News &
Events!
American Legion Law Enforcement Career Academy (ALLECA)
AL Post 58
is having an American Legion Law Enforcement
Career Academy (ALLECA) fund raiser on the
Second Thursday of each month. Past
and present law enforcement and first responders
eat free. Event starts at 5P with meal
at 6P. It's open to the public and meal is $7.00
per guest. A 50/50 drawing is held with the
proceeds going to fund the ALLECA program. Boys
and girls ages 11 to 18 are eligible to attend a
week summer camp in Flagstaff.
Deluxe Nail Schedule
Third Saturday of Every Month
8AM to 9AM
Here is the schedule. You
do not have to be a member of any of the Service
Organizations to participate. This service is
offered to all veterans free of
charge on the 3rd Saturday of each month.
American Legion
Post 58 Polo Shirts
Fallen Soldier Memorial
Many of you may have already
noticed the POW/MIA table and chair has been
relocated in the bar area of the Post where it
is far more visible. You may have also noticed a
new stand with a pair of combat boots, weapon,
dog tags, and helmet displayed next to it. This
is the new Post 58 Fallen Soldier Memorial.
Its purpose is to show honor
and respect for the dead at a battle site. This
practice started during the American Civil War
or maybe earlier, as a means of identifying the
bodies on the battleground before they were
removed. Today, it is an immediate means of
showing respect for the dead among the still
living members of the troop. It might be seen in
the field or base camp after the battle in
Afghanistan or Iraq. Used less today as a means
to identify the dead but more as a private
ceremony among those still living to mourn,
because attending a funeral is not always
possible, for soldiers still in the fight.
Post 58 would like to thank ALR’s Lee Norman,
John Weedo, Neil Lyons, Dutch Gottschalk, and
Robert Jaworski who developed the idea and saw
it through to completion. The Memorial was
dedicated on May 7, 2016.
New VA
Clinic Opens in Northeast Valley
The Grand Opening
for the Veterans Affairs Northeast Community
Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) was held May 7,
2016.
The clinic is located in the Ancala Medical
Plaza in Scottsdale at 11390 E. Via Linda,
Scottsdale. This location in Scottsdale will
serve an estimated 3,000 veterans living in the
Northeast Valley, agency officials said. The
6,880 square-foot space will offer primary-care,
mental-health and laboratory services. Veterans
who wish to transfer their care to this CBOC
should call (602)277-5551, ext. 6550, or contact
your VA Primary Care physician and ask to be
transferred. A date for the clinic to begin
seeing patients has not been announced but is
expected to be in the next few weeks.
