Gallery: Images from retirement party for Legionnaire Editor Al Zdon
Posted onAnoka Post 102 hosted celebration for 23 years of storytelling
Gallery: Hutchinson welcomes ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle’s widow Taya Kyle
Posted onHutchinson Post 96, Silver Lake Post 141 and other veterans organizations in the community come together for an organization called Saluting Community Heroes; Kyle was speaker at its banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 13 Be sure to read what Taya Kyle said in the next issue of The Minnesota Legionnaire. Reminder: One of the benefits of […]
American Legion Post 5222 begins in front of TV cameras
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Check out the TV coverage of the newest American Legion post in Minnesota: WCCO-4 KMSP-9 KSTP-5
Minnesota honors veterans with annual Veterans Day ceremony
Posted on‘It’s hard to find that in daily life’ By Tim Engstrom, The Minnesota Legionnaire INVER GROVE HEIGHTS — With Todd Kemery of the Paralyzed Veterans of America as master of ceremonies and the 34th Infantry Division Band providing music, the State of Minnesota Veterans Day Event gave veterans, their families and their supporters a […]
American Legion welcomes signing of POW/MIA Flag Act
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Law requires the POW/MIA Flag to be displayed wherever the U.S. Flag is displayed at prominent federal properties WASHINGTON — The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization thanked President Trump for signing a bipartisan act Friday, Nov. 8., which will require certain prominent federal properties to display the POW/MIA Flag every day with the […]
Is it going to be Fort Snelling or Bdote or both or something else?
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This story first appeared in the November issue of The Minnesota Legionnaire. The newspaper is free with an American Legion membership or $10 for annual subscription. Call 651-291-1800 to subscribe. By Tim Engstrom, The Minnesota Legionnaire FORT SNELLING — The unorganized territory called Fort Snelling is owned by many entities: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, […]
Send in your American Legion post signs
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Do you have a sign that says the American Legion meets here? Or how about just a cool sign at your post location? The American Legion’s monthly publication The Minnesota Legionnaire is collecting images of the signs throughout Minnesota for a collage. We aren’t picky. If in doubt, snap the picture and send it in. […]
Take a walk for veterans on Veterans Day
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The American Legion and its St. Paul Post 8 invite all veterans and their families and friends to gather together for a walk on Veterans Day. The Veterans Day Walk begins at 1 p.m. Nov. 11 and departs from the Veterans Service Building, 20 W. 12th St., just south of the Capitol Building. The walk […]
Come and get it!
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Step right up and get your centennial American Legion memorabilia. The Department of Minnesota has 700 empty cans of Spam that honor the 100th National Convention, which took place in Minneapolis in August 2018. The cans feature the state of Minnesota on the front. Department Adjutant Mike Maxa is giving them away free of charge. […]
American Legion national commander to tour southern Minnesota in February
Posted onROCHESTER — American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford will tour much of southern Minnesota in his 2020 tour. The schedule has Oxford, who hails from Post 29 in Lenoir, North Carolina, flying into Rochester International Airport Feb. 16. The next day, he is slated to have breakfast at Adams Post 146, lunch at […]
Annual Bowling Tournament
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Minnesota State American Legion Family 73rd Annual Bowling Tournament 2020 March 21 – April 18, 2020Sundance Lanes in DaytonHosted by American Legion Post #172, Osseo Entry fee $22.00 per person, per event.Entries and all fees for reserved shifts MUST be postmarked by December 31, 2019.Entries for which all fees have not been received by closing […]
Walz, Jensen to speak at Veterans Day ceremony at Inver Grove Heights
Posted onMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz will give the keynote address at the official Minnesota Veterans Day Celebration in Inver Grove Heights on Monday, Nov. 11. Walz served a 24-year career in the Army National Guard, first enlisting in 1981 in Nebraska, where he was born and raised. He transferred to the Minnesota National Guard in 1996. […]
Gallery: Fun times at Fall Conference 2019
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Posted onArmed Forces Service Center to move inside security at the airport
Posted onTraveling military members will get to keep their shoes on before they kick back The Armed Forces Service Center at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is moving inside the security perimeter later this month. The move is expected to be done by Oct. 25. Military members and their families waiting for their connecting flights no […]
Stories of Courage and Resiliency
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Centennial Celebration
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The American Legion Centennial Celebration is not only about honoring the 100 years of service of The American Legion, but of each post that made an impact in their community. The Centennial website is an opportunity for Posts to set up their own web-page, record the history of their Post (including pictures and documents) and […]