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Fallen Comrade Report – 08/23/2022
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by The American Legion Department of the Philippines Office. Final approval by ABMC & CDC has been received for this fallen Comrade: Case # 21-52, AD Davis Jr., Colonel, U.S. Air Force Retired, Vietnam Veteran, age 85, passed away at his residence in…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 08/19/2022
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by The American Legion Department of the Philippines Office. It is our sad duty inform you that another Comrade has fallen: Case # Morton Jacopson, U.S. Navy Veteran age 79, passed away at The Medical City Clark in Mabalacat City, on August 15,…
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Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Manila (17 August 2022)
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Manila (17 August 2022) Location: Countrywide Event: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Level 2 Travel Health Notice for Monkeypox in Multiple Countries. The World Health Organization has determined the multi-country outbreak of monkeypox is a Public…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 08/17/2022
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by The American Legion Department of the Philippines Office. It is our duty to Inform you that 2 Comrades have fallen: Case # 22-53, AD Davis, Jr. – Colonel, U.S. Air Force Retired Vietnam Veteran, age 85, passed away at his residence on…
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Fallen Comrade Report – 08/16/2022
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123 The following information is provided by The American Legion Department of the Philippines Office. Final Approval by ABMC and CDC has been received for this fallen Comrade: Case # 22- ICA-27, Thomas Robert Burnett, WO4, U.S. Navy Retired, age 76, passed away at the James L. Gordon Memorial…
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VVA’s National Leadership & Education Conference – August 10, 2022
It’s a sea of orange today at VVA’s National Leadership & Education Conference. Keynote Speaker, Retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Walter Gaskin commented, “When I came into the marine corps in 1974 my drill sergeants… my instructors were all Vietnam veterans. My generation will never forget what you have done for us veterans who…
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Vietnam Veterans of America will mark Agent Orange Awareness Day
Vietnam Veterans of America Today, Vietnam Veterans of America will mark Agent Orange Awareness Day in an event that will be a part of the Opening Ceremony of its National Leadership and Education Conference in Greenville, S.C. “For close to 40 years, VVA has advocated for veterans who have been living with chronic illnesses because…
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Regarding the passage of S.3373, SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act
Vietnam Veterans of America Regarding the passage of S.3373, SFC Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act — VVA will work with Congress and the Department of Veteran Affairs to ensure that this bill is fully implemented, which will provide 3.5 million veterans exposed to toxins with the following healthcare and compensation benefits once signed into…
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Controlled Substance Meds AVAILABLE in Angeles
RAO SUBIC BAY CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MEDS AVAILABLE IN ANGELES Thank you Ron Santos—As a lot of you already know effective October 1, 2022, VA Manila will no longer prescribe or dispense controlled substance pain medications to Veterans in the Philippines. I just wanted to let you know about an “cashless” option that is available at…
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Security Alert: Worldwide Caution – 08/03/2022
Allen “Pop” Reeves American Legion Post 123U.S. Embassy Manila, PhilippinesU.S. Consular Agency Cebu, Philippines August 3, 2022 Security Alert: Worldwide Caution On July 31, 2022, the United States conducted a precision counterterrorism strike in Afghanistan that killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden’s deputy and successor as leader of al-Qa’ida. Al- Zawahiri was one of the…
