Listen Up Cooties,

As your Supreme Commander for 2022-2023, I am humbled that you have chosen me to lead this lousy organization. I am a Cootie and I serve just as you do, so I thank you for your trust and confidence in me to be Pediculus of this organization around the world.

I would like to ask all of you to continue our traditions of “Keepin Them Smilin in Beds of White”. My moto this year is to “Pay It Forward”. As we all continue our journey in life, we will all find ourselves in need of support at some time. We as able Cooties need to do our best to Pay It Forward and do what we can for veterans and their families that are hurting physically or mentally and bring a smile or a laugh to their day. This is what we are here for, and that time spent will help them recover from whatever ails them.

As we move into this year, we are adding more to our arsenal to assist the entire MOC world in recruiting, advertising, and our service. I ask that we continue to bring in more Cooties to the work that we do behind the scenes to keep us alive and in good standing with our parent organization the Veterans of Foreign Wars. They are watching us, they are looking at us, and they are evaluating us so we must continue to put our best foot forward.

I would also like to mention that we need to continue our relationships with our posts. This sometimes is a challenge, but we can overcome these challenges because we are the Honor Degree of the VFW. This means that we put aside our differences and continue to think about our mission and not allow our mindset to be sidetracked. Always remember why you joined the VFW and the MOC and you may find peace to help solve any issues that may arise.

Lastly, I want to remind you that our partners in our mission is the MOCA. They do not stand in front of us, they do not stand behind us. They stand next to us and help us accomplish our mission. Ask them to continue to join us in our journey to accomplish our mission. They will be happy to do so and in turn we need to assist them in growing themselves. We need to continue to support each other so that growth will continue.

My best of wishes to all of you for this year and may it be a very lousy year for us all.

Yours in L.O.T.C.S.,

Dwight M. Hora
Supreme Commander
2022-2023

“Pay It Forward”