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22nd District Spring Convention Post 472 - April 23, 2010
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District Commander's Message
August 27, 2010
This week only two posts in the 22nd District turned in any members' dues, Post 596 and 472. Yes, they are "members' dues," only the portion over $26 belongs to the posts. According to Department statistics, two post actually lost members this week! Congratulations to Posts 596 for advancing to first place in the District with 67.92% of their goal.
Bill Hutson and I represented the 22nd District at the American Legion co-sponsored Job Fair at Reliant Stadium on August 26th. We recruited 22 veterans for the American Legion in our District, and 25 veterans in other districts. I have mailed these applications to the appropriate post and district commanders.
The next DEC meeting is in Deer Park on SATURDAY, September 11, 2010, hosted by Post 319. The Department DEC is in Austin on September 16-19, 2010. Post 490 will host the District Fall Convention on October 29-30, 2010. We still need a post to host the District Spring Convention.
Jerry Blaylock
22nd District Commander
281-480-0000 (home)
281-678-5156 (cell)
email: jerryblay@aol.com

22nd District Post Ranking
NOTICE: Totals are as of Monday, August 30, 2010.
| Post |
Location |
Commander |
Total |
Goal |
% of Goal |
| 596 |
Houston |
H. Jack Joe |
36 |
53 |
67.92 |
| 164 |
Katy |
Hubert Cormier |
134 |
230 |
58.26 |
| 319 |
Deer Park |
Bill Hutson |
44 |
79 |
55.70 |
| 52 |
Houston |
David Hallinan |
66 |
120 |
55.00 |
| 77 |
Houston |
Bob Osborne |
380 |
709 |
53.60 |
| 428 |
La Porte |
Fernando Diaz |
32 |
61 |
52.48 |
| 654 |
Houston |
Lyndon Howell |
173 |
331 |
52.27 |
| 594 |
Houston |
Larry Allen |
226 |
445 |
50.79 |
| 521 |
Pasadena |
Randy George |
240 |
503 |
47.71 |
| 472 |
Houston |
Juan Torres |
141 |
336 |
41.96 |
| 490 |
So Houston |
Larry Cockrum |
644 |
1600 |
40.25 |
| 416 |
Houston |
Rich Lofton |
56 |
158 |
35.44 |
| 391 |
Houston |
Charles Amos |
5 |
43 |
11.53 |
| District |
Totals |
Jerry Blaylock |
2177 |
4668 |
46.64 |
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VA Hospital News
"Door to Balloon" Time Can Save Lives
Houston VA Averages Quick 61
Minutes
HOUSTON - The "Heart Attack Team" at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center is on-call 24 hours, seven days a week, ready to report immediately to duty when a patient arrives at the VA in cardiac distress. This team of physicians and nurses prepares the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory to receive a patient for treatment by balloon angioplasty or stent.
"Patients are taken directly to the Cardiac Catheterization Lab, often bypassing the Emergency Room, for percutaneous coronary procedures to restore blood flow to the heart," said Biykem Bozkurt, M.D., Cardiology chief. "The goal of the team and this effort is to provide treatment as quickly as possible, within 90 minutes of a patient's arrival."
In Fiscal Year 2008, the average "Door to Balloon" time at the MEDVAMC was 82 minutes. A year later, the staff improved the time to 61 minutes. The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association have developed national guidelines calling for a door-to-balloon time of less than 90 minutes for hospitals that offer direct angioplasty.
"We advise people to call 911 or get to a hospital immediately if they experience chest pressure or pain in the center of their chest. Especially, if this is accompanied by pain or discomfort in one or both arms, back, neck jaw, or stomach; shortness of breath; or sweating, nausea, or lightheadedness," said Biswajit Kar, M.D., Interventional Cardiology Director.
Performed by interventional cardiologists, a balloon angioplasty opens a patient's narrowed arteries using a long, thin tube with a small balloon on its tip. The balloon is inflated at the blockage site in the artery to flatten or compress plaque against the artery wall.
Subsequently, in most cases, a coronary stent is also inserted. A stent is a small, mesh-like device made of metal. When a stent is placed inside of a coronary artery, it acts as a support or scaffold, keeping the vessel open. By keeping the vessel open, the stent helps to improve blood flow to the heart muscle.
"Cardiologists always say 'Time is Muscle.' Every minute matters when a patient is having a heart attack," said Blase A. Carabello, M.D., Medical Care Line executive. "Swift treatment is important to improve a patient's chance of survival and minimize damage to the heart by quickly restoring blood flow to the heart."
The MEDVAMC already recognized for demonstrating consistently low
observed-to-expected mortality rates in general surgery, all surgery, and all non-cardiac surgery nine years straight, continues to raise the bar and improve treatments and outcomes for Veterans who suffer heart attacks.

Membership in The American Legion
Are you a member of The American Legion? If you served during a wartime era, we extend to you an opportunity to become a member of this growing Organization. The American Legion is an organization of veterans serving other veterans, their families, and the communities they live in. We are the voice of the veteran in Washington DC fighting for the benefits and rights of all those who served our Country in the Armed Forces. The 22nd District Commander Jerry Blaylock would be pleased to have you as a member of this growing, community based Veterans' Organization.
If you are interested in becoming a member or would like more information please email us at jerryblay@aol.com
or our Webmaster.
To find a specific American Legion Post in your area, please go to our DIRECTORY which lists the specifics of each American Legion Post in the 22nd District. Or you may use this application and mail proof of service (copy of DD214, etc) and a check for (see Specific Post Annual Dues) payable to "___Specific American Legion Post___." Please Print (right click on the application and click on Print Picture) and include your phone number. Your membership card will be mailed to you and you'll be contacted when the next post meeting is held.


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DISTRICT OFFICERS

JERRY BLAYLOCK (490) Commander
JUAN TORRES (472) Vice Commander
KEAFORD HALE (521) Adjutant
TOM LARSEN (490) Finance Officer
RALPH MORRIS (594) Judge Advocate
CAL GRUETZMACHER (521) Chaplain
GREGORY TREACY (490) Service Officer
BILL HUTSON (319) Public Relations
FELIX WHITE (654) Historian
JO PADGET (490) Sgt-at-Arms
GEORGE HUDSON (52) Asst. Sgt.-at-Arms
TERRY MESSINGER (472) Past District Commander
DISTRICT COMMITTEES
EDWARD RUHNKE (52) Americanism
TERRY MESSINGER (472) Baseball
RENE GUERRERO (490) Bingo
DANNY L. KING (521) Boy Scouts/S.A.L.
JUAN TORRES (472) Community Service
BUDDY McFARLAND (52) National Security
TOM LARSEN (490) Oratorical/School Awards
BILL HUTSON (319) POW/MIA
JOE LESLEY (77) VA&R
JOHN D. MORRIS (594) Constitution and Bylaws
LYNN SPARKS (490) Credentials
BUTCH SPARKS (490) Resolutions
RALPH MORRIS (594) Rules
BUTCH SPARKS (490) Hubmaster
JERRY BLAYLOCK (490) Webmaster
DISTRICT EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE
DAVID HALLINAN Commander Post 52
JOHN R. OSBORNE, JR. Commander Post 77
HUBERT E. CORMIER Commander Post 164
BILL HUTSON Commander Post 319
CHARLES E. AMOS Commander Post 391
RICH LOFTON Commander Post 416
FERDANDO DIAZ Commander Post 428
JUAN TORRES Commander Post 472
LARRY D. COCKRUM Commander Post 490
WILLIAM "RANDY" GEORGE Commander Post 521
LARRY D. ALLEN Commander Post 594
H. JACK JOE, JR. Commander Post 596
LYNDON B. HOWELL Commander Post 654
DISTRICT
AUXILIARY OFFICERS
CAROL DRAKE President
NATASHA HUDSON Vice President
vacant Secretary
PRENESS THOMAS-WHITE Treasurer
JUDY HUDSON Chaplain
vacant Historian
vacant Parliamentarian
vacant Sgt.-at-Arms
BERTHA TORRES Immediate Past President
AUXILIARY COMMITTEES
RUBY CARPENTER Cancer Research
PAULENE COOLEY Legistrative
JEAN PRUIETT Nurses Scholarship
DIANA KING VA&R
LINDA NAVARRO Ways & Means
JANET RUHNKE
AUXILIARY UNIT PRESIDENTS
LINDA NAVARRO President Unit 52
JANET WARNER President Unit 77
JENNIFER HALE President Unit 325
LETICIA VILLAFRANCO President Unit 416
ARGENTINA RODRIGUEZ President Unit 472
CHARLOTTE JOHNSON President Unit 490
RUBY CARPENTER President Unit 492
ANN NICHOLSON President Unit 521
GLADYS WINE President Unit 594
KIMBRO DOTT President Unit 596
JUDITH A. BOYD President Unit 654
DISTRICT S.A.L. OFFICERS
JUAN RAUL TORRES Commander
S.A.L.
SQUADRON COMMANDERS
JUAN RAUL TORRES Commander Squadron 472
DENNIS LORD Commander Squadron 490
GREGORY S. SMITH Commander Squadron 521
DAVID PATSCHKE Commander Squadron 654
DISTRICT 22 POSTS WEB SITES:
POST 164
POST 319
POST 416
POST 490
POST 521
LINKS TO OTHER WEB
SITES:
NATIONAL AMERICAN LEGION
SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
DEPARTMENT OF TEXAS
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