Leonard W. Kidd Memorial American Legion Post 2001

09/13/2018

10 September 2018 Archives

From Commander Loomis:

Legionnaires,

The Post 2001 meeting scheduled for Thursday, 13 September, is cancelled.

Hurricane Florence is a big unknown as to if and when it will effect our area. While Thursday evening may only turn out to be rainy and breezy, I choose to err on the side of the safety of the Post members by not having a meeting.

The Loudoun County Emergency Management Coordinator Kevin Johnson said, “While this storm is currently expected to make landfall on the Carolinas’ coasts, we should take this storm seriously. I urge residents not to underestimate the potential impact of Hurricane Florence locally and to take action now to prepare yourself and your families.” The impacts could be more severe because the region already has experienced significant rainfall during the past week.

For advice on emergency preparedness, see https://loudounnow.com/2018/09/10/ .

October 11 is our next scheduled meeting and I'll have information about it out soon. We'll have a change of location and venue for that meeting, and I hope you'll make plans to attend.

For God and Country,

Chuck

Chuck Loomis
Commander
Post 2001, Ashburn, Virginia
The American Legion

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07/29/2018

Post 2001 Ashburn Knights were the District Baseball Runner-ups yesterday (28 July)!
The the team earned a spot in the Department Tournament for the State Championship.
The tourney begins Tuesday at Winchester's James Woods HS field.

07/28/2018

Post 2001 Knights game started at 11:00 am vs Leesburg Post 34 Rangers (Saturday July 28th ). If we beat Post 34, we'll play for championship at 16:30. Game location was moved to James Wood HS in Winchester Virginia. GO KNIGHTS! @ashburn_legion

05/29/2018

Memorial Day 2018

05/25/2018

Post 2001 Remembers those who served this country and gave all. This Memorial Day weekend we are handing out poppies as a symbol of those who made the ultimate sacrifice. Come by Ashburn Village Giant on Friday or Saturday to pick up your poppy and wear it all weekend to honor our fallen comrades.

05/23/2018

Leonard W. Kidd Memorial

The Leonard W. Kidd Memorial American Legion Post 2001 is a 501(c)19 veterans organization. Post 2001, located in Ashburn, Virginia, provides aid to veterans, service personnel and families in need with financial emergency funds through our Posts Family Support Network.

Please consider donating to Post 2001 and help a veteran today!

www.ashburnlegion.org

American Legion Post 2001 - Ashburn, Virginia

05/01/2018

Loudoun Salute October 27th

03/23/2018

Attention Local Veterans. Do you need help with a VA claim or other type assistance? We can help. Contact our VSO helpline at (571) 594-4336.

03/10/2018

The next Veterans Business Owners Referral Group is scheduled for 21 March 2018 at 1900 (7pm) at Weichert Realtors, 20135 Lakeview Center Plaza Suite 100, Ashburn, VA 20147. Hope to see you all there!

02/11/2018

Thank you to the Legionnaires and supporters who helped with the litter patrol along our section of Claiborne Parkway this weekend!

02/08/2018

Legionnaires,

Our monthly meeting is tomorrow Thursday 8 February at 7:30 pm at the at the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 6, 20688 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, VA 20147. Please see the attached agenda and review the announcements (even if you cannot make the meeting) at the end of the agenda. Hope to see you there!

On Saturday 10 February we will conduct our Adopt-a-Highway litter patrol. We will meet in the Junction Plaza parking lot (Ashburn Farm Giant shopping center, corner of Claiborne and Ashburn Farm Parkway – park near the gas station) at 08:30 and pick up litter along our adopted section of Claiborne Parkway from Ashburn Farm Parkway up to Hay Road & back. Wear good walking shoes and bring your grabber reaching tool (so you can pick up litter without bending) if you have one. Contact Legionnaire Ron Milberg for more details.

02/06/2018

Gottaswing DC Have a Heart Hop

Legionnaires,

Quick note on the Have a Heart Hop sponsored by the "Gotta Swing" dance organization is this Friday 9 Feb at 8:30 pm - some of the proceeds go to support the Honor Flight program:

Friday, February 9, 2018
Live music will be provided by The Fabulettes!

The beginner lesson starts at 8:30 PM.
Open dancing starts at 9:00 PM, and we'll swing 'til midnight!
Silent auction begins at 8:00 PM for Sponsors, then opens to everyone at 8:30 PM. Bidding will end at 11:30 PM sharp!
The dance will take place at the Hilton Washington Dulles Hotel:
13869 Park Center Road, Herndon, VA
The cost is $25 per person at the door, cash only.

$10 of your admission will go directly to the charities.

http://www.haveahearthop.net/

Gottaswing DC's premiere Valentine's Day Event raising money for charity through donations and a silent auction.

02/06/2018

February is already here and there are several activities for this week.

Thursday 8 February Monthly Meeting: The next general meeting of American Legion Post 2001 will be at 1930 hours, 8 February 2018, at the Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 6, 20688 Ashburn Road, Ashburn, VA 20147. Please review the minutes from December and January - if you have additions/corrections please forward to [email protected]

Saturday 10 February Adopt a Highway: Come rain or shine - we will meet in the Junction Plaza parking lot (Ashburn Farm Giant shopping center, corner of Claiborne and Ashburn Farm Parkway - park near the gas station) at 08:30 and pick up litter along our adopted section of Claiborne Parkway from Ashburn Farm Parkway up to Hay Road & back.
Wear good walking shoes and bring your grabber reaching tool (so you can pick up litter without bending) if you have one. Contact Legionnaire Ron Milberg for more details.

01/01/2018

American Legion Post 2001 wishes all a prosperous 2018. Happy New Year!

12/31/2017

Commander's holiday letter to Post 2001:

LEONARD W. KIDD MEMORIAL
AMERICAN LEGION POST 2001, Inc.
P.O. Box 1243
ASHBURN, VA 20146
www.ashburnlegion.org

Still Serving Other Veterans, Our Country & Our Community!
_______________________________________________
29 December, 2017
My Fellow Legionnaires,

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and Hanukkah season and were able to celebrate your holidays with family and friends! As we approach the 2018 New Year celebration, I thank for your support and involvement in our Post activities this past year. Please make “getting more involved with Post activities in 2018” one of your New Year’s resolutions. Add your time and talents to improve the tremendous work we’re doing, helping veterans and youth in our community, and fostering patriotism however we can. Keep “growing” the Post membership, especially as we approach the 100th anniversary of the American Legion. Please make a point of encouraging all vets you know or meet to join you as members of your Post.

The Post accomplished much in 2017: the Knights baseball team winning the District 16/17 championship again (a first in Loudon AL baseball history!) thanks to our excellent coaches; sending 8 boys and 13 girls to their respective Boys and Girls State summer programs following strong competition for scholarships among 5 Loudoun high schools; participating in and cosponsoring two large, formal Flag Retirement Ceremonies involving our Post-sponsored Cub pack and Boy Scouts; conducting a highly successful 4th Annual Salute to Loudoun County Veterans and Families, which raised both money for, and awareness of, vets and families in need; holding two highly successful Memorial Day and Veterans Day Poppy Distributions that garnered several thousand dollars in contributions from generous Ashburn residents; partnering to make poppies for distribution with several young citizens, and youth organizations; keeping our “adopted highway” section of Claiborne Parkway clean on a quarterly basis; assisting a patriotic flag pole project for a near-by high school’s athletic field; and providing a multi-echelon element to march in the Leesburg 4th of July Parade!

We can also celebrate that over $10,000 to vets in need/military support organizations and $12,000 for support to Youth and Patriotism programs were distributed! Ashburn Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department (AVFRD, 20688 Ashburn Rd, Ashburn, VA 20147) became our meeting place in January, and later this year, we presented them the POW/MIA flag you now see flying beneath the American flag at the front of the station.

As always and especially in this holiday season, please keep our Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel who are away from home and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. Also remember those comrades who have preceded us to Post Everlasting and our comrades suffering personal losses.

Cathy and I wish all of you and yours a wonderful and Happy New Year!

For God and Country,

Chuck
Chuck Loomis
Commander

11/23/2017

My Fellow Legionnaires:

Despite the greatly varying differences of opinion and unrest in our Country that the news portrays, most Americans fully appreciate the gift of Liberty with which we have been blessed.

That "gift" was earned by dedicated patriots and heroes who fought for it and sacrificed for it, and continue to do so today, so that we may still enjoy it. That alone is enough reason to give thanks to our Creator.

As you join with families and friends on Thanksgiving, please remember those Comrades who are posted around the world on active duty, those still suffering the ravages of both visible and hidden wounds, others who have lost loved ones, or our have gone on to Post Eternal.

Give thanks that they were/are part of, and enabled us to have, so much that we have today.

Best wishes to you and your families for a meaningful and gratifying Thanksgiving.

For God and Country,

Chuck

Chuck Loomis
Commander
Leonard W. Kidd Memorial Post 2001
The American Legion
Ashburn, VA

11/11/2017

Post 2001 braves the cold to hand out poppies on Veterans Day.

11/11/2017

Thank you to the Ashburn community for your support. Post 2001 handing out poppies to remember those who gave their lives for this country, as well as those who served and are serving.

11/04/2017

Thanks to the Legionnaires (and supporters) who assisted with the Adopt A Highway patrol today! Kudos to Legionnaires Ron, Randy, Joe, and Norm and our supporter Dianna!

11/04/2017

The weather is cooperating for our Adopt A Highway litter pickup.
Keeping Ashburn looking good!

07/23/2017

On July 21st, the Ashburn Post 2001 Knights defeated Warrenton Post 72 by a score of 8-5 to win the District 15 /16 Regional Championship! As the winner of the Regional Tournament, they earned a berth in the Department (State) Tournament that begins on Wednesday, 26 July, to decide the State Champion!

District 15 /16 Baseball Commissioner and American Legion Department of Virginia Baseball Chairman, Jim Grenier, said “Congratulations to Post 2001 Ashburn! That is two consecutive League championships…I don’t recall seeing that repeat accomplishment in last 10 years. They played a formidable Post 72 Warrenton team.”

The Department tournament is in Winchester next week, and will determine the State (Commonwealth) Champion. The Mid-Atlantic Regional tournament will be at Firemans’ Field in Purcellville the first week of August, where State Champions from Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia play to see who goes to the AL Baseball World Series in Shelby-Cleveland County, NC.

The American Legion World Series begins on 10 August in Shelby, NC, where Regional Champions from 8 geographic regions around the US compete for the right to be crowned AL Baseball Champion for 2017.

07/04/2017

The Spirit of '76 is alive and well. Happy Independence Day from the Legionnaires of Post 2001.

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MARTIN R BECK WAS BORN ON 30 AUGUST 1925 AND GREW UP IN GAINESVILLE , FLORIDA . AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL ,HE ATTENDED FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY . WITH HIS COLLEGE GRADUATION BEHIND HIM , HE ENLISTED INTO THE ARMY IN GAINESVILLE . HE SPENT 22 YEARS IN THE ARMY , FIGHTING IN WORLD WAR II , KOREAN WAR , AND THEN BEGAN HIS TOUR OF DUTY IN VIETNAM ON 28 APRIL 1969 AS A MARRIED , 43 YEAR OLD INFANTRY LTC ASSIGNED AS COMMANDER OF DETACHMENT B-41 ( MOC HOA ) 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP , USARV .
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ON 24 JULY 1969 , A US HELICOPTER UH-10 ( TAIL NUMBER 66-00879 ) FROM THE 175TH ASSAULT HELICOPTER COMPANY WAS DESTROYED BY A SEED BOMB THAT ACTIVATED WHEN THE HELICOPTER HOVERED ABOVE IT . THE HELICOPTER WAS FLOWN OUT TO A COMPLETELY UNTHREATENED ,REMOTE SPECIAL FORCES A-TEAM CAMP IN THE KIEN TUONG PROVINCE. THE HELICOPTER LANDED OUTSIDE THE CAMP'S DEFENSIVE PERIMETER ON AN UNSECURED CHOPPER PAD RIGHT ON TOP OF AN ARTILLERY SHELL THAT THE VIET CONG HAD FASHIONED INTO A LAND MINE . THERE WERE NO SURVIVORS .
THE CREW INCLUDED PILOTS WO JAMES D EARNEST , CAPT JOHN P ROE , CREW CHIEF SP4 ROBERT L GLASCOW , GUNNER ,SP4 ROBERT J WHITES , AND CREWMAN ,SGT FRANCIS M BEVERLY . THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD FROM THE 5TH SPECIAL FORCES GROUP , LTC MARTIN R BECK , COMMANDER OF B-TEAM ,B-41 ,AND CAPT LOUIS J GENESCO , THE NEW COMMANDER OF A -TEAM .HE HAD BEEN THE COMMANDER FOR ONLY TEN DAYS . LTC BECK'S BODY WAS RECOVERED .
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THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL HONORS LTC MARTIN ROBERT BECK WITH HIS NAME INSCRIBED ON PANEL 20 WEST - ROW 38 .
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VIETNAM REFLECTIONS -FALLEN HEROES THANKS LTC MARTIN R BECK FOR HIS LONG AND GALLANT SERVICE AND ACKNOWLEDGES AND APPRECIATES THE UNTIMATE SACRIFICE THAT LTC BECK , HIS LOVED ONES , AND FRIENDS GAVE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
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**************************THE GREEN BERET**********************
" A SYMBOL OF EXCELLENCE , A BADGE OF COURAGE , A MARK OF DISTINCTION IN THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM "
JFK 1962
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LTC MARTIN ROBERT BECK WAS INTERRED WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS IN THE ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY .

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