2021 Mid-Year Virtual Conference Video Reports
National Commander
Bill Oxford
Boys State Report
Jay Bowen
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Runner-up Award
CPR Training Annette Johnson
Legion Riders Report Steve “Lunch Box” Butner
VA&R Report Tom Florez
Commander Greg Jackson
Mid-Year 2021 report
Service Officer Report
Dean Casey
Law Enforcement of the Year Award Winner
C&Y Report Annette Johnson
Trillion Trees Project
Steve Butner
Baseball Report Daniel Reyez
Sr Vice Chip Kossow
2021 membership Report
Oratorical Contest Report
Tom Florez
Children’s Organ Transplant Annette Johnson
All Time High Posts 2020-2021
Americanism Report Jay Bowen
Paul Dillard Candidate for National Commander
American Legion Flag Retirement
GI Joe Post 244 in Jeffersontown, Ky., conducted an annual flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Over 14,000 flags were respectfully retired.
Debt of Honor: Disabled Veterans in American History.
Attendees of the 97th National Convention in Baltimore can attend a special screenings of this documentary film, directed and produced by award-winning filmmaker Ric Burns. The movie is a tribute to the history of disabled veterans, the documentary features images and archival footage from the Revolutionary War to today’s conflicts in the Middle East, as well as personal stories from disabled veterans. The screening for convention attendees will be on Friday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. in the Baltimore Convention Center, Room 310
Medal of Honor Story: Sal Giunta
Former Army soldier recalls battle that led to him becoming the first living person since the Vietnam War to receive the Medal of Honor.