| COMMANDER'S CORNER |
| DEC/JAN 2010 COMMANDER’S COMMENTS Together, members of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary, and the Sons of The American Legion make up what is known as The Legion Family. These organizations place high importance on preserving our American traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families, and perhaps most importantly, teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship. We have another year in the Post History and I want to thank every that made this past year a success. I want to give a special "Thank You" from me to all Legion members, Ladies Auxiliary, and Sons. We could not have the successful year as we did without all your help! When you are at the Post, please respect your follow Legionnaires and conduct yourself in a proper manner and watch your language. We are serious about these issues. For God and Country we associate ourselves together. Commander, Post 21 Owen Johnston |
| APRIL/MAY 2010 I'm finishing up my year as your Commander, and it has been a great honor for me to serve you. During the past year Post 21 Legion family gave assistance to veterans in need of routine and emergency aid, sent six (6) young men to Boys State and four (4) young ladies to Girls State to learn about government, presented nine (9) scholarships to students at our local high schools, participated in ceremonies on Veterans Day and Memorial Day at Shenandoah Memorial Park, provided lunch to all veterans in the area who could attend on Veterans Day and sponsored a baseball team that represented us very well. We provided a bus trip for our Veterans to the D-Day Memorial in Bedford, VA. We also Provided Christmas baskets to needy families and had a very successful Family picnic. We reached our 100% goal for membership which qualified our Post for The Admirals Award. A special thank you to Jim Lamp and Frank Messer who assisted in reminding our veterans who did not pay their dues prior to Dec 31, 2009 in reaching this goal. We are in the process of forming an Honor Guard. Anyone interested in participating, please give me a call at the Post. Our next Post election of officers will be held from 1-6 PM on May 13 at the Post. I urge all to come in and vote for the candidates of your choice. For God and Country we associate ourselves together. Owen Johnston Commander |