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You know the older I get the faster time seems to fly by. I think partially because the days just seem to blend together. This year concerning membership has been an excellent one. We surpassed our quota of 154 members early on. Usually, you do not achieve 100% until later in the legion calendar year if at all. During these past several years it has been my honor to belong to a post that not only met and exceeded its recruiting goals but has been the leader in the district and division plus in the state as well. A strong shout out to everyone who assisted in this endeavor. Too many individuals to mention but at the end of the day it was you the membership that made this happen. 

By the time you read this we will have completed our annual Memorial Day Poppy Drive. I want to applaud everyone who with great enthusiasm signed up to participate. We always have a strong response from you the membership. Typical of your dedication to duty. 

Thanks to the pride of the 101st Airborne Bob Hoyt, Christine Paladin and Zyad Hasan who started us out early due to a scheduling conflict at the Jewel at 131st and LaGrange. Good job guys.

Finally, we have had a lot of our members dealing with health issues, surgeries and recoveries. Just off the top of my head. Ray McElree, Rich Czajkowski, Tom Bakota, the "Big A" Anthony Isadore, Mike Bannister and my old friend Ron Bol who, every once in a while, I bump into at the casino. You know recently I was not feeling that well myself and while at a recent VA appointment I looked to the left and right of me while waiting to be called and there appeared to be a few Vets in rough shape. Truth be known there is always someone during worse than we are. As difficult as that may seem at times. God Bless and Take Care.

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Take care and as always God bless,

Dean Morrell, Senior Vice Commander