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The American Legion Post 266 pancake feed , 4-4-20 – has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

The American Legion Post 266 monthly meeting , 4-2-20 – Thursday – 7 PM, has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

This event has been cancelled.

2020

Post 266 pancake feed 

April 4, 2020. 

7:00 a.m. until Noon

15312 S 2nd St (Bennington Main Street) Bennington, Nebraska 68007

There was a presentation to the Gold Star Family of Josh Robinson who lost his life in Afghanistan.  We also provided our first two Quilts of Valor to Gordon Hansen and Harlon Hansen.

JANUARY 2020

No Regular Meeting

FEBRUARY

    District 8 Convention, Feb. 8, at Valley #58, beginning at 9AM

Select High School Boys for Nebraska Boys State

American Legion District 8 Leap Year Dinner, Papillion #32, 4-8PM

 

MARCH

Legion Birthday Dinner, March 8, 1PM

Scholarship Applications due

Jr Law and Boys State Applications due in State Dept by March 15^th

 

APRIL

Legion Pancake Feed and Auxiliary Bake Sale-April 4^th, 7AM-12:00 Noon

Jr Law Orientation at Ralston #373, April 19^th

 

MAY

Memorial Day Services at Flower Hill, German and Prairie View Cemeteries

Lunch for Legion Members following the services at the Legion Hall

 

JUNE

Nebraska Boys State held in Lincoln May 31-June 6^th

Begin signing up for Fireworks Sales

Elect Officers for Legion Post #266

Bennington Daze Parade

Set up Fireworks-start selling on June 24^th

 Nebraska Department Convention, June 22-25

Jr Law-22d-25^th in Grand Island at the Nebraska Law Enforcement

 

JULY

  No Regular Meeting

  Finish selling Fireworks-July 4^th

  Take Fireworks Inventory

 

AUGUST

Start Renewing Memberships

 National Convention

 

SEPTEMBER

 

OCTOBER

District Fall Roundup

The American Legion post 266, Bennington, NE performed the Military honors for this funeral. Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, 5701 Center Street, Omaha, NE

 

 

Governor Ricketts formally signed the paperwork to make Nebraska’s portion of Highway 20 the “Nebraska Medal of Honor Highway. 1-31-20

There was a great turnout at Veterans Legislative Day this morning and a lot of wonderful information on this year’s veteran and military-related legislation, our priorities in growing Nebraska, and how veterans and their family members can stay involved.

 

 

The attorneys at Berry Law have the utmost respect for the sacrifices made by America’s Veterans and their families in the service of the country. We have long fought for the legal rights of Veterans, and we recognize the critical role that their families play in supporting the mission from home, both during and after service. Which is why we are proud to announce The Military Family Scholarship.

Berry Law Firm 

The Military Family Scholarship

Deadline: January 31, 2020

Award: $1,000 

For more details about this scholarship, please visit our scholarship page.

Click here to view our Legislative Tracker (last updated 1/24/2020). 

The Legislature is adjourned until Monday, January 27th, at 9:00 a.m. 

For information on the 2020 session, including calendar, committees, senator list, and more, please visit https://veterans.nebraska.gov/legislative-issues.
 

LB 153 Update

Today, LB 153 passed Select File. The next step is Final Reading, where the bill is read in full and voted on last time on. If it passes that round, it heads to the Governor’s desk for signing. If you haven’t reached out to your senator yet, please do to let them know to continue their support for this important step forward. Click here to find your senator.

 

Veterans Legislative Day

The annual Veterans Legislative Day is coming up next Friday, January 31st. Learn about veteran-related legislation and how to get involved and hear from speakers such as Governor Ricketts, NDVA Director Hilgert, and Nebraska senators. 

As you may know states along Highway 20 from Newport, OR to Boston, MA have been working to rename HWY 20 the Medal of Honor Memorial Highway across America.  To accomplish this Am. Legion Past Department Commander Gene Twiford of Laurel, NE began the legwork.  When he reached a point of needing assistance, Ken Hanel of West Point and I stepped in to help him.

A philosophy was adopted that the Nebraska Medal of Honor Memorial Highway (NMoHMH) belonged to all Nebraska Veterans, Active Military, Guard and Nebraska Patriots as a means of paying tribute to our Heroes of Heroes.  

On Friday, December 13^th, 2019 at 08:30 in Nebraska Department of Road’s Main Building on 1500 So. Highway 2, Lincoln, the Commissioners will decide between 3 applications.  They can only choose one.  The political groundwork had been laid and the Commissioners have been informed that with the support of the Nebraska Veteran’s Council it is the will of more than 30,000 Nebraska Veterans NMoHMH be declared the choice. 

This being said it is with great hope that as many Nebraska Veterans as possible can show up for this meeting wearing their hat.  Make it an outing.  Invite your comrades to ride with you or organize a suburban full and head for Lincoln.  We need to show with obvious intention that NMoHMH is the choice to be made.  And then go have a celebratory breakfast knowing you did a good thing for our Heroes. 

Once the decision is made it becomes the applicants’ responsibility to pay for signage now and in perpetuity.  For that reason the Nebraska Medal of Honor Foundation has been formed.  It is in this manner  that all Nebraska Veterans, Active Military, Guard, and Nebraska Patriots will be able to support the Foundation’s work.

Ken Hanel and myself are somewhat old school about doing things properly and in an honorable manner.  Therefore, the first fund raising event is called, Walk the Walk.  He and I will be walking across Highway 20 from Wyoming to South Sioux’s Siouxland Freedom Park where we will pass the effort on to Iowa.  All other states west of Nebraska have completed their efforts.  The walk takes place beginning May 11^th 2020 and will take 12 days.  This is “our” way of directing Nebraska’s attention to the how we (all of us)honor our Medal of Honor Recipients. 

This event allows all that wish, to join us in the walk.  We will keep you in the loop as the event draws closer. 

Please visit www.nebraskamedalofhonorfoundation.org

Daryl G. Harrison

Box 266, 355 So. Main

Thurston, NE  68062

[email protected]

(402)922-1329