American Legion
Department of Nevada Convention
26-28 June 2009
Gold Dust West Hotel Casino
Carson City, Nevada
Hosted by High Desert Post 56

PHOTOS

NOTE: The photos below are not necessarily presented in the "sequence" that they were taken and they were taken by more than one photographer during the weekend and the events leading up to it.  In addition, some of the "captions" are probably wrong or missing.  If you find that a person has been misidentified or unidentified, please write to the webmaster and let him know.  It will be corrected ASAP.

Post and Unit 56 Members preparing "gift bags" for Convention attendees.

Ken Janonis, Pat Ayres, and Nancy O'Malley

Joe Hanus, Jack Ralph, and Gabe Koory

Art Baer, Bill Martinez, Bob Wright, Ron Kruse

Gabe Koory, Ken Janonis, Mike Swisher

Jack Ralph and Gabe Koory

Marco Manor and Ron Kruse

THE CONVENTION BEGINS

The Casino Entrance to the Gold Dust West (duh).

Auxiliary President Shirlee Ralph [sitting on the bench on the right]
waiting for VIPs to arrive.

Our Banner (duh).

Jay Tomlinson and Joe Hanus at the Registration Desk

Dept. 1st Vice Commander Paul Diefenbach (then) with Jay and Joe.

Commander Paul waiting for his Registration Packet to be found.

Fred Ayres on the left

Pat Ayres selling raffle tickets

Ramona Long

Ann York

The Post 56 Hospitality Suite waiting for "customers".

Jack Ford, Tony Vaughn, Marco Manor

Jack Ford, Lionel Motta

Art Baer, Chuck Rankin, Marco Manor

Dave Perrott, Bill Martinez, Joe Hanus, Chuck Rankin

Jack Ford, Marco Manor, Jerry Finley, Sam Ruvolo

Marco Manor and Jack Ralph

Barbara Dickenson, Rose Janonis, Ramona Long

Pat Ayres and Shirlee Ralph

Nancy O'Malley

Betty Sherwood and Nancy O'Malley

Nancy O'Malley and Betty Sherwood


Marco Manor and Betty Sherwood

Nancy O'Malley, Dorothy Cole, Irma Manor, Ramona Long, Donna Duncan, Shirlee Ralph

Nancy O'Malley, Dorothy Cole, Irma Manor, Ramona Long, Donna Duncan, Shirlee Ralph, Christine St. Leger-Barter

Jack Ralph, Art Baer, Marco Manor, Gerald St. Leger-Barter

P. J. DeGrose giving her presentation at the Auxiliary Dinner


P. J. DeGrose


P. J. DeGrose and her husband

Betty and Hal Sherwood

Irma Manor, Kathy Abizaid, Gen. John Abizaid, Marco Manor

Irma Manor, Kathy Abizaid, Gen. John Abizaid, Marco Manor

Kathy and Marco

Kathy , Irma , and Marco

National Commander David K. Rehbein
Four Star General John Abizaid (Ret.)
Kathy Abizaid

National Commander David K. Rehbein
Four Star General John Abizaid (Ret.)
Kathy Abizaid

Dave Perrott, far left, and Chuck Rankin, far right,
stand guard during the draping of the POW/MIA Flag
by ??? and Jack Ford
On the dais is Sam Ruvolo, Jerry Finley, Jack Ralph, Lionel Motta

Sam Ruvolo, Jerry Finley, Jack Ralph, Lionel Motta, Marie Tombrow
Jack Ford is on the far right

Jack Ford, Jack Ralph, Jerry Finley, Sam Ruvolo

Jack Ford, Marco Manor, Jerry Finley, Sam Ruvolo

Jack Ford, Marco Manor, Jerry Finley, Sam Ruvolo

Jack Ford, ???, Marco Manor, Jerry Finley, Betty Sherwood, Sam Ruvolo

Jerry Finley, Marco Manor, Kathy Abizaid, John Abizaid, Jack Ford, Sam Ruvolo

Jerry Finley, Marco Manor, Kathy Abizaid, John Abizaid, Jack Ford, Sam Ruvolo

The above photos are courtesy of

Irma Manor
Past President of Auxiliary Unit 56

and

John Warden
Department of Nevada Historian

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