Coon Valley American Legion
Post 116
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WW II: December 7, 1941- December 31, 1946
Korean War: June 25, 1950 – January 31, 1955
Vietnam War: February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975
If you served ANYWHERE at ANY TIME, in ANY BRANCH, and in ANY COMPONENT (Active, Reserves, or National Guard) during the above dates you are considered a Veteran of that war/conflict. In addition, you have never flown on any Honor Flight Network flight.
See also for detail: https://www.badgerhonorflight.org/.../veteran-applications/
*Legion jackets are in, please get yours ASAP! Your cost is $75.
Pay dues online (mylegion.org), or mail it to legion (see contact link or below) with your enclosed mailing address, or come to legion meeting night. thanks!
THE POST IS TRYING TO GET YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS SO WE CAN EMAIL AS MANY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE! THIS WOULD BE FASTER, EASIER AND LESS COSTLY TO THE POST. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY SHARED YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS, PLEASE CONTACT CHARLES NELSON AT #608-452-3018, or email cnelson@trane.com TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION! LIKEWISE, IF YOU DON’T HAVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS, AND WISH TO RECEIVE REGULAR MAIL, LET HIM KNOW THIS AS WELL!
New membership 2024 year starts, please pay your dues on-line on Mylegion.org or mail in at the below address, pay them right away, then your done with it!! Or you can pay at the monthly meeting!
Please make your check payable to C.V. Legion Post 116 in the amount of
$40.00 and send to: Coon Valley American Legion Post 116, PO Box 314, Coon Valley, WI 54623THE AMERICAN LEGION
DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN
PREAMBLE
For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peach and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PREAMBLE
Proud possessors of a priceless heritage, we male descendants of veterans of the Great Wars, associate ourselves together as "Sons of The American Legion" for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order, to foster and perpetuate a true spirit of Americanism; to preserve the memories of our former members and the associations of our members and our forefathers in the Great Wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our friendship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness; to adopt in letter and spirit all of the great principles for which The American Legion stands; and to assist in carrying on for God and Country.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
PREAMBLE
For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order, to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations during the Great Wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and good will on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to participate in and contribute to the accomplishment of the aims and purposes of The American Legion; to consecrate and sanctify our association by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
The American Legion remains the most powerful voice in America on behalf of Veterans, their families and communities across the nation. By renewing your membership, you are helping to ensure that Veterans’ continue to receive the benefits that they are entitled to.
Military Uniform Retirement
How many of us have old military uniforms that we will never use again? How many of us have old military uniforms that will be left behind when we die? While there is no prescribed measure to dispose of old military uniforms, it was brought forth at the last meeting to come up with some sort of ceremony similar in nature to the flag retirement ceremony as a way to respectfully dispose of old, unserviceable military uniform items. A big thanks to Ryan Chambers for researching this subject! We will be crafting such a ceremony in the near future. If this is something that you would be interested in being a part of, please let Commander Hess or Adjutant Nelson know.
Ever Thought Of Being On A Department Committee?
If you have ever thought about being on a department standing committee, check out www.wilegion.org under About—> Commissions and Committees. You can check out the purpose of each committee and find an application form.
Post Constitution and By-Laws
Post 116 is working on creating a Post Constitution and By-Laws that will be used by the Post and turned in to State Headquarters. Committee members are Roger Mathison, Frank Mathison, Dan Hofslien, Michael Miller, Harlan Helseth. A draft will be presented at the September regular meeting.
Veteran’s Memorial Update and Information
The Coon Creek Area Veterans Memorial Committee is always looking for serviceperson’s who may be eligible for inclusion on the Veterans Memorial. If you think you are eligible, or if you know of anyone who should be eligible, please fill out or have the person fill out the information below and return it to one of the members of the Coon Creek Area Veterans Memorial Committee. Melanie Role, Rod Ofte, or Charles Nelson.
MISC: Fire Inspection Report - Just a Reminder!
Post 116 had a fire inspection performed at our Post last year. There were no major issues found, but we need to make sure we maintain the 3’ clearance around the electrical panels and make sure exit and emergency lights work. Also, the calculated maximum capacity for the Legion are: Bar = 43 people and Hall = 234 people.
Misc.: Email notice for when to fly flag at half-staff: Sign up to receive an e-mail notice when the U.S. flag is flown at half-staff. Go to http://www.legion.org/flag/notification.
Misc.: Flag Disposal Box: Flag Disposal Box is mounted by the front of the Legion Building. Please collect and bring in flags so we can properly dispose of them.
Misc: Member Roster: ALA, SAL, and AL member Rosters are posted in the main Coon Valley American Legion Hall.
Misc.: Web Usage Update: Nope, Hard to figure this one out since Brinster quit offering this as a freebee!
Misc: Coon Valley American Legion Jackets: Coon Valley American Legion Jackets are available for sale. Please come to the meeting and purchase one. If you can not make a meeting contact an Officer and we will work on getting one to you. At least one member would like to order a jacket that is "long" so it will fit their arm length. If there is anyone else that may be interested please let Charlie know and he will see what a special order would cost.
Misc: American Flags for sale from the Legion:
American Flags for sale from the Legion
Don’t forget that Post 116 has flags available for sale to any member as well as anyone in our Community or beyond. This can be a great fundraiser for the American Legion so spread the word and don’t forget the Legion when you need to order a flag. The 3’ x 5’ flags are $25.00.
See Officers page for contact information