American Legion Post 284

American Legion Post 284 meets at 7:30 PM on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, except July and August, when the
meeting is on the 2nd Monday only. No meeting on holidays.
Flag disposition ceremonies are held at 6:30 PM on the 2nd Mondays in June and October.

Marty Potts - Commander

Bill Brown - First Vice Commander

Rick Mettert 2nd Vice Commander

Paul Rohrs Adjutant

Larry Hare Finance Officer

Gerry Meyer - Chaplain

Charles E Arnold Post 284 of The American Legion 2011-2012 Officers
l to r: Comm-Marty Potts, 1st Vice Comm-Bill Brown, 2nd Vice Comm-Rick Mettert, Finance-Larry Hare, Adjutant-Paul Rohrs, Chaplain-Gerry Meyer

Charles E Arnold Post 284 of The American Legion 2010-2011 Officers

Charles E Arnold Post 284 of The American Legion 2010-2011 Officers
l to r: Past Comm-Jim Ping, 2010-11 Comm-Marty Potts, 1st Vice Comm-Bill Brown
2nd Vice Comm-Rick Mettert, Finance-Cecil Flesher, Adjutant-Paul Rohrs
Chaplain-Gerry Meyer

POST COMMANDER’S MESSAGE

                                                                                       September 1, 2010

My Fellow Legion Members,
It gives me great pleasure, and I deem it an honor to be your new Post Commander for 2010, 2011.
Although fairly new to the American Legion, I have always had a great pride in knowing veterans
during my lifetime. I have always gone the extra step in making sure our vets are recognized by
either a friendly handshake, hug or both, thanking them for their service to our country. I have given several programs to different organizations on WW2 aircraft, and the role for which the brave men who flew them played in winning the war to end all wars. Every American, whether they were involved in Combat, home front, or otherwise are owed a debt that can never be repaid.
As your new Post Commander, I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to attend our meetings held the second Monday of each month, (unless otherwise stated), and our second meeting on the fourth Monday, which usually has some form of entertainment. There are a lot of stories that should be told out there. I want to offer you this opportunity to share them with us over the next year.
Now as another page is turned out of Afghanistan and Iraq, we have more veterans coming home,
hopefully for good. If you know any of these men or women, please encourage them to join our Post
284. We need to keep this great organization going but we can't do it unless we have new members!
We have some great officers at our Post, who put in a lot of their own time in making sure things
run smoothly. Without even naming names, you know who you are and I thank you! We are also honored each meeting with two individuals who need to be recognized for 'their great service and guidance to our Post. Past District Commander Phillip Lupien, and his son, Sons of the American Legion Commander, David Lupien. Both give us great service and guidance, and I thank them for being there for us. If you need to know anything about the Legion or Vets, they are the ones to ask!!
Enclosed is the new schedule for 2010-2011. Please, if you can, get involved in our meetings and
activities. I marched in the Memorial Day Service here in Bryan for the very first time, and was moved to tears during the ceremony. I marched in the Jubilee Parade too! I was in awe of what people actually think of us as veterans. Some, not even knowing who I was, came up and shook my hand, thanking me for my service. What more of an honor would you ever want than that? That's what our American Legion Post 284 is all about!!
             I for one am very excited about the upcoming year, and hope with your help, to make it the BEST YEAR EVER!!!

All the best,
Marty Potts, Commander
American Legion Post 284

Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion

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 & 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 Goodwill on Earth.
To Safeguard and Transmit to Posterity the Principles of Justice, Freedom, & Democracy.
To Consecrate and Sanctify Our Comradeship by Our Devotion to Mutual Helpfulness.

Interpretation of the *Words in the Preamble

FOSTER = Promote Growth; PERPETUATE = Make it Last; Inculcate = Instill Within (Teach);

AUTOCRACY = Dictatorship; CLASSES = Similar People; MASSES = All groups of People;

MAKE RIGHT = Keep Morally Straight; MASTER OF MIGHT = Person(s) in Power;

POSTERITY = Future Generations; CONSECRATE = Dedicate to GOD; SANCTIFY = Make Sacred.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 284
COMMANDERS 1919 TO CURRENT

Charles R. Ames                       1919-1921
Elmer O. Landel                        1921-22
C. A. Hawk                                1922-23
Edward Flynn                             1923-24
Raymond Hepker                      1924-25
Warren Snyder                          1925-26
Oscar Krill                                 1926-27
J. D. Stough                               1927-28
Frank Calvin                              1928-29
Arthur Spletzer Sr                      1929-30
John F. Wolfe                             1930-31
E. L. Geren (Honorary)             1931-32
Wallace Graves                          1931-32
Owen Kline                                 1932-33
Roy McKinney                           1933-34
Gustav B. Dierks                        1934-35

MORE TO COME !!

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