Supreme Commander's Message

Listen Cooties,

We are now heading on the down hill the side of another year.  Grand Conventions should be over and representatives should have inspected most of the Grand Pup Tents.  Please keep in mind that if your Grand is not eighty percent inspected you will not be eligible to vote at the Supreme Convention.

This year is drawing to a close too fast.  We have lost too many Cooties that have joined those who have gone before us over the past hundred years.  There have been a few bumps along the way; but, most of us are still on this side of the grass.  There always seems to be too much work and not enough time to complete all that needs to be done and yet this too will happen.  This gives new meaning to the phrase, ‘Busier than a Bee.’  I hope to surrender the gavel to Steve Ruger, leaving the organization just a little bit better than I started with.  At the same time, I know that it is others that will make this possible and only time will tell.  It has been an honor being the most insignificant of all for the time being. 

The hospitality I have been shown, the new friends I have met in both the VFW and the Cooties have left their marks on me and they will be cherished forever.  It is the great foundation upon which our order was founded, the insignificant part I have played, still play and hope to play in the future, which binds me to every other Cootie.  Whatever we do, we do for our veterans and their families as we are part of them also.

I would like to thank my officers and all who have taken appointments this year.  Your commitment and dedication has been Supreme.  Cooties everywhere have made the Military Order of the Cootie an organization we can all be proud of.  We are all in this together and this is where we get our strength.  Do not let anyone take that away from you.

To those who have lost loved ones, my condolences.  I wish everyone health and happiness and look forward to seeing you at the 100th Supreme Scratch in Orlando, Florida.

Yours in LOTCS,

Emil A Soltesz
Supreme Commander
2018-2019

Hang in there and do not let the bed bugs bite: unless they are Cooties.