Collier County Veterans Council "Honoring All Who Serve"

The next CCVC meeting will be August 21st at 7pm. Location is Naples City Council Chambers, 735 8th Street South, Naples, Florida 34102. Veterans Council meetings will be held there for the forseeable future. All veterans are encouraged to attend. Please, arrive 20 minutes early in order to visit with other members of the gallery. If you would like to address the Council and membership, contact President CPO William Carl to have your name added to the agenda.

Welcome to Collier County Veterans Council.

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The Veterans Council of Collier County is the umbrella organization of the 19 veterans groups that exist in Collier County, Florida.

The Veterans Council is comprised of representatives from each group and meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month.

We bring all groups together for networking and fellowship in an otherwise fragmented community. We each have our allegiances, but are fighting the same battle. United we stand.

Meetings are open to all veterans.

For additional information call 239.478.7441

Camp Lejeune MARSOC Marine killed in combat

Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer was killed by enemy small arms fire in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.

On August 10, 2019 Gunnery Sgt. Scott Koppenhaffer died in Iraq during combat operations. The 35-year-old was from Mancos, Colorado. He was assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion with the Marine Forces Special Operations Command.

According to the Marine Corps Times, the Marine Raider earned two Bronze Stars. It was for his heroic actions in Afghanistan and for anti-ISIS operations. The article further mentions Koppenhafer is survived by his wife and two children.

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2019 Third Quarter President's Newsletter

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The next CCVC meeting will be August 21st at 7pm. Location is Naples City Council Chambers, 735 8th Street South, Naples, Florida 34102. Veterans Council meetings will be held there for the forseeable future. All veterans are encouraged to attend. Please, arrive 20 minutes early in order to visit with other members of the gallery. If you would like to address the Council and membership, contact President CPO William Carl to have your name added to the agenda.

Quote of the Month

The Power of Attitude:

"Our lives are not determined by what happens to us, but by how we react to what happens; not by what life brings to us, but by the attitude we bring to life. A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events, and outcomes. It is a catalyst...a spark that creates extraordinary results."

We now have a donate button for our organization. Donations are always greatly appreciated! 100% of the donations go right back out into our community. This allows us to continue to hold events in the county and help veterans whenever we can. We thank you for your continued support.

Collier County Veterans Council is a 501(c)(3) Our EIN is 82-1947585

Chaplains Corner

Where to Find Us:

CCVC Board of Directors

Chief William Carl (President)

239.370.5428

WCARL1722@aol.com

Cpt Torrey V. Searles

(Vice President)

Cpt James Albert (2nd Vice President/Chaplain)

SSgt Erica Florio

(Public Relations Officer)

LCDR John E. Hogan

(Treasurer)

Cpl Jessica Lee Dang (Secretary)

239.289.0555

Jessicaleedangxoxo@gmail.com

CSM James Reginald Burch (Sergeant at Arms)

A1C Jordan Tompkins

(Operations Officer)

Website Email:

jessicaleedangxoxo@gmail.com

Membership

Please complete the online application form.

"Voting" Memberships are only open to members of the Board of Directors. If you do not fit in this category, please check the "Associate Member" box.

Then, mail your annual membership dues to our mailing address:

Collier County Veterans Council

527 107th Ave N

Naples, FL 34108

Mail the dues there. Applications may also be handed to the Treasurer before the monthly meeting.

You will be contacted once your application has been registered. If you would like to publicly introduce yourself to the members of the Council, please contact us to have your name placed on the upcoming meeting agenda. If you have immediate business for our attention, we will add your issue to the agenda as well.

Veteran Suicide Prevention

If you, or a veteran you know, may be thinking of contemplating suicide please call The Veterans Crisis Hotline at:

1-800-273-8255 and Press 1

or go to their website at:

Veteranscrisisline.net

Helpful Suicide education is also provided here.

“Suicide doesn’t stop the pain. It just transfers it to someone else!”

-Unknown

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