Adapting to the 'new realities'

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......often the primary motivating factor, believes Commander-in-Chief Ray Sisk. The South China Sea was a dangerous place in...Aboard the USS Midway was a young sailor named Ray Sisk. He was among thousands of Navy personnel afloat...

VA funding bill 'betrays' veterans

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  September 1, 2003 ;     179 words ......billion less than what lawmakers promised earlier this year. "The House leadership has deceived us," said VFW Commander-in-Chief Ray Sisk. "It is another instance where veterans-not the federal government by way of appropriating money-will be...

Concurrent receipt compromised

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  January 1, 2003 ;     202 words ......compromise fell short of the original goal. "The concurrent receipt issue remains to be addressed," said VFW Commander-in-Chief Ray Sisk. "VFW will continue to fight for all military retirees so they receive their full retirement pay and any...

VFMW backs blue star in the resolution

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  June 1, 2003 ;     129 words ...VFW Commander-in-Chief Ray Sisk notified Congress in April that the 2.6 million members of VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary fully support a resolution (H. Con. Res...

VFW chief welcomed home to California

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  December 1, 2002 ;     224 words ......VFW tradition, the incoming Chief is feted in his home state. Ray Sisk was honored in Ontario, Calif, in September On hand were long-ti...Department and national officers and guests paid tribute to Ray Sisk, the fourth Californian to hold this high office. Among the...

VFW Mourns Senator Wellstone's Death.

PR Newswire;  October 25, 2002 ;     175 words ...KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The following is a statement by Ray Sisk, Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars: The Veterans...prayers are with the Wellstone family. God bless America! Ray Sisk Commander-in-Chief Veterans of Foreign Wars Make Your Opinion...

VFW Backs President Bush; Urges Support for Military.

PR Newswire;  March 18, 2003 ;     505 words ......WASHINGTON, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The following is attributed to Ray Sisk, Veterans of Foreign Wars National Commander-in-Chief: President...and safe return home to a grateful nation. God bless America! Ray Sisk VFW National Commander-in-Chief The VFW assists all veterans...

VFW Calls Budget Cuts 'Unconscionable'

U.S. Newswire;  March 17, 2003 ;     247 words ......disabled veterans was called "unjust and unconscionable" by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. VFW Commander in Chief Ray Sisk, of Bakersfield, Calif., said: "it is unconscionable as we stand on the brink of war in the deserts of Iraq...

Must learn from it

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 12, 1999 ;     358 words ......suicide is a tragedy. But one that might have been prevented is much sadder still. Such appears to be the case with Scotty Ray Sisk. The circumstances of his incarceration -- he was in the first week of a year-long jail sentence for violating a protective...

Knox County to upgrade hazard mitigation plan

Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME;  March 12, 2008 ;     209 words ......is in for an overhaul during 2008. The county commissioners Tuesday, at their regular meeting at the courthouse, authorized Ray Sisk, director of the county emergency management agency, to upgrade the plan consistent with state and federal requirements. "The...

Inmates pose high suicide risk

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......a federal judge to limit an award to the parents of Scotty Ray Sisk to $250,000, rather than the $10 million awarded by a jury...negligent and it awarded $10 million to the parents of Scotty Ray Sisk, then 23, who committed suicide by hanging while under suicide...

Witness says Sisk wasn't checked for more than an hour

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  April 17, 2003 ;     348 words ......in on for more than an hour before he hanged himself on July 6, 1999, a witness testified Wednesday. The parents of Scotty Ray Sisk are suing the Shawnee County Department of Corrections, Sgt. Joel Manzanares, retired Capt. Russ Greene and corrections officers...

2003 Voice of Democracy winners

VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine;  May 1, 2003 ;     90 words ......its Ladies Auxiliary of Elk City, Okla. He is shown receiving a $25,000 scholarship award, center, from VFW Commander-in-Chief Ray Sisk and Ladies Auxiliary National President Betty Morris. National scholarships awarded totaled $143,500.

A Living Tribute to Every CA Veteran

PR Newswire;  November 20, 1997 ;     460 words ......Although there is still a fair amount of fund-raising to do, a six-year dream is about to become a reality. Bakersfield resident Ray Sisk, chairman of the California Veterans Memorial Commission (CVMC), today announced that the state Department of General Services...

Judge finds man guilty in harassment case

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  June 5, 1999 ;     487 words ......convicted Thursday of one count of violating a protection order by harassing a former girlfriend. Moments after Scott "Scotty" Ray Sisk was convicted, Shawnee County District Judge Eric Rosen warned him to stay away from the victim when he is released from Shawnee...