I am David Cockerel. I am running for the position of Adjutant of William Clinton Story Post No. 342 on Wednesday, 22 June 2022 at the Post Election meeting at the William Clinton Story Post No.342 at 7:00 pm.
I currently serve as Adjutant.
I have served as Commander, First Vice Commander for four years under PCMDR Coy Richardson and as Second Vice Commander under Past Commander Paul Nehrich and on the Membership Committee under Past Commander the late Robert Pachas.
I have been
a member of the American Legion, since 2004.
In 2005 I served as an Instructor at Boys State.
I have
actively recruited, processed, and administered the membership duties of this
Post. I have also served on many subcommittees and produced
administration for the purpose of receiving grants and the proper oversight of
Legion assets by direction.
I have also supported the Commander and other Vice Commanders in the execution of their duties. I am also a Graduate of the American Legion Extension Institute having been acknowledged and certified by the National Commander Denise Rohan.
It is my
assessment that the Post has strayed from the Four
Pillars of the American Legion, that is Veterans
Affairs and Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism also Children and
Youth. The Post needs to get back to the things that have
made us a hallmark of leadership in the Village of Freeport and again ground
ourselves as American Legionnaires.
American Legion Positions Held
Commander, William Clinton Story Post No. 342f rom
2018-2019
Adjutant (for PCMDR Ed Martin) July 2019-September 2019
1st Vice
Commander 2013, 2015-2018
2nd Vice
Commander 2011-2013
Membership
Committee Member 2005
Boys
State Instructor 2005
Duties and
Obligations
Created,
organized, designed, maintain, edit and distribute Online, Paper and social
media. Created a website for the William Clinton Story Post along with
a Facebook page with affiliations to multiple civic groups. Created “DONATION” links
to receive donated funds. Currently maintaining sites by screening, editing,
and adding content under American Legion guidelines. Created videos
distributed on YouTube and the Village of Freeport Cable Channel, I also do video
and photo editing for Post events to include Veterans and Memorial Day. Duties I now execute as Adjutant at the
Commanders request.
First Vice Commander Duties
Membership
Committee Chairman effecting the following actions: 1) Set objectives for
Membership (recruitment of new members), contacted old and new members during
membership campaign, setup publicity for membership using social
media. Work with Treasurer, other Vice Commanders, and Committee
Chairman to effect membership administration.
2) I setup
and published administration for Grants with Civic and Local Government
administrations. As a Building Committee Member published Scope of
Operations manual for distribution to State Senate, used by other Vice
Commanders for Building Committee administration. As Adjutant I have actively assisted the
Commander and 1st Vice Commander by calling Post members who are
delinquent with their dues.
Ceremonial
Duties
Veterans
Committee Chairman 2014 and 2016. Coordinated,
organized and staged Veterans Day Observation also published program selecting
and editing photographs, doing video editing for video presentations and
coordinating with caterer for refreshments and beverages.
Memorial
Day Committee Chairman 2016, Village Of Freeport Memorial Day
Parade. Organized, advised, coordinated, and executed a parade and Memorial Day
Observance involving over 50 religious and civic organizations not including
the Police Department, Fire Department and Sheriff's Department.
Pearl
Harbor Day Memorial Committee Chairman 2017. Coordinated,
organized, setup and staged Pearl Harbor Day Observance arranging for video
with Newsday, photo and video editing and multimedia presentation for Gerald
Barbosa with the Freeport Memorial Library. Also overseen publishing of event
with the Freeport Leader.
Military Background
Sergeant,
USMC. Military Police Supervisor attended United States Army
Military Police Academy, Ft. McClellan, Alabama, and United States Air
Force Security Police Supervisors Course, Lackland AFB, Lackland, Texas.
Member
of ARMVAL ( a Joint Operational Test and Evaluation of Advanced
Anti-Armor Vehicles from May 1981 – December 1981) A Joint
Test Directorate with both Marine Corps and Army Staff members has been
established at MCDEC, Quantico, Va., that did plan and execute an
instrumented series of small-unit battles at Ft. Hunter-Liggett outside Jolon,
CA. Utilizing FMFPac personnel and equipment, a number of specially designed
vehicles and a 1986 tactical scenario, the test was conducted during the summer
of 1981. This Task Force did create and test the M1A1 Abrams Main
Battle Tank. Received a written Commendation
from the Secretary of The Navy for ARMVAL.
Overseas Deployment /Active Conflicts
Served as
a Military Police Watch Supervisor with the 1st FSSG at Camp Pendelton, Camp
Hansen (Kin Kin Cho), Japan and Operation Bear Hunt in Korea. Sent
TAD (Temporary Additional Duty) to Camp Stanley, Republic of Korea from
Operation Bear Hunt in Korea. I commanded a Platoon during the “Sunken Garden
Incident” during Operation Bear Hunt. I received the Naval Commendation Medal.
In 2021, the New York State Assembly inducted me into the Veterans Hall of Honor
American
Legion Extension Institute
Graduate
of the American Legion Extension Institute in October 2017 certificate awarded
by National Commander Denise Rohan.
As Adjutant, I have restored Post administration to Post Covid levels and enabled the Commander to successfully place Post Officers by timely submission of the Post Officers Certification required by the Nassau County American Legion and the Department of New York.
There is much to be done to aid this Post into meeting the 21st Century requirements laid down by American Legion National Resolution No. 52:The American Legion Post Operations (21st Century), Resolution No. 51: Veteran Outreach Program (21st Century) The American Legion Post Operations (21st Century) & Resolution No. 50: Training and Education (21st Century).
I will strive to do the Adjutants job for the benefit of this Post, Veterans and the Community.
David Cockerel, Adjutant
William Clinton Story Post No. 342/ American Legion, Freeport NY
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