The mission of The American Legion, Department of Wisconsin is to provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.

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“For God & Country”

September 24, 2015 • Vol. 92, No. 8

1. Log onto wilegion.org and click on “Renew Online”

2. Enter your name and member ID number

3. Pay with MasterCard, Visa or Discover

That’s it! You’re done. You will receive your new membership card in the mail. No more renewal notices. No more stamps.

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Steuben American Legion Post No. 446 held a fl ag raising and dedication ceremony in front of the Steuben Village Hall on Tues-day, August 11th for the commu-nity’s new veterans memorial.

Outgoing Post Commander of 17 years, Robert Scallon, is pictured here speaking to about 50 people in attendance at the village hall event. Looking on behind Commander Scallon are from left to right; Fritz Curtis; Dave Dombeck; Crawford County Commander Ken McCor-mick; Jaren Hazen; Dwight All-mon and James & Mary Atkinson. “For small towns it’s tough, but veterans will stick together,” Mc-Cormick said of the successful fundraising effort to make the me-morial possible.

All Legionnaires are advised that a Resolution passed at National Convention in Baltimore will raise per capita dues $5.00, effective Jan-uary 1, 2016. This is the equivalent to $0.42 per month. In comparison to a number of other membership organizations, including the VFW, Elks, Rotary, Knights of Columbus and AMVETS, which range from $30.00 to in excess of $100, Ameri-can Legion dues compare favorably. Your American Legion dues include subscriptions to the Department newspaper and the National Ameri-can Legion Magazine, along with a number of member discounts. Mem-bers are also entitled to free AD&D coverage through the Legionnaire Insurance Trust. The American Le-

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST – DUES INCREASE

Dedication Ceremony Held at New Steuben Veterans Memorial

gion continues to be the leading Vet-erans Service Organization in the country; doing more for veterans than any other organization. As an organization we need to continue to focus on the mission of the Depart-ment which is “To provide service to veterans, their families and their communities.”

ACTION TO BE TAKENAll dues received at Depart-

ment headquarters which are post-marked by December 31, 2015 will be at the current per capita of $25. Dues received which are post-marked after 01/01/16 will be $30. No exceptions.

Commander Oatman advises that this dues increase affords us spe-

cial incentives to achieve 100% of our Membership goals. Every post that reaches 100% of their goal by Veterans Day will be entered into a drawing to win $500.

• Posts wishing to adjust their dues prior to the January 2016 Na-tional dues renewal mailing (2016 Membership year) must notify De-partment Headquarters by Decem-ber 1, 2015.

• Posts wishing to adjust their dues for the 2017 Membership year (cards to be distributed at King on Father’s Day 2016) must respond to the Post Data Form which will be mailed to posts in February 2016. Deadline for notifying Department headquarters of 2017 dues adjust-ments will be April 15, 2016.