Missing In America Project

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone!!!

Down for a time in a Care facility! Getting better!!! Thanks to friends sneaking in Pogie Bait, or it could be worse!!!

Great job Bob!

It was an honor to meet with Bob "Doc" Protzman last week, and thank him for all that he does for our Valley .

Whether it be through his role as the Veterans Remains Officer for Madera County, or coordinating the Missing In America Project for Fresno and Madera counties, Doc works hard every day to ensure our veterans and their families get the benefits and recognition they have earned.

Thank you, Doc, for your dedication to our veterans and their families. You make a real difference.

Thanks!

Please go to www.miap.us for full information on MIAP or look at my page for updates. Facebook: Fred Salanti

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Riders,

We have been requested by the family of Duane dufault, US Navy to provide an honorable es**rt and carry him and his family safely to his final resting place. Duane was a longtime American Legion member and the original request came from them to honor their friend. The family then contacted me to approve this es**rt for their loved one. Mass and services will be held prior to the Tuesday Es**rt. This will simply be es**rting the coach and family safely to NCVC, IGO.

Stage: 0915 hours at the Chevron at Mountain Gate/Wonderland Blvd Exit north of Shasta Lake City
Brief: 0920 hours
KSU: 0930 hours to Mt. Shasta Memorial Chapel. Gas and rest stop at Mt Shasta prior to going to the Mt Shasta Memorial Chapel, 830 Lassen Lane, Mt. Shasta, CA

Stage: 1045 hours at Memorial Chapel in Mt. Shasta
Brief 1050 hours
KSU: 1100 hours to NCVC, Igo
Service: 1230 hours

Dress warm and hope to see you all there! All American Legion Riders are welcome to join with us to honor Duane dufault

fred

Fred "Ducpho" Salanti
Missing in America Project
Executive Director
Website: www.miap.us

Locate, Identify and Inter - Missing in America Project The Missing in America Project is helping facilitate the location, identification and interment of fallen heroes whose remains are already in America.

MIAP 2014 Activities

MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the Missing in America Project is to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremated remains of American veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations. To provide honor, respect and dignity to those who have served this country by
Securing a final resting place for these forgotten heroes.

In its short 7 year history, the Missing in America Project has visited more than 1,641 funeral homes, located 2365 veterans and interred 2127 veterans and their eligible dependents.

The Missing in America Project has also assisted volunteers in getting laws passed in 33 states and a Federal Law (effective Jan 14, 2014) to provide a dignified burial for ALL Unclaimed veterans and dependents cremains. These laws are designed to protect funeral homes when working with MIAP and provide a casket or urn for each unclaimed veteran or dependent.

2012 to 2014: Total number of veterans/dependents honored 1648.

2014 Total number of veterans/dependents interred with a Memorial Service: 623+ Nationwide.

Local activities include:

• Over 149 burial es**rts and services to Northern California Veterans Cemetery to Sacramento Valley Cemetery, Eagle Point Cemetery and private cemeteries.

• Providing Food for Valentine’s Day at the Redding Veterans Home and Oktoberfest with MIAP Hot dog cooker and Our Support Group Ladies, cooking and serving.

• Donating in coordination with “Victory Ensured Thru Service (Vets)” a years’ worth of money to conduct monthly Sunday brunches for all Veterans in McCloud. Set up with Produce Company to get weekly fresh vegetables for the veteran’s community in McCloud.

• Es**rting the Vietnam Traveling Wall to Yreka for display and ceremonies on “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day with the Yreka Marine Corps League and Siskiyou County Veterans Affliated Council.

• Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, Conducted a Military Honors service (March 30) for unclaimed veterans and in coordination with VVA 397 of Redding for Shasta County Veterans and MIAP unclaimed veterans.

• Camp for Life is for children who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses. They have little in their lives to laugh and enjoy at their young age. The camp is intended to give them relief from daily medical trauma and to gain the support system needed to assist them along the way.*
• Serviceman’s Feast to honor all of our military, firemen and police for their service. 5 years of serving this Christmas Dinner. Over 800 served 12/20/14

• Northern California Veterans Cemetery cooking for all workers, CCC and bands (if any), all RVH resident veterans are invited as well as any other medical needy veterans attending for Memorial Day and Veterans Day Ceremonies.

• Big Bike Weekend cooking and serving for free all Police and competitors in the bike competitions for the past 5 years. Conduct official road guarding assistance in cooperation with Redding Police Department.

• Boles Fire W**d supplied all of the food and cooked a free spaghetti dinner for all victims and police fire workers, over 110 buildings destroyed.

• Wreaths Across America Every year since 2006 MIAP has worked with this program and brought wreaths from Worchester, ME to the west coast. For the last 4 years we have provided es**rt for all of the Wreaths dedicated to the Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon, CA. We provide an es**rt from the NV Walmart Distribution Center to Dixon as requested.

Who is involved?

Wal-Mart Heart which is truck drivers from Wal-Mart who donate their time and efforts to children with serious illnesses and needs. They donate their time and efforts to these children and in a partnership with MIAP, we work together.
• For all feeding events with MIAP, all paper goods and special food products are donated to benefit the community.
• Contacts of the Good Will drivers has obtained us donations from other local chains who wish to stay anonymous. We get all meat, produce (fruit and vegetables. Pies and desserts, and mainstay basics to complete a balanced and healthy meal.

“Our Support Group” the workers/volunteers who set up the menu, slice and dice and get all the cooking organized and served. They create magic from packages and raw vegetables. They conduct fund raisers man our Hot Dog Stand and do the ultimate in “gopher work” that is essential to every event and organization. We cannot survive without them.

Victory Ensured thru Service is the nonprofit veterans group who has funds available locally for veteran’s activities. This allows us the money and sometimes the venue. Renting the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds for an Armed Forces Day event when there was no other way to conduct the event. Donating money to the McCloud Community Resource center for veteran’s luncheons for a year due to the large concentration of WWII/Korean veterans. Donating a large sum to the Redding Veterans Home for outdoor improvements for the residents.

AMVETS (MOJO) Post #4 who have supported us in many ways from monetary to helpers and support in putting on these events.

Cuttlefish Base Submariners who attend every funeral for our unclaimed veterans and who come to camp and present the children with honorary memberships as submariners with hats and plaques.
Redding Police Explorers/ Tehema County Explorers who assist us to prepare, setup and tear down events. Help serve food to disabled and elderly attendees at our events. Supervise and assist in the terminally ill children at “Camp for Life”. Young men and women of our communities who are learning the value of service and commitment to self and their surrounding communities.

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Please go to www.miap.us to see all activities for MIAP to date and for 2014 in a summary. Thanks

Locate, Identify and Inter - Missing in America Project The Missing in America Project is helping facilitate the location, identification and interment of fallen heroes whose remains are already in America.