Following our June 28th dinner in support of the VA’s Community Outreach program, we will be taking the summer off.  Our next event will an effort to raise funds for the Golden Age Games.  The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Help Hospitalized Veterans (HHV) and the Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) co-sponsor the National Veterans Golden Age Games each year. This partnership fosters an exceptional, quality event that promises serious competition and lasting memories for our nation’s older Veterans.  The request have MAM raise funds for these games came from our most recent co-sponsor – Julius Fleischman.   As we talked, I came to learn that Julius was a disabled Vet.  As I am always curious, I asked him where he had served.  Thinking he would say Iraq or Afghanistan, I was surprised when Julius said Europe.  Wondering how he could possibly have been injured while serving in Europe, I of course asked what he was doing there.  His very low key response was, “Fighting the Germans”.  If you did not have an opportunity to meet Julius in June, you will most definitely want to come in September.  He told us all how he get involved with the VA and its efforts to have vets participate in activities that stretched their limits.  While in his 80′s, Julius did eight parachute jumps in a six hour period.  This apparently set some type of record.