AMERICAN LEGION NE POST 630
9306 TOWNE SQUARE AVENUE
BLUE ASH, OH 45242
P O BOX 42223
NEXT POST BUSINESS MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024
Blue Ash Civic League Building
9306 Towne Square Ave, Blue Ash
6:30 Social time; @6:45-7:00 Dinner; 7:30 Meeting
HALL SET UP IS AT 5:30 ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING. NO NEED TO RSVP. JUST COME AND HELP SET UP THE HALL, IF YOU CAN.
The Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade
The City of Blue Ash Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies will be the same as last year. Parade participants will form up on Reed Hartman Highway at Cooper Road. The parade will proceed east on Cooper, crossing over Kenwood Road, and ending at the
Cancer Support Community (formerly the Wellness Cancer Center) next to the Post Office. There will be a stage set up in the parking lot where dignitaries and the keynote speaker will sit. Our Color Guard will again lead the parade. We will have our float ready to transport our members during the parade.
If you are going to drive a vehicle in the parade, get there early. All parade units must be ready by 9:45 AM. It is suggested you arrive by 9 AM so you won't have to try to maneuver around other units. The parade starts at 10:15 AM.
Contact Ed Ennis at edward.ennis.sr@gmail.com or at 513- 505-3845 for more information.
TAPS ACROSS AMERICA
The National Moment of Remembrance was initiated in 2000 by Congress to stop and reflect on the importance of Memorial Day. Memorial Day has become the official start of summer picnics and swimming pools, instead of its original intent to honor the members of the Armed Forces who gave their lives defending this country. The National Moment of Remembrance is an attempt to bring back the true focus of the day. Baseball games will stop play, Amtrak trains will blow their horns and we will remember. Since 2020, Taps Across America has encouraged instrumentalists of all types to perform TAPS as a salute to all deceased service members. (www.tapsacrossamerica.org)
Performances take place at 3 PM on Memorial Day, throughout the United States with any instrument. Master Sergeant Richard Schnitz, USAF Retired and member of Post 630 will be playing taps. His first performance was in his driveway. He then moved to performing TAPS in front of City Hall to accommodate more people.
It is moving to Hopewell Cemetery in 2024 to accommodate more people in a more fitting space.
At 3 PM on Memorial Day, Dick will be playing TAPS along with thousands of others throughout the United States.
We invite you to take part by joining us in Hopewell Cemetery
on Montgomery Road across from the Montgomery Safety Center
After a long week of funerals that included Vinny Rossi, Bob Kistler and Robert Gunn
Plus a visition of a fellow Legionnaires wife Dan Betzold.
The Color guard and friends had lunch at Silver Springs house and a toast to a long week.
Pictured is Steve Stratemeyer, Allen Hughes, Buck Wilkins, Cheryl, Pat Buschmann, Dick Schnitz, David Buschmann, Jack Hillebrand Afreda and Chris Green-Harvey. Not pictured John Conlon and Jim Settelmayer.
Buck Wilkins lead us in the toast for all our fallen comrades.
- Commander Hughes
(February 15, 2024 - Blue Ash)
Do you have an old, worn, or tattered American flag? The Blue Ash Fire Department is making it easy to dispose of it properly.
There are now flag disposal boxes at both the North Fire Station, 10647 Kenwood Road, and South Fire Station, 4343 Cooper Road.
The boxes are in the foyers of both buildings and are accessible 24/7.
The flags will be retired at an upcoming ceremony organized by American Legion Post 630 and the Boy Scouts
Honor Flight Tri-State has gone digital to serve you better.
We know that many of you have sent or faxed in your initial application (Form 1) in the past. To update our records, you must reapply. In order to be considered for an upcoming flight, just click the appropriate application below.
Thank you so much for your help and we look forward to flying with you!
CONTACT HONOR FLIGHT AT www.honorflighttristate.org
Military Discounts for Veterans and Their Families
Go to this link for a list
https://www.aarp.org/home-family/voices/veterans/info-2019/military-families-discounts-deals.html
April 2023
Since our charter, our American Legion Post has been welcoming VETERANS from all branches of our Armed Forces. Today, we continue to welcome all military personnel serving our country. Joining our Post enables you to continue serving your God, Country and Community. Our mission is to implement the goals, aspirations, dreams, peace and blessings for our country, friends and families embodied in our preamble below.
