Last Updated January 18, 2010
"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.)
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Thursday January 28, 7:30
PMPotluck will be served at 6:30
PM
Program:
WARTIME VETS -- JOIN THE LEGION: Present and former wartime service members
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Legion membership eligibility dates.
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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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(11-1-09) Please review the
Post Constitution and By-Laws. They are meant to be hard to change
once enacted.
(10-14-09) The Post now has an official permanent e-mail address
blancolegion352@yahoo.com
COMMANDERS CALL: OCTOBER
We are under attack. The freedoms you joined the military to protect and
defend are being threatened. An apartment complex in California (that
doesn't surprise me) has determined that its tenants cannot display the
American Flag. They cannot hang it outside their apartment, put up a sticker
of the flag in a window, or display it on their vehicle. The reason the
apartment complex gave for this ban was that "Seeing the flag may offend
someone". What the hell are we coming to? WE fought for the freedoms we
enjoy, we fought for the freedom to display the flag, but we also fought for
the right of some property owner to impose this restriction. If I lived in
that complex I would already be moving. Political correctness will be the
death of our great nation. If you can, put up a flag on your property, I
did, I was the first in my neighborhood, and now there are several. I am
very proud of my service as you are. Thumb your nose at these whackos and
display the American Flag.
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 locate your number. (4-23-09) Post members are eligible to join the Randolph
Brooks Federal Credit Union as members of select group number 1549. For
the Good of the Legion: (11-05-09) U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME), Jim Webb
(D-VA), Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and Mary Landrieu (D-LA) on 5 NOV introduced the
Cold War Service Medals Act of 2009 (S.2743), bipartisan legislation to
authorize the secretaries of the military departments to award Cold War Service
Medals to American veterans. You may wish to contact our Senators in support. (8-28-09) Many of our members have a hard time
hearing meeting presenters due to the three air conditioners that must run in
the summer. Does anyone have a public address system that they could
donate? (7-21-09) The Post needs an old movie projection screen
for PowerPoint presentations. Either free standing or un-mounted will
do. (7-21-09) The Post has a Kodak Pageant 16mm movie projector,
two Smith Corona electric and one Olympia
typewriters; does anyone claim these items? (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. 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.
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roster Auxiliary UNIT 352 CONTACTS:
(Click underlined names to send e-mail) Blanco Events
Calendar
Hill Country Portal Get connected -- register your E-mail address
with each:
Purchase Legion caps and other emblem related items. Whittington's Jerky
troop support programs
Donate automotive equipment & supplies for BAMC rehabilitation.
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.
Patriot Express SBA loans for vets Texas Military Family Access Project -- Call 2-1-1 Family Support
Network
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:
US Department of Veterans
Affairs "Still Serving America" Thanks to for Hosting This Site You are visitor
to this page since 8/2/07 E-mail
suggestions to Post 352 Webmaster:
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POST NEWS:
(1-10-10) William
"Wes" Stults (bottom row left), sponsored by Post 352, took second
place at the American Legion District 10 Constitutional Oratorical Scholarship
Contest held today at Post 144 in San Marcos. Stults, a Junior at Blanco
High School, competed against 3 Seniors sponsored by other Posts. He was
accompanied to the contest by his speech coach Russell Kirkscey who hopes that
Stults will compete again next year.
(9-16-09)
Post & Department members went to Dave & Busters in San Antonio to assist
the Veterans of Valor and
the Legion Riders hold a "Night Out" for an estimated 400 wounded warriors from
Fort Hood and BAMC. A meal was provided as well as free access to a huge
electronic game room. The event was also sponsored by Southwest Airlines
and Remind.org.![]()
by Post Commander Mike Simon
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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 the
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.![]()
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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
Ted Weeks
830-228-4556
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
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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
Erika Spreen
830-935-3086
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National Department of
Texas
Post 352
Donate to
Operation Comfort
Warriors which provides zip up sweat suits for wounded service personnel.
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:
-
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/tooursoldiers/
- http://www.redcross.org
- http://www.usocares.org/
24 hour hotline 1-800-504-4098![]()
National American Legion
Commander
Clarence Hill
92nd National Convention,
Milwaukee, WI, August 27 - September 2, 2010
Department of Texas
Commander Don Daft
Department
Calendar
Legion Times
Mid Winter Conference
January 20-24 Pre-registration $10, on-site $15. Omni Austin Hotel Southpark.
92nd Department Convention June, 2010 in Beaumont, TX
Texas Division Three
Commander Robert Squires
Fall Convention TBA (Districts 9, 10, 14,15, 20 & 23)
Texas District Ten Commander
Walter W. Ivie
Spring Convention TBA (27 Posts in Bastrop, Blanco, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Hayes,
Milam, Travis, Washington, and Williamson counties)![]()
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