LISTEN UP! - WINTER, 2008
Post 126 General Membership Meeting:
Monday, March 3, 7:30 PM at Temple Beth Shalom
Dan Efrat, a member of Post 126 & a former member of the Israel Defense Forces, will speak about security in Israel and his experiences in the IDF. Next meeting: April 7.
PLEASE NOTE: The Ladies Auxiliary of JWV Post 126 (JWVA) will meet at the same time and location after the speaker. Please bring your spouse or significant other. Anyone willing to assume an Auxiliary board member responsibility, PLEASE contact Marlene Epworth at Marlkit@aol.com.
PLEASE NOTE:
National Dues of $45 are now past due. If you havent sent yours yet, please mail them to National JWV as soon as possible.
NEWSLETTER SCHEDULE:
As the Post Adjutant has been traveling for many months to Israel, Europe, Colorado and other places, LISTEN UP! is now being published on an irregular schedule. Please be patient and if you have email, but are not on the list, please contact dsinger26@comcast.net. Regular Post announcements are now going out via email. The Post 126 Schedule of Events can be seen on the Post website www.JWV-Post126.org.
Card Game at Mark 70:
Monday, March 17, 7:00 P.M.
JWV DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY EVENTS:
March 5-6, 2008 - Day on the Hill visits to New Jerseys Senators and Congressmen in Washington, DC.
April 13, 2008 - State Yom Hashoah Observance at Liberty State Park.
May 4, 2008 Legislative Breakfast honoring NJ Legislators.
May 18, 2008 DCA (state meeting) hosted by Post 126 at Temple Beth Shalom.
RETIREMENT DINNER FOR CHAPLAIN (COL) IRA KRONENBERG:
Tuesday, April 1, 2008. Club Dix, Ft. Dix, NJ. Cost: $21.00. Business Attire. Post 126 plans to have a bus for transportation. To reserve your place, call Quartermaster Perry Levine at 856-795-0591 (home) or 609-238-1242 (cell). RSVP before March 20, 2008.
INSTALLATION BRUNCH:
Sunday, June 1st, 2008. Palace of Asia Ballroom, 2389 Marlton Pike, West, Cherry Hill. Same location as last year and Thanksgiving For the Troops. Look for upcoming details.
SUMMER CONVENTION:
Mark your calendars now for a fun weekend with the JWV, June 20-22, 2008, at the Fallsview Best in the Catskills. See page 4 of this newsletter for details on the flyer.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS:
SPC Scott Barrett, Sr. In-Service Bryan Mallin In-Service
Stas Belch In-Service Father Peter Molnar Stratford, NJ
Jake Belardo Cinnaminson, NJ Herman Perkel Cherry Hill, NJ
Robert Bookbinder Cherry Hill, NJ Rudolph Schwartz Cherry Hill, NJ
Dan Efrat Cherry Hill, NJ Harold Strauss Cherry Hill, NJ
Donald Feldman Sewell, NJ Sgt. April Tessmer In-Service
Roy Frankel Cherry Hill, NJ Capt. Mason Weiss In-Service
Lt. Joseph Friedman Cherry Hill, NJ / In-Service Marvyn Wolf Cherry Hill, NJ
Carlos Garber Marlton, NJ Anthony Young In-Service
Robert Geiger Cherry Hill, NJ
THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR THE TROOPS, NOVEMBER, 2007:
Post 126 extends special thanks to the following supporters:
POST RECEIVES THANK YOU POST CARD:
Hello from Kuwait!
I picked up one of your packets at the JRC
at Fort Dix, NJ. I had forgotten my shampoo
& conditioner and your packet fixed my problem.
So THANK you for what you do for us soldiers
from the bottom of my heart. Nancy Jassu
NOTES FROM FT. DIX DEPUTY COMMANDER LTC ROGER D. COTTON:
Holiday Support. We continue to receive an outpouring of support from the Burlington County Military Affairs Committee, Jewish War Veterans, Veteran's of Foreign Wars, and others. Our community friends have provided meals and numerous invitations of support for our Soldiers. We are very grateful for your generosity.
Warriors in Transition (WT). This is the new term for what was previously called Medical Hold Soldiers. As of 29 Nov 07, the total number of Soldiers assigned to the Warrior Transition Unit (WTU) stands at 209. Of the 209 Soldiers assigned the WTU, 196 are enlisted and 13 are officers. We were asked by BG Tucker, Deputy Commanding General, North Atlantic Regional Medical Command to provide a briefing of our reintegration program at the Warrior Transition Unit, developed for the Soldiers by CH (COL) Forden and CH (COL) Kronenberg, to the Army Medical Action Plan Assessment Conference based upon the results of an AMEDD inspection. BG Tucker was so impressed with the program that he asked CH (COL) Forden to brief the program to the Secretary of the Army and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army. The briefing and program was well received by the Secretary and Vice Chief of Staff and may serve e as the model for reintegration programs in Warrior Transition Units across the Army.
Mobilization. As of 29 Nov 07, our mobilization/demobilization/support/warrior in transition load was 2,221 pax.
NJ-ARNG. The NJ Army National Guard began their pre-mobilization processing for OIF 09-11 on 26 Nov 07. The NJ Army National Guard was informed to utilize the nearest mobilization station to conduct the Soldier Readiness Program (SRP) processing. To date, we have no major issues.
Respectfully submitted,
David Singer, Post 126 Adjutant