Inspirations and Consultations
Preamble to the Constitution
of the American Legion
For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
These Legionnaires and Members of Post 84 have passed. Please keep their families in your Prayers.
Legionnaire and State Senator Melvin Daniels has pased. Please keep His family in your Prayers.
Past National Commander Ray Smith, who led The American Legion in 2000 and 2001, passed away at his home Wednesday, October 26, 2011, after a lengthy illness. He was 78 years old.
Deadly New Germ Spreading Through Medical Facilities
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), infections from Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that causes diarrhea and other health issues, is a patient safety concern in all types of medical facilities, not just hospitals as traditionally thought. While many healthcare-associated infections, such as bloodstream infections, declined in the past decade, C. difficile infection rates and deaths climbed to historic highs. C. difficile infections are linked to 14,000 deaths in the US each year. Deaths related to C. difficile increased 400% between 2000 and 2007, due in part to a stronger germ strain. Most C. difficile infections are connected with receiving medical care. Almost half of infections occur in people younger than 65, but more than 90% of deaths occur in people 65 and older. About 25% of C. difficile infections first show symptoms in hospital patients; 75% first show in nursing home patients or in people recently cared for in doctors' offices and clinics. C. difficile infections can be prevented. Early results from hospital prevention projects show 20% fewer C. difficile infections in less than 2 years with infection-prevention and control measures.
These Legionnaires and Members of Post 84 have had to Transfer from the area (PCS). Some have decided to keep their membership in the Post (TDY). The freinds we've made will last a lifetime. Please keep them and their families in your Prayers.
FDA Panel Supports Lifting of Ban on New Class of Pain Drugs
According to an article from the Associated Press dated March 13, the FDA's Arthritis Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend that the FDA resume clinical trials on a class of non-opioid and non-SAID pain killers with a number of safeguards. The FDA's 21-member panel of arthritis experts voted unanimously that research on the nerve-blocking drugs should continue with safety precautions to protect patients. Reports of joint failure and bone decay led the agency to halt studies on the drugs in 2010.
AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,666 Americans listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. The most recent identifications are a USAF group of personnel listed as MIA in Laos on 12/24/65. Personnel included Colonels Joseph Christiano, NY, Dennis L. Eilers, IA, Derrell B. Jeffords, AZ and Chief Master Sergeants William K. Coldwell, NY, and Larry C. Thornton, ID. Their remains were recovered on 2/18/2010 and identified on 3/5/2012. Also announced as accounted-for was Captain Vergil K. Meroney III, USAFR, AR, MIA in Laos on 3/1/1969. His remains were recovered on 11/16/2010 and identified on 3/5/2012. The number of Americans announced as returned and identified since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is now 917. Another 63 US personnel, recovered post-incident and identified before the end of the war, bring the officially listed total recovered and identified to 980. Of the 1,666 still missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War, 90% were lost in Vietnam or in areas of Laos and Cambodia under Vietnam’s wartime control: Vietnam–1,284 (VN-471, VS-813); Laos–318; Cambodia–57; Peoples Republic of China territorial waters–7; more than 450 were over-water losses.
