On November 11th, Veterans Day, John Corbett (COL, US Army Retired), Chairman of the 
Committee to Honor America’s Veterans (CHAV), presented Legion Post 68 a grant award of
$5,000 to support Post 68’s work in the community concerning raising suicide awareness among
veterans through its Be the One program. John Hacker, 1st Vice Commander, and Eric Mens,
Public Affairs Officer, represented the Post. Hacker is the State Chair for the American Legion’s
Be the One program.

Due to anticipated inclement weather, CHAV made the presentation in Firehouse No. 1, Sunset
Beach, NC. Keynote Speaker, retired four-star Admiral Karl L. Shultz, provided a stirring speech
to the audience, during which he paid a heartfelt tribute to several WW II veterans, veterans from
all the service branches, and First Responders, acknowledging their service and sacrifice.

To learn more about how veterans can join the American Legion and what we bring to our
veterans and community, visit https://ncpost68.org/. By joining the Legion, veterans gain access
to a supportive community, advocacy for their rights, and a variety of programs and resources.
John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 Leland meets at 6 pm every third Thursday in the
Blossoms Restaurant Banquet Room (1800 Tommie Jacobs Drive, Leland, NC). For those who
want to participate, members gather at 4:30 pm in Blossoms Restaurant for dinner and a social
hour preceding the meeting.
Our next meeting will be December 19th (no meeting is scheduled
for November).