VFW Post-10212 Reports: Missing Drugs Is A Problem At Five Florida Veterans Administration Hospitals

Prescription drugs, including opioids and narcotics have been lost or stolen from five Florida VA medical centers

From the five VA medical centers with the problem of lost or stolen drugs include Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Many went missing after being sent by mail to vets

VFW Post-10212 Reports: An article within the Tuesday 25th April 2017 edition of the Miami Herald as reported by Daniel Change reports that hundreds of does of fentanyl and other powerful prescription drugs have been lost or stolen from five Florida Veterans Affairs hospitals and other facilities, including the Bruce W. Carter VA Medical Center in Miami, according to federal officials. Many of the drugs were lost or stolen after being sent by mail to veterans, but at least two employees at Florida VA medical centers were implicated in the missing drugs, including a Miami VA medical center nurse who was allowed to resign instead of being fired.
The revelations were made in an April 13 letter from the federal Department of Veterans Affairs to U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida, a Republican whose district in Manatee County reported one of the state's highest rates of fentanyl related deaths in 2015. Buchanan has asked the VA to explain the drug thefts in Florida, the types of narcotics that were missing and what the agency was doing to hold employees responsible.

VFW Post-10212 Supports Boy Scout Troop 357 And Our Follow Brethren At Palmetto Bay, Florida American Legion Post 133 Via This Posted Announcement

VFW Post 10212 Announcement

Saturday May 6th, 2017 from 7 pm  to 11 pm Boy Scout Troop 357 shall hold their second annual, 2017 Lobster and Clam Boil to be held at the Palmetto Bay American Legion Post 133

Palmetto Bay American Legion Post 133 is located
at 16401 SW 90th Avenue Miami, Florida 33157 

VFW Post-10212 Remembers & Honors The 56th Anniversary Of The Bay Of Pigs Invasion Of Cuba (1961-2017)

REMEMBRANCE OF ALL WHO FOUGHT

56 years ago the Bay of Pigs Invasion or as it was known in Spanish (Invasion de Playa Giron  / Invasion de Bahia de Cochinos) occurred on 17th April 1961.  

VFW Post-10212 Salutes Lt. Col. Jimmy Doolittle And The Doolittle Raiders 75th Anniversary Of The Bombing Raid On Tokyo, Japan 18th April 1942

Sixteen (16) North American B-26B 

Mitchell Medium Bombers On the Deck of The 

U.S. Navy Carrier U.S.S. Hornet CV-8

U.S. Army Air Corp. Lt.Col. Jimmy Doolittle 

With His Lead Aircraft B-26B Crew

Photo credit: VFW Post-10212 Historian
VFW Post 10212 Member And Blog Author 

Celebrates 18th April, The 75th Anniversary 

Of The Doolittle Raid With A Good Cigar To 

Honor Those Who Came Before Us 

VFW Post-10212 Post Historian Call: 75 years ago, the Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, took place on Saturday, April 18th 1942, was an air raid by the United States of America on the Japanese capital of Tokyo and others sites on the island of Honshu during World War II, the first air strike to strike the Japanese Home Islands. It demonstrated that Japan itself was vulnerable to American air attack served as retaliation for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Sunday, December 7th 1941 and provided an important boost to American morale. The raid was planned and led by Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle of the the United States Army Air Force.
U.S. Strength:
16 ea. North American B-25B's Mitchel medium bombers
80 ea. airmen (52 officers, 28 enlisted)
  2 ea. aircraft carriers
  4 ea. cruisers
  8 ea. destroyers 

Homless Veterans To Get Second Chances At New Overtown Shelter

Camillus House Located At 
1603 NW 7th Avenue Miami, Florida 33136

VFW Post 10212 Announcement: An article from within the Miami Herald Sunday April 16, 20017 edition as written by Mr David Smiley (dsmiley@miamiherald.com) the VFW Post 10212 was delighted to learn and to pass on down to Veterans and Post Members that on Tuesday 18th April, 2017, Camillus House is to unveil its new Somerville Veterans Resident located at Third Northwest Court in Overtown. The facility is just west of I-95 previously housed families dealing with homelessness and substance abuse. But a Housing Urban Development (HUD) grant that funded the program expired, and they kids were all grown up, so now the facility is being modified to accommodate the needs of  about 100 vets through an eight million dollar renovation project.

Camillus House chief operating officer Mr. Eddie Gloria said that the idea here is to give back a little bit of dignity to our vets in need. Well done Camillus House! 

VFW Post 10212 Is Seeking Korean War Veterans For High School Student Interview

Korean War Monument At 

New York City Battery Park

Photo credit: VFW-10212 Post Historian  

A Proud Tribute To Those Who Served In Korea

Photo credit: VFW-10212 Post Historian 

VFW Post 10212 Announcement: If any one may know a Korean War Veteran that would like to be interviewed by the staff at Columbus Senior High School please contact Post Quarter Master, Mr. Bob Molleda by email at bobmolleda1@bellsouth.net.

Columbus Senior High School is interested in interviewing Korea War Veterans, they anticipate the interviews being done the week of 15-19 May 2017.

VFW Post 10212 April 2017 Pistol Night At Trail Glades Range

VFW Post 10212 Announcement
Thursday April 20th, 2017 from 6 pm  to 8 pm VFW Post 10212 is holding its April 2017 "Pistol Range Night"
at Trail Glade Range in Miami Florida.
Come on out enjoy a night of shooting with us
Trail Glades Range is located at 17601 SW 8th Street
Miami, Florida Tel: 305-226-1823