Remembering World War II Navy Veteran Joseph Williams | Meeting This Week | Your Signature Requested | TVLC | PMOF Endorsements
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Good Day Outpost 1,
The paperwork for Major John Haynes Sr. Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumous nomination is ready and will be sent to the White House this week after we receive all the signatures. I need everyone to verify their signature blocks are correct. If you or your organization are missing, please let me know.
Here are the signature requests which will be emailed TODAY.
Commanders Coalition Founder John P. Folsom
Commanders Coalition National Vice Commander Juan Gonzalez
Commanders Coalition National Adjutant Lindsay Holguin
Florida Veterans Foundation Chairman Dr. Dennis Baker
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3308 Commander Frank Roycraft
AMVETS Post 1776 Commander Gordon Lightfoot
Military Order of the Purple Heart President Rick Stanford
Military Officers Association of America President Cheryl Waters
Air & Space Forces Association Bud West Chapter 419 President Thomas Carney
Vietnam Veterans Of America Big Bend Chapter 96 President Joe West
American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13 Commander Dennis Hall
Fleet Reserve Association Branch 34 President Robert Asztalos
Camp Gordon Johnston WW2 Museum President David Butler
THIS IS THE LAST CALL FOR ENDORSEMENTS—If you want to endorse, respond to this email with your name, title and organization.
MONTHLY MEETING IS THIS WEDNESDAY (Commander needed)
We need a Commander to volunteer to lead the meeting. As you may know, I don’t have an Outpost 1 Commander so there is no national officer to lead the meeting should nobody step up to lead.
Joseph Williams, the last living Wakulla County WWII Navy veteran, dies at 106
From Mission BBQ
It is with great sadness that I share the passing of beloved World War II Navy Veteran Joseph Williams. He was 106 years old.
We are grateful for his service, sacrifice, and dedication to his country. His generation gave so much to protect the freedoms we enjoy today, and his legacy will not be forgotten.
Please keep his family and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
If you would like to extend your condolences or send his family a card, the address is listed below.
Angela Hilliard, daughter
425 West Orange Ave
Tallahassee, FL 32305
May he rest in peace, and may we always remember and honor the life he lived, and the service he gave to our nation.
Beverly Shirley
Proudly Serving Those Who Serve!
Beverly Shirley
Community Ambassador
MISSION BBQ - Tallahassee
https://www.walb.com/2026/07/28/end-historic-chapter-wakulla-county-mourns-loss-its-last-living-world-war-ii-veteran/
Greetings, Team Congratulations to Veteran Glenn Ralston and pro bono attorney Kathy Stover for umpteen hours this week working thru the hurdles and successfully reinstating his Driver’s License, just in time for his new job!
This Monday, August 3 is your next chance to observe a court session for the Leon County Veterans Treatment Court (3 pm Leon County Courthouse, Courtroom 2E). At some point, we hope you will consider becoming a Veteran Mentor for one of the Vets working their way through the program. Save the date: the next Graduation Ceremony for the Veterans Treatment Court will be Monday, August 17. Same time and place.
This week’s TVLC legal clinic hosted another busy, full house-- 19 Veterans and family members walked into the American Legion Post 13 Thursday, July 30. Our clinic team helping on the variety of issues were 17 Volunteers, including 7 attys.
Kudos to the Veteran team driving to Quincy and back, delivering a truck and trailer load of food again this week. Sam Adams, Eddie McMillian, Johnathan Delille and Levar Parker comprised the crew delivering to Vet Village, and other sites around the county.
A DOZEN HOMELESS VETS NOW SEEKING HOUSING!
REDUX: ALARM FOR AREA VETERANS AND SUPPORT AGENCIES: Vet Village, owned by Volunteers of America, Inc, is planning to close at the end of September, for lack of funding! Everyone start brainstorming to see which agencies, govt entities, etc. can maybe lease and continue operating the facility for 54 Veteran beds for “transitioning off the Streets!” Time to be creative and deliberate!
One special need: The number of issues with the VA is outstripping our local resources to keep up with the complications, new claims, and VA delays; so, any other attorneys wanting to join our “VA Law team,” we need you, and have training and national legal resources available to bring you into the fray. Were you a JAG? Have you helped with Social Security or other federal agencies that you already have a headstart on picking up VA law?
What else?
The 2026 Primary Election last day to vote is at your Polling Location, Tuesday, August 18th. Early Voting at 10 locations in Leon begins August 8 thru August 16th. Vote by Mail Ballots have been mailed out to those with a request on file and are coming back to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections already for processing. Check out the Leon County SOE website for great information!!!
And call 850/606-VOTE to check on your voter registration status. American Legion Sauls-Bridges Post 13 will be a dedicated Leon County voting site for two precincts this year on both August 18 and November 3.
Thank you, Dan Hendrickson, for the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collaborative www.Tallahasseeveteranslegal.com
PO Box 11091, Tallahassee, Fl 32302, 850/ 570-1967