American Legion News
Have you met the American Legion Riders? If not, now is your chance. Read on to learn more about how this organization of American Legion motorcycle enthusiasts got started, how they serve veterans, their families, and our local communities, and how to get involved. Who […]
The battle of broken knee By Tim Engstrom BOVEY — Some battles are fought on the operating table. Such is the story of Peter Dubey, a Legionnaire leading a post way up in God’s Country, where the lakes are abundant and the woods are all-around. […]
The American Legion National Commander Paul E. Dillard is scheduled to tour Minnesota next month. From April 10-15, Dillard will travel through southern Minnesota, visiting and speaking at several MN American Legion posts. The theme of his tour is “No Veteran Left Behind.” Read on […]
By Larry Herke from March 2022 issue of The Minnesota Legionnaire During the cold Minnesota winters, we are reminded of the importance of a warm and safe place to live. Sadly, for hundreds of Minnesota veterans, homelessness has become a way of life. Since 2014, […]
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2022 CONTACT: Tim Engstrom Mike Maxa Director of Communications Adjutant American Legion Dept. of Minnesota American Legion Dept. of Minnesota tengstrom@mnlegion.org mmaxa@mnlegion.org 952-679-0134 763-229-7595 WWII hero to receive French Legion of Honor at Montgomery Post 79 ~~ Please […]
ST. CLOUD — The American Legion Headquarters in Indianapolis on Jan. 31 notified Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough, several VA officials and Minnesota American Legion Commander Tom Fernlund — of St. Cloud — of some news. Dr. Joel N. Syvrud of the St. Cloud […]
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 2, 2021 mnlegion.org CONTACT: Tim Engstrom Director of Communications American Legion Department of Minnesota tengstrom@mnlegion.org 952-679-0134 Eden Valley-Watkins High School student wins state level of American Legion Oratorical Contest ANOKA — A […]
Mail Call from The Minnesota Legionnaire This letter to the editor contains information I have come across from the American Red Cross and is pertinent to our mission as Legionnaires: Donate Blood to Save Lives: There may be different reasons behind the blood requirement of […]
FOREST LAKE — The Minnesota American Legion Family Appreciation Rally is the next membership get-together on the Legion Family calendar. It is slated for March 12 at Forest Lake Post 225. Cost is $20. To make reservations, contact rally chairmen Terry Larson and Don Skow. […]
Attributable to Department Commander Tom Fernlund Feb. 18, 2022 Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died Thursday at 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer. Hagedorn was a strong supporter of veterans. Perhaps his […]
‘Able to act now’ By Tim Engstrom MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a place just six blocks west of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on 54th Street where veterans can find clothing, boots, blankets, sleeping bags, towels, sheets, pillows, bags, hygiene products, financial assistance, temporary shelter, Alcoholic […]
An American Legion Department of Minnesota legislative priority approved by the Department Executive Committee at the October 2021 committee meeting. Call to Action: Legionnaires call your local representatives and Senators for them to back this bill and pass it this year! HF3046; a bill for […]
NEW PRAGUE — An Army veteran and mother of two fell on hard times, then her 2005 Buick Terraza van with over 200,000 miles on it needed thousands of dollars in repairs. She didn’t know what to do. On Friday, Feb. 4, The American Legion […]
There aren’t many other places to get it MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is now among the few hospitals able to offer deep brain stimulation surgery. “There was a big hole in our country,” said VA staff neurosurgeon Robert McGovern. “Until now, […]
By Tim Engstrom The Minnesota Legionnaire ST. PAUL — The American Legion National Commander’s Tour of Minnesota starts in the Twin Cities and heads south this year. National Commander Paul E. Dillard is all set to tour the state April 10 to 15. He was […]
By Jeremy Wolfsteller That moment you’re at home watching TV and start to notice you’re having an irregular heartbeat. You start breathing erratically and realize something is wrong. You call for an ambulance, which brings you to the nearest non-VA emergency room. Knowing your enrollment […]
By Tim Engstrom ST. PAUL — Imagine being Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Dec. 7, 1941. You are standing at the window of your office, helplessly watching your fleet be destroyed. Based in Hawaii, the four-star officer had ignored […]
Western ways By Tim Engstrom The Minnesota Legionnaire NEW ULM — Bertie Marth proves you don’t have to be big to be a leader. She is an example of what comes from reaching out to people and communicating. New Ulm residents and Minnesota Legion members […]
ST. CLOUD — Sons of The American Legion Spring Conference has a change of date and change of location. The conference will be on Saturday, March 19, at St. Augusta Post 621, 1894 247th Street, St. Augusta, at 9 a.m. The Detachment Finance Committee will […]