Greetings, COMMANDER’S MESSAGE Happy New Year! 2025 is here, ready or not. Unfortunately, January proved to be a little hard on our Lions. A great year, a dismal defeat. However, as we here in the Mitten are used to saying . . . wait ‘til next year. The coming year will be a busy one for the American Legion. The Department of Michigan’s Annual Winter Meeting will be held in Port Huron February 6-9. It is a good source of information about Legion operations and programs. More information on the meeting is available in the on-line Michigan Legionnaire. I realize many of us are not happy to have lost the hard copy of the Legionnaire newspaper, but take a minute and take a look at the online version. It’s pretty decent and very easy to access. (https://michiganlegion.org/media/ michigan-legionnaire-newspaper/) I want to bring to your attention a couple of events that you may be interested in attending. On February 2 Lapeer Post 16 is hosting the Southeast Michigan Four Chaplains Memorial. Then on 15 February Post 101 in Greenville is the site of a Michigan American Legion Family Training Day. Issues and procedures for the SAL, Auxiliary and Legion will be on the program. A little further down the calendar is Boy’s State which will be at GVSU June 22-28. If you think you have a boy that is interested in the program let me know. The Legion will pay the enrollment fee. It’s a great program for young men, high school Seniors who have an interest in civics. Boy’s State is considered a plus for anyone wanting to attend a university. As I said earlier, 2025 will be a busy year for our Post and the American Legion. It will be busy, but worth it.
SemHave a Very Happy New Year! Long live the American Legion and Roger B’s Post 154.
Semper Paratus, Keith M. Wakefield
USCG, Retired per Paratus
Keith M. Wakefield, USCG Ret