DAV Chapter 2 Great Falls
“The Patriots Voice”
March 2012
C-130Hs coming to Great Falls
On February 3rd, Senator Jon Tester made a press release saying,
“After two years worth of meetings and phone calls with the
Pentagon and community leaders in Great Falls, we've secured an Air
Force C-130H mission for MANG. The C-130H is a highly valued
mission that requires significant operations and maintenance
personnel. Our goal in securing this mission was to keep a flying
mission for the Air Guard while maintaining our job strength. The C130H mission does both—in a way that fits our nation's military
strategy and our state's homeland security needs. This move will
strengthen our state and the city of Great Falls and it's an example of
the community working hard together to achieve something big. I
look forward to its arrival.” My question is, “why does Great Falls
have to lose the F-15 mission? The loss of the F-15s will be a
substantial loss of: income, revenue to the city, and a loss of
personnel.” Write your congressman and tell them that you want the
F-15s to remain in Great Falls, along with the addition of the C130Hs.
commits funding to research on those illness and ailments
specifically suffered by veterans of the Gulf War. They include:
chronic headaches and pain, memory and concentration problems, as
well as fatigue and gastrointestinal maladies that plague many
veterans of the conflict. The research will not be carried out by the
Departments of Defense or Veterans Affairs.
Cell Phone Solicitations
REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month.
REMINDER..... all cell phone numbers are being released to
telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. …
YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS; to prevent this,
call the following number from your cell phone: 888-382-1222. It is
the National DO NOT CALL list It will only take a minute of your
time.. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from
the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call
from a different phone number.
New Counseling Program Unveiled
“For the Good of the Order”
A new counseling service between veterans and National Guard and
Reserve members was unveiled in December in the nation’s capitol.
It is aimed at easing the reintegration process. The National Guard’s
Vets 4 Warriors program allows for toll-free, peer-to-peer counseling
for Guardsmen and Reservists with veterans, serving as the
counselors to help link callers, with the right tools and resources.
The completely anonymous hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven
days a week, and is accessible through the internet. To learn more
about Vets 4 Warriors, or to speak with a counselor, service and
family members can call the Vets 4 Warriors toll-free hotline at 1855-Vet-Talk (838-8255) or go to the www.Vets4Warriors.com
website
Your Chapter needs your help; in an attempt to
reduce the cost of mailing, your monthly newsletter
will be available online, or it can be e-mailed to you.
We can only afford to mail hard copies of the
newsletter quarterly, but by retrieving it online, you
can be kept informed of changes that occur monthly!
However, we need your e-mail address (or you can
access it on our web site by going to: www.dav.org,
then go to “Montana”, and then to Chapter 2). Your
cooperation to help support your chapter is greatly
appreciated!
Funding Secured for Gulf War Illiness Research
March Guest Speaker
Congress approved the dedication of $10 million to research Gulf
War illness. President Obama signed the spending bill, which
The guest speaker for DAV Chapter 2 Great Falls will be Joe Fletcher
from Montana Job Service. He is the VA representative helping vets
find employment. I hope that all will attend in order to show support
to the guest speakers your chapter schedules for your information.
Great Falls DAV Chapter 2 Officers:
Commander
Burl Brawley
Sr. Vice Commander
Walt Tuss
Jr. Vice Commander
Denis Miller
Adjutant
Joe Parsetich
Treasurer
Lyle Onsager
Chaplain
Frank Ghee
Chapter Service Officers:
Joe Parsetich
Lyle Onsager
788-2335
781-2282
** Great Falls DAV Chapter 2 monthly meetings are held
on the 1st Monday of each month at the VFW Post 1087 hall
at 4123 10th Ave. South – all members are encouraged to
attend.