Flag Day is June 14. American Legion Jack Grennan Post 62, 107 E. Prairie St., will hold a ceremony at 2 p.m. to properly dispose of unserviceable flags. All are welcome. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony. Parking is limited. You are welcome to bring unserviceable flags for proper disposal.
Please do not park in front of neighbors’ mailboxes or in driveways.
American Legion Jack Grennan Post 62 will have a guest presentation from the Sequim Wheelers at their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. All interested veterans are welcome to attend.
Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., DAV Service Officers are at the Sequim Museum administration building, 544 N. Sequim Ave., to help with VA claims and provide information. All veterans are welcome. For more information call 360-775-6482.
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution is starting a new chapter in Sequim that will be called New Dungeness. There was an organizing meeting on June 7 for state officers to install the chapter officers and members.
The members are excited to get started with some projects to promote patriotism and love of country in the community. The organizing regent, Anita, can be reached at ajreynoldsdar@gmail.com and would be glad to talk to you and answer questions about upcoming projects and meetings.
Save the date: The Jack Grennan Post 62 of the American Legion will be holding the annual Turkey Shoot on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. at the Peninsula Long Rifles Campground on Slab Camp Road in Sequim.
Registration is $10. Only 22-caliber rifles with open or peep sights are allowed. Targets and ammo are provided. First prize is $150, second prize is $100 and third prize is $75. There will be free food and drinks.
This event is for veterans only. No concealed weapons are allowed in the campground.
Sequim VFW Post 4760 gave seven scholarships this year to Sequim High School graduating seniors. Ian Baylon, Dawn Hulstedt, Skylar Krzyworz, Katherine Morris, Isabel Turrey, Jovi Weller and Braydan White are all recipients of $1,500 scholarships from the post.
Congratulations to all of the Sequim graduating seniors.
Death by suicide is the 10th leading cause of death among veterans in Washington, with 194 veterans losing their lives to this form of tragedy. Washington is home to approximately 502,000 veterans, 65,000 service members, and over 2 million military and veteran family members who are at higher risk of death by suicide than their civilian counterparts. Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson recently signed a proclamation renewing the state’s dedication to the Governor’s Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families (SMVF). This initiative, in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), unites all 50 states and five territories in a collaborative effort to implement comprehensive suicide prevention strategies for SMVF.
If you or anyone is experiencing a mental health crisis, please call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. Press 1 for veterans.
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Contributors: American Legion, Nancy Zimmermann, nmtzim@gmail.com; MOAA & Marine Corps League, Lorri Gilchrist, cdrlgilchrist@gmail.com; Voices For Veterans, Rita Frangione, rita.frangione@gmail.com; Korean War Veterans, Jerry Rettela, eletteor@msn.com; VFW 4760, Steve Henrikson, secretary@vfwpost4760.com; VFW 6787, vfwcarlsborg@gmail.com, Fleet Reserve, Mike Sieg, mybadfish@gmail.com.
