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| Contact: Legion Chaplain jb @ legionchaplain.com Link to: American Legion Post 11-11 |
| Please Click on any Logo or picture on this page, it will take you to someplace of further interest. Never forget September 11, 2001 |
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| © 2006-2007 Legion Chaplain - This site was written and is maintained by Chaplain Jim Bellew @ Call Your Office For inquires call 303-495-3152 or e mail to jb @ legionchaplain.com |
| Chaplain Jim Bellew, a military veteran of the US Air Force and the Army National Guard. He has been a Chaplain since 1994 and is presently the Colorado District 5 Historian and web-master along with being the chaplain for American Legion Post 11-11 in North Jefferson County, Colorado. Jim, now an ordained minister, had served as Chaplain for the 6th District and Post 286 in Florida and 5th District in Colorado. As a proud member of the community, he has also served as chaplain for the Sons of the American Legion, 40/8, VFW Men’s Auxiliary and BPO Elks. Jim is also a member of the FOE Eagles, HOG Denver Chapter and a past member of the Vietnam Veterans of Central Florida. Chaplain Bellew was a past member of the American Legion Post 286 Honor Guard in Pine Castle (Orlando) Florida, has taken part in hundreds of military honor burial ceremonies and has presided at the funeral services of many of those fallen heroes. |
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| After the death of my father, a WWII Army Air Corps Veteran, I realized the importance of honoring our military veterans, not only for the sacrifice they gave to their Country, but for the sacrifices given every day to their families, their jobs, and their community. |
| For God and Country We associate ourselves together for the following purposes: to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and goodwill on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. |
| About this Legion Chaplain |
| Legion Chaplain by Chaplain Jim Bellew |
| For God and Country |
| Honoring all who serve and have served their Community, State and Nation in all capacities, Let their spirits prevail. |
| I hope you enjoy the Legion Chaplain Website. It is about serving our community and military, both past and present, as an American Legion Chaplain. Through the years, I have obtained valuable insight and information and wish to share this with all in need. |
| The Chaplain need not necessarily be a clergyman, but must be a person capable of moral and intellectual leadership and one who gives dignity and respect to the office. The Chaplain should be in close touch with the Commander and other officers of the Post and should attend all meetings of the Post and Executive Committee. The leadership in many of the Post’s activities belongs of right to the Chaplain, and when this office is filled by the right kind of person, the usefulness of the Post to the community will be greatly increased. The Manual of Ceremonies gives an important place to the Chaplain in the conduct of meetings, in the observance of patriotic occasions, funeral services and dedication ceremonies. On these occasions, the Chaplain is the moral leader. The Chaplain should cooperate with the Post Historian on graves registration work and inspire the Post to its full duty in seeing that graves are decorated on Memorial Day. Besides officiating when requested at funerals of members, the Chaplain can be of service to bereaved families of Post members. The Chaplain may serve as chair of the Post’s Veterans Administration Voluntary Services (VAVS) Committee which coordinates the volunteer endeavors of the membership of nearby VA hospital facilities. The sick should be visited at hospital or home. For more information on VAVS, write the National Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Division, The American Legion, Washington Office. The American Legion Service to God and Country handbook, available through Department headquarters, gives a history of this program and offers working aids for the Post Chaplain and religious emphasis committee. Officer Guide and Manual of Ceremonies |
Pride Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion
| “Service to God and Country” is basic Americanism. It is not a fostering of religious worship in order to appease any element of our citizenry or to draw attention from any less desirable social activities. Since it is essentially basic Americanism, it is strictly non-denomination, non-sectarian. It is not intended to act independently of religious groups but to cooperate with them to the end that the American people might never forget that God is the source of all their rights and privileges.” The relationship between and an individual and his/her God is personal. “In this program, all faiths can walk side by side.” Our objective is to charge our citizens with a spirit of positive Americanism, with respect for law, reverence for authority and awareness of our human rights and freedoms. American Legion Chaplain’s Handbook |
| Legion Chaplain by Chaplain Jim Bellew |