Commander’s Message, August 2026
Ron Hindmand, Post 3 Commander
Fellow Legionnaires,
August was a very busy month for Post 3 and September looks the same.
First, congratulations to the Carpet Land American Legion Baseball team. They won the American Legion World Series and are the 2026 American Legion Champions. This team was formerly sponsored by Post 3. The last and only team from Nebraska to win this Championship was in 1939.
In August, Post 3 presented Korean War Challenge coins at ceremonies at Eastmont Retirement Home and Eventide Lincoln Care Center to Post 3 and several other Korean Era veterans. We have sent letters to all our Post 3 Korean war veterans (over 90+) informing them of ceremonies and options we can assist with to present them coins. Multiple Post 3 Korean War Era Veterans have taken advantage of these ceremonies. We encourage any of our eligible Post 3 members who have not received coins to please contact us, and we would be honored to assist in arranging presentations.
Post 3 Headquarters, our Post 3 Honor Guard and Chapter 3 American Legion Riders supported the National American Legion Rider 2026 Legacy Run that began here in Lincoln on August 23rd and ended in Fort Knox Kentucky on August 27th. We, in coordination with the Elks Club hosted the leadership meeting of approximately 70 riders. Our Honor Guard posted colors at an opening ceremony at the Lincoln Harley Davidson dealership and a wreath laying at the Strategic Air Museum in Ashland. Our Chapter 3 Riders provided a flag line seeing the Legacy Run off from Lincoln. Thank you, Bruce Gubser and Gerry Wolf, for leading our support of this 2026 Legacy Run.
The Mission of Mercy Dental Clinic was held on August 28th and 29th. This clinic supported veterans, their spouses and surviving spouses with needed general dental care. Post 3 donated $750 to this good cause.
As the month of August was closing the 107th American Legion National Convention and the 54th Sons of the American Legion Conventions were held in Louisville Kentucky.
Our next Post 3 meeting as normal will be the second Tuesday of September and it will feature a full agenda. Both our male and female Junior Law Cadet Academy attendees will join us to tell us about their experiences. Also, hopefully we will have Dr. Craft to provide feedback on how this year’s Mission of Mercy went. Additionally, our new budget will be presented and discussed. And we will have feedback from the National Conventions.
On September 26th our family event Touch-A-Truck will be held. See the flyer in this newsletter and please help publicize this event. It attracted over 1,000 attendees last year and we hope for similar numbers this year. Thank you to the Elks club for helping support this event and to Bruce Gubser for taking the lead in organizing it.
As mentioned last month notices for 2027 membership renewals are out and renewals are in progress. We have had a good start with over 500 members already having renewed their membership. Your continued dedication to the American Legion and membership in Post 3 is appreciated.
For God and Country,
Ron Hindmand
Post 3 Commander
Dedicated veteran standing proudly outdoors.