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22nd District Volunteers at the
Houston VA Medical Center

Many Legionnaires of the 22nd District make a difference by volunteer their time and talents at the Houston VA Medical Center.   This can be a very rewarding experience.   Your help is needed.   Consider volunteering today.   To volunteer, contact:   Joe Lesley, 4105 Meyerwood Drive, Houston, Texas 77025-4010, Phone: 713-218-7820.

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When you visit patients at the VA Hospital or elsewhere, here's a prayer card that you can leave at their bedside:

Click here for A Bedside Prayer Card

VA National Cemetery News

Houston VA National Cemetery
Participates in ‘Wreaths Across America’

HOUSTON — The Houston VA National Cemetery will again participate in the “Wreaths Across America” campaign by holding a special ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 11 a.m.  This year, the goal is to place approximately 14,000 wreaths on headstones to express appreciation for the past, present, and future sacrifices of our nation's veterans and their families.

This year’s ceremony speaker is Henry J. Ostermann, Ph.D., a native Texan who received a Bachelor of Science from Texas A&M University in May 1972.  Commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Reserve, he retired at the rank of Brigadier General in November 2008.  Dr. Ostermann completed Master of Education and Master of Strategic Studies and earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Health Care Administration.  Currently, he is the Clinical Support Service Line executive at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston and has held academic appointments at Texas A&M University as a lecturer and visiting lecturer, Health Education and at Baylor College of Medicine as an assistant professor and associate professor, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

For the past 16 years, Maine’s Worcester Wreath Company, in coordination with the National Cemetery Administration, has made and decorated wreaths to adorn the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.  Spurred by the tremendous outpouring of letters and interest, an effort is being made to expand the reaches of the Arlington Wreath Project with a special campaign called, “Wreaths Across America.”  This effort aspires to place memorial wreaths at each of the approximately 230 state and national cemeteries, and veterans’ monuments across the country.

If you are not able to attend or volunteer at the Houston VA National Cemetery event, organizers ask you to join others across the nation, stop for a Moment of Silence at 11 a.m., and share a silent thank you to all those who serve, to all who have been lost, and to the families who will be without loved ones this holiday season.

For more information about the “Wreaths Across America” effort in Houston, visit www.waahouston.com or call the Houston VA National Cemetery at (281) 447-8686, ext. 200.

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 Terry Messinger 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 tmessinger@ev1.net 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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Last Updated:   December 23, 2008.


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