September/October 2026 Newsletter

Post #11
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Message From The COMMANDER

Greetings comrades!

You will be getting your membership renewal notices for the 2027 membership year. Thank you to everyone that has renewed already. As CJ will likely mention in his article, there are quite a few events coming up in the next few months for our Color Guard/Honor Guard. This is a great way to get visibility in the community, so I appreciate everyone's help in advance. John Dyer

Message From The ADJUTANT

2027 Membership notices are here. Remember that dues will be $45 again this year. You can pay by check or use the QR code at the end of the newsletter and pay online (mylegion.org). David Oksnee

You can pay by check or online here: https://www.clover.com/pay-widgets/53a9ee61-9a97-4171-b5c9-a246134100cb or through online (mylegion.org).

Message From The HONOR GUARD

Also, I am working on putting together a new roster of members who have a full uniform. I will need a good phone number for you so I can reach out when we get requests for funerals or other functions. You can reach me at 920-366-5109 or let me know at a meeting. CJ Kellner

October 25th 2pm at Stadium View for Houses of Honor.
November 7th 10am at Green Bay Yacht Club
November 10th 1pm at Bellevue Senior Living Home
November 11th 10am UPS ceremony at Neville Public Museum

Message From The 40 et 8

September 16th at Post 11 at 7pm

October 21st at Carlton Town Hall at 7pm

CJ Kellner

Message From The AUXILIARY

Dear Auxiliary Members,

Since June of 1921 the ALA Unit 11 in Green Bay has been a part of the Sullivan Wallen Post 11 Family, working alongside of our Legionnaires and Sons of the American Legion. We aspire to serve God and Country. Our motto is Service Not Self, and our mission is to enhance the lives of veterans, service members and their families.

But we are at a crossroads. When I ask myself where this Unit will be in a few years, I am worried. We are in critical need of active members to serve on our committees and as officers if we are to survive. I know many of you have done your service and to those I say thank you. But I think there are others that have great talents to share and some who know others in the community that are looking for a place to share their talents.

We also know that we are not a perfect organization so we are embarking on a program to revitalize who we are and what we can do to make our organization better. We invite all members to join us at our meeting on October 13th at 6:30 pm. ALA 9th District President, LuAnn James will be joining us to discuss how we can breathe new life into our Unit. We will also have the ability to Zoom the meeting if you cannot join us in person. Please contact Mary Krutz at 920-680-7938.

If you can’t join us, we welcome your thoughts and ideas. Please email me at marykrutz@twc.com, or contact any of the officers. Mary Van Egren

Message From The Post Historian

Three archives have been added to the non-Facebook Sullivan-Wallen Post 11 webpage Archives:

1. Lifelong Partnership: American Legion Post 11 & The Green Bay Packers

(Documents of the partnership between the American Legion Post 11 & The Green Bay Packers.)

2. Decade 1910 - 1919

Title: WWI Era Illustrations Ladies Home Journal

(50 illustrations of the Great War (WWI) published in the Ladies Home Journal starting in 1918)

3. Decade: 1940 - 1949

Title: 1942 to 1943 Newspaper Clippings

Here’s the link: https://www.sullivanwallenpost11.org/the-archives

Or go to: sullivanwallenpost11.org > Post 11 > Archives

I want to thank Monica Leigh for scanning these books for our Archives.

Also, if you are at any Post 11 event, Military event, or Veteran’s event, consider taking pictures with your phone. Email them to the post who will forward them to me. We can include them in the Post 11 webpage. (Note: I do edit the photos if necessary. Almost all photos I take I later edit.) Tom Kenevan

UPCOMING EVENTS

September 2026

3 – Marine Corps League Meeting / 6:30pm

8 – Executive Board Mtg / 6:00pm

Auxiliary Mtg / 6:30pm

SAL Post 11 / 6:30pm

Business Mtg / 7:00pm

11 – Booyah Prep @ 8am

12 – Fall Booyah Sale @ 12pm

16 – 40et8 Promenade / Post 11 @ 7pm

October 2026

1 - Marine Corps League Meeting / 6:30pm