Since the last post meeting the Honor Guard has preformed the following services. Funerals for Paul Goedeken and Harold Christ. Color Guard for 911 Ceremony at the Butler County Motor Plex

and for the Flag Retirement Ceremony.

   On December 28, 1965 SPC5 Don Grella USA was Killed In Action in Vietnam. He has been Missing In Action ever since. This past Summer remains that were found were confirmed as being SPC5 Grella.

   Last Saturday October 3, 2009 16 members of The American Legion Family form Columbus attended his funeral in Laurel, NE. Eight on bikes and eight in pickups  and cars.

   Those attending were Post Commander Marcel Giroux, 2^nd Vice Commander Dick Liebschwager, Owen Lloyd, Vern Martinsen, Chuck Sheer, Albin Moore, Max Young, Gaylen Johannes, Rob Goudy Ken Zobel, Carroll Mohlman, Von Dell Mohlman, Don Rullo, Wayne Jacobsen, Dean Pearsoll, Mike Landkamer.

    We stood out in the cold and wind for three and a half hours. To me it was well worth every minute of it.

Sept 4, 2009 our post was will represented and the last Nebraska State fair in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was Veterans Day at the fair and our Hartman Post 84 Honor Guard was asked to perform the Post Everlasting at part of the program in the open air auditorium. Great job to the Honor Guards Members. Wayne Jacobsen, Larry Adams, Mike Landkamer, Dean Pearsoll, Dave Kamenske, Carroll Mohlman, John Duren, Jerry Duren, Dave Oppliger

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Head Table and guests (left to Right)

Speakers

Wayne enlisted in the Army Reserve in 1954 and served until 1968 when he went into the Air National Guard. he transferred from the Air Guard to the Army Guard in 1978 and served until 1985 when he entered the Retired Reserve. Wayne was recalled to active duty during the Gulf War and served in 1990-1991 when he was again discharged. A native of the Minneapolis area where he graduated from high school and then attended the Brown Institute. He was in broadcasting in Montana, Minnesota and Nebraska, and switched over to newspaper journalism at North Platte until joining Nebraska Public Power in 1980 and moving to Columbus. After retirement in 1996 he worked for several private security firms before starting up Columbus Private Security which he operated until 2007. Wayne is a life member of the National Rifle Association and the Law Enforcement Alliance of America and also a member of the Society of the First Infantry Division. He is active in Masonic organizations and the Red Cross Disaster Assistance Team. Married to his wife Marilyn for 36 years. They have two children, two stepchildren and eight grandchildren.

Army Regulation 670-1 , Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia , is the governing authority for the wear of Army uniforms. Paragraph 28-18 governs the wear of the United States Flag on Army Uniforms.

The flag may only be worn on the utility and organizational uniforms (such as the camouflage BDU). The flag may only be worn during joint-duty and multinational deployments. When the service member returns to home station, the flag must be removed. (Guide Note: A message went out in February 2004 changing this restriction, and making the U.S. Flag a mandatory uniform component for all soldiers, effective October 1, 2005

Chapter 1, Title 4, United States Code , provides for the design of the U.S. flag and specifies the colors as red, white, and blue. Colors other than red, white, and blue violate the U.S. Code; therefore, subdued-colored flags are not authorized for wear. Joint commanders have to make the decision as to whether or not the wear of a full-color flag, for morale purposes, is more important than having all aspects of the uniform camouflaged.

When approved for wear, the full-color U.S. flag cloth replica is sewn 1/2 inch below the right shoulder seam of the temperate, hot-weather, enhanced hot-weather, and desert BDU; the BDU field jacket; and the cold-weather uniform. The flag is worn on the right shoulder, because, in the military, the "place of honor" is to a military member's right.

The full-color U.S. flag cloth replica is worn so that the star field faces forward, or to the flag's own right. When worn in this manner, the flag is facing to the observer's right, and gives the effect of the flag flying in the breeze as the wearer moves forward.

Honor Guard asked to do Post Everlasting

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  Explanation of the POW/MIA table

2008 Ceramonies