American Legion El Cajon Post 303

To: American Legion Post 303 members, family, and friends
Re: JULY 2021 Meeting Details
After over a year and a half, Post 303 will be having in-person meetings once again which is indeed something to celebrate. As such, our next meeting will be this Wednesday, 21 JULY 2021 at our regular location--the Cajon Valley School Board Room (750 East Main Street in El Cajon).
Due to COVID-19, please read and follow the restrictions below:
1. We will be having a dinner! However, all food and drinks will be furnished and obtained by Post 303. Do NOT bring any personal or homemade food to share with others.

2. As per the Cajon Valley School Board, ALL persons who have NOT BEEN FULLY VACCINATED against COVID MUST WEAR A MASK while in attendance (other than while eating). Please note there are no exceptions to this rule. Masks will be available for those who need them.

3. All in attendance who will be eating will be served food through a food line by some of our members who will be wearing gloves.
The rules above have been mandated by the Cajon Valley School District. They are simple enough to follow and are designed to ensure the safety of all in attendance.
Our meeting will start as in the past with a dinner at 1815, to be followed by our Opening Ceremony at 1900. At the conclusion of the Opening Ceremony, we will have a representative from District 22 present who will conduct the Installation of newly-elected Post members and the Executive Board for the coming term.
Our guest speaker this month will be Post 303 Commander, Mark Goodman, who will give a presentation on his time in Service as a Russian linguist in Army Intelligence in Europe as well as a brief history of the Army’s language school.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Post’s Judge Advocate, Wes Schermann at (619) 672-8404.

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Shared by our Service Officer, Fred Green

To understand a Military Veteran you must know:
We left home as teenagers or in our early twenties for an unknown adventure.
We loved our country enough to defend it and protect it with our own lives.
We said goodbye to friends and family and everything we knew.
We learned the basics and then we scattered in the wind to the far corners of the Earth.
We found new friends and new family.
We became brothers and sisters regardless of color, race or creed.
We had plenty of good times, and plenty of bad times.
We didn’t get enough sleep.
We smoked and drank too much.
We picked up both good and bad habits.
We worked hard and played harder.
We didn’t earn a great wage.
We experienced the happiness of mail call and the sadness of missing important events.
We didn’t know when, or even if, we were ever going to see home again.
We grew up fast, and yet somehow, we never grew up at all.
We fought for our freedom, as well as the freedom of others.
Some of us saw actual combat, and some of us didn’t.
Some of us saw the world, and some of us didn’t.
Some of us dealt with physical warfare, most of us dealt with psychological warfare.
We have seen and experienced and dealt with things that we can’t fully describe or explain, as not all of our sacrifices were physical.
We participated in time honored ceremonies and rituals with each other, strengthening our bonds and camaraderie.
We counted on each other to get our job done and sometimes to survive it at all.
We have dealt with victory and tragedy.
We have celebrated and mourned.
We lost a few along the way.
When our adventure was over, some of us went back home, some of us started somewhere new and some of us never came home at all.
We have told amazing and hilarious stories of our exploits and adventures.
We share an unspoken bond with each other, that most people don’t experience, and few will understand.
We speak highly of our own branch of service, and poke fun at the other branches.
We know however, that, if needed, we will be there for our brothers and sisters and stand together as one, in a heartbeat.
Being a Veteran is something that had to be earned, and it can never be taken away.
It has no monetary value, but at the same time it is a priceless gift.
People see a Veteran and they thank them for their service.
When we see each other, we give that little upwards head nod, or a slight smile, knowing that we have shared and experienced things that most people have not.
So, from myself to the rest of the veterans out there, I commend and thank you for all that you have done and sacrificed for your country.
Try to remember the good times and make peace with the bad times.
Share your stories.
But most importantly, stand tall and proud, for you have earned the right to be called a Veteran.
I’m a VETERAN!

If you are a Veteran, please copy, paste and share.

POST 303 CRUSADERS opened their 2021 District 22 Baseball season this afternoon with a convincing win over Post 6 Ospreys 18-0. The game was played at San Diego High School. The team has one more game scheduled this week and two scheduled next week. They play Post 310 Hornets at Lincoln High on Saturday, Jun 12th at 1000, Post 255 Greyhounds at Valhalla High at 1600 on Jun 14th and then against District 22 Sea Knights on Jun 19th at Santana High starting at 1000. The teams season schedule can be found at https://www.ald22baseball.org/2021-season

The Post Commander just let me know about this at Grossmont College.

Vaccination clinic June 9 at Grossmont College
Another COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be held in Parking Lot 1 at Grossmont College on Wednesday, June 9 from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The vaccinations are free and open to the public.
Adolescents ages 12-17 need to make an appointment for the Pfizer vaccine. For those ages 18 and older, walk-ins are welcome, based on availability of Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses.
The vaccines are provided by the County of San Diego and are part of a countywide effort to provide vaccine access, promote vaccine equity, and increase the number of doses administered.

Service Officer Fred Green provide this information regard the COVID-19 Vaccinations.
https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/vaccines/COVID-19-VaxEvents.html

COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments
The County of San Diego (County) is currently prioritizing COVID-19 vaccination events for healthcare workers and employees and residents of long-term care facilities, based upon federal and state guidance and recommendations from the County's COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Advisory Group. People 65 years of age and older are in the next priority group (Phase 1B-Tier 1) for COVID-19 vaccination.
Please first contact your medical provider to receive the vaccine directly. If you are not able to recieve the vaccine from your medical provider, please see below for additional options available to you.
If you work for an enrolled and approved COVID-19 vaccination provider, your employer will contact you directly about being vaccinated.
For all other healthcare workers, including those who work in organizations not enrolled and approved to provide COVID-19 vaccinations, you may register for an appointment at a County COVID-19 vaccination site if you are in an eligible group (see Eligibility list below).

Eligibility (Last updated 01/13/21)
At this time, the County is providing COVID-19 vaccinations only to populations identified in Phase 1A. Those in your facility/your organization who are eligible under Phase 1A criteria can schedule an appointment to be vaccinated for COVID-19 at one of the vaccination locations listed below. If an individual does not meet the Phase 1A criteria outlined below, they will need to wait until they are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
All Phase 1A (Tiers 1, 2 & 3) Vaccinating NOW
This includes the following individuals:
PHASE 1A-Tier 1
• Staff working in acute care, psychiatric, and correctional facility hospitals
• Staff and residents in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and similar settings for older or medically vulnerable individuals
• Paramedics, EMTs, and others providing emergency medical services
• Staff working in dialysis centers
• Staff working in behavioral health residential facilities
Phase 1A-Tier 2
• Healthcare personnel performing intermediate care, for persons who need non-continuous nursing supervision, and supportive care
• Healthcare personnel providing home health-care and in-home supportive services
• Community health workers, including promotores
• Public Health field staff
• Staff working in primary care clinics, including Federally Qualified Health Centers, Rural Health Centers, correctional facility clinics, and urgent care clinics
• Staff working in behavioral health non-residential or outpatient facilities
Phase 1A-Tier 3
• Healthcare personnel in specialty clinics, laboratories, dental/oral health clinics, and pharmacies not working in settings at a higher group, as well as staff working in mortuaries and veterinary clinics

For information on the other tier groups and phases, please review COVID-19 Vaccine Phases.

Appointment registration is required and space is limited.
An estimated 500,000 people within the county are currently eligible in the three tiers of the Phase 1A vaccination distribution cycle. The County is working to establish multiple vaccination sites and is partnering with other healthcare facilities to provide vaccinations for all healthcare workers. As additional COVID-19 vaccination sites for healthcare workers are activated, details will be provided on this website. Please continue to check this page for new listings as the situation remains fluid.

E. Fred Green, Jr
Personal Cell (619) 787 - 2244

Vaccination Locations County-hosted COVID-19 vaccination events are open now to healthcare workers, others in all tiers of Phase 1A, and people age 65 and older. Details on those groups are below. You need to make an appointment.

Fellow El Cajon Post 303 Legionnaires, Veterans and Patriots,

The Guest Speaker will be:
Captain Joel Stewart, USN
Commodore, MPSRON TWO
Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory

I have attached a copy of the agenda approved by the Post Commander for the Wednesday Zoom Meeting. I recommend that you print it out and familiarize yourself with the content to save time on Wednesday. Refer to the email for the attachments.

Here is the Zoom link for Post 303's video/tele-conference monthly meeting: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94941935569 .

If the link is not active in this email, copy and paste into a web browser. We have exercised the link several times and it worked fine for me and others.
Please log on before 1845 on Wednesday; you can actually login right now to make sure you can get access. The link should take you straight to the Zoom Meeting. I am sending this to our membership via Blind Carbon Copy to protect everyone’s email accounts.

Call Wes or me if you have any problems with Zoom. We intend to keep the Wednesday meeting to about 45 minutes or less. We do not want to put the meeting’s link on Facebook, there are too many problems with unwanted visitors. Wear your Legion or Military hat so we can recognize you. Just kidding, we just don’t want to see the top of your bald heads. We should have about 50-60 join us which is what we normally have at our meetings at the School District.

When you have logged into Zoom it will bring up a pop-up window asking you if you want to Open Zoom Meetings? Click on the box below that says Open Zoom Meetings. Then it will present a picture of you (if your computer has a camera) tap on the blue box that says Join with Video. Then in the bottom left you will see a menu that includes an icon of a microphone and video. If the microphone is Red tap it one time to un-mute your device. If you don’t see the menu at the bottom, tap on your own picture and it will bring up a microphone icon which will probably be red.

You can go to the link anytime between now and Wednesday and probably find one of us there. Please don’t wait until Wednesday to work out the details of using Zoom.

I usually give more information than is needed so I highlighted the important information in red and blue.

Rob

Check out our page and Web Site using the links below:
https://www.facebook.com/AmericanLegionPost303/
www.elcajonpost303.com

Full Speed Ahead - For God and Country,

BCC Post Membership

Rob Tade, Adjutant
American Legion Post 303
619 443-1778
619 733-6799

It's that time of the month once again for us to meet and given the current circumstances we will be conducting our meeting again via Zoom. The link is below. If the link is not active, copy and paste into a web browser. Look forward to seeing you all there.

The link for our scheduled October 21st Post meeting starting at 1900 hours is here: https://cccconfer.zoom.us/j/94941935569

Thanks for sending this out to the membership.

Mark
Mark A. Goodman
Commander, AL Post 303, El Cajon
(619) 203-1845

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