"For God and Country"
Last Updated June 25, 2009
"For God and Country"
The American Legion
Memorial Highway Post 352
Blanco, Texas
Post Office Box 301 Blanco, TX 78606-0301
US 281, which runs through Blanco, was designated The American Legion Memorial Highway from the Mexican border to the Canadian border by the U.S. Congress in 1935. Hence the Post name as first chartered in 1937. US 281 was designated The American Legion Memorial Highway by the Texas Legislature in 2005.
PM on the 4th Thursday of each month at 803 13th street (South side of 13th street about 200 yards West of US 281 -- on school district grounds) Auxiliary Unit 352 serves a pot-luck dinner after 6:30 PM. Wartime vets and spouses are always welcome!Regular meetings are held at 7:30
For a Google map to our Legion Hall, click: Map. (Contrary to Google map, we are on the South side of 13th street.)
Thursday, June 25, 7:30
PMPot Luck 6:30
PM; SandwichesProgram: Community Emergency Response Team
WARTIME VETS -- JOIN THE LEGION:
Present and former wartime service members CLICK for American Legion membership eligibility dates or join as a booster or sponsor
CLICK for membership form. Complete and mail to American Legion Memorial Highway Post 352, P.O. Box 301, Blanco, Texas 78606-0301. Current annual Post dues are $40.
Please sign our Guest Book:
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Click to join American Legion Vetcam web video conferencing
(6-13-09) We have lost new member Charles Rothenbach-Ludolf.
(5-16-09) Past Commander Jack Prindable Sr. has died. His ashes will be scattered at sea.
(5-14-09) Newly transferred member David Key has died; no remembrance is planned for the near future.
(4-23-09) Post members are eligible to join the Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union as members of select group number 1549.
(11-6-08) Veterans and active-duty service members not in uniform can now render the hand salute during the playing of our national anthem, thanks to changes in federal law that took effect this month.
COMMANDERS CALL: June
by Mike Simon
It is my pleasure to serve as your new Post Commander. The Memorial Highway
Post 352 is a historic post with a long and proud history. We have the honor
of having a past President of the United States as a life-member. Our Post
home was built by returning WWII veterans to train them for new jobs. Yet,
with all of our Post’s great accomplishments, our future is still uncertain.
A post is only as strong as its members, and we need your help in our
continued future. We have a strong core of members, but always more is
needed. More help with manpower, more new ideas, more help in giving back to
the veterans who have served and given so much to the community, state, and
nation. If you think about it, you belong to a selective, exclusive
organization. Not everyone can join, and not every veteran can join.
Your service during a recognized time of military conflict and having served
on active duty during that time is what qualifies you to be a member of the
American Legion. I am proud of my military service; I am proud of my
membership in the American Legion; and I am proud of my country. The
American Legion needs you! Please do it again and answer the call. Come join
us at a Post meeting, the 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM for a
delicious home-cooked meal always provided by our hard-working Auxiliary
Unit and 7:30 PM for the regular meeting
AUXILIARY UNIT 352 NEWS:
The link to the to the Unit 352 Auxiliary web site is: http://blancoala352.i8.com/
(10-11-07) The Post is using the American Legion AutoBlast telephone system to notify members of meetings, events, member needs, membership issues etc. If you DO NOT wish to be called, please notify the Post Webmaster. If you are not getting called it is because we could not find your number.
For the Good of the Legion:
(5-30-08) Legislation is pending concerning Army Combat Action Badges. See http://www.legion.org/whatsnew/publications/newsletter/story?id=599
(2-1-08) The following 1903 Springfield rifles were issued to Post 352 by the army in 1948. Please check your closet and return any rifles to the Post. Rifles not returned soon will be reported as missing.
| 19303 | 1510115 | 3224321 |
| 40243 | 3006063 | 3229015 |
| 169749 | 3026119 | 3267479 |
| 620937 |
The I.C.E. campaign: Put "in case of emergency" numbers (I.C.E.1 etc.) in your cell phone so that appropriate people can be notified by emergency responders if there is a problem.
(10-11-07) Oral histories of veterans are being collected. E-mail Louis Sandoval or call 210-227-9373x11 for an appointment for a 45 minute interview.
Recruiting new members for the Post
involves raising awareness about the Post and its activities. We have been
putting articles in the newspapers and we have been distributing this
bulletin outside of Legion circles, but we need people to recognize a
Legionnaire in public so that the Legionnaire can answer questions about the
Legion and the Post and can invite wartime vets to our meetings. Some
officers have unofficially adopted the hat that you see pictured and wear it
often in public. If you would like to help our recruiting, you can order a
cap directly from Legion emblem sales (item 708.137 @ $13.95) and wear it as
much as possible. The legion does not embroider this particular style, but
you can have Post 352 Blanco, Texas put on your hat locally by Digital
Expressions (located by Spring Branch gasoline station) 830-228-5084 for $8.00 (or less if we can get a bulk order). By
the way, this baseball hat can not replace the official dark blue overseas
cap that is required for official Legion meetings.
NEW! CLICK to subscribe to the American Legion Online Update (current week articles & archives)
CLICK to see American Legion Magazine articles (current month issue & archives)
CLICK to subscribe to the monthly paper American Legion Dispatch (or read it at the Post)
CLICK to see Department Legion Times (current month issue & archives)
FOR THE RECORD:
CLICK for minutes of latest Post meeting
CLICK for minutes of latest Post executive committee meeting
CLICK for latest Post financial report
CLICK for latest IRS form 990-N required notice
POST 352 CONTACTS: (Click underlined names to send e-mail)
| Commander | Michael Simon | 830-833-4460 |
| Adjutant | Donnea Simon | 830-833-4460 |
| 1st Vice-Commander | Tom Avants | 830-833-2562 |
| 2nd Vice-Commander | Dale Spreen | 830-935-3086 |
| Service Officer | Herman (Will) Tammen | 830-885-2493 |
| Chaplain | Open | |
| Sergeant-at-arms | Oscar Segura | 830-833-4565 |
| Historian | Open | |
| Judge Advocate | Fred Kerschus | 830-228-4970 |
| Past Commander | Bruce C. Huguelet | 830-833-5211 |
| Newsletter Publisher | Donnea Simon | 830-833-4460 |
| Webmaster | Bruce C. Huguelet | 830-833-5211 |
CLICK for current Post membership roster
Auxiliary
UNIT 352 CONTACTS: (Click underlined names to send e-mail)
| President | Christine L. Huguelet | 830-833-5211 |
| Vice-President | Donnea Simon | 830-833-4460 |
| Secretary | Erika Fickle | 830-833-2735 |
| Treasurer | Erika Fickle | 830-885-2735 |
| Chaplain | Roxanna Avants | 830-833-2562 |
| Historian | Bobbie Jean Pratt | 830-833-5047 |
| Sergeant-at-arms | Roxanna Avants | 830-833-2562 |
INFORMATION
LINKS:
Blanco Events Calendar Hill Country Portal
Get connected -- register your E-mail address
with each:
National Department of
Texas
Post 352
Purchase Legion caps and other emblem related items.
Whittington's Jerky troop support programs
Donate automotive equipment & supplies for BAMC rehabilitation.
Donate to
Operation Comfort
Warriors which provides zip up sweat suits for wounded service personnel.
Operation Comfort (.com) provides free counseling for military family members.
Operation Comfort (.org) has many programs including Automotivation which seeks to set up auto body training for disabled vets. Tools, equipment and supplies donations are needed.
The American Legion has partnered with Avue Technologies
to provide vets with more, better federal
jobs.
http://www.americasupportsyou.mil.
Other organizations that offer means of showing your support for our troops
or assist wounded service members and their families include:
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http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/
- http://www.redcross.org
- http://www.usocares.org/
Patriot Express SBA loans for vets
Texas Military Family Access Project -- Call 2-1-1
Family Support
Network
24 hour hotline 1-800-504-4098
Send needed personal items to the troops.
Donate morale items to the troops.
Donate or Donate frequent flyer miles to the troops.
Donate coffee to the troops.
CHAIN OF COMMAND:
National American Legion
Commander
David K. Rehbein
91st National Convention in Louisville, Kentucky - August 21-27,
2009
Department of Texas Commander
James "Jim" McNair
Department Calendar
Legion Times
91st Department Convention June 24-28, 2009 in the Convention
Center in McAllen, TX
Texas Division Three
Commander Rosa Cavazos
Fall Convention TBA
(Districts 9, 10, 14,15, 20 & 23)
Texas District Ten Commander
Walter W. Ivie
Fall Convention
Lulling, TX (27 Posts in Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Hayes,
Milam, Travis, Washington, and Williamson counties)
US Department of Veterans Affairs
"Still Serving America"
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