NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS OF THE UNITED STATES
General Orders No. 5 2011-12 Series
1. The following National appointments are hereby announced:
NATIONAL DEPUTY CHIEFS OF STAFF:
James Gilbert, Post 4548, Jacksonville, AR
Leah Serrano, Post 1265, Pawcatuck, CT
Ray Brooks, Post 2785, Albany, GA
William Sandberg, Post 3679, Fort Oglethorpe, GA
Jacob Gruber, Post 738, Des Moines, IA
A. Benny Gaglio, Post 1146, Saint Clair Shores, MI
Gerald Hawkins, Post 3243, Fenton, MI
David Marin, Post 3023, Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Williams, Post 1137, Benton Harbor, MI
Charles Dresen, Post 6208, Prior Lake, MN
Donald Heuer, Post 9433, Rosemount, MN
Gordon Kirk, Post 8854, Saint Paul, MN
Chuck Quigley, Post 217, Brooklyn Park, MN
Edward Hawley, Post 3770, Mountain Grove, MO
Charles Patrick, Post 2203, Shell Knob, MO
Frank Rick, Post 6603, Blue Springs, MO
William Reneau, Post 209, Missoula, MT
Frank Foronda, Post 8073, Brunswick, NC
Ronald Lief, Post 7288, Calabash, NC
Wayne Paulson, Post 753, Minot, ND
Ronald Havener, Post 3965, Springfield, OR
Claude Miller, Post 1909, Rainier, OR
Jess Wise, Post 3965, Springfield, OR
Vernon Wade, Post 3586, Salt Lake City, UT
Ronald Jacobson, Post 1373, Cle Elum, WA
Filiberto Rivera, Post 992, Walla Walla, WA
James Buckley, Post 7784, Oneida, WI
Walter Matzek, Post 9060, Prescott, WI
John Schultz, Post 10262, Plover, WI
Bruce Sorensen, Post 7534, Green Bay, WI
ASSISTANT INSPECTORS GENERAL:
Michael Griffin, Post 8671, Prescott, AR
Matthew Martin, Post 594, Norwich, CT
Richard Attaway, Post 4629, Lagrange, GA
Nathan Jackson, Post 4830, Moultrie, GA
Melvin Hori, Post 10276, Honolulu, HI
Travis Holden, Post 738, Des Moines, IA
Marvin Hill, Post 2891, Crystal Falls, MI
Ronald Lomasney, Post 796, Port Huron, MI
Paul Mc Ivor, Post 8594, Yale, MI
Barry Shackelford, Post 5319, Athens, MI
Lester Orton, Post 363, Minneapolis, MN
Michael Pierce, Post 3723, Owatonna, MN
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Robert Posch, Post 1757, Cook, MN
Steven Sanders, Post 1403, Benson, MN
Iris Kelley, Post 3770, Mountain Grove, MO
William Moriarty, Post 3009, Mountain View, MO
James Mc Gill, Post 2252, Kalispell, MT
Lawrence Burleson, Post 5483, Mars Hill, NC
Richard Easingwood, Post 670, Cumberland, NC
Thomas Bernotas, Post 4324, Wahpeton, ND
Lester Ellingson, Post 3965, Springfield, OR
Maynard Smith, Post 180, Gresham, OR
Otto Stuart, Post 3586, Salt Lake City, UT
William Broadwater, Post 3386, Airway Heights, WA
Roger Padie, Post 4760, Sequim, WA
Michael Borg, Post 2778, Appleton, WI
Leroy Jansky, Post 1038, Chippewa Falls, WI
George Vignyvich, Post 12100, Milwaukee, WI
2. Commanders on all levels are reminded that according to Section 105 of the National By-Laws,
members who have not paid their dues for 2012 are not members in good standing and forfeit all
membership rights. They shall not attend meetings or conventions, and shall not participate in
Post, County Council, District, Department or National functions.
3. The attention of Department, District, County Council and Post Commanders is directed to
Section 103 of the Manual of Procedure, which prescribes the manner in which applications for
membership will be handled. Applications for membership of new, reinstated or transfer members
must be voted on by the members present at a regular Post meeting.
4. Certificates of charter evidencing consolidation have been issued to the following Posts:
Post Nos. 5343 and 3725 consolidated as Post No. 5343, Villas, New Jersey
Post Nos. 2604 and 4861 consolidated as Post No. 2604, Orland Park, Illinois
Post Nos. 6250 and 140 consolidated as Post No. 6250, Sterling Heights, Michigan
Post Nos. 282 and 7859 consolidated as Post No. 282, Hackettstown, New Jersey
Post Nos. 9811 and 5200 consolidated as Post No. 9811, King’s Mountain, North Carolina
5. Announcement is made of the authorization of the charter for the following Post:
Post No. 12115 – Saint Louis, Missouri
BY COMMAND OF
RICHARD L. DENOYER
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
OFFICIAL:
Allen “Gunner” Kent
Adjutant General
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