2020 Flag Retirement Ceremony
Throughout the year the American Legion Post 522 collects used and worn American flags. Join us as we retire these flags in a ceremony that is fitting for our nation’s colors.
History of American Legion Post 522
as recorded by Gib Schmitt: When I returned from the service back in 1947, several of my friends and I went down to Menomonee Falls to join an American Legion organization. When I got married in 1949, I moved to Hartford and transferred to the John E. Courtney Post #19. …
The American Legion Preamble
For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; To maintain law and order; To foster and perpetuate a 100-percent Americanism; To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; To …