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On Tuesday, September 19, 2020 a ceremony was held by the Kenosha County Veterans Council at the Moose Lodge / Hero’s Cafe to announce their yearly awards.

2nd Vice Commander Philip Morris and Al Vittori with their 2020 Kenosha County Veterans Council awards. 

Among the award recipients were Post 21 Second Vice Commander / Service Officer Phillip Morris who won the Veteran of the Year Award, and 25 Year Post 21 Member Al Vittori, who was honored with the Lifetime Achievement of the Year. Other award winners were, Civilian Organization of the Year, Festival Foods on 80th St, Veteran Service Organization of the Year, Kenosha VFW Post 1865, and Auxillary of the Year, Sonja McClure.

The awards were presented by County Board Supervisor, District 10, Andy Berg. The KCVC Annual Banquet Ceremony scheduled for this past March had been cancelled due to the pandemic.

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When we wore the uniforms of our country, and for those that still do, we did not wear our uniforms to political events.  We did not endorse a candidate or party with our name, rank and branch of service.  The United States military was and is, apolitical.

The American Legion adopted this policy when it was founded.  The Legion cannot be effective if we appear as a political organization, we must be apolitical.  If you use social media to share your political views, please remove any Legion related apparel, etc., from your profile picture.

We served to protect the right to vote.  Volunteer for your candidate, consider becoming a poll worker, use social media express your views, be involved in the political process.  When this election is over, remember we are all Americans.  One Nation Indivisible.

VOTE, and encourage others to do the same.

For God and Country,
Larry Lewens, Past Commander, Post 21

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Because of the pandemic, member meetings have been cancelled until January. That does not mean that we are not active. We are working on improvements to the kitchen to enhance our ability to earn funds necessary to fulfill our primary mission of helping Veterans, our community, and our country. As soon as the Executive Board approves the minutes I’ll be sending out a summary.

We have some plumbing work that needs to be done, and Jerry Jones is back as the Historian Committee Chairman. He has done a outstanding job of saving and organizing our Post history, and we have started a project to digitize articles and pictures. Anyone interested in helping out should contact us.

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Paul Herrick Post 21 has the honor of hosting the 1st District POW/MIA Silent March this year, and because of recent events we would like to make it a special one.

We, the stewards of Paul Herrick Post 21, paid for by the citizens of this great city, continue to serve the United States of America. We made an oath to this country that did not stop when we changed into civilian clothes. We have the responsibility to make the Post a bastion of patriotism in downtown Kenosha. We also have the responsibility to be a voice for those that gave up their voices for our country. No matter what political party, race, religion, or sex, we stand as one honoring those that did not come home yet.

Let us never forget.

Join us on September 19th, 2020 at 9:00 am in front of the Post.
Registration & Assembly: 9 AM
Silent March: 11 AM
Ceremony: 11:30 AM

For more information Contact, 
Tom Visintainer at 262-620-5646
commander@alpost21.com

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We will be dedicating another POW/MIA Honor Chair at the Kenosha County Center on the corner of Highway 45 & 50 at 1600 on Friday, September 18. We are inviting all American Legion members and friends to attend. Please help get the word out.If you have any questions please let me know.

September 18th, 4:00 PM
Kenosha County Center
19600 75th St, Bristol, WI 53104-9772, United States

Regards,

Steve Tindall
Rolling Thunder Chapter 2 Wisconsin

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Both Past Commander Lewens and Commander VIsintainer have decided to cancel the Member Meeting for tonight Tuesday, July 21, 2020.   There will be more communications to follow.  In the mean time, please keep an eye on our website, and especially our Facebook page.  

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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.

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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.

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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.