Notes from the Adjutant's Desk

  2024 Renewals:

Renewals for 2024; currently stand at 96%, 1066

You can renew now for 2024 at the current rate of $46.00 dollars.  Department dues will probably increase by $5.00, and National dues will go up $5.00 on July 1st.  Post 3 chose not to take any dues increase.  After July 1st, dues will be $56.00.  I am not sure if you will still be able to renew at the 2024 rate after July 1st.  Have not received any guidance from National on this question.  Not sure if this will be the case, but to be on the safe side, if you have not renewed, I would do so by June 15.th   

You can save up to $30.00 dollars on dues if you log onto MyLegion and take the opportunity to renew for the next 3 years.  Currently 27 members have taken advantage of this offer.  This saving is only available to those who paid their 2024 dues online.  If you have any questions, please call the office and we will try and help you complete the process.

If you have not received your 2024 membership cards, and you mailed your payment, please let us know.  Mail does get lost or damaged, going both ways.  We try to get cards out within a day or two of receipt of payment.

Thanks to those who have made use of the MyLegion web site to renew their membership.  It is quick and easy; you can even print your own 2024 membership card.   

Member Information

We would like to thank those who have provided the request for mailing address/ phone/emails information. We have many members who have moved, and we do not have a correct mailing address/phone number or an email address.  The US Postal service returns mail that does not have a forwarding address.  We try to track down those members who have moved.  Many locations respond with, “no longing living here.”  Same goes for those members who have passed on to Post Everlasting.  If your member has died, please let us know.  This saves National and Post postage on renewals, etc. which are returned to the Post.

National has been printing on the back of the renewal slips, the data that is in the Legion database.  Please check and add as needed so we can correct our database.  Thanks, makes it so much easier to reach out to you if needed.

The Honor Guard

On April 24th, Post 3 provided a color guard for “Our Community Salutes”, to honor those High School graduates who have enlisted for military service following graduation this spring.

May is always a busy month for the Post 3 Honor Guard, as we are called upon to provide details for Memorial events to honor our fellow veterans living in retirement or nursing homes.  Memorial Day is also a busy day for the Honor Guard, plus the week leading up to Memorial Day.

This would be the time to review your memorial plans with the family.   Locate your DD214 or other discharge papers.   You have earned the right to burial in a VA cemetery or request a VA headstone for a private cemetery.  You can do all this now by going to the VA web site and filling out the forms.   If you need assistance, see your local service officer, or give me a call.   Be sure to tell your family your plans and where to find your DD214, etc.

Department of Veterans Affairs and VFW web sites

Both web sites are a great place to find current and helpful information on what Congress is currently working on and how it could affect you as a veteran.  The VA website has many tips on filling claims and links to other VA services to which you are entitled.  VA News <veteransaffairs@messages.va.gov>

The VFW does an excellent job of keeping track of Congressional activities that can or will affect veterans.  VFW Action Corps vfwac@vfw.org via votervoice.net 

Again, Thanks for your Service and Thanks for being a member of Post 3,

Remember to thank your fellow Veterans for their service and thank you for your service.

Ed Schnabel

Adjutant