2006.05.24  - The regularly scheduled Meeting of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion was convened in the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment at 1930 hours.

Post Commander Tom O'Malley chaired the meeting.

In attendance were the Commander T. O'Malley, 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack, 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady, Adjutant T. Snow, Service Officer L. Reid, Historian D. Sinclair, Member Keith Lang, Sumas Post Member K. Payne, Sumas Post Member R. Mella, and 2nd District Commander Nihls Dahlgren of the Department of Washington, American Legion.

A Quorum was present and the business of the Legion was conducted.

2006.04.26 - The regularly scheduled Meeting of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion was convened in the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment at 1930 hours.

Post Commander Tom O'Malley chaired the meeting.

In attendance were the Commander T. O'Malley, 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack, 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady, Service Officer L. Reid, Historian D. Sinclair, Member Keith Lang, Sumas Post Member K. Payne, and Vietnam Veteran P. Christiansen.

A Quorum was present and the business of the Legion was conducted.

Commander O'Malley asked and L. Reid accepted the position of Sergeant at Arms in the recommendations of the Nominating Committee for the Post Officers for the year 2007/2008. 

Therefore the Nominating Committee Report of Candidates for office in Charles A. Dunn Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion for next years officers stands as follows:

1.    Commander - Gerry Flowers, United States Marine Corps

2.    1st Vice Commander - Steve O'Grady, United States Army

3.    2nd Vice Commander - W. Carmack, United States Marine Corps, Retired

4.    Adjutant - Don Sinclair, United States Army

5.    Sergeant At Arms - Larry Reid, United States Army

6.    Service Officer - Keith Lang, United States Army

7.    Chaplain - Tom O'Malley, United States Army

8.    Historian - Ted Snow, United States Air Force

Commander O'Malley went over the list and ask for any nominations from the floor.  There were no other nominations from the floor.

We then visited the matter of changes to our Constitution and Bylaws.  Three Special Resolutions were placed before the membership:

Special Resolution 2007-01

To amend the Constitution of the Post with regard to the number of persons required to have a quorum at Post Meetings and at Post Executive Committee Meetings.

Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution from the existing text:

“Section 3.   Quorum.   A quorum at a Post meeting, regular or special, shall require the presence of five members in good standing.  A quorum at an Executive Committee meeting, regular or special, shall require the presence of seven members of the Executive Committee in good standing.”

to the following:

“Section 3.   Quorum.   A quorum at a Post meeting, regular or special, shall require the presence of three members in good standing.  A quorum at an Executive Committee meeting, regular or special, shall require the presence of a majority of the members of the Executive Committee in good standing.”

This resolution passed without dissent.  Second reading will take place at the next meeting.

Special Resolution 2007-02

To amend the Bylaws of the Post with regard to the place and time of meetings.

Article VIII, Section 1 of the Bylaws from the existing text:

“The meetings of the Post shall be held at RCL 179, 6th and Commercial, Vancouver, B.C. Canada, on the third Monday of each month at 2000 Hours, except the meetings in February, July, August and December will be canceled. The location, date, and time may be changed by specific action of the Post membership at a regular meeting, provided all members in good standing are notified at least one week in advance of the changed meeting.”

To the following:

“The meetings of the Post shall be held at the British Columbia Regiment Armoury (DCO) 620 Beatty Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, at least once each calendar month, according to a schedule agreed to before the end of each previous year.

The location, date, and time may be changed by specific action of the Post membership at a regular meeting, provided all members in good standing are notified at least one week in advance of the changed meeting.”

This resolution passed without dissent.  Second reading will take place at the next meeting.

Special Resolution 2007-03

To amend the Bylaws with regard to Annual Dues.

Article IX, Section 1, First Paragraph reads:

“The annual dues for membership in this Post shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00), including Department and National dues.”

To the following:

“The annual dues for membership in this Post shall be determined annually at the Annual General Meeting of the Post.”

This resolution passed without dissent.  Second reading will take place at the next meeting.

Under new business, it was announced that the domain www.americanlegion.ca had been secured.  This should allow the post a distinctive presence on the Internet.  It is hoped by the registration holder that the site will benefit not only our local post but perhaps even some other Posts located outside the United States.  U.S. Military Veterans living outside the United States have a somewhat different situation than those located within the geographical confines of the United States.  We hope to help illuminate the situation of Expat Veterans of American Military Service.  We hope to extend our knowledge and experience to the present generation of Veterans who are returning from service in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places the nation has dispatched them. 

With no further business brought before the Membership, the meeting was adjourned.

The next scheduled meeting is 24 May 2007. (Be there or the Post Witch Doctor will put a pox on your ass,)

2006.03.29 - The regularly scheduled Meeting of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion was convened in the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment at 1930 hours.

Post Commander Tom O'Malley chaired the meeting.

In attendance were the Commander T. O'Malley, 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack, 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady, Sergeant At Arms G. Flowers, Service Officer L. Reid, Historian D. Sinclair, Member Keith Lang, Finance Officer H. Gillespie and Sumas Post Member K. Payne.  It should be noted that the appearance of the Finance Officer did not coincide directly with the timing of the meeting, but this was due of course to the operational demands of his calling in the service of the nation so we ain't nit picking.

A Quorum was present and the business of the Legion was conducted.

The need to modify the Constitution and Bylaws was again addressed.  It was noted that the meeting place written into the bylaws needs to be updated to reflect the Post's new home in the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess of the British Columbia Regiment (DCO).

The question of what constitutes a Quorum may be raised at the next meeting.

Under the business of the Nominating Committee for next year's officers, T. O'Malley has accepted the position of Chaplain.

Member Keith Lang, moved and W. Carmack, G. Flowers and others seconded the following motion:

"To express the concern of the Membership of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion, regarding the present National Commander,  Paul A. Morin, changing his resume prior to being elected from "Vietnam-Era veteran" to "Vietnam Veteran".

The motion passed without dissent.

With no further business brought before the Membership, the meeting was adjourned.

The next scheduled meeting is 26 April 2007.

2006.03.01 - The regularly scheduled February Meeting of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion was convened in the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment at 1930 hours.

Post Commander Tom O'Malley was again absent due to a continuing serious illness.

In attendance were the 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack, 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady, Sergeant At Arms G. Flowers, Adjutant T. Snow, Finance Officer H. Gillespie and Sumas Post Member K. Payne.

The 2nd Vice Commander chaired the meeting.

The need to modify the Constitution and Bylaws was addressed.  It was noted that the meeting place written into the bylaws needs to be updated to reflect the Post's new home in the Warrant Officers and Sergeants Mess of the British Columbia Regiment (DCO).

Additionally, the business of the Nominating Committee of the Post was conducted.  The Chairman, 1st Vice Commander Carmack made a few points about the very idea of a nominating committee, made up of sitting executive members,  recommending candidates as possibly having a dampening effect on democracy in the sense that any other members choosing to run, are possibly seen as "insurgents" taking on the "establishment endorsed slate.  But it was just a thought - he gets those kind of thoughts every now and then - his condition being what it is.....................

At this point Adjutant Ted Snow moved the proceedings along.

Under his leadership and direction the work of the Nominating Committee for Candidates for office in Charles A. Dunn Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion are as follows:

1.    Commander - Gerry Flowers, United States Marine Corps

2.    1st Vice Commander - Steve O'Grady, United States Army

3.    2nd Vice Commander - W. Carmack, United States Marine Corps, Retired

4.    Adjutant - Don Sinclair

5.    Sergeant At Arms -

6.    Service Officer - Keith Lang

7.    Chaplain - Tom O'Malley

8.    Historian -

Although not mentioned in session, we are hopeful that Adjutant Ted Snow will remain in an executive position and aid the new leadership, if elected, as a mentor (The Godfather) so that their terms of office will be administratively successful and in order to learn how to deal with the Department and National leadership in an effective manner.

(This nomination list is incomplete as of 2007.03.02 0201 hours and will be updated.)

Sergeant At Arms requested Sumas Post Member K. Payne to change his membership to our Vancouver Post.  K. Payne is one of the most faithful attendees of meetings of this Post (and the VVIC) and one of our most valued members - because he just never gives up.  We need his services and his vote in this isolated American Legion Post.

In addition it was mentioned that we wish Past Department of Canada and Ireland Commander Ron Mella, also presently a member of the Sumas Post, should be asked to return to our Post.  This post was, after all, the Post which was instrumental in securing his place in American Legion history.  His colorful leadership was instrumental in raising the American legion profile in this isolated area and led to his being elected to a second term as Department Commander.  We want his ass back in the ranks of this post if possible. 

With no further business brought before the Membership, the meeting was adjourned.

The next scheduled meeting is 29 March 2007.

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2006.02.01 - The regularly scheduled February Meeting of Post 75, Department of Washington, American Legion was convened in the Warrant Officer's and Sergeant's Mess of the British Columbia Regiment at 1930 hours.

Post Commander Tom O'Malley was absent due to very serious illness.  We miss his formal Chairmanship of the Meetings.  The best wishes and prayers of the Membership in attendance are with Tom and his wife Betty.

In attendance were the 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack, 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady, Sergeant At Arms G. Flowers, Adjutant T. Snow, Service Officer L. Reid, Historian D. Sinclair and Sumas Post Member K. Payne.

Former Department of Canada and Ireland Commander R. Mella was also in attendance.

The 1st Vice Commander chaired the meeting.

As mandated by the Bylaws a Nomination Committee was formed to present to the Membership a slate of candidates for the election of Post Officers in June.  The 1st Vice Commander was made chairman of the committee.

Adjutant T. Snow announced that this year would be his last as Adjutant.  Mr. Snow is a founder of what is now Post 75.  Over the years he has served the American Legion year after year in every possible Post Position, has held many positions in the former Department of Canada and Ireland, and served in a National Leadership capacity as a member of the National Executive Council of the American Legion.  It is hoped that he will continue in an active capacity to the Post and it's Membership.

It was formally noted that the Constitution and Bylaws of the Post need updating.  That process will formally begin next month.

With no further business brought before the Membership, the meeting was adjourned.

Following adjournment, 1st Vice Commander W. Carmack requested 2nd Vice Commander S. O'Grady chair the next Legion meeting in the event that Commander O'Malley is unable to attend.

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2006.01.26 - Post Historian D. Sinclair requested and received a copy of the Post 75 Constitution and Bylaws from Adjutant T. Snow.   C&B's were spiffed up a tad and posted to the Post 75 website.

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2006.01.04 -  The meeting was to be held at the British Columbia Regiment prior to the VVIC meeting.  Present were the 1st Vice Commander, the Adjutant, the Sergeant At Arms, the Finance Officer, the Historian and others.

The Commander and the 2nd Vice Commander were absent due to illness.

The Adjutant stated that the Constitution and Bylaws of the post require five Officers be present for a meeting to have a quorum and since five Officers were not present that a meeting could not be conducted.  The Adjutant did not have a copy of the Constitution at this meeting.  The Sergeant At Arms noted that five officers were indeed present one appeared unavoidably late due to professional commitments..

Due to the fact that the VVIC was to hold it's first meeting under the leadership of Don Sinclair, and due to the fact that the Legion Post Commander was in the hospital, no meeting was held.  Therefore no Legion business was conducted.

The next scheduled meeting is o1 February.

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