The Spirit of ‘776 VIETNAM VETERANS

June 2019 OF AMERICA

CHAPTER 776

“Never Again Will One

Meeting at Bettendorf Library Generation of Veterans
Abandon Another.”
June 26 at 7:00 P.M.
Volume 23 Issue 6

Veteran
Service Officers
&
Service
Coordinators
Clarke Barnes
309 944-3674
Ed Gaudet
563 343-9456
Ben Enlow
563 326-8723
Ernest Ledjte
563 785-6182
Tom Lemon
563 359-3201
Greg Paulline
563-650-3055
Jack Rhinehart
641-745-9097

Honor Guard
John Lavelle
563-355-4213
Denny Queal 2019 VVA 776 Scholarship Recipients
563 340-9194
John Clark, Kennedy Baker, Payton Walker, Geoffrey Paulline,
Web Master
Roger Granbois Jenna Clark, Not Present Madelyn Busch
roger@granbois.net

Officers and Board of Directors

President Steve Satre 563 289-1776 Dir. Ernest Ledjte 563-785-6182
Vice President John Lavelle 563 355-4213 Dir. Greg Paulline 563-650-3055
Treasurer Harold Hansen 563 505-9674 Dir. Bill Mathews 563-355-5618
Secretary Ed Grillot 563-210-5355 Dir. Lyle Peterson 563-343-1817
Trustee Greg Paulline 563 650-3055 Dir. Larry Witt 563-579-6521
 May 22, 2019 Minutes
VVA Chap. 776
VVA Scholarships Presented Prior to Meeting— Geoffrey Paulline, Son of Greg & Terri Paulline,
attending University of Iowa; Kennedy Baker, Granddaughter of Arlen & Caroline Beck, attending
University of Northern Iowa; Jenna Clark, Granddaughter of Ed Gaudet, attending Brigham
Young University; John Clark, Grandson of Ed Gaudet, attending Brighan Young University; Pay-
ton Walker, Granddaughter of Ron & Jan Sebastian, attending University of Iowa; Not present -
Madelyn Busch, Granddaughter of Tom Torrey, attending Belmont University in Nashville, TN
Call to Order – Meeting called to order at 7pm by President Ed Gaudet. Officers present are Vice
President Bruce Cheek, treasurer Harold Hansen and Secretary Ed/Chris Grillot. Pledge of Alle-
giance said and moment of silence for POW/MIA and those still serving in harm’s way across the
globe.
Secretary Report – Motion made by Larry Witt, seconded by Bruce Cheek to accept minutes as
published in newsletter. Carried
Treasurer Report – Balances given.
Finance Report – Greg Paulline passed around sign-up sheets for clover sales May 28-30.
State President Report – Next state meeting is June 8. Announced Jr ROTC scholarship recipient
Anastasia Nguyen. Ed Gaudet reported receiving funds from other VVA chapters to help pay for
Greg Paulline expenses to the National VVA conference.
Correspondence – Thank you received from Dr. Angel for donation. May Veterans Car Club of the
Quad Cities canceled May cruise in due to bad weather. August cruise in will be dedicated to VVA
776.
Members in Distress - None known.
Membership – Membership combined total of VVA and AVVA is 228 members.
Honor Guard – The honor guard will be attending Memorial Day ceremony at All Vet Memorial.
They will present colors at baseball game for military June 6 at Modern Woodman Baseball Park.
Honor Flight – The first honor flight for this year is May 30.
Birdies for Charity – John Lavelle reminded members to consider donating to Birdies for Chari-
ties, earmarking VVA 776 to receive funds.
Elections – Ron Sebastian conducted swearing in of new officers and directors. Officers are Presi-
dent Steve Satre, Vice-President John Lavelle, Treasurer Harold Hansen and Secretary, Ed/Chris
Grillot. Directors are Ernest Ledjte, Bill Mathews, Larry Witt, Greg Paulline and Lyle Peterson.
Awards Presented –
Special Recognition – Alicia Owens
New Member – Tom Torrey
Community Service – Darrell Thode
Honor Guard – Denny Queal
Service Officer – Tom Lemmons
President Award – Greg Paulline
Associate Member – Chris Grillot
Member of the Year – Dave Woods.
Adjourn – 8PM
Darrell Thode Denny Queal

Community Service Honor Guard

Greg Paulline Chris Grillot

President Award AVVA Award