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Post Everlasting - Daniel William Dineen

Daniel William Dineen 
(August 26, 1929 - September 7, 2016) 

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Silver Lake-Daniel William Dineen, 87 of Village Rd., Silver Lake died Sept. 7, 2016 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway, NH.

Born August 26, 1929 in Winchester, MA son of the late Daniel and Pauline E. (Gaudette) Dineen he moved to New Hampshire in 1971 from Billerica, MA living in Effingham, Tamworth and for the last 4 years Silver Lake.

During the Korean Conflict he served his country with the United States Air Force.

Daniel worked for many years for Pepsi Cola of Conway retiring in 1990 and for the past 7 years he worked at White Lake State Park. He attended the Madison Baptist Church. He enjoyed his bowling, all sports especially baseball (Red Sox), and all of the children coming to visit him. He was known as Poppa, Bumpa & Dad. We will all miss him greatly.

Survivors include his wife of 37 years, Millie (Judkins) Dineen of Silver Lake, son Daniel Dineen and wife Debbie of Silver Lake, daughter Ann Marie Smith and husband Ron of Greene, ME, stepson Melvin Fenderson of Lebanon, ME, step daughter Mary Drew of Effingham, 2 brothers John Dineen and wife Joan of Wilmington, MA, David Dineen and wife Joan of Reading, MA, sister Pauline Maliziola of Buzzards Bay, MA.

His legacy continues with 11 grandchildren: Daniel Dineen IV and wife Annamaria, Megan Dineen, Holy Roberts and husband Brad, Michelle Grenier, Laura Grenier, Joseph Grenier and wife Jess, Brian Drew, Allison Drew, Stephen Fenderson, Heather Zwearcan, Paije Fenderson and 9 great grandchildren: Isabelle Dineen, and Daniel V (due March 2017) Trek and Tanner Roberts, Natalie Grenier, and Wyatt (due November 2017), Madeline Leighton, Shawn and Ryan Zwearcan, and Sarah and Nathan Carrie.

A Celebration of His Life will be Sunday, September 11th, 2:00PM at the Madison Baptist Church, 53 Conway Rd., Madison, NH. Reception following. Graveside service will be at a future date.

Donations in his memory may be made to the Madison Baptist Church.

The Baker-Gagne Funeral Home and Cremation Service of West Ossipee is assisting the family with the arrangements.

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U.S. Flag at half-staff notification

Flag at half-staff 

In accordance with Public Law 107-89, the President of the United States is requested to issue a proclamation (per the requirements of Flag Code section 7(m)) for the United States Flag to be displayed at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Patriot Day, Sunday, September 11.

The proclamation is posted on the White House website, it can be read by clicking here.

100 Nights of Remembrance

Through their courage and sacrifice we remain free.     100 Nights of Remembrance   Since 2007 to the present, members of 100 Nights of Remembrance sound taps at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen, NH and The Mount Calvary Cemetery in Manchester, NH every evening rain or shine at 7:00 PM from Memorial Day through September 11th. After the 100 consecutive nights closing ceremonies, taps is then sounded once a week on Sunday afternoons at 1:00 PM Rain, shine or even snow until the opening ceremony each Memorial Day.  100 Nights of Remembrance is dedicated to honoring and paying the highest respect to those who have served in our Armed Forces and all our fallen heroes. The public is welcome to attend these solemn ceremonies.  “So We May Never Forget”    Learn how you can help     100 Nights  2016 Closing Ceremony Announcement 100 Nights of Remembrance Closing Ceremony will held September 11th at 6:00 PM at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen New Hampshire. All are welcome to attend this Ceremony     100 Nights of Remembrance Closing Ceremony for the Mount Calvary Chapter will be held   September 10th At the Mount Calvary Cemetery, Manchester New Hampshire   .

Thunderclap for Veterans

Dear Post Officer, It’s an honor and a pleasure to serve as your new American Legion National Commander. As an organization, we have many priorities, but today I am writing to enlist your support for the highest priority for our future:  MEMBERSHIP. Every American Legion post faces membership challenges, but we must connect with veterans on a level that we all share – a desire to serve. Whether it is as a community volunteer, at church or with a little league team – service is at the core of every veteran. For many of our veterans, it’s a challenge to find a place that provides the same sense of accomplishment or mission fulfillment that they had while wearing the uniform. That place can be The American Legion. Specifically, it can be your post. So today, I am asking you to take a pledge and encourage all the members in your post to join you in recruiting one new member. If each of us does this, we could double the size of The American Legion. By Sept. 16th – the date The American Legion received its federal charter nearly a century ago – signify your pledge by becoming a part of my Thunderclap. What’s Thunderclap? Thunderclap is a tool that allows thousands of people to share the same message at exactly the same time. People sign up on the Thunderclap website and give permission to share a single message on Facebook and Twitter at a specified time. Ours is located here: #JointheForce Thunderclap Website If you and enough others support our Thunderclap, we will reach thousands of people and let everyone know that a ‘Legion’ of veterans working together is a force to be reckoned with! Our voice is strong, but it can be stronger. We are making an impact, but we can always do more. The only way we can make major differences for individuals, communities, our states and nation is to work together. Please use social media to spread the word. We want all veterans to use the hashtag #JointheForce and make our American Legion bigger, stronger and better able to achieve our mission! Sincerely, Charlie Schmidt National Commander

National Commander requests us to TAKE ACTION

Reform VA's Broken Disability Benefits Appeals Process

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Legion Commander Calls on Congress to Act Now

(August 29, 2016)  As the legislative days of the 114th Congress dwindle, there is still vital legislation for lawmakers to address. At the top of the list is legislation to address VA's benefits appeals process.
The American Legion is deeply concerned about the broken appeals process. Currently, the Legion holds power of attorney on about 750,000 veterans claimants. The Legion spends more than $2 million a year on veterans claims, appeals processing and assistance. Our membership should take great pride in the Legion's high success rate for assisting veterans with their claims and appeals.
But the Legion's charge goes well beyond assisting individual veterans. We have an obligation to ensure that the institutions and systems that serve veterans are working as intended. And when they are not, we step up to help fix them.
When the claims backlog grew to tremendous levels several years back, the Legion worked with Congress and VA to address it so that VA disability benefits and services would be provided in a timely and efficient manner. That effort resulted in a reduction in backlogged claims by almost 90 percent. For veterans, that means better and faster claims decisions.
But as VA has become more efficient in claims processing, the number of veterans seeking appeals has risen proportionally. That has revealed the unworkability of a process that too often churns claims rather than providing timely appeals decisions for veterans. Unquestionably, the appeals process is time-consuming and frustrating for vets.
This year, The American Legion, along with other major veterans service organizations, state and county service officers, veterans advocate attorneys and others worked with senior VA officials from the Veterans Benefits Administration and the Board of Veterans Appeals to design the framework of legislation to simplify and expedite the appeals process.
The result was the VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. The legislation would provide veterans with a simple, fair and transparent appeals process in which the vast majority would receive a final appeals decision within one year of filing an appeal. We are proud of this legislation. Now we need your help to get it signed into law.
A call to action
National Commander Dale Barnett recently wrote:
"As my year as American Legion national commander draws to a close, I am reaching out to you for assistance. Most U.S. senators and representatives will be on recess in their home districts to meet with constituents now through Labor Day. This is a great opportunity for you to visit your elected officials' local offices and advise them of yours and the Legion's concerns on this important matter. Let your elected officials know that VA’s benefits appeals process needs to be reformed now. The status quo isn’t acceptable. The American Legion strongly urges congressional action on appeals modernization when lawmakers return to Washington in September."
Help your fellow veterans by joining the call now to modernize VA's appeals process.
(If received by email, scroll up and click the Take Action link, otherwise see below and send a prepared message to Congress. Also, Like this on Facebook.)

Post Everlasting - Bernard Francis "Jerry" Littlefield

On Sep 2, 2016, Bernard Francis "Jerry" Littlefield was laid to rest at the New Hampshire State Veterans cemetery in Boscawen with US Navy Honors. 

Jerry, a Post 95 member, passed on Aug 16, 2016.