Iowa Amvet (Newspaper) - May 1, 1977, Des Moines, Iowa THE IOWA HISTORICAL SOCIETY STATE HOUSE DBS IOWA 50319 AMERICAN VETERANS OF WORLD WAR KOREA AND VIETNAM VOLUME XX MAY 1977 17 URGENT URGENT URGENT CONVENTION BIDS NEEDED FOR 1978 CONVENTION 33rd AMVET State Convention June 12 BUD DAY SPEAKER 1977 AMVET CONVENTION COMMANDERS MESSAGE June Early Bird 4 Fort Dodge June to Village Fort Service Foundation Meeting Luncheon First Convention and Advancement of State Color and Auxiliary Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag State Chaplain Introduction of Guests Auxiliary excused Committee Reports Auxiliary Presidents Dinner June 11 1977 to Village Fort Committee Reports Committee Reports Second Convention Session Commanders Banquet Schoon Donation Bud Day June 1977 to Village Fort la Joint Memorial and Auxiliary Third Convention Session Committee Reports Election of Officers Lunch will be served in Motel Installation Officers Benediction State Chaplain Retirement of State Color Guard Adjournment Meeting of newly elected State Executive Com Meeting of New State Service Foundation Meeting of New State Sports Foundation Meeting of Iowa AMVET Committee Natl To Visit Iowa Convention Charles Shrake Doris of Indiana was duly elected National President of the American Veterans of WW Korea and Vietnam AUXILIARY at the 32nd National Convention in on August Shrake joined the organization in She served as President of her local Auxiliary two years in addition to having held other elective and appointed offices on the local Her climb to the leadership of this organization involved terms of Junior and Senior Vice President and President for two years for the Department of Indiana The years 1968 to 1971 found her representing Indiana as its National Executive Com In 1971 she was appointed National Scholarship Chairwoman and has progressed upward until she attained the desired office of National She was born and educated in Indiana and started her working career nearly years ago at General Motors Division of Delco where she is presently working in the Maintenance In her endeavors for the she has the support of her family and AMVET Doris has been active as a volunteer at Marion Veterans American Business Womens Association and continued on 2 MEMBERSHIP 1ST AND 2ND 1ST OVER GOAL NOTICE NOTICE Military Tax Exemption Be sure to file your Military Tax Exemption prior to July Air Force Colonel George Bud holder of the Congressional Medal of will address the 33rd Iowa Amvet Convention at Fort Held prisoner by the North Vietnamese for more than five Day already has received eight other awards for and the Medal of Honor will make him one of the most decorated lowans in any Recapture The Medal of Honor is being awarded for heroic action during Days escape from and recapture by the North Vietnamese and for withstanding torturing by his an was shot down over North Vietnam on His right arm was broken and his left knee was dislocated when he bailed from his crippled He was knocked unconscious when he hit the and when he regained he found himself surrounded by enemy Six days Day Living off the land by eating frogs and he avoided some 35 groups of Norm Vietnamese soldiers as he made his way toward South He was within a few miles of friendly territory when he was recap 12 days after his He was shot three times during the Hung by Feet Infuriated by his the North Vietnamese hung Day by his feet from the rafters of a and one of the in gave Days partly healed broken arm a vicious the Day also was hung by his arms from the rafters with his arms tied behind but he still refused to sign statements for his captors or make any antiwar His body also was scarred from being beaten with a rubber His captors also tightened ropes around his arms and legs until his blood flow was cut Day was held prisoner for 68 months before he was released on After his he rolled up his trouser legs to show the press scars on his knees that resulted from Day said he showed the scars to counter claims by actress Jane Fonda that the POWs had not been Sioux City Native a native of Sioux attended Central High School there until 1942 when he dropped out of school to enlist in the Marine Corps and serve in World War he served with the Reserves and Air National Guard units in Sioux He received a bachelors degree from Mor College and a law degree from the University of South He and his the former Doris Sorensen of Sioux have four adopted Children 20 13 and Sonja and Day also has received the Air Force Cross for refusing to tell about a POW secret com and the Distinguished Service Medal for his leadership among the His awards also include the SUver the Distinguished Flying the Purple and numerous air Was Jt Does the nations highest honor make his ordeal worthwhile Day But to be Im sure disappointed the way things turned out over In it made me Day is the fifth lowan to receive the Medal of Honor for service during the Vietnam Hie others are Marine Gunnery Jimmy formerly of Burlington Air Force Merlyn formerly of the area Army John formerly of Davenport and Army Robert Hibbs of THIS IS IT Last call for Operation Donation little pink books that Fellow we are dragging our feet and falling way behind on our Book that subsidizes our Hospital Of you have heard this before from but still I think the most important work of a Veterans Organization is service to th e and most of that is Hospital work to those in our service claims and any other services we can do if As I have stated we are way behind from previous So lets go go go as our little Mediterranean Irishman friend Ross would Get those little pink books get the monies in and sell more if you All those who have donated prizes see that they are turned in or show up at the See you Yours in Service to the Veteran Iowa of Service Foundation Dick Wingerson The time is here again for my AMVET this will be my last as your Department Com There are no words which will correctly convey my feelings towards the Iowa Department of and its officers and no where on earth could one find a finer dedicated group of During my year as Department Commander we started the third century of this great nation in which we we hear my dire predictions about our and of course there is some reason for but united and with dedication and purpose we will face the next century and I am confident we will continue to grow and We must remain vigilant on matters of a strong nation dedication and we will be a dominant World We have many domestic matters that require proper legislation at both the National and State I hope that many of you will take an active part in these It has been with great sense of pride and affection that I have served you this year as your Department and as all things must so must my I do not plan on I will be around and as active as I can possibly be in the coming yearsT Lets make next year a better and continue to do so in each future Respectfully Richard Department Commander FUTURE DATES TO REMEMBER May Day June 11 and State Starlite Village Iowa July 8 and Iowa July Cedar Iowa August Date Horseshoe Tournament August 7 thru National Atlantic New Jersey
