FREEDOM ISN'T FREE

I watched the flag pass by one day.
It fluttered in the breeze
A young Marine saluted it, and then
He stood at ease.
I looked at him in uniform
So young, so tall, so proud
With hair cut square and eyes alert
He'd stand out in any crowd.

I thought, how many men like him
Had fallen through the years?
How many died on foreign soil?
How many mothers' tears?
How many Pilots' planes shot down?
How many foxholes were soldiers' graves?
No, Freedom is not free.

I heard the sound of taps one night,
When everything was still.
I listened to the bugler play
And felt a sudden chill.
I wondered just how many times
That taps had meant "Amen"
When a flag had draped a coffin
of a brother or a friend.

I thought of all the children,
Of the mothers and the wives,
Of fathers, sons and husbands
With interrupted lives.

I thought about a graveyard
at the bottom of the sea
Of unmarked graves in Arlington.
No, Freedom isn't free!!

God Bless America
(Author unknown
American Legion Riders Officers Chapter 998
2009-2010
Safety
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Road Captain
Safety Officer
Historian
Chaplain
Jim Laufenberg
Mike Davies
Jen Garland
Dawn Warholic (NS)
Dan Wevodau
Rick Flinchbaugh
Doug Husted     (NS)
George Hartman
From the Presidents Desk
Welcome,

Hopefully by now all Post and Chapters have received their ALR By-Laws and
Cover letters.
                                                   
The By-Laws explained the requirement to have delegates to vote on the floor
of the convention. Any chapters who have less then 25 members are authorized
1 delegate, for every 25 additional chapter members you may have an
additional delegate.  You must have with you your membership card (Legion ,
Auxiliary or SAL) and be registered to vote. No exceptions

On Thursday the 15th of July, 2010 at 10 am there will be nominations and
elections for all 7 Regions and  the State ALR board in the main ballroom of
the Hilton Hotel in Harrisburg. We encourage all ALR members to attend.

Once the nominations and elections are over we will have a new beginning, a
new program, with new State and Region representation.  Communication
and accountability will be paramount in the success of this new organization.
The Regional Directors will play and even more important role then ever
before, with the new State Board busy with the first year streamlining and
communicating with the Chapters in the field.

There will be much work to be done...

This will be my last letter to you as your President. Dan Wevodau will be your
incoming President and his Presidency will become official the last day of the
convention  18 July 2010. Installation of Officers for the ALR will be August
7, 2010 ..

To All, it has been a pleasure. You are the greatest group of men and women
I have had the pleasure of working with. Thanks for all your support and for
all the things you have done to make Chapter 998 the best it can be. It has
been fun...no matter the circumstances..."Keep it fun"

Remember,  "Strength in Numbers"
                                                
                                                 Jim Laufenberg    
                                                 President
                                                 Chapter 998
                                                 Vice Chair Department
                                                 ALR Program Committee
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American Legion Riders
Chapter 998
Lawnton, Pennsylvania
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Fallen
But Not Forgotten
Legion Riders Prayer

Almighty GOD, we thank You for giving us a land that stretches from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, a land of the free, and home of the brave, a land. ...we call home...

Bless us with good health, mind, body and spirit so that we may help and support our
fellow riders and veterans. Allow us to appreciate your gifts of  family, friends and
comrades that will also appreciate those same gifts in this land… we call home…

Lord be with those men and women who are serving our country and bring them back
safely to this place…we call home…

And Lord, for those who have given the Ultimate Sacrifice for their country and for those
Veterans and comrades who have gone before us, please give them a place                       
…in Your home...

AMEN
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All,  Do not forget about our brother George Hartman. he is still at Health Care South and  is recovering. He's up
and moving around on a walker. If we can get him a motorized version I'm sure he would be happy... stop in and
see him...