American Legion Post 534 - McFarland, WI

Commander’s Corner

Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Happy Spring, We have a busy season ahead of us. At our May 4th meeting, we will have Phil Hands who was supposed to speak at our March meeting but had to cancel because of the snowstorm that night. Phil is an award winning cartoonist from the Wisconsin State Journal. He does political, Packers, Badgers, Brewers and current event cartoons. (For a bio on Phil, see our March Newsletter.) On May 5, we will have our legion cleanup starting at 9:00 AM. The more people we have, the less time it takes. We may be getting a defibrillator for the Legion. We will discuss this at the Executive Board and General Meeting in the near future. I believe it is something we definitely need due to the health and age of some our members and guests. Thanks to the S.A.L. for the delicious spaghetti feed March 31. I am not much of a spaghetti fan but that was the best I’ve eaten. The Auxiliary breakfast was April 22 and was also delicious. Thanks, Ladies! We have had some calls that some of you are not getting your Newsletter. Please call us (838-3249) if you or someone you know who is not, so we can get your correct address to Sharon. Happy Spring and God Bless you all! Commander Mike

Upcoming Events

5/28/2012	6:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Memorial Day - Flags up	The Post
6/1/2012	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Legion Meeting	The Post
6/5/2012	7:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Auxiliary Meeting	The Post
6/6/2012	6:30 PM	S.A.L Meeting	The Post
6/14/2012	9:00 AM - 1:43 PM	DAR Flag Retirement	The Post

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American Legion Post 534 - Edwards-Foye
4911 Burma Rd.
McFarland, WI 53558

(608) 838-3249

What is a Veteran?

It is the Veteran,
Not the reporter,
Who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the Veteran,
Not the poet,
Who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the Veteran,
Not the lawyer,
Who has given us the right to a fair trial.

It is the Veteran,
Not the police,
Who has given us the right
to be secure in our persons.

It is the Veteran,
Not the campus organizer,
Who has given us the right to demonstrate.

It is the Veteran,
Not the politician,
Who defends our Nation

It is the Veteran,
Who salutes the flag,
Who served under the flag,
Who gave an oath to support and defend
the Constitution and our Nation
against all enemies, foreign and domestic

It is the Veteran,
Willing to give his or her life to protect your freedoms,
Whose coffin is draped by the flag.

It is the Veteran,
With faith in God who has given us all our Freedoms.

Courtesy of America Legion Post 215 Pardeeville, WI