Tim Engstrom
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Meet Minnesota 2025-26 Department Leadership
Ever want to see them all at once? Here you go ...
Speak to local service clubs about Boys State
Zander Carbonneau, one of Minnesota’s Boys Nation Senators, spoke to Luverne’s Rotary Club of his experience in Washington, D.C., in July.
Pam Krill endorsed for department commander
Lee C. Prentice Post 36 in Fairmont endorses Pamela J. Krill for the position of Department of Minnesota Commander for the year 2026-27
Davenport endorsed for department commander
Henderson-Lewis Post 545 of Spicer and the 7th District endorse Garylee Davenport for commander for the 2026-27 year.
Post 594 endorses Yanchury for chaplain
Daniel R. Olsen Post 594 in Eagan has endorsed the Rev. Cynthia “Cindy” Yanchury for chaplain of the Department of Minnesota for the 2026-27 term.
Thomas Behrends endorsed for department vice commander
At the regular Sept. 2, 2025, meeting, the Brewster American Legion Post 464 endorsed Thomas Behrends, a member of Post 464, for 2nd & 7th Vice Commander for 2026-27.
Sign up for free dental
LONSDALE — Third District Commander Amy Larsen is asking veterans to sign up for one of five free dental clinics.
Tango Alpha Lima: How to declutter your life, improve mental wellness
Army veteran Dan Kunze, who joined the National Guard after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, talks about his new role as co-host of the Warrior Money podcast on Yahoo Finance, mental health, time management and other topics. Kunze, who appeared in an earlier episode about his role as vice chairman of Task Force Movement, also discussed impostor syndrome for military veterans, national security, technology, and civic leadership.
The Pearl Harbor Rally is coming up
BUFFALO — Mark it on the calendar. The Pearl Harbor Rally is Dec. 6 at Buffalo Post 270.
Remember the Kennedy and Belknap!
BLOOMINGTON — A remembrance will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Mall of America, Nov. 21-23, for the 1975 collision of the USS John F. Kennedy and USS Belknap, where the lives of eight sailors were lost.
SAL Commander: The calendar is filling up fast
These past few months have been interesting. I went to my first SAL National Convention in a while. I got to go to Tampa Fla.
What’s up at the World War II Round Table?
Here are upcoming programs for the Dr. Harold C. Deutsch World War II History Round Table. The history presentations happen at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul: