American Legion - Argonne Post 56 - Sherwood, Oregon 97140






	*Legion Officers* Commander: Dave Kaufman 503-625-5736 First Vice: Don Dahl 503-625-2952 Second Vice: Greg Holt 503-625-5889 Adjutant: J. Edd Burns 503-625-6695 Finance: Terry Reasor 503-590-0668 Chaplain: Ken Alexander 503-625-7801 Sgt. At Arms: Bob Neville 503-638-6080 Service Officer: Don Dahl 503-625-2952 *SAL Officers* Squadron Cmdr: Ron Newton 503-625-1909 Squadron Vice: Kelvin Staven 503-539-4511 Finance: Mark LeBonte 503-554-8401 Adjutant: Steve Patterson 503-625-2319

American Legion Argonne Post 56

Sherwood, Oregon

Veterans Still Serving America

Located in Sherwood, Oregon, The American Legion Argonne Post 56 received it's charter on August 10, 1920. The first Post 56 Commander was Clyde Hedges. The last great battle of WWI gave Argonne Post 56 it's name. In the fall of 1918 General John J. (Black Jack) Pershing led the 1st American Army in the fierce, bloody battles at Saint-Mihiel and the Argonne sectors. It was here that young George S. Patton was wounded and was awarded the Verdun Medal, and that Sergeant Alvin York earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Argonne Post 56 supports many local and Veteran charities including the Boy and Girl Scouts of America, Our local schools, families in need, Veteran organizations, and many more.

We host and participate in many events during each year including our Annual Charity Auction, holiday food baskets, Christmas toys for kids, Annual Horseshoe Tournament, Robin Hood Festival, the Annual Sherwood Cruise-in (classic car show), and several club events every month (see the Post calendar). Each month the Post hosts a pool League, shuffleboard tournament, and several food events. Our dartboard and outdoor horseshoe pits are almost always available. The club offers a big-screen (8 by 12 feet) to watch sports events, NASCAR races, and more. We are truly an "American Legion Family."

ABOUT THE AMERICAN LEGION

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help war-time veteran's organization. A community service organization which now numbers almost three million members, men and women, in nearly fifteen thousand American Legion Posts worldwide. The Posts are organized in to fifty five departments (one for each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines). The National Headquarters is located in Indianapolis, Indiana with offices in Washington, D.C. The American Legion employs a regular staff of 300 employees, and is also represented by many thousands of volunteers.

PREAMBLE TO THE CONSTITUTION

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 one hundred percent Americanism; To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; To make right the master of might; To promote peace and good-will on earth; To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.