Patriots Day Ceremony
Please join us in honoring those who sacrificed their lives on September 11, 2001.
Appreciation
CMAC Online Meeting on Zoom
Below is the link to the Zoom call. We look forward to having everyone join us on Friday and hope that you have a wonderful week.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 841 6589 5360
Passcode: 054217
This is also a friendly reminder that if you need to update your contact information contact;
Stephanie Collazo-Serrano
Secretary
CMAC (Community Military Appreciation Committee)
360-635-8313
Buffalo Soldiers in Clark County
Clark County Historical Museum will launch its 2020 Speaker Series on Thursday, Feb. 6, with Frazier Raymond’s presentation of “Buffalo Soldiers in Clark County.” Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the event will begin at 7 p.m.
Raymond is president of the Buffalo Soldiers – Moses Williams Pacific Northwest Chapter, 9th and 10th U.S. Cavalry Association. Raymond enlisted in the U.S. Army Infantry in 1968 and retired in 1990, with the rank of Staff Sergeant. He served in many locations, including Vietnam, Fort Lewis, WA, Europe, and South America.
For the event, Raymond will discuss his own military service and involvement with the Buffalo Soldiers, and reflect on his personal connections to sites related to Buffalo Soldiers in the Pacific Northwest and how those experiences have shaped his perspectives on military service.
Click here to learn more about the Buffalo Soldiers – Moses Williams Pacific Northwest Chapter, 9th and 10th U.S. Cavalry Association.
Veteran Listening Session & Resource Fair
Veterans, families, Veterans Service Organizations, and all are invited join
VA Portland Health Care System and Portland Regional Benefits Office
(VBA) Directors to discuss ideas, ask questions, or raise concerns regarding
VA services.
All are welcome. Other VA staff members will be present
to provide information about resources and programs available for Veterans
such as:
• Veterans Benefits Administration
• National Cemetery Administration
• VA Health Care Enrollment
• My HealtheVet
• Women’s Health
• Transition and Care Management
• Office of Veteran Experience
Please share our Facebook Event or web post about this event.
First Thursday: What does Veterans Day mean to our veterans?
In honor of National Veterans and Military Families Month, Clark County Historical Museum will conclude its 2019 First Thursday Speaker Series on Thursday, Nov. 7, with “What does Veterans Day mean to our veterans?” Doors will open at 5 p.m. and the event will begin at 7 p.m.
This presentation will feature local veterans, including leaders and members with Vancouver’s Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC). Speakers will reflect on their military service, life since retiring from military service, and the meaning and personal significance of Veterans Day. Area veterans are encouraged to attend and share their own thoughts on Veterans Day during the audience discussion following the panel presentation.
In addition to Patrick Locke and Richard McHugh, who each served tours in Vietnam, the panel will also include CMAC board member Sean Gibson.
Gibson, who grew up in Bethel, Alaska, enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves in 1988 as an infantryman, then earned his commission in 1990. He served for six years as an infantry officer with deployments to the Middle East, Okinawa, and the Western Pacific, and as a recruit training supervisor and operations officer. For the last 20 years of his career, Gibson served as a public affairs officer in a variety of assignments in the United States with deployments to Kuwait and Iraq. He retired in 2016 from Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, D.C., then immediately put the Pentagon in his rearview mirror to drive west and settle with his wife and son in Vancouver.
The CCHM First Thursday Speaker Series is sponsored by the Clark County Historic Preservation Commission. General admission is $5; seniors and students are $4; children under 18 are $3; and the evening is free for veterans, active-duty military personnel and their families, and CCHM members. Attendees are encouraged to arrive early, as it is first-come, first-served seating.
For more information, contact the museum at 360-993-5679 or events@cchmuseum.org.