will be a worthy expression of their great legacy. More than 350 entries came in from around the world, and in September the commission named five finalists. Weishaar, 25, drafted The Weight of Sacrifice as an intern, selecting New York sculptor Sabin Howard for the artwork. The commission approved the plan with an 8-1 vote, after an independent panel of experts unanimously selected it as the best. Weishaar s team includes Baltimore architectural firm GWWO Inc., landscape architect Phoebe Lickwar, and engineering consultants Henry Adams LLC, Keast & Hood and VBH. The raised memorial will be 116,516 cubic feet one for every American who died in World War I, which ravaged Europe from 1914 to The United States entered the war in April 1917, mobilizing millions of citizens. That shift will be depicted in a Wall of Remembrance relief sculpture of 23 figures who transform from civilians into battered soldiers, leading one another into the fray, according to Weishaar s design concept. The wall s central piece, Brothers in Arms, portrays brotherhood and healing as a wounded soldier is lifted up by his comrades. Visitors will read of horrors and heroism in a series of quotations that weave a narrative of the war to end all wars. On the upper plaza, a sculpture titled Wheels of Humanity will represent soldiers bond to each other and the machinery they command. Weishaar assigns special meaning to the memorial s raised lawn. The walls beneath and surrounding it express the costs of war, with the open park area itself symbolizing the purchase of freedom. The integration of a park around and atop the memorial alludes to the idea that public space and personal freedom are only available through the sacrifice of our soldiers, Weishaar writes. National Vice Commander Al Davis joined The American Legion's representative on the U.S. World War I Commission, James Whitfield, during Tuesday s announcement at the National Press Club in Washington. The commission did a wonderful job in its approach to the design and the design contest, Davis said. It was so professional. I am impressed by all the work it did to get to this point. He praised Weishaar s simplistic design approach, and his efforts to maintain a park atmosphere. While the national World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials were erected while many of their veterans were alive to see them, the World War I memorial at Pershing Park will be a teaching and learning experience for generations to come, he says. We should all be very excited about it, as it goes hand in hand with the Legion s 100th anniversary celebration, Davis added. Our organization was born in the days following World War I. It is so much a part of who we are, and very timely and very fitting for what we as an organization are doing. This goes back to our roots. Whitfield said he's pleased with the commission's selection and thinks the public will be, too. "This memorial will not only commemorate the sacrifice of those who served in World War I, it will be a lovely park within an urban area," he said. "It accomplishes both purposes. The design complements the location, and

7 Page 7 being so close to the White House, it will get lots of foot traffic." Also at the unveiling was Sandra Pershing, granddaughter-in-law of Gen. John Blackjack Pershing, commander of the Ritual American Team/Honor Expeditionary Guard, Forces November, in Europe Today On 10/18/2012 is an important Full Military day for me Honors and (FMH) my family, were and provided it is an for important Merl D. day Naylor for a our Navy, country Viet as Nam we veteran work together at Chapel to honor Knoll the cemetery. almost 5 million Americans who served during the Great War, she said. The On estimated 10/29/2012 cost we of provided the memorial FMH is for $30 Robert million D. to Atanesian $35 million, a Marine which veteran will come at entirely Bath National from private Cemetery donations. (BNC). The goal for beginning construction is November 2017, with a dedication on the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, Nov. 11, On /22/2012 we provided FMH for Bruce R. Grant, III a Marine and Army, Viet Nam veteran at BNC. Last On October, 11/2/2012 the we Legion s provided National FMH for Executive James P. Committee Murphy an passed Army, Resolution WWII veteran 13, which at BNC. supports construction of a national World War I memorial at Pershing Park, without any financial obligation on the organization s part. After reviewing On 11/10/2012 the design, beginning the Legion at will 11PM determine and ending if it will at 11AM engage on in 11/11/2012, fundraising our or just Honor develop Guard awareness proudly walked and the their means post for around individual the Civil donations War Monument to the memorial. in honor of all veterans. The On National 11/11/2012 World we War provided I Memorial an Honor at Pershing Guard, Park presenting will share the the Colors title with at the annual Liberty Veterans Memorial Day in Kansas ceremony. City, Mo., which was designated the National World War I Museum and Memorial in December Years We ago, are currently there was recruiting talk of making qualified the personnel District of for Columbia our team. World Additionally, War I Memorial training a national for our members memorial, is and being the Legion conducted went to Congress twice a month. in 2006 Respectfully seeking $7 million submitted, in authorized Frank Sansone funds to refurbish it. But with the Great War s centennial in sight, the drumbeat increased to have a national memorial on the Mall. That was the commission s first pick for a location; however, it ran up against a law intended to limit new construction there. The decision was made to create a memorial at Pershing Park, but even with a design plan chosen, it faces the regulatory hurdles of various local and federal bodies, including the National Park Service, the Commission of Fine Arts, the D.C. Office of Historic Preservation and the National Capital Planning Commission. FOR MORE INFORMATION WITHIN OUR STATE FOR THIS MONUMENT, PLEASE FOLLOW THE FOLLOWING LINKS: the State Outreach Commemorative Bodies Status map the State Outreach Collaboration Call minutes and recordings the State Outreach Guide To reach the State Outreach National Coordination Team, please contact: Rebekah Wilson, Director of Operations, at rwilson@worldwar1centennial.org Andrew McGreal, Admin. Officer, at andrew.mcgreal@worldwar1centennial.org

8 CORNING AMERICAN LEGION 8 River Road Corning, NY Phone: Fax: info@corningamericanlegion.com POST MANAGER MARY PIPE CLUB HOURS Monday-Saturday 9:00 AM to 1:00 AM Sunday 12:00 noon to 9:00 PM FROM THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR Back in the early months of 2012, my close friend and commander at the time, Frank Edger, came to me with a vision and a question. He was looking for a modern, new look newsletter that would represent our post and the new building. I was more than happy to help as best I could! So in June, 2012, we rolled out the new and improved, Eaton Editorial, Newsletter of the American Legion Post #746. The newsletter has always featured, great photos, compelling and hopefully interesting articles, and yes, even the Beer Geek column, along with somewhat of a pulse of what is going on within the post. I am very confident the product has been well received and appreciated by many folks. With that being said, it is time for someone else to have a vision of our newsletter. This gives someone ample time to come forward and see their vision through. I will assist in the changeover as much as is requested. My sincere hope is that someone does come forward for the very reason that if no one does, our post will be without a newsletter. Thank you for a great 4 full years of appreciation for the vision Frank and I had for our newsletter. The last newsletter I will produce will be the May, 2016 issue. We re on the net Respectfully, Steve Schwarz Newsletter Editor If you know people who are eligible to join The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, or the Sons of the American Legion, Please invite them to join. REMEMBER: It s not the price you pay to be a member; it s the price you paid to be eligible American legion John P. Eaton Post River Road Corning NY 14830

THE EATON EDITORIAL The Newsletter of American Legion Post #746

THE EATON EDITORIAL The Newsletter of American Legion Post #746 CORNING AMERICAN LEGION American Legion Commander: Dave Warunek Auxiliary President: Jackie Williams SAL Commander: Kirk Jarvis Newsletter Editor: Steve Schwarz JANUARY 2015 HIGHLITES AT THE POST MEETINGS