| Date: | February 1, 2020 | Location: | Escazú, Costa Rica |
Members of American Legion Post CR10:
As many of you know, we are going through this Corona Virus tragedy. At the same time, I am in the process of returning to the United States. There are several items that I would like to address.
We still need people to step up to the officer positions. If you want the Post to continue, it must have officers to run the organization. I am hoping that some of you will realize the importance of the Post, want it to survive and will step up to the plate. In the interim, Chuck Turner has said that he will be the Interim Commander until someone steps up. He was the Commander for 10 or 12 years in the past and I think that he has done his part.
Until further notice, we will be suspending the meetings until this Virus is gone because as you know we are some of the most vulnerable people (those of us that are up in years). Chuck Turner or whoever becomes the Commander will notify everyone when the new meetings will start again. We are still deciding whether we will do ballots in person or electronically. The problem is that many of our members do not have computers. We will keep you advised.
Finally, I wish to thank all of you for your cooperation and assistance over the last few years as I tried to be the best Commander I could be. As you know, I have really enjoyed all the members and consider it a real honor to be your Commander. I will treasure all of the friendships and memories I have had with the Post. Each and every one of you has contributed to the success of the Post. We, as a unit have accomplished a lot of good. We helped the widows, helped to take food and books to the Cabecar people, performed at the burial ceremonies for our deceased veterans and worked with the Marine Corps League to perform the various ceremonies. All of you should be proud of what we have done and I hope you will keep up the good work in the future. I want to especially thank the officers who without their efforts I could never have performed my duties.
I hope you will all stay in contact with me in the future. I hope that you all stay safe and none of you get the despicable virus we all dread.
Pat Kilburn
Commander, Post CR10