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The Henrico County Board of Supervisors proclaimed January 27, 2009 as “Battlefields Post 144 Day” in recognition of the Post’s 75 years of service to the County, the communities of Highland Springs and Sandston, and to the veterans who live there.
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We have reached 233 paid members. Our assigned goal is 239; we need 6 more to renew!
Your dues were past due as of November 1st, 2008.
Your Post needs your support! Let’s get your dues payments in the mail; Don’t put it off: Do It Now!
Battlefields...
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Our “Night At The Races” was a huge success! If you were unable to participate, you certainly missed a good time.
The Riders want to thank all who came out and supported the Legacy Fund. We especially thank those in Post 284!
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Sick List
Our thoughts and prayers go to:
George Carl
Robert Davis
Harry Taylor, Sr.
Pauline Elliott
Robert Doughtery
William Radler
Let us not forget those service members who paid the supreme sacrifice, and the loved one who they left behind...
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As we move towards Spring, we have several activities coming up that should be of interest to you.
Commander Tom Johnson
First, we are having an American Legion Birthday Breakfast on Sunday, March 15th from 8:00 A.M. until 10:10 A.M. to celebrate th...
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Comrades, your Post now has a website. You may access it by going to http//battlefieldspost144.net. In the very near future, you will be able to get your newsletter electronically, find information about your post and its activities, link to other Americ...
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Spring Conference
President Norma Halley reported that the following Auxiliary ladies attended the Spring Conference at the Virginia Beach Resort Hotel on Saturday March 21, 2009:
Evelyn Crouch
Peggy Thomas
Department President Patricia Upshaw (Past...
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We are very proud that this year we are sending six candidates to American Legion Girls State. Again, we thank our Post 144 for sponsoring three candidates....
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On March 28th, the Eastern Region Riders participated in the Daffodil parade in Gloucester, VA. Chapters represented included:
Southside Virginia (Post 284)
Newport News (Post 384)
Battlefields (Post 144)
Smithfield (Post 49)
Gloucester (Post75)
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Scholarships
Scholarship awards are presented to the three finalists in the Final Round of the National contest as follows:
1st place—$18,000
2nd place—$16,000
3rd place—$14,000
Each Department (State) winner who is certified into and parti...
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Help us provide greater community support through sponsorship! Find out how today....
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The Legion Riders of Post 144 have been thwarted in our efforts to parade and otherwise display our Legion Colors by mean ol’ Ma Nature. We look forward to the May flowers—and clear weather—that all those April “showers” are rumored to engender....
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It was great to see so many of our members present at our April meeting.
Poppy Day
Poppy Day will be held on May 22nd and 23rd at our usual location outside the ABC store on Laburnum Ave. These poppies are made by Veterans in the VA Hospital at Hampton,...
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Comrades,
Great things are happening at Post #144. We hope many of you have had an opportunity to visit our new Web site at at http://battlefieldspost144.net. In addition to an expanded full-color newsletter, you will find an ever-growing wealth of infor...
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By Tom Philpott, Special to Stars and StripesPacific edition, Saturday, April 25, 2009
President Obama’s ambitious plan to establish a lifetime electronic record for service members and veterans will improve delivery of benefits, speed processing of cl...
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I thank those fellow Legionnaires who were instrumental in helping to reach our 2009 membership goal! Post 144 achieved 100% of our membership goal by April 1st.
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The Battlefields Post 144 home has a new look. At the Admin Board meeting in March, the Post officers approved the renovation of the former men’s lounge into two rooms to improve logistics support for the kitchen and move the office into a efficient loc...
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I thank all of my fellow comrades for their help in the 2008–2009 membership drive.
I also remind all members that its not to early to get your 2009–2010 dues paid. Being early never hurts, so pass on the word to fellow members.
Again thank you all!...
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Doug Snell, a member of Battlefields Post 144 was recently nominated for The Governor’s Award for Community Service and Volunteerism.
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The Nominating Committee has offered a slate of members to serve as Post Officers for 2009–2010. Elections will be held at the Membership Meeting on Tuseday, June 2nd. The slate offered is:
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