Commanders Corner

September 2026

Commander’s Corner

Greetings Fellow Legionnaires,

I hope that you all enjoyed your August including the Coast Guard’s 236th Birthday on the 4th and helped with the VA BBQ on the 29th. The History Officer has uploaded the complete Military History Calendar online, there was the first deployment of the SeaBees in WWII on the 1st, V-J Day on the 2nd, Navy Catholic Chaplain Lt. Vincent R. Capodanno MOH on the 4th, Infamous 9/11 Day, Air Force Birthday on the 18th, National Suicide Prevention and Prostate Health Months, National POW/MIA Day on the 15thalso records as well as other military days and stories of note and some YouTube videos. The Service Officer has news on Sept 5^th SCC VA Resources Day, VA SECURES $10B+ IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE REDUCTIONS, VA Homeless Support, Maximizing VA Benefits, Veteran Discount Information, HealtheVet App updates and Exercise information, Acupressure for better Sleep, VA Life Insurance and other California Legion News. Note that underlined and highlighted words are generally Internet links for more info.

We are having our Post meeting on September 14^th due to Labor Day. There is Freedom 250 Celebration: All Veterans Lunch on the 26^th. We have the District 13 Meeting apparently on Post 808 Zoom on the 30^th. There are also the usual District-wide events like Monday chess at Post 858, Vet to Vet Café at Post 419 on Thursdays. Post 419 is also hosts a First Sunday Breakfast. Check the District 13 Calendar and Post 642 Calendar for information.

Remember that we generally meet at the Odd Fellows Lodge #70 20589 Homestead Road on the first Monday of the Month at 1800 for socializing and a light meal and refreshments then check out the meeting at 1900.

We really want to get more people attending the Post meetings and events and to be more social, so let us know your ideas by coming to our meetings. I would like the current attending members/officers to use the roster to call and invite members to our meeting with VA Buddy Check information linked here. Newly attending members do give us a heads-up, so that we can requisition extra rations versus our regular contingent. The next person on the meals roster (on the Adjutant’s Corner)will take the cooler with drinks, etc for the next meeting.  If additional drinks are required, it will be reimbursed above the normal meal amount. 

We need a Finance Officer to step up as our long time Finance Officer Mike O’Meara needed to step down for personal reasons and Arturo is temporarily holding that position as well as Adjutant. If you have questions about the position, please reach out to either Mike O’Meara at (408) 691-8277 or momeara47@yahoo.com or Aturo (Adjutant and Temporary Finance Officer). In our Post ByLaws Section 5. Duties of the Finance Officer. The Finance Officer shall be charged with custody of the funds of the Post. He shall keep its accounts and report thereon at regular meeting of the Post. They shall receive all funds of the Post and pay all bills approved by the Post.  The office of Finance Officer and any other officers and/or positions charged by the Post Constitution and/or Bylaws, with the responsibility of handling Post funds, should be bonded and must pass a credit check. This position is very important for maintaining the Post Charter and eligibility in the District.

Please remember that if you have Post or Veterans events that you would like on the calendar get them to Arturo. Please include pertinent information like event information, contacts, address, where to meet, etc. https://www.americanlegionpost642.com/site/eventscalendar.php?y=2023&m=3  

To Comradeship!

Vincent Guinnane

CW4, 881A2, USAR (Retired)

vguinnane@comcast.net

Cell: +1 (408) 219-0191