Ballard Eagleson VFW Post 3063’s April 2017 newsletter is available for download here. Highlights of April’s issue include: What is District 2 and What Does It Do?; VFW Supports World War I Centennial Activities; Members Away from Home Profile: Sean Digre; and VSO talks VA benefits.
Ballard Eagleson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3063
No One Does More for Veterans
News
Members Away from Home: Sean Digre
By Harold Rodenberger
Post member Sean and Auxiliary member Sarwat Digre are presently living in Newport, Ore, while Sean is on a two-year sea duty tour with the NOAA Ship Bell M. Shimada.
Sean gained his VFW eligibility from service in Afghanistan. He spent eighteen years in the Army and then completed his schooling at the University of Washington, Divers Institute of Technology, and finally the Basic Officers Candidate Training Course at the Coast Guard Academy in
New London, Conn. He now is beginning a new career with The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Best wishes on your NOAA career, Sean. Keep in touch and send us an update when you can.
Post Offers Weekly Yoga Class
The Auxiliary Corner: April Update
By Margaret Philips, Post 3063 Auxiliary President
We - the members of the Auxiliary - are pleading with all current and past members both male and female to step forward and get our membership up…we need YOUR help. This is a great organization that needs everyone’s help. We wish to continue our great work helping all vets. In the past they helped us now it’s our turn to help them!
Come to a meeting or a Social and get to know your members. Our meetings are on the first Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. The social is on the third Thursday of the month and dinners are served at 6:30 p.m. The meeting hall is located at 2812 NW Market Street, Seattle 98107.
For more information or help please contact me at 206-412-7384.
John R. Shrewsbury, World II Vet, passes away at 101
John R. Shrewsbury, a veteran of World War II and post member, passed away at the age of 101 on Dec. 28, 2016. His ashes were interred at Evergreen Washelli inside the Doughboy statue.
In World War II, John served in England, France, and Germany after training at Fort Lewis. In his later years, he was a resident of the Norse Home in Ballard and post members would often pay him a visit.
The Ballard News Tribune published a feature about his life for his 100th birthday and you can read about it online at www.ballardnewstribune.com/2015/12/16/features/large-ballard-ballard-love-texan-style.