The deadline for submitting entries to the VFW Essay contest is October 31.  If you have questions, need an application or information on where to send your entry, please contact chairmen Gale Goodall at tommyg0910@aol.com or Richard Vaughn at rlvaughn@aol.com.

We still need many Volunteers to go to predesignated venues to collect Buddy Poppy donations.  No experience necessary, we will pair you with another member, whatever time you can give, from one hour to several hours. Contact Junior Vice, John Carson (768-6982) to get signed up.

Our standing Coffee and Breakfast get together has been moved from Woody's to the Laguna Cafe at 24310 Moulton Pkwy. Laguna Woods. Join us this Friday at 7:30 am.

Meeting starts at 7:00 PM, conducted virtually using ZOOM.  Please join, we would like to see some new faces! If you need technical help, contact the Commander before Monday.

Jr. Vice John Carson found this little known WWII story about the USS Barb and Commanding Officer Lucky Fluckey to share with the membership. This is a story that would make any sailor, especially a submariner, proud.  Click on the attachment to read.

As we lament over the loss of our picnics, beach parties, BBQ’s and firework celebrations - an uncharted experience for most of us. We should reflect on the sacrifices of those July 4^th’s when our country was involved in a different kind of war when literally freedom and liberty around the globe came under attack by foreign tyrannies: