Mail Call
Commander: Keep on the sunny side of the Legion
I want to start off the article by getting something off my chest. I’ve been talking all year about how we need to be open to new ideas, and to not be afraid to try new things.
Auxiliary President: Melrose, Minneapolis, Montevideo and Memorial Day
Let us all continue to remove the stigmatism of not talking about suicide and share that it’s OK not to be OK. A: Ask the important question. Are you thinking of killing yourself? L: Listen to what they are saying. R: Reach out and get them help. You be the one to dial 988 and be their ears if they are not willing to make that call.
SAL Detachment Commander: Learn something new every day
I was taught this lesson by the man who became one of my mentors and best friends. RIP, Bud!
Mail Call: Legionnaire needs to keep print edition
In reading the letter regarding putting the Legionnaire online, I have some comments.
ALR Director: Fund 85 Run to start in Pipestone
Happy spring! I had a great time in Montgomery earlier this month for the Appreciation Rally. This was the last rally of this Legion year. Boy, has this year gone by fast.
Mail call: Letter about taking a knee was spot-on
Many thanks to fellow veteran Jeff Miller and his letter to the editor, “Taking knee is disrespectful to war dead,” in the March 2024 issue.
Minnesota Boys State is June 9-15; register now
There is still time for young men to register to take part in this event. Doing so at www.mnboysstate.org, they can find valuable information about the week ahead of them.
Mail Call: Tax cuts for charities is the top priority
Veterans service organizations, athletic associations, fire-relief associations, nonprofits, bars, and restaurants with charitable gambling operations became very concerned about their futures with the passing of the Minnesota legislature’s tax omnibus bill.
Mail Call: Taking knee is disrespectable to war dead
I attended the basketball game on Dec. 28, 2023, at the Moorhead holiday basketball tournament, between Osseo and Dilworth/Glyndon/Felton. As much as the game was very entertaining, I was appalled at the behavior of six of the Osseo team during the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
Commander: Sign 1 more member before convention
When I was in the second grade my teacher, Mrs. Herron, had the class write papers on what we wanted to be when we grew up. I wrote mine on how I wanted to be a soldier.