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Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 • Bismarck, North Dakota
Legion News
Uniting Veterans In Continuing Service To Our Community, State And Nation
Post No. 1 Elections on April 14th, USS NORTH DAKOTA Report, Legion Baseball, Boys State, 50-60-70 Memberships, 5th District Meeting At Our April Post Meeting We Are Electing New Officers At our regular monthly Post No. 1 meeting on Monday, April 14th we will elect new officers to take office at our May Post meeting on Monday, May 12th. Commander Steve Schilling will be completing an unprecedented second consecutive term. Previously the late Joe Smith served as Commander in 1984 and he was elected again in 1990. But Commander Schilling served his two terms back to back. Thus, the slate of nominees is as follows: Commander Edwin Stern. Ed is a Vietnam Era veteran having served in the Army from 1962 – 1965. He was stationed in Germany. He is employed by Acme Tools in sales. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. Ed has Legion leadership experience having served in 1981 as Commander of Post 115 in Hettinger. As he has moved with jobs he has always maintained his Legion membership having been a member of posts in Mott, Hettinger, Bismarck, Sydney and now once again in Bismarck. 1st Vice Commander – Pat Mischel. Pat is an Army veteran having served in the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1967 – 1969. He did a lot of patrol time as a point man receiving four Purple hearts and a Bronze Star. Following his service Pat returned to North Dakota with a career in security work. Until he moved to Bismarck and transferred his Legion membership to post No.1 he was a member of Post No. 180 in Richardton going up through the officer chairs of Post No. 180. He was also the Vice Commander and Commander of the 8th District. Pat is the North Dakota representative of the Four Chaplains Society as well as commander of our color guard. 2nd Vice Commander - Phil Miller. Phil retired as a Master Sergeant from the NDARNG in March of 2009 with 29 years of honorable service. He worked in general construction and cabinet making while serving in the NDARNG. In 1979 Phil discharged from the NDARNG to focus on construction projects throughout the state and into Montana and South Dakota. After a ten year break in service, in 1990, Phil re-enlisted in the NDARNG and went to work full time for the NDARNG as the construction supervisor during the construction of the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. After completion of construction of the cemetery, Phil held several positions at the cemetery, during which time he was instrumental in securing two grants for the cemetery in excess of four million dollars. After 21 years of service at the cemetery, Phil retired as the director on 31 December 2011. We are waiting for Phil’s retirement business to slow down enough so he can finally take on the job of Commander. Adjutant – Past Commander Howard Burns 2012. Howard is an Air Force veteran. He served from 1963 to 1967 being stationed
at the Minot Air Force Base as a supply technician with one year in Southeast Asia. Howard is retired having served as the Rugby city auditor and Pierce County clerk of court. He transferred his Legion membership from Clarence Larson Post #23 in Rugby. Historian – Past Commander Dennis Mock 1988. Dennis is an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and he is retired from Job Service. Veterans Service Officer - Mark Landis. Mark is a Persian Gulf War veteran with service in both the Air Force and the Army National Guard. He also serves as the Burleigh County Veterans Service Officer. Chaplain - Past Commander Roger Bakke 2003. Roger is a Vietnam Era veteran who served in the Navy, Army and Army National Guard. After retiring from 20 years of full-time military service, Roger became employed with the State Historical Society from which he is now also retired. Roger is a dedicated 40 et 8 member actively participating in the 40 et 8 spaghetti dinners. He is a Past Commander of the 5th District. Sergeant At Arms – Ray Geffre. Ray served three years in the Army with the 101st Airborne Infantry Division including two tours in Vietnam from 1968 – 1970. When he left active duty he joined the Army Reserve and served for 36 more years in Army Reserve aviation in weapon systems repairs. Our Post No. 1 Executive Committee will consist of Past Commander Steve Schilling 2013/14, Commander – Ed Stern, 1st Vice Commander – Pat Mischel, 2nd Vice Commander Phil Miller, 3 year term – Ray Geffre, 2 year term – To Be Appointed, and 1 year term - Past Commander Dan Chaussee 2011. Filling out the leadership of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 are Committee Chairs: Membership – Pat Mischel, Legion baseball – Russ Kroshus, Boys State – Bob Wefald, Oratorical – Vern Fetch, Legion News Editor – Bob Wefald, Public Relations – Arnie Havelka, Legislation – Del Lind, Open Your Heart – Bob Wefald.
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Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 Published by the Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 of the American Legion as a bulletin for its members. Regular meetings of the Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The Executive Committee meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. before each Post meeting.
USS NORTH DAKOTA Status Report USS NORTH DAKKOTA (SSN-784) is about to begin her sea trials in preparation for her commissioning at the Sub Base in Groton CT on Saturday, May 31st. With a crew of 120 enlisted and 14 officers she will join the fleet and steam for 33 years without ever refueling. At a cost of $2.6 billion she will be the most modern submarine in the world. The Legionnaires of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 and the Legionnaires of 41 other Legion Posts have contributed to fund the events surrounding the commissioning. You can help individually by sending a check for $100 or more payable to BMCF-USSND to USSND, PO Box 1675, Bismarck ND 58502-1675. Everyone who contributes $100 or more will be listed in the commissioning book.
“USS NORTH DAKOTA Coming Out of the Hangar”
American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 Box 753 Bismarck, ND 58502
OFFICERS
Commander...................... Steve Schilling 1st Vice Commander ...............Ed Stern 2nd Vice Commander........... Phil Miller Secretary........................ Howard Burns Adjutant.......................... Howard Burns Historian........................... Dennis Mock Service Officer....................Mark Landis Chaplain............................. Roger Bakke Sergeant-at-Arms..............George Glasby Finance Officer...................... Ben Kemp
“Her First Taste of Seawater”
“Admiral Bill Owens and Captain Bob Wefald At the Christening”
Committee Chairmen
Membership.............................Ed Stern Baseball............................Dan Chaussee Boys State.............................Bob Wefald Legislation...............................Dell Lind Open Your Heart..................Bob Wefald Veterans Affairs..................Mark Landis Editor...................................Bob Wefald
Executive Committee
Committee Members Howard Burns Steve Schilling Phil Miller Dan Chaussee Ben Kemp Lorne Noehre Vern Fetch Ed Stern Pat Mischel
“Ships Sponsor Katie Fowler Christen Our Boat”
American Legion News
January, February No. 2 Vol. 118 Published Quarterly Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 American Legion Box 753 Bismarck, ND 58502
PHOTOS CREDIT TO: Used by permission of General Dynamics Electric Boat
Bismarck Boys State Delegation Is Small
Legion Baseball
North Dakota Boys State tried a new approach this year by encouraging boys throughout North Dakota to apply online to attend North Dakota Boys State 2014. So far only one boy has applied from Bismarck. We are getting help from the school guidance counselors, but there appears to be lots of distractions keeping boys from wanting to attend Boys State. North Dakota Boys State is being held again this year on the campus of the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton from Sunday, June 8th through Friday, June 13th. If you have a grandson, or if you know of any junior boy in high school, urge him to apply online at www.ndboysstate.org.
50-60-70 Year Memberships At our April 14th post meeting we will have the presentation of 50, 60, and 70 year continuous years membership certificates. Letters have gone out to all 15 Legionnaires requesting that they attend the April meeting. We have one 70 year continuous member - Legionnaire Dwayne L. Grotewold of Bismarck. He cannot attend the meeting, but we have made arrangements with his wife and family to present him a 70 year continuous year membership pin and 70 year hat patch at his home in April.
Legion 95th Birthday
Our Bismarck Governors American legion baseball team is holding tryouts and their first practice on Monday, June 2nd with the 2014 season starting on Thursday, June 5th with a home game against Grand Forks. Game time is 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Ballpark. The Governors last home game is on Monday, July 21st with the last game of the season before playoffs on July 23rd at Williston. The rebuilt Bismarck Municipal Ballpark should be ready to go for the first game.
Honor Guard Uniforms Post Honor Guard Captain Pat Mischel announces that the new honor guard uniforms have arrived and the honor guard members are putting the final touches on the uniform and gear. All uniforms and equipment items will be ready for the 2014 Memorial Day observance. If any Post member would like to be a substitute Honor Guard member, please contact the Post Adjutant or Honor Guard Captain Pat Mischel.
5th District Meeting In Wilton on April 23rd The Fifth District Spring Meeting will be held in Wilton, ND on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Lloyd Spetz Post # 1 will host the 2015 Spring Meeting.
Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 1 helped the Legionnaires celebrate the 95th birthday of the American Legion at the March 10th Post No. 1 meeting. The Auxiliary served Sloppy Joes and birthday cake. Auxiliary member Lu Miller made a beautiful and delicious cake which was enjoyed by all.
Celebrating the Legion’s 95th Birthday L to R: Dan Chaussee, Dick Iverson, Howard Burns, Ben Kemp, Commander Steve Schilling, Lorne Noehre, Ray Geffre, Roger Bakke
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Legion News
Uniting Veterans In Continuing Service To Our Community, State And Nation
Post No. 1 Elections on April 14th, USS NORTH DAKOTA Report, Legion Baseball, Boys State, 50-60-70 Memberships, 5th District Meeting At Our April Post Meeting We Are Electing New Officers At our regular monthly Post No. 1 meeting on Monday, April 14th we will elect new officers to take office at our May Post meeting on Monday, May 12th. Commander Steve Schilling will be completing an unprecedented second consecutive term. Previously the late Joe Smith served as Commander in 1984 and he was elected again in 1990. But Commander Schilling served his two terms back to back. Thus, the slate of nominees is as follows: Commander Edwin Stern. Ed is a Vietnam Era veteran having served in the Army from 1962 – 1965. He was stationed in Germany. He is employed by Acme Tools in sales. He is married with two children and two grandchildren. Ed has Legion leadership experience having served in 1981 as Commander of Post 115 in Hettinger. As he has moved with jobs he has always maintained his Legion membership having been a member of posts in Mott, Hettinger, Bismarck, Sydney and now once again in Bismarck. 1st Vice Commander – Pat Mischel. Pat is an Army veteran having served in the 25th Infantry Division in Vietnam from 1967 – 1969. He did a lot of patrol time as a point man receiving four Purple hearts and a Bronze Star. Following his service Pat returned to North Dakota with a career in security work. Until he moved to Bismarck and transferred his Legion membership to post No.1 he was a member of Post No. 180 in Richardton going up through the officer chairs of Post No. 180. He was also the Vice Commander and Commander of the 8th District. Pat is the North Dakota representative of the Four Chaplains Society as well as commander of our color guard. 2nd Vice Commander - Phil Miller. Phil retired as a Master Sergeant from the NDARNG in March of 2009 with 29 years of honorable service. He worked in general construction and cabinet making while serving in the NDARNG. In 1979 Phil discharged from the NDARNG to focus on construction projects throughout the state and into Montana and South Dakota. After a ten year break in service, in 1990, Phil re-enlisted in the NDARNG and went to work full time for the NDARNG as the construction supervisor during the construction of the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery. After completion of construction of the cemetery, Phil held several positions at the cemetery, during which time he was instrumental in securing two grants for the cemetery in excess of four million dollars. After 21 years of service at the cemetery, Phil retired as the director on 31 December 2011. We are waiting for Phil’s retirement business to slow down enough so he can finally take on the job of Commander. Adjutant – Past Commander Howard Burns 2012. Howard is an Air Force veteran. He served from 1963 to 1967 being stationed
at the Minot Air Force Base as a supply technician with one year in Southeast Asia. Howard is retired having served as the Rugby city auditor and Pierce County clerk of court. He transferred his Legion membership from Clarence Larson Post #23 in Rugby. Historian – Past Commander Dennis Mock 1988. Dennis is an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and he is retired from Job Service. Veterans Service Officer - Mark Landis. Mark is a Persian Gulf War veteran with service in both the Air Force and the Army National Guard. He also serves as the Burleigh County Veterans Service Officer. Chaplain - Past Commander Roger Bakke 2003. Roger is a Vietnam Era veteran who served in the Navy, Army and Army National Guard. After retiring from 20 years of full-time military service, Roger became employed with the State Historical Society from which he is now also retired. Roger is a dedicated 40 et 8 member actively participating in the 40 et 8 spaghetti dinners. He is a Past Commander of the 5th District. Sergeant At Arms – Ray Geffre. Ray served three years in the Army with the 101st Airborne Infantry Division including two tours in Vietnam from 1968 – 1970. When he left active duty he joined the Army Reserve and served for 36 more years in Army Reserve aviation in weapon systems repairs. Our Post No. 1 Executive Committee will consist of Past Commander Steve Schilling 2013/14, Commander – Ed Stern, 1st Vice Commander – Pat Mischel, 2nd Vice Commander Phil Miller, 3 year term – Ray Geffre, 2 year term – To Be Appointed, and 1 year term - Past Commander Dan Chaussee 2011. Filling out the leadership of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 are Committee Chairs: Membership – Pat Mischel, Legion baseball – Russ Kroshus, Boys State – Bob Wefald, Oratorical – Vern Fetch, Legion News Editor – Bob Wefald, Public Relations – Arnie Havelka, Legislation – Del Lind, Open Your Heart – Bob Wefald.
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Lowell Sease Frank R Glasser William I Daniel Gil Rauschenberger Philip R Senger Delton R Bender Warren A Henke Leroy Nayes
Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 Published by the Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 of the American Legion as a bulletin for its members. Regular meetings of the Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 are held the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The Executive Committee meetings are held at 6:30 p.m. before each Post meeting.
USS NORTH DAKOTA Status Report USS NORTH DAKKOTA (SSN-784) is about to begin her sea trials in preparation for her commissioning at the Sub Base in Groton CT on Saturday, May 31st. With a crew of 120 enlisted and 14 officers she will join the fleet and steam for 33 years without ever refueling. At a cost of $2.6 billion she will be the most modern submarine in the world. The Legionnaires of Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 and the Legionnaires of 41 other Legion Posts have contributed to fund the events surrounding the commissioning. You can help individually by sending a check for $100 or more payable to BMCF-USSND to USSND, PO Box 1675, Bismarck ND 58502-1675. Everyone who contributes $100 or more will be listed in the commissioning book.
“USS NORTH DAKOTA Coming Out of the Hangar”
American Legion Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 Box 753 Bismarck, ND 58502
OFFICERS
Commander...................... Steve Schilling 1st Vice Commander ...............Ed Stern 2nd Vice Commander........... Phil Miller Secretary........................ Howard Burns Adjutant.......................... Howard Burns Historian........................... Dennis Mock Service Officer....................Mark Landis Chaplain............................. Roger Bakke Sergeant-at-Arms..............George Glasby Finance Officer...................... Ben Kemp
“Her First Taste of Seawater”
“Admiral Bill Owens and Captain Bob Wefald At the Christening”
Committee Chairmen
Membership.............................Ed Stern Baseball............................Dan Chaussee Boys State.............................Bob Wefald Legislation...............................Dell Lind Open Your Heart..................Bob Wefald Veterans Affairs..................Mark Landis Editor...................................Bob Wefald
Executive Committee
Committee Members Howard Burns Steve Schilling Phil Miller Dan Chaussee Ben Kemp Lorne Noehre Vern Fetch Ed Stern Pat Mischel
“Ships Sponsor Katie Fowler Christen Our Boat”
American Legion News
January, February No. 2 Vol. 118 Published Quarterly Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 American Legion Box 753 Bismarck, ND 58502
PHOTOS CREDIT TO: Used by permission of General Dynamics Electric Boat
Bismarck Boys State Delegation Is Small
Legion Baseball
North Dakota Boys State tried a new approach this year by encouraging boys throughout North Dakota to apply online to attend North Dakota Boys State 2014. So far only one boy has applied from Bismarck. We are getting help from the school guidance counselors, but there appears to be lots of distractions keeping boys from wanting to attend Boys State. North Dakota Boys State is being held again this year on the campus of the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton from Sunday, June 8th through Friday, June 13th. If you have a grandson, or if you know of any junior boy in high school, urge him to apply online at www.ndboysstate.org.
50-60-70 Year Memberships At our April 14th post meeting we will have the presentation of 50, 60, and 70 year continuous years membership certificates. Letters have gone out to all 15 Legionnaires requesting that they attend the April meeting. We have one 70 year continuous member - Legionnaire Dwayne L. Grotewold of Bismarck. He cannot attend the meeting, but we have made arrangements with his wife and family to present him a 70 year continuous year membership pin and 70 year hat patch at his home in April.
Legion 95th Birthday
Our Bismarck Governors American legion baseball team is holding tryouts and their first practice on Monday, June 2nd with the 2014 season starting on Thursday, June 5th with a home game against Grand Forks. Game time is 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Ballpark. The Governors last home game is on Monday, July 21st with the last game of the season before playoffs on July 23rd at Williston. The rebuilt Bismarck Municipal Ballpark should be ready to go for the first game.
Honor Guard Uniforms Post Honor Guard Captain Pat Mischel announces that the new honor guard uniforms have arrived and the honor guard members are putting the final touches on the uniform and gear. All uniforms and equipment items will be ready for the 2014 Memorial Day observance. If any Post member would like to be a substitute Honor Guard member, please contact the Post Adjutant or Honor Guard Captain Pat Mischel.
5th District Meeting In Wilton on April 23rd The Fifth District Spring Meeting will be held in Wilton, ND on Wednesday, April 23, 2014. Lloyd Spetz Post # 1 will host the 2015 Spring Meeting.
Members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 1 helped the Legionnaires celebrate the 95th birthday of the American Legion at the March 10th Post No. 1 meeting. The Auxiliary served Sloppy Joes and birthday cake. Auxiliary member Lu Miller made a beautiful and delicious cake which was enjoyed by all.
Celebrating the Legion’s 95th Birthday L to R: Dan Chaussee, Dick Iverson, Howard Burns, Ben Kemp, Commander Steve Schilling, Lorne Noehre, Ray Geffre, Roger Bakke
Lloyd Spetz Post No. 1 American Legion Box 753 Bismarck, North Dakota 58502
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