Commanders Corner
20 March 2025
Greetings fellow Legionnaires and guests to our website.
Welcome to spring as we continue to move forward during this Legion Year. This month there are several items of interest pertaining to our Post and District.
We have nominations coming up at our April meeting (7 April 2025) for the Legion Year 2025-26 leadership. This is a great chance to step up into one of the various leadership positions where you can have an impact on how our Post is run, what we do as a Post and what projects, outings and Veterans/Community Groups our Post will be supporting beginning on 1 July 2025. Please consider volunteering for one of these positions:
Here are the various elected positions that nominations will be held for:
- Commander
- First Vice Commander
- Second Vice Commander
- Third Vice Commander
- Adjutant
- Finance Officer
- Judge Advocate
- Sergeant of Arms
We will once again be sponsoring a luncheon for the De Anza Student Veterans on Wednesday 9 April 2025 from 1200-1330 hrs. at the SEM3 Building. This is a great chance to grab a lunch, meet other Veterans who are students. some who need professional mentoring and advice regarding careers hee in Silicon Valley. Many of us used our GI Bill to attend college and earn a degree, they are following our footsteps and appreciate the chance to speak with us. Please join us!
Our Post 642 Scholarships for graduating seniors who are related to Post members nominations/applications are now open, and all required paperwork is due by 15 May 2025. If you have a son/daughter/spouse/grandchildren who are eligible please have them contact me at arturo@cadiz.com and in the subject line insert Post 642 Scholarship. This years scholarship is $1000.
Finally one last comment about memberhip and renewals. If you know someone who is a Veteran, invite them to a meeting or have them contact our First Vice Commander/Membership Office Vince Guinnane and he can reach out and speak with them and get them to join the American Legion and our Post. If you are still procrastinating regarding your membership renewal, please renew so we can remain a vital and stong organization. You should have received several reminders from American Legion HQ and from Vince.
"Duty First"
Arturo