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American Legion Brattleboro Post 5

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THE AMERICAN LEGION

BRATTLEBORO POST #5

JUNE 2022 –MAY 2023

Yearly dues $45.00

OFFICERS:

Dave Finlayson, Commander

Jay Mills, 1st Vice Commander

Tom Costello, 2nd Vice Commander

                                  Judge Advocate

Steve Martin, Adjutant

                           Finance Officer

Mike Leclaire, Service Officer

Ralph Louttit, Sgt-at-Arms

Bill Steele, Chaplain

Membership Meetings: 1st Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm

 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

Jay Mills, Chair                                                      Dave Finlayson                                                                    

Tom Costello                                                                Steve Martin                                                                

Ralph Louttit                                                              

Sue Wells                                                                       Dick Hodgedon                                                            

Hugh Worden                                                                 Tom French 

Executive Committee meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm  

 

HOUSE COMMITTEE:

Spencer Bristol, Chair                                                         Dave Finlayson                                                  Steve Martin                                                                   Linda Thurber                                                                     Steve McAvoy                                                                      ______________________________

ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE:

Meaghan Fegley, Chair            Steve Martin                                                                  

Linda Thurber                                                                      Blaine Perrault                                                              

Larry Bober                                                                            Cassy Martin

Activities Committee meets as needed

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT #5

Yearly dues $30.00

Lori Nelson, President

Unit #5 meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30 pm

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION DETACHMENT #5

Yearly dues $35.00

Eric Buckley, Commander

The SAL meet on the 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm

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 Ralph Louttit has been Color Guard Commander for two years now. The Color Guard details spend about 100 hours each month at funerals and committal services for Veterans. They also spend time in schools teaching flag etiquette and special flag raisings as well as posting the Colors for special events at and outside the Post.

Bill Steele, our Chaplain also volunteers many hours performing services for our Veteran.

Mike Leclaire and his drivers also volunteer about a hundred hours each month transporting veterans to and from appointments at the V.A. Hospital in White River and other V.A. facilities.

Volunteers from the Post also spend many hours each spring and fall posting cemetery flags and picking them up.  We place more than 1100 flags each year at Veterans graves in local cemeteries and have been quite fortunate to have assistance in this from Students at St. Michaels School. Boy Scout Troop 405 (sponsored by Post 5) is also involved in this project.

The Post also donates the use of our banquet hall to the Town of Brattleboro for use as the local polling place for local and national elections.

Several years ago the S.A.L took over a project started by the Post after 9/11 and posts flags on utility poles from Veterans Bridge on Putney Rd all the way to I91, exit 1.

There is an amazing amount of work done behind the scenes by the members of this Post and all of it is done selflessly, proudly and with a love and respect for our Veterans.

We are all very grateful for the time and effort put forward by the a fore mentioned members but also by the work expended by Auxiliary and S.A.L member in putting on the Friday evening get-to-gathers.

2022 is behind us, as is (We Hope) the terrible effects of COVID. We all look forward to a 2023 that is much kinder and gentler.

“HAPPY NEW YEAR”  to each of you and I look forward to seeing you at the Post Home in the near future.

Sincerely & Respectfully

Steve Martin, Adjutant