National commander helps Delaware’s American Legion mark 100 years
National commander helps Delaware’s American Legion mark 100 years Mar 12th, 2019 · by Delaware State News · Comments: 0 DOVER — American Legion National Commander Brett P. Reistad spent three days visiting several Legion posts throughout Delaware, Legislative Hall, the Air Mobility Command Center at Dover Air Force Base, with many other stops scattered in between, last Thursday through Saturday. It was all a [...]
ALA Department of Delaware 2019 – 2020 Officers
July 2019 – Dover It is with pleasure that we, The ALA Department of Delaware, introduce to you the New Officers for the 2019 – 2020 Fiscal Year: President: Debbie Guenther – Henlopen Unit #5 1st Vice President: Janet Link - David C. Harrison Unit #14 2nd Vice President: [...]
American Legion Auxiliary celebrates 100th anniversary
From left to right: Linda Shelly, President, Unit 28; State Rep. Bryan Shupe; Deborah Guenther, Department Vice-President, Delaware. Formed Nov. 10, 1919, the American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) will mark its 100th anniversary this year. In recognition of the milestone, State Rep. Bryan Shupe and State Sen. Brian Pettyjohn sponsored Senate Concurrent Resolution 55 honoring the group’s work and lauding their [...]
American Legion announces Delaware Boys and Girls State Program
Weeklong, nonpartisan political learning experience in June 2018 Legion Boys Nation and ALA Delaware Girls Nation Senators were (l-r) Andrew Furman, Nikki Pilla, Madison Rice and Michael Bell. SUBMITTED PHOTO January 20, 2019. CAPE GAZETTE The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Delaware have announced that the 2019 Legion Boys State and ALA Delaware Girls [...]
Vietnam Vets Moving Wall to visit Lewes
Mar 16th, 2019 · by Delaware State News · Comments: 0 LEWES — The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on public display May 16-20 at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Terminal. The American Legion Family of Post 17 in Lewes is bringing the mobile memorial to coastal Sussex County. [...]
Girls State conference
Delaware high school students chosen for Girls State conference Delaware Girls State 2016 participants visited the Johnson Victrola Museum. Shown are in back (l-r) Laura Wagner and Rasheeda Russell. In the middle are Erryn Smith, Madison Thune and Jessalyn Kenton. In front are Kiara Kitgo and Sally Lyell. SUBMITTED PHOTO May 2, 2017 Local students representing high schools all over [...]