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Our Post is named after
ANTHONY L. ONETO
Anthony L. Oneto entered on duty as a Patrol Inspector,
U.S. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service on October
24, 1940.
He was granted a Military Furlough on July 1, 1942 and
served honorably in the United States Coast Guard as the Commander of the USS
Cavalier in the South Pacific. The ship was torpedoed in Luzon Philippine
Islands and he was decorated with the Silver Star.
At the end of hostilities of World
War II, Tony returned to duty as a Patrol Inspector, stationed at Brawley,
California. On the night of March 11, 1947 Inspector Anthony L. Oneto met his
death at the hands of a smuggler whom he and his partner were apprehending in
the act of smuggling aliens into the United States.On March 11, 1947, while conducting routine traffic checks near Indio,
California, Patrol Inspectors Anthony L. Oneto and John L. Fouquette arrested
Carlos Ochoa Romero in the act of hauling four smuggled aliens. The aliens were
placed in the back seat of the government car and Ochoa was instructed to drive
his car to the Border Patrol Office. After a short time, Ochoa stopped his car
which was being followed by the government car, walked back, said something
about his car stalling, pulled a .32 caliber pistol from his pocket, and began
firing at the officers. Inspector Oneto was struck four times in the head and
died instantly. Patrol Inspector Fouquette was wounded but returned the fire,
wounding Ochoa who escaped in the darkness. In spite of this activity, Inspector
Fouquette was able to retain custody of the smuggled aliens until help arrived.
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COMMANDER’S CORNER
JANUARY 2010
Well our first Post meeting of 2010 did not go well. We did not have a
quorum and could not conduct Post business. I have to encourage as many
members as possible to attend meetings. If you cannot conduct Post
business, then our Post will become non-functional. I would like to commend
the Cypress Post for putting on a very good dinner for those comrades who
did show up, thanks to stalwarts George, Ed, Danny, Ray, John B., Dave,
Sal, and Bob.
We did hold a round table on ideas to make the Post more functional and
service our members and community. Some good ideas were discussed. But we
need your help to carry out these tasks. The Post will be cutting down on
the number of meetings, no sense having a meeting, if not enough comrades
show up. I also hope to be able to hold meetings in the future near LAX and
other locations were members work or reside.
This being said, our next Post meeting will be on March 27th, yes it is a
Saturday, at 11:00 a.m. Spouses /Significant others are invited to attend,
no charge. We hope that the Spouses / Significant others will sign an
application for the Auxiliary; they do not have to join just fill out an
application at this time. If you wish to bring children/others they will be
a fee of $5.00. The meeting and buffet will held at ‘Dave & Buster’s
Restaurant’, at Ontario Mills shopping mall, 4821 Mills Circle, Ontario, CA
(909) 987-1557. Ontario Mills is located off of Interstate 15 at 4th
Street. From Interstate 15 take the 4th Street exit, turn west and at the
first light turn left onto Ontario Mills Drive and go ahead to the stop
sign and turn left and you will see the Dave and Busters sign.
The restaurant is on the north east corner of the mall. The restaurant has
a large purple and orange portico. If you are going to attend please
R.S.V.P. to me at (951)685-5257 or by e-mail at Tmloyd@msn.com by March
19th. If you are late to R.S.V.P. or do not, I cannot guarantee you a seat.
Dave and Buster’s have a lot of video games and fun things to do, cost of
the games are at your discretion. The Post cannot provide tickets.
I would also like to apologize to Comrade Hank Felchlin for the information
in last month’s newsletter. Hank is not a care facility as stated in the
newsletter, but is happy and well at home. That is great news and Hank I
hope you make it up to our meeting in Ontario, we would love to see you.
Also, if you are not a member and you get this our Post would like to
invite you to the meeting and ask you to join. Post Comrades attached is a
Membership Application, please try and bring in a new member.
Agenda and Menu
Bi-Annual Business Meeting / Recruitment Drive
Saturday, March 27th, 2010 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m.
Dave and Busters Restaurant
4821 Mills Circle
Ontario, CA 91764 (909) 987-1557
11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Social
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 Noon Business Meeting
12:30 Noon to 1:30 p.m. lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Social and Recruitment drive
Business Meeting Agenda (only current Post members can vote) guests can sit
in.
Approval of reports
Auxiliary Update
Old Business
New Business
Sick Call
Recruitment
Good of the Legion
Menu
Social Time and Meeting– Appetizers and open bar
Lunch – Meat & Chicken
Sides
Deserts
Open Bar
Anthony L. Oneto Post Membership
1) Fill in the above Application
2) Check appropriate eligibility dates and branch of military Service
3) Sign Application
4) Attach Copy of DD-214
5) Attach Copy of SF-51, Notice of Personnel Action showing employment with
INS or DHS in Los Angeles, Orange, and Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis
Obispo, San Bernardino or Riverside counties.
6) Submit a short resume with: Military Service, the date of entry into and
a history of your Federal Civil Service with INS or DHS, family (spouses
name), if still employed current duty station and job title, if retired
date of retirement and duty station and job title.
7) Send Application, DD-214, SF-51 and Resume along with a $25 Dollar check
for your first year of Post dues to;
Thomas M. Loyd
2091 Rorimer Drive
Riverside, CA 92509-1604
Invitation to Post Meeting
You are cordially invited to attend a Post meeting. Please fill in my name
(Mike Loyd) and bring with you and your guest.
If you have any questions please feel free to call me at (951) 685-5257 OR
(951) 743-8840
Thanks and I look forward to having you Join Anthony L. Oneto Post #812 of
the American Legion. We are a Post of INS and DHS employees from the Los
Angeles District.
Mike Loyd
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NEXT POST MEETING IS
Saturday, March 27th,
2010 10:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m.
Dave and Busters Restaurant
4821 Mills Circle
Ontario, CA 91764 (909) 987-1557
11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Social
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 Noon Business Meeting
12:30 Noon to 1:30 p.m. lunch
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Social and Recruitment drive
For the directionally-challenged,
here is a clickable link to a map:
Cypress, CA
Post 295 (714) 821-0910
Long Beach, CA
Post 496 (562) 420-1014
Bahooka Restaurant
(626) 285-1241
Phoenix Club Map
(714) 563-4166
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