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LEGION OF HONOR
by Bob Golden, PC
It has been a few months since we have A tip of the fez to our new Captain Ray your input to: Bob Golden,
submitted an article in the Voice and I Pfister who has performed well and we are goldenrobert@hotmail.com. Much more
apologize for the omission. With so much confident that he will continue to perform to follow in the next Voice. Stay healthy
going on it is sometimes difficult to his duties accordingly. In addition, we must and remember it is an honor to belong to
remember that not all Legion Nobles are salute our Commander Ed Tanski for his the Legion of Honor.
as active as many of us and as a result, devotion over the past few years. We hope
don’t always get the information on to have him eventually trained well enough
activities and other topics. so he can move on to bigger things.
We are still alive and well with plenty of Speaking of which, we would like to
activities to keep us busy. Some of our congratulate Ed for his recent election to (Continued from page 21) Highlanders)
parades have been less than well attended Lt. Commander of MASA Legions of
and certainly require some change and Honor. We are confident that Ed will do a our mission, our ads on TV and why we
effort on our parts. It is understood that great job as MASA Commander even march. We were proud representatives of
we are aging and it is not easy to attend though he is a Navy Vet. He and his lady our Shriners, our patients and our
parades and other Legion functions as it Barb continually put so much effort into hospital system. It was a fine wedding and
once was. Keep in mind that we are our functions of our Legion. It is certainly we congratulate the newly married couple
members of this Legion of Honor, proud admirable and appreciated by all. and send to them a blessing of many years
veterans and Nobles. With this in mind, let We are saddened by the loss of a few of happiness & love.
us remember that we have an obligation of our Legion members this year. Among This is why we have such a good time,
and duty to exert that extra effort in them was long time member and Past interact to make the public aware of the
keeping with the tradition established Commander John Daniels who also served Shriners Hospitals for Children and our
by our fore-fathers nearly 100 years ago. our Drum and Bugle Corps as a glock mission to provide free specialized
It is important that we make that extra player and performed in numerous medical care in our 22 hospitals in the
effort to attend meetings as called for by parades, occasionally hitting the right notes US, Canada and Mexico. If you want to
our Potentate, Commander and/or Captain. in their proper order. Our long time help us as a piper or drummer and believe
Regardless of our declining membership, Personnel Officer Harold Hartdung passed a kilt will enhance your appearance, join
together we can continue to make this away this year. Harold served as our 1st Lt. us. We march so children can walk.
Legion of Honor an important viable unit. in the Drill, Drum and Bugle Corps as well. August 20, 2018 Matt “Doc” Erickson
Enough on that subject for now. As most Harold was over 100 years old. Other black and Nicole announced the birth of a baby
of you know, I have retired from being camel losses were Joseph Platts, Allen girl. As of that date the name is being
the Captain of our Drill, Drum and Bugle Collins. George Coleman Jr., and Robert negotiated.
Corps but still continue to be active in our Leuenberger. They will be missed from our
Legion. It has been an honor and pleasure ranks. Our condolences to their Pappy Patchin, Drum Major
to have served in this position since 1996. respective family members. All of our
Thank you all for your many years of meetings include great fellowship,
support. impromptu comedy, important information
We are pleased to report that we and lets not forget the great food prepared
continue to gain new members and would by our world famous chef, Al Graber. One
like to welcome Nobles Russell Thomas, must attend our meetings, if for no other ARTICLES FOR THE
a former Naval Officer and James Wasser reason than to enjoy his culinary delights, a DECEMBER ISSUE
a US Army veteran both sworn in at our cuisine sure to please the most OF THE VOICE OF SYRIA
last quarterly Legion meeting. Also joined discriminating pallets among us. And as ARE DUE NO LATER THAN
recently were Nobles Jim Linko, Billy always, a fine selection of liquid OCTOBER 23, 2018
Pettis III and Mark Minehart. We are refreshments.
pleased and proud to welcome them as Although this article is short, we invite
active Legion Nobles. any member to participate by sending
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