armed forces digest

armed forces digest

VETERANS

Pearl Harbor Mass

YOUNGSTOWN

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1423 is having its 72nd annual Pearl Harbor Mass at 10:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at St. Stanislaus Church, 430 Williamson Ave.

Lt. Frederick Kahn of Post 1423 invites the public and veterans to the observance. Veterans posts are to assemble at 10 a.m. in the church hall with their colors. Refreshments will be served in the church hall after the Mass.

Marine Corps awards

DUMFRIES, VA.

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation is accepting nominations for its annual awards program at which individuals whose outstanding, creative work preserves or highlights an aspect of Marine Corps history, traditions, culture or service.

Marines and civilians can submit their own entries or the work of others. Awards will be presented at the foundation’s annual ceremony April 26, 2014.The submission deadline is Jan. 8, 2014.

Awards are presented in 15 categories, including journalism, documentary, literature, screenplay, photography and poetry. The awards submissions will be reviewed by a panel of editors from major regional and national media outlets, as well as Marines, authors and noted photographers.

For a detailed list of the awards as well as the submission requirements, visit www.marineheritage.org/Awards.asp.

Art and essay contest

VIENNA

The Armed Services YMCA is presenting its annual art and essay contest open to all eligible children of United States active duty, reserve component or retired service members.

“This is a great opportunity for children of service members in the Mahoning Valley to participate in this national contest. We hope that parents and teachers will go to the website and click the link to download the contest package and work with their kids to help them get involved,” said Nancy Rubino, 910th Airlift Wing services manager at the Youngstown Air Force Reserve Station.

The link to the contest website is: www.asymca.org/programs/art-and-essay-contest.

Entries for the art contest, which depict the theme “My Military Family,” promotes art among children in grades K-6 of active duty or retired (with 20-plus years of service) members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard/Reserve families.

For information, call Rubino at 330-609-1334 or Jason Cohol at 330-847-4057.

ADVANCED TRAINING

Earns master’s degree

Ohio Army National Guard Lt. Col. Scott Jonda, son of Ronald and Eileen Jonda of Struthers, graduated from the National War College at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., with a master of science degree in national security strategy studies.

Jonda, serving on active duty assigned to the headquarters, Department of the Army, G-2 Intelligence, is a 1985 graduate of Boardman High School and a 1990 graduate of Ohio State University.

BASIC TRAINING GRADS

Air Force: Reserve Airman Ricardo M. Cason (Chaney High School, ’08), stepson of Zoe Panno of Youngstown; Airman Ashton W. Rush-Jussila (Beaver Local High School, Lisbon, ’12) son of Amity Covert of East Liverpool.

Army: Army National Guard Spec. Gurpreet Singh (Canfield High School, ’06, and Mount Union University, Alliance, ’10) son of Sarbuit Kaur and Balbir Sandhu Canfield; Spec. James M. Anthony (Ursuline High School, Youngstown, ’05, and Canisius College, Buffalo, N.Y., ’10), son of Patricia Anthony and grandson of Betty Britt, both of Girard, and brother of Christopher Anthony of Canfield; Army National Guard Pfc. Ashley D. Shelley (Canfield High School, ’08), daughter of Donald and Debra Shelley of Canfield.

Items of note for the Armed Forces Digest can be sent to The Vindicator, Regional Desk, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501-0780, or emailed to alcorn@vindy.com