On September 30th, several Legionnaires from Post 41 held a good old fashion GI party to clean up our Legion meeting room and restrooms. Most of the former “grunts” from the Army and Marines were well trained in the skills needed for this job and offered on-the-job training for the Air Force and Navy veterans who had never had the privilege of scrubbing a latrine with a toothbrush.
Thanks to Legionnaires John Harris, Terry Hayton, Bob Jackson, Jeff Focer, Bev Whiting, Harry Smith, George Thompson, Peter Reed, Carle Germelman, Bill Overbey, and Bob Ferrebee who spent several hours cleaning the meeting area and restrooms. They also policed the grounds around the Legion building by picking up trash and cigarette butts.
As Bill Overbey commented, "he had no idea that he would ever use as a civilian the skill of field-stripping a cigarette butt". Who says that military basic training skills don’t apply to civilian life?
