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The American Legion Post 266 Seniors won the Area 3 District in Blair

The American Legion Post 266 Seniors won the Area 3 District in Blair the other night to make it to state in Gering NE.  They will be heading out this afternoon and their first game is at 1pm MT , 2pm  central tomorrow, 7-27-19.  

 
They hope to represent Bennington and The American Legion Post 266 well and bring home the gold!!!
 
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Scholarship Winners from the American Legion 2019

Scholarship Winners from the American Legion 266 left to right:  JJ Rischling, received the Mel Valasek Scholarship, Benjamin Martin, received the Bob Catron Scholarship & Cooper Prososki, received a scholarship from American Legion Post #266.

Pictures below: Twins Ben and Sarah Pope received scholarships from American Legion Post #266.

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American Legion Post 266 fireworks sales

2019-2020 Event- This event has ended

Support Veterans. Youth and the Bennington Community

Dates: June 25, 2019 to July 4, 3029

Hours: 10 AM to 9 PM every day

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

Map: CLICK HERE

Support our Veterans and the Bennington, NE community

Shop inside with air conditioning

Large selection of fireworks

 

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American Legion Post 266, Bennington, NE Fireworks Sales Happening Now

2019-2020 Event – This event has ended

American Legion Post 266, Bennington, NE Fireworks Sales

Support Veterans. Youth and the Bennington Community

Dates: June 25, 2019 to July 4, 3029

Hours: 10 AM to 9 PM every day

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

Map: CLICK HERE

Support our Veterans and the Bennington, NE community

Shop inside with air conditioning

Large selection of fireworks

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Pete Hegseth: Democrats to America’s veterans – You’re too dumb to choose

Even worse, their argument was grounded in a condescending view of veterans. They believe the big, bad world of non-VA care was just too complicated for veterans to figure out. Better to keep them inside the sheltered VA system, even if it’s not perfect. Basically, veterans are too dumb to choose.
 
Earlier this week, Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Fla., a former university chancellor and president, introduced a partisan bill to restrict the ability of veterans to use their earned education benefits, like the GI Bill, at taxpaying career colleges (otherwise known as vocational schools, trade schools, or “for profit” schools). Never one to spare an insult in the service of partisan motives, Shalala even went so far as to call the credentials earned by veterans at these schools “worthless.” That’s liberal, condescending elitism to the max.
 
This should alarm veterans—and the American public. In the service of their ideological aims, the leaders of the Democratic Party want to deny veterans the right to choose where they go to school under the GI Bill.  In doing so, just like with their fight against veterans’ health care choice, Democrats have exposed themselves for who they really are: the anti-veterans choice party.
 
Full Story CLICK HERE
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AMERICAN LEGION POST 266 HISTORY

The Bennington American Legion Post was established as Erickson Post #266 on June 8, 1920 with 19 names on the Charter.  The Post remained active through the 1920’s, but shortly thereafter, it nearly fell apart.  With WWII and Pearl Harbor, new interest in the organization became apparent.  On October 25, 1946 an organization meeting was held in the building where the Post still calls home.  At this time, the name was changed to Bennington Post #266.  (Now American Legion Post #266.)

The new Charter was granted on December 26, 1946 in Indiana and forwarded to Bennington on January 15, 1947.  The first big project was to establish Hickey Field with lights.  This allowed Bennington to have and host evening games.  The Post still finances and follows Legion Baseball.  Several trophies and honors have been earned over the years.

The Post provides trips to Boys State and Junior Law.  Scholarships are now awarded annually.  Funds are provided for various projects in the community. 

American Legion Post #266 now provides Memorial Day Services at three local cemetery’s honoring 200 local area Veterans.

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244th Army Ball & 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Invasion

I am SFC Warren and I’m contacting you on behalf of the USSTRATCOM Army Element at Offutt AFB. I’d like to extend an invitation to your members, regardless of service, to join us for the Army’s 244th Birthday celebration being held at the Beardmore Event Center in Bellevue on June 7th at 6PM for the social hour and 7PM for the start of dinner.

 

Attached is a flyer with details about the event and below is a link for RSVPs. A cash or PayPal option is available and guests do not need a PayPal account to pay online. I’d also be happy to RSVP on behalf of guests and accept payment if that’s preferred.

 

Invitation CLICK HERE

 

Let me know if there are any questions. Have a great day.

 

V/R,

Matthew C. Warren

SFC, USA

Army Element SEL | J5

Offutt AFB, NE

Comm: 402-232-4854

SIPR: [email protected]

JWICS: [email protected]

 

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