“Veterans have done everything we have asked of them during their service to this country, and this tarnished what should have been a celebration of their service,” the statement said. The decision to turn off the audio disrespected Kemter and all veterans, Hudson’s mayor and City Council said in a statement, which also said the city is committed to addressing issues of systemic racism and intolerance. Jim Garrison, the former adjutant of the post, has resigned from his position as a Post Officer upon demand from the American Legion Department of Ohio. “This is not the same country I fought for,” said Kemter, who spent 30 years in the Army and served in the Persian Gulf War. Kemter said he was disappointed that the organizers silenced two minutes of his 11-minute speech, during which he talked about how former slaves and freed Black men exhumed the remains of more than 200 Union soldiers from a mass grave in Charleston, South Carolina, and gave them a proper burial. Kemter said he didn’t see the suggested changes in time to rewrite the speech and talked with a Hudson public official who told him not to change it. In the days before the ceremony, Suchan said she reviewed the speech and asked Kemter to remove certain portions. We regret any actions taken that detracts from this important message.” Roger Friend temporarily suspended the charter of Hudson Lee-Bishop American Legion Post 464 on June 4, four days after a veteran's mic got cut while he. “We salute LTC Kemter’s service and his moving remarks about the history of Memorial Day and the important role played by Black Americans in honoring our fallen heroes. “The American Legion deplores racism and reveres the Constitution,” the organization’s national commander, James W. With the recent implementation of Project Blueprint, increased local commercial development, and simultaneous fear/excitement of our future, I felt the need to. My partner and I have a wonderful, smartalecky daughter with too many shoes and a love of music, fruit snacks, and princesses. With the amount of people offering to help, Weinstein said he's hopeful that Post 464 will continue to operate.The Ohio American Legion said Thursday that it was investigating. I have been in the neighborhood since 2008 and outside of the CAC, am a manager at a local architecture firm with diverse local, national, and international clients. Bio Jim Garrison District 8 I have been in the neighborhood since 2008 and outside of the CAC, am a manager at a local architecture firm with diverse local, national, and international clients. Weinstein said he's reached out via phone and social media to find people who are interested in serving as leaders of Post 464 and noted he's had "quite a few folks responding." "I'm excited to be a member again," said Weinstein, who added he would be open to transferring his membership to Post 464 at some point. He said he was a member of a Dayton-area post of the American Legion about a decade ago before his membership lapsed. Casey Weinstein, D-37th District, a Hudson resident and Air Force veteran, said he's rejoined the American Legion as a member of Post 888, an at-large post. Renees education is listed on their profile.
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The mayor said he recently met with state Legion leaders and told them he hopes to see Post 464 reinstated in time for Hudson's Labor Day parade or Veterans Day. HUDSON, Ohio - The American Legion Department of Ohio announced Friday that it suspended the Hudson Lee-Bishop American Legion Post 464 and that the chapter is at risk of permanent closure. View Renee Wrights profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional community.
" He said their contact information is being relayed to the state Legion office. Hudson Mayor Craig Shubert said he's spoken with high-ranking military leaders in the city who have "agreed to take responsibility for revitalizing.
Barnard Kemter’s speech at Markillie Cemetery on Memorial Day, has also. "The matters concerning the incident on Memorial Day are still under investigation based on the complaint filed by Department and we are working with what remains of the Post Leadership to ensure correction and a formal apology," the state Legion's news release said. Jim Garrison, the Hudson American Legion’s post officer and the man who was discovered to have censored retired Army Lt. Cindy Suchan, chair of the Memorial Day parade committee and president of the Hudson American Legion Auxiliary, said it was either her or Jim Garrison, adjutant of the American Legion Post 464. Meanwhile, the state-level Legion said the Memorial Day incident is still being reviewed. "A suspension of charter will allow the Post to rally its members to make a decision about the future of the Post and to seek new leadership within the election process when the Post suspension is lifted," the state Legion's news release said.
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