Sons of the American Legion

Sons of the American Legion

About the Sons of The American Legion

Founded in 1932, Sons of The American Legion exists to honor the service and sacrifice of Legionnaires.

SAL members include males of all ages whose parents or grandparents served in the U.S. military and were eligible for American Legion membership. Members of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion comprise the Legion family, which has a combined membership of nearly 4.2 million.

Although Sons has its own membership, the organization is not a separate entity. Rather, SAL is a program of The American Legion. Many Legionnaires hold dual membership in SAL.

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The Sons organization is divided into detachments at the state level and squadrons at the local level. A squadron pairs with a local American Legion post; a squadron’s charter is contingent upon its parent post’s charter. However, squadrons can determine the extent of their services to the community, state and nation. They are permitted flexibility in planning programs and activities to meet their needs, but must remember SAL’s mission: to strengthen the four pillars of The American Legion. Therefore, squadrons’ campaigns place an emphasis on preserving American traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families, and teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship.

Since 1988, SAL has raised more than $5 million for The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. SAL members have volunteered over 250,000 hours at veterans hospitals and raised over $915,688 for VA hospitals and VA homes. The Sons also support the Citizens Flag Alliance, a coalition dedicated to protecting the U.S. flag from desecration through a constitutional amendment.

SAL Officers

CommanderDale Toenis

 

Phone: 907-360-1880
Email: dale@terntech.com
1st Vice CommanderJamie WeeksPhone: 907-536-7143
2nd Vice CommanderChris Bedel

 

Phone:
Email: sjhook@mtaonline.org
Finance Officer

SAL Adjutant

Kevin CollierPhone: C: 907-317-8029
Email: kcollier@alaska.net
ChaplainBill BollingPhone: 907-617-5776
Email: bill@gatewaycityrealty.com
HistorianChip Duggan

 

Phone: 907-299-1977

dugganspub@alaskan.com

Sgt-At- ArmsConnor HaywardPhone: 907-280-9680
Email: connorhayward@gmail.com
Executive CommitteemanNorman Schneider

 

Phone: 907-235-8955
Email: ns0575928@gmail.com
Executive CommitteemanCary Toenies

 

Phone: 907-322-3014

ctoenies@hotmail.com

Executive CommitteemanRolf Aarseth907-891-4396

rolfaarseth@gmail.com

National Executive CommitteemanHoward Fruhwirth Jr.Phone: 907-452-4214-H, 907-590-0314-C
Email: hpfj68@hotmail.com
Alt. National Executive CommitteemanLoren Estrada Sr.Phone: C:907-354-8391, H: 907-376-2962
Email: lorensr1@mtaonline.net