October – December 2024

Veterans Day November 11, 2024

American Legion Post 365 and Sons of thhe American Legion Squadron 365 honored those who served on this Veterans Day.
SAL Commander Shaun Butler and his “burger crew” spent the afternoon serving burgers to
all the troops “Free of Charge” in honor of the day.
Thank you to all the SAL members for their contributuion.
Kim Butler, wife of SAL Commander Shaun Butler did a little drerssing up of the post in honor of Veterans Day.
Thanks to Kim and to all th SAL for their contributions.

Marine Corps Birthday November 10, 2024

Our 249th Birthday Cake Cutting Ceremony was held on Sunday November 10th at the Post.
An odd day for the ceremony, but a good group of Marines attended.
For the first time in more than 40 years, Stanley Buczkowski was not the oldest Marine to get a piece of the cake.
Stanley passed away earlier this year. Semper Fi! Stanley.
Everyone got a piece of cake. Photo provided by Marine Corps Sergeant Major (Ret.) Jose Flores, our Post Chaplain.

Halloween Party October 26, 2024

The Post held their annual Halloween Party on October 26th.
Karen Bowman served a great Spaghetti Dinner along with her famous “Witches Fingers” cookies for dessert.
Thanks to Mandy Sakemi and Colleen Collazo for all the photos!
Jahneia, our favorite mushroom.
Kathleen Garcia – great bones…
Ronni, dressed for the occasion, as always.
Javier Collazo, being abducted.
The little Green Man will never recover…
Paul Krueger and Dena
Costume Winners
1st Place-Joe Kuntz (King Triton)
2nd Place-Paul Krueger (Beetlejuice)
3rd Place-Mandy Sakemi (Elvira)
A great party. Pictured (L-R)
Bob Braman, Daniel, Joe Kuntz, Marissa Kuntz, Brad Sakemi, Mandy Sakemi, Paul Krueger, Dena Krueger, Javier, Colleen Collazo.

Post Painting Project-October 2, 2024

The long awaited outside painting of the post has finally started.
Thanks to Rick Batson (with a little help from Art Haeussler) for their time and effort to put a little life into the drab beige exterior with some great signage.
The painting was done by Rick Batson, one of our members.
The American Legion has a mission from the post to the national level to assist veterans with
mental health issues. That mission is “Be the One”.
The mission of the American Legion Auxiliary is to support The American Legion and to honor the sacrifice of those who serve by enhancing the lives of our veterans, military, and their families, both at home and abroad.

OKTOBERFEST 1974 – 2024

Two beautiful ladies – One timeless dress
In 1974, stationed in Vienna, Austria with her Marine husband Mike,
Karen Bowman wore this dress to an Oktoberfest Party.
Jumping ahead 50 years, our favorite mixologist, Jahneia, wore the same dress to her Oktoberfest Party.