News Around the District 2nd District  Commander Roger Norfolk (2nd from right) is pictured with other District Commanders and Department Commander Jim Kessler, Adjutant John Derner and Membership Chairman Don Swan. The name "Skunks" comes from the cap District officers wear...blue with a white strip down the middle...a name this year's District Commanders are embracing with pride! ~submitted by Roger Norfolk, Marion Post 298 Commander, 2nd District  Davenport Post 26   Davenport Post 26 meeting on August 12th. Later during the meeting, Commander Roger provided some of his vision and goals for the District for the upcoming year. ~submitted by Don Arns, Blue Grass Post 711 National American Legion Media Association (NALMA) Olin Post 412   Olin Jamboree on August 3rd. Shown is the Post Color Guard leading the Jamboree Parade. Post 412 Paid-Up-For-Life member Harold Rohwedder (rear seat of convertible) served as Grand Marshal of the parade. Harold served as a Sonar Technician on the destroyer USS Nicholas during World War II and was on the ship in Tokyo Bay during the signing of the Japanese surrender on September 2, 1945. ~submitted by Bill Goodman, Oxford Junction Post 473 National American Legion Press Association Blue Grass Post 711 & Walcott Post 548  and their families that incorporates horses for mental and behavioral health therapy and personal growth. The program was returning for the second time to the Blue Grass area and was held August 2-4, 2019.  property owner Nancy Harrison (right) raise flags during the set-up for Operation Horses and Heroes on August 1st. Twenty-two (22) flags were posted around the property representing the twenty-two (22) Veterans lost to suicide each day.  by a reporter from Moline, Illinois TV station WQAD News 8. Looking on is Jerry Paulsen (right), founder of Operation Horses and Heroes. ~submitted by Don Arns, Blue Grass Post 711 National American Legion Press Association Blue Grass Post 711  the Mississippi Valley Fair, on August 4th. Representing the Post is Color Guard Commander Ben Lorenzen, Fritz Homann, Gary Berndt, Maurice Pranger, Polly Graham, Kirk Graham, Lee Schmidt, Larry Plett and Ken Miller.   Valley Fair. Blue Grass Legionnaire Mike Lake (right), a Vietnam Veteran and Purple Heart Recipient, was given the honor of riding along with the team. The Supervisor of the West Coast Hitch Doug Bousselot (left) grew up in the 2nd District area, in Calamus, Iowa. ~submitted by Don Arns, Blue Grass Post 711 National American Legion Press Association Oxford Junction Post 473   4th of July Celebration a huge success. In addition to recognizing three members for their long time, consecutive membership and conducting a flag lowering and raising ceremony, Post 473 members marched in the parade and rode on the Auxiliary's award winning float. ~submitted by Bill Goodman, Oxford Junction Post 473 National American Legion Press Association Oxford Junction Unit 473   recognized by having a float in the community's Independence Day parade. Shown above is Katherine Thornhill, who designed the float and led volunteers who helped construct it. The float was a key component of this annual event and was well received by all who attended. The float was also entered in the Wyoming Fair parade on July 12th. ~submitted by Bill Goodman, Oxford Junction Post 473 National American Legion Press Association Dubuque Post 6  2019-2020, on 9 July 2019. Commander John Zeimet is the first Commander in the history of the Post to hold the position for a second term. ~submitted by Roger Norfolk, Marion Post 298 Springville Post 331     On Saturday, June 8th, Springville Post 331 Legionnaires conducted their annual Flag Retirement Ceremony. Members of the surrounding community, Linn County Veterans, members of the Knights of Columbus and members of the Springville Fire Department were on hand at the Cox Lake Pavilion to retire hundreds of American flags that had become worn or damaged over the past year. The guest speaker for the afternoon was Army LTC, Retired, Ed Martin, who served 23 years. After Martin's speech, there was a reading of "Old Glory" and the inspection of the flags before a flag was cut up and members of the Springville Fire Department disposed of the flags by burning them. ~submitted by Bill Goodman, Oxford Junction Post 473 National American Legion Press Association Clinton Post 190  flags at the monument at 5th Avenue South and Riverview Drive in Clinton, Iowa. ~submitted by Gaylord Rolston Commander, Clinton Post 190 |
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