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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.
Chaplain: The Legion needs Martha and Mary
I would like to offer a prayer for all those who will be in duck blinds, tree stands for deer and bear hunting, and my favorite — the elusive ring-necked pheasant.
Historian: Legion history is being made right now
From 1919 to the present, American Legion history is being made, and as post historians, we need to record it or it is lost forever.
Dent Post 148 Honor Guard leads Dent Daze celebration
The Dent Post 148 Honor Guard led the parade in the annual Dent Daze celebration on Aug. 16.
ALR Director: Minnesota ALR recognized in Tampa
We had another successful Fund 85 Ride the last weekend in July. Fund 85 is the Minnesota Veterans Assistance Fund.
Commander: National Security is at local level, too
The American Legion was founded in 1919 by war-weary World War I veterans. They first met in Paris in March 1919 after Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt Jr., son of President Teddy Roosevelt, proposed the idea of creating an organization for veterans.
Mail Call: Minnesota Legion scholarship mattered
My name is John Kendall. I was a recipient of the 2023 Minnesota American Legion Baseball Scholarship.
ALR Director: Fund 85 Run changes and saves lives
This year has gone by so fast! I can’t believe that the Fund 85 Run is in the final stages of planning and is fast approaching. The kickoff party will be July 23 at the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225.
Chaplain: On the one-dimensional consumer lens
’Tis spring cleaning and garage sale season. Items are sold or donated that no longer serve us. Good deals are aplenty.
The busiest Legion season is kicking in
I hope everyone had a chance to honor and remember our fellow veterans who have retired to the Post Everlasting on this recent Memorial Day. Peggy and I attended the program at Fort Snelling and afterwards the program at the Minneapolis Veterans Home. These are always very moving events.
Mail Call: Happy 103rd birthday
March 12, 2025, was wounded Marine Lupe Gasca’s 103rd birthday.
Mail Call: USS Saint Paul crew seeks a memorial
The USS Saint Paul Association has initiated a fundraising campaign to establish a commemorative memorial in the state of Minnesota to honor the ship and the men who served on her. The association is currently in the application process with the Capital Area Architectural and Planning Board (CAAPB) and hopes to achieve final approval for the project at the end of 2025.