I’m turning off comments for articles. I have to deal with too much spam, and there are never any real comments. I will turn them on in the future if requested. In the mean time, the “Contact Us” Pages is a great way to bring something to our attention. If you would like to contribute to an existing or publish one yourself, please let us know.
There is some information about our Post’s Namesake, Paul Herrick, on his reference page under the “Reference” Menu. Please let me know if you have any information to add.
There’s a new page located under the “Home” menu that will hold our post newsletters. Note that we accept articles from all members of Paul Herrick, Post 21, ALA Unit 21, SAL Squadron 21, and posts Legion Riders for the newsletter and this website.
Please put the word out to people you know that are not internet active.
Please keep in mind that the officer biennial elections (every two years) are coming up. Start thinking about nominations. Also start thinking about what the American Legion can do to help in this crisis.
We may have to do a lot of things a little differently (i.e. via social media) but we are veterans, we Adapt, Improvise, Overcome.
Welcome to our new website. We hope it is useful to our members, all veterans, and the public. Just as a Navy ship coming out of dry dock still needs a lot of work before she’s ready for action, so does this site. All hands are necessary to make sure we are battle ready. So secure the needle guns and paint brushes, ready the special sea and anchor detail, and giver her a good shakedown. Please take a good look and give us your comments and suggestions in the comments section, email, or even wrap a piece of paper around a spanner wrench and throw it at us. It’s time to bring our Preamble to the Constitution to life.
Underway, shift colors!
At the December Member Meeting last night, Ray Andersen, A retired U.S. Marine, gave a presentation about the TLS Veterans. I think it is fair to say that we were all pretty impressed at the scope of their organization. For myself, I am still bewildered at how much time and effort gets put into these programs. It’s truly awesome.
TLS Veterans is a Chicagoland veterans organization, but their reach extends into Kenosha County. If you know of a veteran that needs help, you would be doing them a great service to get them into contact with these folks!
If you have questions for Ray, he can be reached at (815) 679-6667 or randresen@tlsveterans.org
Their website is www.tlsveterans.org
Did you know that membership in the Kenosha Public Library comes with free access to Lynda.com!!! Lynda.com has hundreds of online classes for just about everything! Here’s some examples:
That’s just some examples from the design area! They have 63 classes on different facets of WordPress alone! I don’t know about anyone else, but for me it’s a retiree’s dream come true. The only question now is who is going to take the website over from me!
The best place to start would be at the help counter at the library. You have to go there to establish a electronic library card. Look into the other e-media. Libby, for example, is an phone / pad app that lets you check out books, magazines, even music!
P.S. My grandmother used to tell me to “Go to the Library, that’s where the smart people go!”
I was at the Hero’s Cafe today for the first time. Great bunch of folks! I also got my copy of Steve’s book. One thing I noticed is that there were a lot of handouts about veternan this and that’s. I thought it would be good to have them in at least one place on the web. I don’t know of anywhere else, so I made one. Check it out! Use the contact page to get your event listed there.
Post Member Steve Tindall has written a book about his experiences on active duty. You can purchase it on Amazon! The ebook is only 4.99, but how are you going to get the author to sign that! Congratulations Steve!
If you missed the radio spot yesterday you missed some laughs and some learning. If you can make Lou say “I’m the one that tells the jokes around here” you got him! I think it’s pretty safe to say that we learned a bit about the post too. Here’s what I remember:
– We merged with a second post that was in the city, Post 29 in the 50’s.
– Post 29 was the group that originally honored Paul Herrick.
– A couple of cannon shaped brass flag holders, were stolen from us in the 70’s.
– The house where Paul Herrick grew up is still standing.
– Tom’s granddaughter made her mass market media debut. Congratulations Mya!
There was much more, but those were then highlights that I remember at the moment, that, and the fact that we wear our hats on our heads (good one Larry!).
Do you remember more? How about coming to the Pancake and Porky breakfast on August 31st and share your memories. There are a bunch of us new guys that would love to hear them!
This website is full of information about the Department of Wisconsin. They have a good calendar, and you can read the "Badger Legionnaire" online!
MyLegion is an outstanding way to keep up with the latest benefits of membership! You owe it to yourself to check it out and create an account.
National Headquarters is busy on social media!
This is the GO TO place for Kenosha County Veterans to find out about your benefits, etc, etc!