KKKentucky State Elks Association
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR "Remembering our Soldiers" Frankfort Lodge #530 recently provided lodging for Scot King, Portland, Oregon Elk and former Marine Corporal and President and Founder of "Remember the Wounded Ride" who is currently on the first leg of a 48 state bicycle trek to raise awareness and funds for our military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families. Scot is requesting a state flag from each Capitol . These flags will be brought back to Portland, OR where they will be presented in the Veterans Coliseum during a special ceremony on Veterans Day 2013. Each flag will represent the combat wounded veterans of its respective state and their service to our country and will be continuously flown for an entire year. Scot stopped in Frankfort on August 20th and was presented a Kentucky State Flag from Col Benjamin Adams, KYARNG along with well wishes from Elks PJ Johnson, Bill & Sandy Moore, Terry LaFontaine, Gus Petro and Susie McDaniel. The following is a thumbnail history of WWSC's in the Dept of the Army. Following the public embarrassment of the poor quality of support of soldiers at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center while they were waiting reassignment to Line military organizations, the Army established the requirement for all posts that had major medical treatment centers, would also have a Wounded Warrior unit of assignment for those not in patient status but not returned to full duty in a military occupational specialty. At Aditionally, a Support Center will be established to fuse the coordination of followup medical and other care for the soldier and his family, if required, prior to his return to his military occupational specialty before injury or reclassification into another MOS. The The Battalion for wounded warriors has a population of 300 and it cycles about every 90 days, its entire population. The
VETERAN VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR 2010-11
Thomas Bennett and Mary Carol Cole
The following is something to think about...
WHEN A SOLDIER COMES HOME
"This email is being circulated around the world -
When a soldier comes home, he finds it hard....
..to listen to his son whine about being bored.
....to keep a straight face when people complain about potholes.
to be tolerant of people who complain about the hassle of getting ready
for work.
...to be understanding when a co-worker complains about a bad night's
sleep.
..to be silent when people pray to God for a new car.
....to control his panic when his wife tells him he needs to drive
slower.
..to be compassionate when a businessman expresses a fear of flying.
....to keep from laughing when anxious parents say they're afraid to
send their kids off to summer camp.
....to keep from ridiculing someone who complains about hot weather.
....to control his frustration when a colleague gripes about his coffee
being cold.
....to remain calm when his daughter complains about having to walk the
dog.
.....to be civil to people who complain about their jobs.
.....to just walk away when someone says they only get two weeks of
vacation a year.
....to be forgiving when someone says how hard it is to have a new baby
in the house.
The only thing harder than being a Soldier...
Is loving one."
FRANKFORT ELKS LODGE #530
KENTUCKY ELKS SUPPORT OUR VETERANS
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For more information on our Elks National Service Commission
Fellow Elks
Please take time to remember our veterans. We should also, remember our brave young soldiers who are currently protecting us near and far.
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Please click the following link to send a card to our troops
Lets Say Thanks
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Eric Mullen PER , Chairman
Madisonville Lodge #738
lile@vci.net
Johnny Jones PER from Marshall County Elks Lodge #2707 in the honor guard at the Elks National Convention in Portland OR 2009
From 1950 to 1952 the members of the Elks supplied 600,000 pints of blood for the GI’s in
The “Hotel Bedford”, now the Elks National Home in
IN MEMORY OF OUR POW*MIA DISPLAYED AT PADUCAH ELKS LODGE 217
An Explanation of the items on this special table.
- The cloth is white - symbolizing the purity of their motives when answering the call to duty.
- The single red rose, displayed in a vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones and friends who keep the faith, awaiting answers.
- The vase is tied with a red ribbon, symbol of our continued determination to account for our missing.
- A slice of lemon on the bread plate is to remind us of the bitter fate of those captured and missing in a foreign land.
- A pinch of salt symbolizes the tears endured by those missing and their families who seek answers.
- The Bible represents the strength gained through faith to sustain those lost from our country, founded as one nation under God.
- The glass is inverted - to symbolize their inability to share this evening's toast.
- The chairs are empty - they are missing.
Other Commission Members
Bob Brenzel (Louisville VA) John Catlett PER(Hanson VA) Tim Cavanaugh (Lexington VA) Lawrence Frondorf (Ft. Thomas VA)
Lyndon Elks Lodge #2052 Henderson Elks Lodge #206 Winchester Elks Lodge #2816 Newport Elks Lodge #273
