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Fallen Comrade Report – 07-01-2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by The American Legion Department of the Philippines Burial Assistance Office. Final Approval by ABMC and CFZ has been received for these Comrades: Case # 21-68 Robert Douglas McAllister, SFC, U.S. Army Retired, Gulf War and Global War & Terrorism Veteran age 70,…
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Marine veterans reunite
The five retired U.S. Marines joked and laughed, told stories from more than 50 years ago and from the other side of the world. “We get in the car and we’re like teenagers again,” said Ray Baldwin of Connecticut. Between 1967 and 1969 he and the others bonded in the midst of the Vietnam War,…
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Health Alert: Quarantine Update, July 1-31, 2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 United States Embassy Manila, Philippines United States Consular Agency Cebu, Philippines June 30, 2021 Health Alert: Quarantine Update, July 1-31, 2021 Below are the current quarantine classifications according to the Philippine government: Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) through July 15, 2021 Mindanao – Region 11: Davao Oriental, Davao…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 06-24-2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 It is the sad duty of the American Legion Department of the Philippines Burial Assistance Office to inform you that two Comrades have Fallen: Case # 21-65 Benjamin David Saylor, U.S. Navy Veteran, age 36, passed away June 21, 2021 at Angeles University Foundation Medical Center. He was…
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Will ‘BRAC for VA’ lead to veterans hospital closures or building more clinics?
Now, federal officials are about to see if a BRAC for the Department of Veterans Affairs will prove just as controversial. VA officials later this month are expected to name the nine individuals who will serve on the department’s Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission, a congressionally mandated panel that will recommend “actions to modernize or realign a…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 06/17/2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by the Burial Assistance Office of the American Legion Department of the Philippines. It is our sad duty to inform you that Three (3) Comrades have fallen: Case # 21-62 John F. Flaherty Jr., TSgt, U.S. Air Force Retired, Vietnam Veteran, age 60,…
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Health Alert: Quarantine and Regulations Update, June 16-30, 2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123United States Embassy Manila, PhilippinesUnited States Consular Agency Cebu, Philippines June 15, 2021 Health Alert: Quarantine and Regulations Update, June 16-30, 2021 Below are the current quarantine classifications according to the Philippine government effective June 16-30, 2021: Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ): Luzon – Region 2: Santiago City and…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 06/14/2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by the Burial Assistance Office of the American Legion Department of the Philippines.Office. It is our sad duty to inform you that other Comrades have fallen: Case # 21-59 Steven Piechocky – U.S. Marine Corp, Retired. Gulf War Veteran, age 60, passed away…
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Coin code still plays role for Vietnam War veterans
MURRAY — Anyone who has visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial — known to many as simply “The Wall” — in Washington, D.C. knows exactly what Fred Ahrens was discussing Monday during a Memorial Day ceremony in Murray. The adjutant for Billy Lane Lauffer American Legion Post 73 of Murray, Ahrens used his segment of the program…
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Passport Services at the U.S. Embassy and Consular Agency in the Philippines – 06/01/2021
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 U.S. Embassy Manila, Philippines U.S. Consular Agency Cebu, Philippines June 1, 2021 Passport Services at the U.S. Embassy and Consular Agency in the Philippines; Return travel to the United States with an Expired U.S. Passport Passport services are available by appointment at the U.S. Embassy and Consular Agency…
