The fiscal year begins for our Department AMVETS as well as our National AMVETS. Our officers take their new positions in various categories. I am proud to have been elected at the Greensboro South Carolina’s National convention, to represent the 1st National District AMVETS.

I took office

September 1st along with the National commander John (J.P.) Brown and other elected officers. We will have a full year of meetings and schedules to maintain, We will have challenges between the post and National on several issues and we will have other issues that will arise that need to be discussed with the national districts. I will represent the 1st district with honor.

At this time, our meetings are scheduled for Long Island New York at the Holiday Inn in Ronkonkoma. The meetings are scheduled for Saturday. October 27th at 2pm and Sunday, October 28th at 10am. A hospitality room will be provided from Friday afternoon at 3pm until Sunday after the meetings for a good chance to chat.

Our second meeting will be scheduled for Atlantic City, New Jersey in February at the Sheraton Convention Center near the train station. The meeting schedules will be the same as Long Island.

The spring meeting will be in Massachusetts however we do not have the details for this meeting at this time.

You can get more detailed information off our department web site. Amvets-ny.com. For Long Island double click on Sunday in October and the details will come up on the colander.

I’m looking forward to serving the national department. As many who have worked in this position or any national position, the chores can sometimes be unpleasant. I pray that the pleasant out-way the unpleasant. Whatever the case, I can promise you I will do my very best to represent you.

Yours in AMVETS

Harold Chapman

1st National District Commander

2007-2008