Port Huron Lodge 343 providing information to our Veterans.
By The Port Huron Elks Lodge 343
An day of recognition. Friday, August 7th is Purple Heart Day. The Purple Heart was first created on August 7, 1782, by the Commander-In-Chief of the Continental Army, General George Washington. Then known as the Badge of Military Merit, it was awarded to three Revolutionary soldiers in 1783. It wasn’t until 1932 that the metal was revived on the bicentennial anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the President to those wounded or killed while serving on or after April 5, 1917. It is the oldest military award still given to U.S. military members.
August 7th is also a Friday, and that mean RED day, also known as Red Shirt Friday, is a campaign where participants wear red to Remember Everyone Deployed, showing support for active-duty military personnel and Veterans. RED Day is an observance dedicated to honoring all deployed service members, including active-duty personnel and Veterans, as well as recognizing the sacrifices of their families. The acronym RED stands for Remember Everyone Deployed, emphasizing the importance of keeping deployed troops in mind and showing solidarity with them and their loved ones, it is an informal, voluntary campaign that encourages people to wear red clothing on Fridays to demonstrate support for our Veterans.
Upcoming Events: Our next few bi-monthly free “Coffee & Donut Days” from 8:30 am to 12-noon in the Veterans Wellness room at the VA will be on Wednesday, August 12th, Wednesday, October 14th and then on THURSDAY, December 10th. As an early reminder we will hold our annual Hot Dog Roast on Tuesday, November 10th from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm for Veterans, Active Military, First Responders & Spouses at the Yale VA, Veterans Clinic. These events are sponsored by Port Huron Elks Lodge 343, the Michigan Elks Association, ENVSC, and McLaren-Port Huron Yale VA. This is our way to say thank you, to our Veterans, active Military and first responders for their service. Please feel free to stop in, even without a scheduled appointment, we would enjoy your company.
On another note: The MiElks and Lodge 343 continue with our monthly (2) $25.00 free gas gift card “give-a-way” program as we are now in our 4th year. For the month of June, Aaron Dibble, US Marines along with Gary Stefanski, US Glenn, US Army were both drawn for our monthly Marathon Gas Gift card drawing, congratulations! The Yale Veterans Clinic of McLaren/Port Huron Yale Community Health Center is located at 7470 Brockway Road, Yale, MI. 48097. To our Port Huron Elks Lodge 343 Veterans and newly initiated Veterans, your time served is very interesting to us, please consider sharing your Military Service story to Scott R. Harris DDGER, ENVSC VAVS Rep at scottharris55@comcast.net for a future Veterans Corner publication. The Yale Veterans Clinic of McLaren/Port Huron Yale Community Health Center is located at 7470 Brockway Road, Yale, MI. 48097
