Western Section Meeting

Wesleyville Post 571 1:00 pm on May 4th

Doug Yetzer Western Vice Commander Testimonial Dinner

May 3rd at 5:00 pm at the Wesleyville Post 571

Vietnam War Veterans Day in Pennsylvania

A new law makes March 29 Vietnam War Veterans Day in Pennsylvania.

“I remember back in the early 70’s my dad was in the Navy and one day he stopped coming home in his Navy uniform and I was a little kid, I was excited to see dad in his uniform,” Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin/Adams) said.

Mastriano says he asked his dad why he stopped wearing his uniform.

“And he told me something that really broke my heart even as a young kid, he said ‘Well the base commander issued orders to all the sailors that when they leave the base they had to go back into civilian clothes,'” Mastriano said.

The Vietnam War was unlike any other war. It was the only war where American citizens attacked its own military because they were unhappy.

When Donald Trump was president in 2017, a federal law was passed making March 29 National Vietnam Veterans Day, honoring U.S. military members who served from 1955 to 1975 during the Vietnam War.

A new state law makes March 29 Vietnam War Veterans Day in Pennsylvania.

“This will go a long way to help heal that wound,” John Fritz of the Pennsylvania American Legion Department said. “It’s very important that we recognize them and make them feel appreciated for what they went through.”

“State buildings and state schools will recognize that war and remember what they sacrificed and how they were treated when they came home,” Mastriano said.

More than 58,000 U.S. troops were killed in Vietnam. The National League of Families of American prisoners and missing in Southeast Asia says more than 15,000 Americans are still missing and unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.

Harrisburg Holiday Parade

Don't miss your PA American Legion Riders participating in the Harrisburg Holiday Parade on 11/23/24.

Western Section PA ALR State Ride

Western Section PA ALR State Ride

District 26 Meetings

The following are the updated dates and locations for the 26th District meetings. Reminder notices will be sent out prior to each meeting. All meetings will start at 1:00pm and will be Legion Casual. These meetings are open to all of The American Legion Family members, please share the meeting dates with your Post membership and encourage their attendance at our District meetings. Together we will be champions for our brothers and sisters, the success of our District is all of us to work together. TEAM WORK, Together Everyone Achieves More With Our Resources and Knowledge!

Saturday, November 16, 2024
Wampum American Legion Post 749
436 Beaver Street
Wampum, PA 16157

Saturday, January 25, 2025
New Sewickley American Legion Post 512
1431 Route 68
Rochester, PA 15074

Saturday, April 5, 2025
Monaca American Legion Post 580
600 Pennsylvania Ave.
Monaca, PA 15061

Saturday, June 21, 2025 – DISTRICT CAUCUS
Zelienople American Legion Post 474
308 New Castle Road
Zelienople, PA 16063

TEAM WORK,
Dean M. Noechel