Membership

Member Eligibility

JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION

If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving – you are eligible for membership in The American Legion!

Membership

BECOME A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION

Print an application and bring it down to the Legion: Click here for American Legion Membership form
To become a member of the American Legion Riders please Click here.
To become a member of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL) please Click here.
To become a member of the American Legion Auxiliary please Click here.

What is a Veteran? Are you a Veteran?

These simple questions have complex answers due to the fact there are many interpretations of the word Veteran.
Most people think of a Veteran as someone who served in combat, but that is far from it.
There are different definitions when you look at the Federal and State levels.
Please click here to be taken to the MN Department of Veterans Affairs website to watch a short video that helps define what a Veteran is.

Mission

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
Hundreds of local American Legion programs and activities strengthen the nation one community at a time. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation’s most successful amateur athletic programs, educating young people about the importance of sportsmanship, citizenship and fitness. The Operation Comfort Warriors program supports recovering wounded warriors and their families, providing them with “comfort items” and the kind of support that makes a hospital feel a little bit more like home. The Legion also raises millions of dollars in donations at the local, state and national levels to help veterans and their families during times of need and to provide college scholarship opportunities.
The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvement in the legislation process from local districts to Capitol Hill. Legionnaires’ sense of obligation to community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands behind the issues most important to the nation’s veterans community, backed by resolutions passed by volunteer leadership.
The American Legion’s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives. – http://www.legion.org/mission

POST #132 OFFICERS
Commander	Brian Krosch
1st Vice Commander	Roger Hoffmann
2nd Vice Commander	David Janni
Adjutant	Bob Shabert
Finance Officer	Brian Grammentz
Chaplin	.

EXECUTIVE BOARD
John Fritsche	Bruce Savoy
	David Hoffmann
	Jon Gohr
	John Schotzko
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AUXILIARY OFFICERS
President	Lynae Flatau
1st Vice	Vickie Lowrie
2nd Vice	Kathy Grausam
Treasurer	Samantha Schneeberg
Sec. & Historian	Phyllis Gag
Chaplain	Tina Krosch
Sgt.-at-Arms	Connie Bestland
Exec. Committee	Janet Mielke Janet Steffl

#132 CHAIRMEN
Service Officer	.
Historian	.
Sgt.-at-Arms	John Fritsche
Judge Advocate	Charles Hanson
Membership Dir.	Roger Hoffman
Americanism Chairman	.
Oratorical
Legislative Chairman	.
National Security Chair	.
SAL Chairman	Scott Ries
Public Relations
Gambling Manager	Mandy Helget
Comrads of Valor	Dave Hoffmann
Color Guard	Roger Hoffmann
Legion Riders	Tim Nelson
Baseball Chairman	John Fischer
Baseball Manager	John Gohr
Club Manager	Denise Palmer

2nd DISTRICT OFFICERS
Commander	Pam Krill
Aux. President	Robin Olson
SAL Commander	.

Minnesota American Legion	Darrel Redepenning
National American Legion	James W. "Bill" Oxford