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 Our 75 th Anniversary 
W.W. Burnett 1934 - 2009 Charles A. Musselman
The following appeared in the Dance Program for the John Lyon Spring Dance, 26 May 1956:
“Brief History of John Lyon Post No. 3150”
“In the year 1934, Comrades W.W. Burnett and Charles A. Musselman, along with their wives, Mrs. Loretta Burnett and Mrs. Hattie Musselman, were returning home from a post meeting at National Capital Post in Washington, D.C. During the course of their conversation along the way, it was decided to try and organize a Post here in Arlington County. Through their efforts and leadership, the Post was chartered in November 1934, and Comrade Burnett became the first Post Commander.
“In choosing a name for the Post, it was decided not just to select a name, but to select one that was truly a symbol of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After much comparison and checking of veterans, the name John Lyon was chosen, since he had been an overseas veteran and actually gave his life for our country’s cause. Permission was secured from his family and the Post became known as John Lyon Post No. 3150.
“Shortly thereafter, the Ladies Auxiliary was organized, and Sister Burnett became the first president.
“The Post is well known in Arlington because of its sincere efforts in fostering good citizenship, patriotism, and the true ideals of our great Democracy. Many veterans, including those who are not members, have benefited from the Post Relief Fund.
“The Post home is located at 19 th and North Uhle Streets, in Arlington. Any person interested in joining may contact one of our members.”
Postscript
Charles Musselman became Post Commander the following year; Hattie Musselman was the third Ladies Auxiliary President --- and their daughter, Virginia, was President in 1978-79, 1985-88. All five were charter members.
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VFW Commander in Chief
Thomas Tradewell Visits Post 3150
Post Commander Charles Reddoor welcomes VFW Commander in Chief Thomas T. Tradewell, Sr., to Post 3150, above left, on Monday 21 September. Above right, from the left, State Commander Rex Faris, Tradewell, Post Quartermaster Richard Hoffman, Post Senior Vice Commander Jerry Peterson, State Ladies Auxiliary President Kathy Birch, and Ladies Auxiliary Treasurer Catherine Graham chat before lunch. Tradewell, from Wisconsin, was elected Commander in Chief at the 110 th National Convention held in August in Phoenix. He served in the U. S. Army from 1966-1968 and earned VFW eligibility while serving with B Company 26th Engineers 198 th Light Infantry Brigade (Americal Division) in South Vietnam as a demolition specialist. The Commander in Chief began his three day visit to Virginia with a lunch time stop at John Lyon Post and then continued to other posts down Interstate 95 and towards Tidewater.
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John Lyon Shirt Day
Members of John Lyon post and auxiliaries gather near the post flag pole during John Lyon Shirt and Cap Day. Many members wore their John Lyon shirts and caps throughout Saturday and Sunday to show the community we are here in their midst. Some of them were: front: Wauleah Ellison, President Elsa Weeks, Commander Charles Reddoor, Richard Hoffman, Nelson Betancourt, and Eric Anderson, and, rear, Catherine Graham, Liv Martin, Karen Stewart, Gail Hoffman, Mike Lowe, Arnold Dixon, Annie McCormick, J.Gary Wagner, Tom Kane, and Wilbur Rawlings. |
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“Whereas the tolling of the Liberty Bell at Independence Hall,
Philadelphia , Pa., at 2 o’clock in the afternoon of the 4 th day of July, 1776, proclaimed the signing of the Declaration of Independence...” (Concurrent Resolution Number 25, United States Senate & The House of Representatives, Adopted 26 June 1963)
Members of the John Lyon family gather at the flagpole to listen to Commander Charles Reddoor read proclamations pertaining to the Let Freedom Ring National Bell Ringing Ceremony on Independence Day. The Post bell was rung, along with bells across the country, 13 times at 2 pm EDT. In 1963, the act of Congress officially authorized the ceremony to commemorate the ringing of bells at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, 4 July 1776. Post 3150 has participated in this ceremony for about ten years. |
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