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day. Lost figures. This is Veterans Affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more. I'm Dave Washington, your host, and I am so pleased to to be here again this week to just talk about a few things, particularly as it relates to our veterans and we have a wonderful president, Miss Lane. She is the president Maurice of our post 10 auxiliary, so I'm going to have her to come on shortly and just kind of give an update on some of the wonderful things that they are doing. But as always, I like to express condolences to any family who has lost a loved one during the month of May or even in April, we want to certainly acknowledge them any birthdays for the month of May for as far as family members, I think I've mentioned all of those early on, but certainly we think it's important for you, for us, to acknowledge those family members and others who have birthdays, as my Mother did, who was deceased, and we it was her the 20th year of her passing on April 28 and we had a gathering at the house that I failed to tell my wife about, only she found out in a text, uh, Sister Maurice, and she said, You invited people, and you didn't tell me. I found out in a text Yes, and she bailed me out because I was telling people all the stuff that I was going to cook in honor of my mom, and all I cook was turkey sausage, and she did the rest. She got up early and bailed me out. So I'm so beautiful, appreciative of my lovely wife. One other quick announcement before we bring our good sister friend in is on. There's a memorial day barbecue at the resource fair. It's a it's a center that's open up at 3090 East Centennial Parkway. And it's the barbecue is free. It's a day of gratitude and remembrance of those who serve our nation's military and keep us all safe, if you will. And that's from 10am to 2pm on 531 2pm excuse me, 10am to 2pm on 531 so those of you who can make it, it's a free barbecue for all who choose to come. So with that sister friend, how are you? And please give our listening audience an indication of the wonderful things that you and your group are doing over at American Legion Post 10. And we surely want to thank Commander Jeff Jones, who I know he propped up something for you all for Mother's Day. And if you would just kind of talk about that first, and then we go to some of the other things that you guys are doing,

Eileen Maurice 3:15
most definitely, first and foremost, I just want to say thank you for giving us the opportunity to have a voice. There's so many times that we don't have that voice out there, socially and publicly. So just want to say thank you. It's an honor to be on this but yes, so I'm Eileen Maurice. I'm the president to my second year they voted me back in. I mean, that means I must be doing something wonderful, and I'm so blessed to be their president. We had the most beautiful brunch that post 10 did for the ladies after our meeting. And let me tell you something, they laid it out. We never saw that anything would be so beautiful. They had the table cloths. They had the table chair covers. They had roses. They had mimosas. It was eggs, scrambled eggs. It was bacon, sausage. It was the most beautiful thing. Potatoes, of course, like for instance, we were, we were fed well, but the way they just did it, and all the men, I have video of it, the way that all the men came in together as a group and honored us, I think there was it just made us feel wonderful. It's, it's such a pleasure. And we were pleased. The ladies were just in joy, in awe.

Dave Washington 4:22
And let me say this the way you're describing it is so touching to me, because my wife gets on me all the time. I will give somebody a gift in a Walmart bag or something. She said, No, no, no, no, you dress it up. What is wrong with you? And then I've had functions where there were no table. How are you going to have something with a with a tablecloth, not on the table? What is wrong with you? So I understand it just, just the way that you're describing. It is so exciting and so refreshing that men would would adapt to doing the right thing and putting you guys in an honorable way, in a way of honor that should be done correct and properly. If you going to do it, do it right. Go. Be a system. Do

Eileen Maurice 5:00
it right? Absolutely. And I do want to make a shout out to the eastern stars. Um, there was her name is Tara. I forgot the other one is, I forgot her name. I'm so sorry, but they came out to help. I was like so we had a collaboration of Eastern stars, post 10 and unit 10 in one building. You know what that is? One thing that you don't see often. I think we need to do is work together as a team, because we're all doing the same thing. That's right, trying to help out the community, trying to help out the members, and just being kind to others, the homeless. I mean, we here for a reason. It's our mission. It's our statement. That's right. I agree with you.

Dave Washington 5:35
It looks wonderful. Well, it's nice again. I'm just sitting here smiling from ear to ear because of the way you said the men dressed the room, because men generally don't think

Eileen Maurice 5:47
you know what they look I said, Oh, I know you're not trying to outdo us. That's what I said. I'm like, you're trying to outdo us. It was gorgeous. It was just, I'm telling you, I never say anything like it, not from the post. Then, right?

Dave Washington 5:58
Let me say this. Then you guys are training. Well, that's what has happened, is they've seen the way you guys have operated in some of the various functions you you all have put on in honor of the in of the American League, post 10. So tell us a little bit more about some of the things that you got on on the drawing board for the coming year.

Eileen Maurice 6:18
Well, just want to let you know that there was, I think, 15 of us. We just came back on Sunday and Monday, we did an inter post, post 710 in San Bernardino. And let me tell you something, the way they take care of every post out there that doesn't interpose, they take care of you. There's food, there's raffles, and it was just wonderful because they have 14 members fly or drive again. It was a blessing, and it was beautiful. We have Interpol's coming in October. I do have to get together with a commander to pinpoint the what weekends. But we have an Interpol where all the posts from various California, Vegas, Arizona, and they come here, and they just joined. And we have fun. We have we break bread, and so that is coming up. We also have another event coming up in June 14. I call it a three for one special. On June 14, the auxiliary women are going to have, it's Flag Day, slash Father's Day, slash Juneteenth. We're putting it all together, because you can't do it all. June is a very busy month, right? So June 14, we're having a we're putting a tent out there, and we're going to be selling um, barbecue chicken, and we're going to sell barbecue ribs. We're having potato salad. We're having green beans and baked beans. And if you want a one combo, and that's going to go on from 10 until we run out of food. And it's also pre sales. So if you want to come in, you look for the bartender, falicia, she's my um, first vice Yeah, and you go into the pulse and say, Listen, I want to do pre sale. Here's my money. I want to make sure I have

Dave Washington 7:45
my food, right. I'm glad, I'm glad you just industry. I'm glad you just said money, versus they don't like us talking about prices. But since you just said money, that's cool. So go ahead and

Eileen Maurice 7:55
it's a donation. Sure it's a donation given out so we can do better things out there for, you know, for our community and our veterans, we also, I went in, applied for a grant, and we got the grant. I'm so thankful. God is so good. And we received the grant from Home Depot. I went today, this morning with my husband, we just removed the carpet. I believe it's been there for 45 years. Don't even know. Couldn't even tell you. We remove the carpet, we are removing the old tile, we're repainting it, and we're putting a new ceiling, so it will be installed, I believe, in June, 3, fourth and fifth, so during that weekend, and just take a look at the new transformation of those things. We're coming up, and we're calling and we're going to come out, because I think it's important for our veterans to go somewhere where it's peaceful, where it's clean, and you know, they deserve it. They fought for our country, absolutely, absolutely. So I'm excited. So that's what we have going on right now. Dave, a lot of things happening. Well,

Dave Washington 8:53
what I want you to do is text me the information on it, because we got our June shows we haven't even taped yet, and I know we'll have at least one or two shows before this 14th date. And I would like to make sure that I properly give you guys announcements on the shows for that particular event. Fantastic. So how many members do you have in your group at this at this present time? Are

Eileen Maurice 9:16
you ready for this? Dave, I started out with 20 last year, I have 29 wonderful, wonderful 29 and not only what will happen is, as we and I, sometimes people say, Don't Tell everybody your business. But why not? It's a proud thing. Our charter unit 10 was revoked by the IRS in 2011 I got us reinstated. So we are a charter. We're on the books. We have our business license. I'm on my way to try to get the tax exempt letter. So we're in. It's almost like we're noticed. We are somebody. And again, a lot of work, that's a lot of diligence, you know, attention to detail, you know, but yeah, 2011 being revoked and got reinstated this year, less than a year. So very proud. Out. I'm proud of my ladies and men, and we're doing it. So I wish people come out there visit. Don't forget, it's not only for members. It's also for anyone who wants to come in say Hello to myself. Alicia, whoever's in there, we look forward to having you come by. Well,

Dave Washington 10:14
that is well said. Now give us the requirements to become a member of the auxiliary. Become

Eileen Maurice 10:20
a member. You do have to have a DD, 214 for maybe your grandmother, your mother, your father. They can't be an uncle and and you filled out a DD, 214 if you don't have one, I have actually done a lot, and I, you know, gone and applied so they can have it. Once you have your DD, 214, you have to pay membership dues and the application, we send it over to national. They send you a card, and you're a member, so a year, and it's once a year, yeah.

Dave Washington 10:50
So to become a member, you don't have to be one who has served in the military but have had some family member to serve, absolutely

Eileen Maurice 10:57
right. You're a father, your brother, your mother, your grandmother, your grandfather, but distant families like uncles and aunts, you cannot Okay, so yep, and they can also look at online. They can look online for the all the information American Legion Auxiliary.

Dave Washington 11:14
That is great news to share, and I hope that members of our listening audience are tuning in to that, whether you become a member of the group at post 10 or elsewhere. In terms of becoming a member of auxiliary for an American Legion, post is important because it's obviously important for and you can tell that again, I sit here and chuckle about how you said that the men had decorated the roof, so that tells me you guys have trained them well. And I hope there's no I hope the guys take no offense to that, because, like I say to me, until my wife get on my case, I give, I give somebody a gift and a paper bag. Oh no, no, no. You gotta make it look pretty. You know, absolutely

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we are pleased. We are pleased with the work that you're doing, and always know that you had have a seat at the table, or you can call in, because I think the work that you're doing is so important. And when you have women generally speaking to and I say this from my own personal experience, women will make things happen sometimes, guys, and I don't want people to take offense is just a fact. Now, some people, no, I'm saying some people may have a different experience than I but I can tell you, when women have come on board with some of the organizations that I've been proudly a member of, they make things happen. Guys sometimes talk a good game. And when you look around and bring the women, they start taking action, and they start improving things in the way that I think God has blessed them to have for us, guys, to have them on this earth with us. So we, thank you so much. Have come

Eileen Maurice 12:48
on board, Dave, they have come on board, which is, you know, to be different. A lot of times. You know what, we come we become complacent, and we all do that, but they're seeing us that we're doing, and they're right on board. They're like, go ahead, ladies, do your thing. And again, it's beautiful to say that, Oh, there's no oh, I don't want you doing that. Run it. Wait once

Dave Washington 13:08
again, Las Vegas affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more. And we have the good sister, Maurice. She has done sister such a great job with this auxiliary now into her second term with the organization, and she's leading Well, obviously, because people are doing things. So thank you so much. And again, you're welcome anytime.

Eileen Maurice 13:29
Thank you so much, Dave. I appreciate everything, and we'll see you soon, hopefully. Yes, take care. Take care. Bye, bye bye,

Dave Washington 13:34
once again, Veterans Affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more, we hope to have our second guess. Fay Duncan, Daniel, we will try to make contact here shortly.

Once again, this is Veterans Affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more. Good day, everyone. I'm excited once again, to have our good dear sister friend Faye Duncan Daniel to be online. And as you guys know, those of you listen to the show last week, window P Williams, formerly, former Assemblyman and current president of the Martin Luther King committee, had such glowing remarks to state about faith from the time for the time when she was a casino executive, hotel executive, I should say she was on the hotel side, but she called window and said, Do you know everything is going up as a result? And this before listing audience, this is before Martin Luther King became a holiday in the state of Nevada. Fay said they're going up X amount of dollars on the rooms. They're doing this. They're doing that. They're charging more for different performances that occurring in a hotel. And Wendell said, what? So he went to the convention and business authorities and others, and he saw, because this is things like this, a great experience in such a large parade. It drives commerce. And a lot of times we don't think about the. Commerce that is being driven by some major function. This is one of the largest parades in the United States of America. So faith I want again, and I told Wendell on last week's show to reiterate that, because I think it's important for people to know your role in that whole deal, because it brought some good things to our community. How you doing, sister, friend,

Faye Duncan Daniel 15:20
I'm doing really good. David, and thank you. And thank you for that glowing introduction that That's high praise. I appreciate it absolutely. Oh, I'm sorry.

Dave Washington 15:30
No, I just want you to go ahead now and then, if you would, and tell us what's going on in your world, and some of the things that you got going on that are on the drawing board. And I just want people to know the things that you're getting done in that community of Helena, Arkansas, well,

Faye Duncan Daniel 15:44
one of the things I we need to get done was to turn this, this community, into an arts, arts community, because, because we still have a lot of the vestiges of paternalism here, that that drives the the cultural events, and so the cultural events are misunderstood and not attended, so that just that just deepens the racial divide, right? But on the one hand, there's there, there's excellent relationships, there's there's harmony. They've never, I've never heard of a racial incident here, but just the economics of it is the city is just in a economic squeeze, just no money here, right? Well,

Dave Washington 16:32
you know, faith, as I've mentioned to you, that that function that you got coming up, and I think this will be the second year of it, and hopefully it will go for years to come. It's going to be a economic engine, if you will. It's for a short period of time. But nevertheless, I guarantee that others will see what you're doing, and there will be other things that others will say, You know what? Why can't we put on something similar? Well, not necessarily similar, but something that will help to draw people into our community, and that's what you have to do. You've got to do things. And as much as Wendell said now, they are working with the Convention and Visitors Authority, and you know, the kind of marketing money that they have to do things. They're driving this thing and doing promotions around the world. Because window even mentioned that, in one case, they had a dog on being coming in from China. So the parade. The parade has become internationally well known, and others want to come and participate. So I believe that the work that you're doing is just like, what do they call it? Where you it's a pebble or small rock that's dropped into a lake, and how it just travels across. So that's the kind of work that I believe that you're doing. And ultimately, somebody's going to listen and take heed, be they black or white, but say, Hey, man, what can we do to drive to help, to drive our economy? Because sometimes a community has to do what it has to do for itself. You can't sit around and wait. You got to go for it. And I love and appreciate the work that you're doing. And again, I want those folks there to know the inspiration you had in ensuring that the Martin Luther King committee here not only was recognized, but it became seen as an engine for economic prosperity, if you will.

Faye Duncan Daniel 18:13
Again. Thank you so very, very much. I appreciate that.

Dave Washington 18:17
Well, tell us about what you got going on and with your with your function that's coming up in a month or two.

Faye Duncan Daniel 18:22
Well, in July, in fact, July 26 we're having another gospel and Catfish Festival on the banks of the Mississippi River. It's the catfishes. Well, the the event itself was free. We'll have about five gospel choirs from the surrounding areas, performing outdoors on the river. So you'll have an opportunity to see the water, feel the water, and touch the water. So it's a total water immersion that is great. That is those of us who live on the banks of the river have such a obligation to take care of the river as the Native Americans did, who lives along the banks before we did before they were forced off. And we're here, but we, we don't, we don't, we don't take ownership of the river. Therefore we just see it as we don't. So when something happens to it, we're not, we're not conscious of it. Then I read on in a scientific magazine that that the Mississippi is in danger of growing dry.

Dave Washington 19:30
Wow, yeah,

Faye Duncan Daniel 19:31
so that's that was bone killing for me, absolutely.

Dave Washington 19:33
Well, I can tell you, I think that the the work that you're doing, even with this event, is going to draw attention to that whole thing, because I would imagine that at some point during the celebration, if you will, there will be someone who would get up and speak to that. I mean, people say, Oh, we don't want to bring in politics is everywhere. I don't care what it is you're doing, whether it's sports, whether it's anywhere in our world, there's something. That's going on that can be considered political, where people say, I don't want to be involved. Oh, you're involved in politics, whether you actually doing anything to try to drive or do the things that you're doing in terms of having people. And Wendell talked about this too, that there is a driving need for us to be better people amongst people. We don't have to want to go to party together, but just living together in a community, we should all have the pride that we all want to accept and be about our humanity as men and women, black, white, male, female, gay, straight. The bottom line is, what about our humanity? And stop looking down your nose at someone, because not for God, could be you out there homeless, and we're having a big issue with that here in the city of Las Vegas, I saw on the news last night where people are very, very upset. Well, something's got to be done. And some of those things to be done, in my humble opinion, is, go do something. We've got to build things. And I know some people say, oh, yeah, and they just gonna lay around. No, you got to put certain parameters on how people got to carry themselves. If they're in a place that's provided for them, you can't just do what you want to do. You can't come in when you want to come in. There's going to be some rules and regulation. And that's, I think that's part of and I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination, but I can tell you this from what I've seen say, sometimes some people want to be in the streets because they don't want to abide by any rules. We all have to abide by certain rules. And if you're not willing to do that, you're going to have some hard knocks to deal with, and

Faye Duncan Daniel 21:32
that's why they attend the first place. So but, but, but, I think the good thing about the tactic you're you're using is you will snag and float and percentage of them. But the question is, will that specifically large enough to want what you're doing? And traditionally, the answer has been no, because the we're not dealing with the root cause of homelessness, right? And because it's, it's, you know, it's just people don't want to to have responsibilities. Yeah,

Dave Washington 22:05
and I'd say there's a percentage. I don't know what the percentage is, but I would imagine that the experts do, and those who don't want to comply, they have to be dealt with. But there are some people who are out there for for a number of reasons that was not caused by them, per se, it was the the economy. There's things that are going on that's that's very painful to people of all races, religion that is occurring right now, that some kind of way, someone's got to step up and help those who want to be helped, because everybody don't want to be helped. Like you said, Some people prefer to not follow anybody's rules. And I'm just going to hang out in the streets, and I'm going to take what I can for me, and this is how I'm going to survive. I have no I have, yeah, I have, I have no sympathy for for people who think like that. And some of some of it, it's a mental thing. And there's people out there those streets that I know that have mental issues, but those who we can protect and want to be protected, and those who wants to be housed, that we can house, we need, and I'm talking about we as a community need to do you can't you? I don't want to see us collectively, put everybody in the same box, because I don't believe that. I think that there's reasons why some people actually are out there that wasn't caused by them. Particularly Faye, we got five more minutes. So anything else you want to share with us? We're in good shape, time wise.

Faye Duncan Daniel 23:25
Well, we're thank you again for this wonderful opportunity. I just, I just want to to share with you that I earlier this this year, I took a cruise around the horn of West Africa, and I saw such beautiful, beautiful, magnificent places. So I'd like to encourage anybody who, if the prices are not as astronomical as they used to be, so put aside a few dollars here and there. So you can you can go and see it. So nobody can ever tell you how that that is just a jungle,

right? That's Go see for yourself absolutely.

Dave Washington 24:09
And I think it's important for us to go see things on our own, versus just to listen to what somebody has sent to you or told you in their own way of thinking that this is the way it is when it's sometimes it's just pure, you know, just tell folks this, and if they don't do any studying of themselves, they won't know. And we just keep tricking people and, you know, give them a lot of propaganda, if you will. So a little bit more about that face. So how many stops? How many days?

Faye Duncan Daniel 24:36
Well, we it was 23 days, and a lot about 23 stops, yeah, we flew from Memphis, Tennessee to to Philadelphia and to Philadelphia to Barcelona, Spain. Place more on the cruise ship in Barcelona, Spain, and our first stop, we. We fail a day or two, and we came to the Rock of Gibraltar. That is a straight between Europe and Africa. That's that's and Spain. So we so we fail through there. Then once we got through the Rock of Gibraltar, we went to Tangier. So now we're out on the ocean at the Tangier we go all the way out to the Canary Islands. And the Canary Island is a series of volcanic islands that are made some of maybe seven or eight miles across. There's about 10 of them, and each different group has gone there and built little things there. But life is real sparse there. But they, they try to, they survive each in their own way. They they do a lot of trading, and they, you're just folks who prefer to live on a rock in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. So while it's beautiful and it's like, like a paradise, it's still, you know, like any other place. So like that, it has, it's, it's, it's goods and it's goods and bads. Anyway, so I'm sorry,

Dave Washington 26:09
no, I just want to say, once again, this is Veterans Affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more. I'm Dave Washington, your host. We have the great sister friend Faye Duncan, Daniel, who's doing wonderful work down in the city of Helena, Arkansas, go here, Fay.

Faye Duncan Daniel 26:23
Oh, so, so then, so, once we get the that we can, we come back to the coast of Africa, and we fail. And then we we come into Ghana. Oh, and that was, Oh, my goodness. That was so refreshing. It feels so good. Oh, my soul was Oh, my soul was rewarded. And all along the way we had, we had the best food. It was just such excellent services. It's just something that if you'd like to travel, you owe this to

Dave Washington 26:57
yourself absolutely. Well, that's greatly appreciated.

Faye Duncan Daniel 27:01
I'm sorry. No, go ahead. Okay, go ahead. Just to encourage all your listeners to save some money so you can do some traveling and broaden your horizon Absolutely.

Dave Washington 27:10
Well, I can tell you also, I urge people to play for Captain Tory over there, because people want to get him because he's saying, Look, we can do for ourselves. We don't need to export everything we can or import everything we can. Export some things. He's he's setting up different things. He's bought tractors for for his farmers. He's also building a military the young man. He's 37 years old. He's been in charge as a military officer. He is now the president, and he is doing some wonderful work. So we want to encourage people to pray for that young man because of what he's doing. But Fay, it's always good to have you, and you're another one of these individuals that I welcome to the table because you're always refreshing. And as I mentioned on a previous show, and I know if I didn't say it on the show, I said it to you personally, your energy level and what you're doing, it at this age, at this time in your life, is really refreshing. That you can't sit on the side family, and I'm talking to all fellow human beings out there. If you want to see something done, you can't just dream that it's going to be done. You got to make sure it's done by getting involved. So Fay, we thank you so much. And any closing remarks probably got about a minute to

Faye Duncan Daniel 28:25
go, Okay, well, I just Just, just want to echo your last statement to say that I don't know who told us that we were entitled to to the better quality of life. I don't know where they came from and so, so, right? The other part is, I don't know who told us that we never experienced challenges. I don't know how that got to be, what the norm, right? Because it's not just close by saying nothing happens to us, it happens for us. I

Dave Washington 28:58
agree 100% if we get out there and make it happen once again. This is Veterans Affairs, plus on 91.5 jazz and more West gave me the signal. So faith. Thank you again for coming on the show and expressing some wonderful words of wisdom to our listening audience. Love your sister friend, and we'll be in touch.

Faye Duncan Daniel 29:16
Thank you. Bye, bye. You

Music 29:50
ah, all the smoke in the air, till the hate when they stare, all the pain that we bear, all you.