Orland Memorial Post 111 meets at the Veteran's Center, 15045 S. West Avenue, on Monday and Friday mornings, for coffee and other refreshments, from 1000 hours until 1200 hours. Our General Membership meetings are held at the same location on the last Wednesday of each month, beginning at 2000 hours. Refreshments, like beef sandwiches or pizza, is provided to the membership after the meeting adjourns. Some of the activities our post is involved with include our Honor Guard participation at the Lincoln National Cemetery on Fridays; performing ceremonial duties for a deceased Veteran when requested by the family, or a funeral home; presenting the colors for civic or educational facilities; Memorial Day weekend Poppy Drive and Veteran's Day weekend Tootsie Roll Drive to collect donations to help our Veteran's Programs, etc. Below is a link to our calendar for your convenience. Other activities, especially those that are short notice, may also be found on this page. __________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
| EVENTS and POST EVERLASTING |
POST EVERLASTING
In Memory of:
Edmund Siemienas July 8th, 2011
U.S. Army, WWII
Raymond Wilken August 3rd, 2011
U.S. Navy
George Montalbano September 3rd, 2011
U.S. Navy, WWII
Earl DeVries January 9th, 2012
U.S. Army Air Corp, WWII
Stanley M. Gierut January 18th, 2012
U.S. Army Air Corp, WWII
Jeffrey L. Gingrich January 25th, 2012
U.S. Army, Viet Nam Era
In Memory of:
Edmund Siemienas July 8th, 2011
U.S. Army, WWII
Raymond Wilken August 3rd, 2011
U.S. Navy
George Montalbano September 3rd, 2011
U.S. Navy, WWII
Earl DeVries January 9th, 2012
U.S. Army Air Corp, WWII
Stanley M. Gierut January 18th, 2012
U.S. Army Air Corp, WWII
Jeffrey L. Gingrich January 25th, 2012
U.S. Army, Viet Nam Era
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1st Friday - Ceremonial Flag Raising
Orland Park Civic Center
(Discontinued during winter)
February 20th, 2012
7:00 pm
Officers Meeting
February 23rd, 2012
7:30 pm
District Meeting – Marrs- Mayers Post #991,
11001 Depot Street, Worth, Il. 60482
February 29th, 2012 (Leap Year Day)
7:00 pm
General Meeting (Special Time)
Orland Park Civic Center
(Discontinued during winter)
February 20th, 2012
7:00 pm
Officers Meeting
February 23rd, 2012
7:30 pm
District Meeting – Marrs- Mayers Post #991,
11001 Depot Street, Worth, Il. 60482
February 29th, 2012 (Leap Year Day)
7:00 pm
General Meeting (Special Time)
Calendar of Events:
Article 1
Military Photos
Legionnaire Gene Montalbano is collecting members personal military photographs for a photo collage to be
displayed at City Hall. If you would like to have your photo become a part of this project, please submit a small
3 X 5, or a bit larger, photo of yourself to him.
Article 2
Orland Memorial Post 111 Community Donors.
Below is a list of merchants who have donated to our Post Christmas Veteran's Raffle. Many of them have given
for consecutive years. Please remember these names when you shop or dine out and express your appreciation
for their support.
Orland Video - 8752 W. 159th St.
Silver Lakes Country Club - Orland Park
Texas Road House - 18345 S. La Grange Rd.
White Mountain Golf Course - 171st Street. (West of La Grange Rd.)
Firestone - 9280 W. 159th St.
Jiffy Lube - 9254 W. 159th St.
Houlihans - 16153 S. La Grange Rd.
Orland Park Buffet - 15615 S. Harlem
Vinces Barber Shop - 159th and Orlandbrook Drv.
TGI Fridays - 15407 S. La Grange Rd.
Culvers - 159th St. Oriand Park
Southfork - Orland Park
Papa Joes - Orland Park
Little Joes - Tinley Park
Round the Clock Restaurant - 16310 S. La Grange Rd.
Olive Garden - Orland Park
Aldens - Orland Park
Hooters - Orland Park
Original Pancake House - 15256 S. La Grange Rd.
Circle K, Shell Gas Station - 131st and S. La Grange Rd. (North East Corner)
Lumes Pancake House - 9060 W. 159th St
Southland Dust Busters - Oak Forest, Il
Article 3
Assaults on the Constitution
The American Legion does not take political sides, whether on national or post levels. However, since we all took an oath
when we entered our military service, and swear to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America" in
our preamble, I thought the following historical information concerning past assaults on our Constitution would make for
interesting reading.
On November 14, 2011, the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care act.
The central question is, what limits does the Constitution — specifically, the Commerce Clause — impose upon the federal
government’s exercise of power? This health-care act is the defining legislation of the president’s term, and the issue of
limited government is at the very heart of the debate between Obama and his opponents. The political, economic, and
constitutional stakes are very high. These arguments before the Court will provide a dramatic — and perhaps even
decisive — backdrop for the 2012 election.
Constitutional crises of this magnitude are not without precedent. Indeed, the seeds of this case can be found in the court
battles of the 1930s and 1940s, as Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation challenged traditional constitutional bounds.
Supported by record congressional majorities, FDR and his fellow Democrats passed a blizzard of programs designed to
alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression — and to alter the very fabric of the U.S. capitalistic system.
The 1932 Democratic platform, largely written by the party’s 1924 nominee, John W. Davis, was a clear statement of
conservative, Jeffersonian principles, but FDR abandoned this platform during his first hundred days in office. So radical
were the changes that by 1935, conservatives — Democrats and Republicans alike — agreed with Davis when he wrote,
“If the structure of this Government is to be preserved, the courts must do it.”
(Continued on next page)
Military Photos
Legionnaire Gene Montalbano is collecting members personal military photographs for a photo collage to be
displayed at City Hall. If you would like to have your photo become a part of this project, please submit a small
3 X 5, or a bit larger, photo of yourself to him.
Article 2
Orland Memorial Post 111 Community Donors.
Below is a list of merchants who have donated to our Post Christmas Veteran's Raffle. Many of them have given
for consecutive years. Please remember these names when you shop or dine out and express your appreciation
for their support.
Orland Video - 8752 W. 159th St.
Silver Lakes Country Club - Orland Park
Texas Road House - 18345 S. La Grange Rd.
White Mountain Golf Course - 171st Street. (West of La Grange Rd.)
Firestone - 9280 W. 159th St.
Jiffy Lube - 9254 W. 159th St.
Houlihans - 16153 S. La Grange Rd.
Orland Park Buffet - 15615 S. Harlem
Vinces Barber Shop - 159th and Orlandbrook Drv.
TGI Fridays - 15407 S. La Grange Rd.
Culvers - 159th St. Oriand Park
Southfork - Orland Park
Papa Joes - Orland Park
Little Joes - Tinley Park
Round the Clock Restaurant - 16310 S. La Grange Rd.
Olive Garden - Orland Park
Aldens - Orland Park
Hooters - Orland Park
Original Pancake House - 15256 S. La Grange Rd.
Circle K, Shell Gas Station - 131st and S. La Grange Rd. (North East Corner)
Lumes Pancake House - 9060 W. 159th St
Southland Dust Busters - Oak Forest, Il
Article 3
Assaults on the Constitution
The American Legion does not take political sides, whether on national or post levels. However, since we all took an oath
when we entered our military service, and swear to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America" in
our preamble, I thought the following historical information concerning past assaults on our Constitution would make for
interesting reading.
On November 14, 2011, the Supreme Court agreed to review the constitutionality of President Obama’s health-care act.
The central question is, what limits does the Constitution — specifically, the Commerce Clause — impose upon the federal
government’s exercise of power? This health-care act is the defining legislation of the president’s term, and the issue of
limited government is at the very heart of the debate between Obama and his opponents. The political, economic, and
constitutional stakes are very high. These arguments before the Court will provide a dramatic — and perhaps even
decisive — backdrop for the 2012 election.
Constitutional crises of this magnitude are not without precedent. Indeed, the seeds of this case can be found in the court
battles of the 1930s and 1940s, as Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal legislation challenged traditional constitutional bounds.
Supported by record congressional majorities, FDR and his fellow Democrats passed a blizzard of programs designed to
alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression — and to alter the very fabric of the U.S. capitalistic system.
The 1932 Democratic platform, largely written by the party’s 1924 nominee, John W. Davis, was a clear statement of
conservative, Jeffersonian principles, but FDR abandoned this platform during his first hundred days in office. So radical
were the changes that by 1935, conservatives — Democrats and Republicans alike — agreed with Davis when he wrote,
“If the structure of this Government is to be preserved, the courts must do it.”
(Continued on next page)
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