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It is the intent of the council to provide a forum for the
discussion of affairs of primary concern to the Veterans of Brevard
County; to initiate positive action toward resolution of those
problems directly related Veterans and to provide a cohesive agency
to further promote unified action by all Veterans within Brevard
County. The Council is made up of more than 70 Veterans
organizations and 700 individual members. It meets on the second
Wednesday every month, at 9 a.m., at the Veterans Memorial Center in
Merritt Island, Florida. Individual or veterans organizations may
join the council for an annual fee or for life membership. Call
321-453-1776 for details.
Brevard Veterans Council Goals:
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To honor all
persons who honorably served in the U. S. military service in
War or Peace.
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To educate
all, especially our children, about details of United States
military history.
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To serve the
veteran and his or her dependents; and
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To remind
everyone that freedom is not free and that we must always stay
strong, unified and vigilant.
Brevard
Veterans Council Objectives:
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To support
the preservation of Veterans benefits through local, State and
Federal legislation and to provide assistance to veterans in
need.
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To champion
better health care for Veterans in Brevard County.
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To support
the Veterans Cemetery in Titusville which was established to
provide an honorable resting-place for those veterans who die
without relatives or means.
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To further
develop and improve our Veterans Memorial Center & Park
facilities.
2008-2009 Brevard Veterans Council Officers:
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Chairman |
Skip
Bateman |
321-454-7363 |
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Vice-Chair |
Maurice
Meisner |
321-783-3649 |
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Treasurer |
Emma Meisner |
321-783-3649 |
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Secretary |
Helme
Walter |
321-452-7830 |
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Chaplain |
Jim
Peterman |
321-635-8911 |
2008-2009 Brevard Veterans Council Directors:
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Director (1 year) |
Nick Beninate |
321-868-3787 |
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Director (1 year) |
Bob Brekke |
321-636-3746 |
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Director (1 year) |
Ed Walsh |
321-636-8004 |
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Director (2 years) |
Ed Barnett |
321-632-4555 |
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Director (2 years) |
John Howard |
321-452-8666 |
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Director (2 years) |
Paul Spescia |
321-636-1148 |
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Director (3 years) |
Sy Berman |
321-783-6131 |
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Director (3 years) |
Frank Kunze |
321-250-5711 |
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Director (3 years) |
Mel Mueller |
321-453-1605 |
2008-2009 Brevard Veterans Council Chairpersons:
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Operations
Manager
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Forest
Gilder |
321-453-3235 |
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Security |
Skip
Bateman |
321-454-7363 |
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Newsletter
Coord. |
Emma
Meisner |
321-783-3649 |
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Judge
Advocate |
VACANT |
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Historian
& Audit |
Frank
Kunze |
321-259-5711 |
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Vets
Outreach |
Jim
Peterman |
321-635-8911 |
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Assistant (North) |
George
Stringfellow |
321-267-4142 |
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Assistant (Central) |
Ed Barnett |
321-632-4555 |
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Assistant (South) |
John Brown |
321-727-1364 |
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Finance |
Ed Walsh |
321-636-8004 |
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Women Vets
Liaison |
Mary Bevan |
321-255-1173 |
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Legislative |
Tony Sasso |
321-449-5111 |
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Librarian |
Bob
Glanville |
321-637-0509 |
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Membership |
Emma
Meisner |
321-783-3649 |
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Museum
Curator |
Alex
Terrero |
321-453-4526 |
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Asst. Curator |
Bill
Kowalczyk |
321-302-4077 |
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Consulting Curator |
Mel
Mueller |
321-453-1605 |
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JR ROTC
Liaison |
Paul
Spescia |
321-636-1148 |
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Cemetery |
Ed Walsh |
321-636-8004 |
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VA
Hospital Com |
John
Howard |
321-452-8666 |
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Scholarships |
Nick
Beninate |
321-868-3787 |
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Stand Down
Chair. |
Bill
Vagianos |
321-431-0364 |
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Service
Officer |
Leo Carter |
321-453-1776 |
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Christmas
Party |
Dan Osburn |
321-453-2800 |
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Golf
Tournament |
Maurice
Meisner |
321-783-3649 |
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Memorial
Tree |
Ken Baker |
321-632-4928 |
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Memorial
Gardens |
Bill
Kowalczyk |
321-302-4077 |
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Brevard
VSO |
Glenn
McGuffie |
321-633-2012 |
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Commission
on Aging |
Joe
Hershey |
321-433-1804 |
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