Tim Engstrom
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Siats supported for department vice commander
Dahlgren-Ettestad Post 499 of Northome has endorsed Daniel Siats for department vice commander for the 8th and 10th districts.
Minnesota American Legion Baseball rankings for June 20
New Ulm Post 132 shoots to the top of the Div. I Jr. Rankings.
Minnesota American Legion Fastpitch Softball rankings for June 20
Virginia Post 239 still holds No. 1. See who is chasing them.
Ehrich endorsed for department vice commander
Myron Ehrich has been endorsed by Lanmego Post 295 of West Concord and the 1st District for department vice commander. He served in the U.S. Marines from 1972 until 1976. His father was a World War II Army veteran.
SAL Commander: Thank you for your support for 2 terms
Greetings Minnesota American Legion Family. Spring has sprung, yippee!
NECman: State and federal cemeteries are busy
Summer is nearly here. This is the 100th season of American Legion Baseball. I hope your post has a team or pairs with another post for a team. Have you planned an event to honor and wish well, the players and coaches?
Dennis DeLong endorsed for department vice commander
Minneapolis-Richfield Post 435 has endorsed Dennis DeLong for the position of Minnesota department vice commander 2025-2026.
Legion’s Eagle Scout of the Year is from Woodbury
WOODBURY — The American Legion Department of Minnesota Eagle Scout of the Year is a junior at Woodbury High School whose Eagle Scout project was motivated by his grandfather, who fought in the Army in the Vietnam War.
Memberopoly in review
Minnesota has a hefty membership goal of 26,014 members. On the National membership report of May 14, Minnesota reported 23,190 members. This number is 876 members short of where we were a year ago. Membership is still trickling in, but not at a rate we need to meet the goal.
President: Thanks to the units for inviting me over
I hope you are planning to join us in Willmar to hear about all the successes of the units in the department. I am looking forward to seeing everyone at convention.
Who is running for which position at convention?
There is one contested race so far for the 2025 convention. It is for the position of Alternate National Executive Committeeman.
Meet the 2025 Minnesota Legion College graduates
They graduated on April 27 at Camp Ripley.