Upcoming Events
February 23, 2022
Sons of The American Legion, Squadron 113 will meet in person at the Veterans Memorial Building, 22 W. Broadway, Meridian at 1900. All members and prospective members are invited and encouraged to attend.
February 26, 2022
Lloyd’s Koffee Klatch — The name belies what this new activity is all about. This is an event suggested by David Richey. We will open up the Post to any and all veterans for the morning to enjoy coffee, doughnuts, and great comradery. It’s named after Lloyd E. Hutcheson, the same person our Post is named after. The event will start at 9:00 AM and continue until 11:30 AM (or so). David intends to invite vets from across the valley including those active duty people at Gowen Field. Always looking for help, if you would like to join in, or just come for coffee, contact Dave at: westpac65@sonic.net.
Past Events
August 13, 2019
Past Detachment Command Jack Youngs (Lt) presents the SAL Citation of Achievement signed by SAL National Commander “Doc” Gibbs and the American Legion National Commander to Squadron Commander Matt Wrobel (Rt). The citation is in recognition of surpassing the enrollment recorded by the Squadron during the preceding year.
May 14, 2019
New Officers (Lt-Rt): Sergeant-at-Arms Aaron Chavez, 2nd Vice Commander Greg Dwight, Sqdn Commander Matt Wrobel, Chaplain Jim Alexander, 1st Vice Commander Rich Dees, Adjutant/Finance Officer Walt Thornton, Color Guard Capt/Historian Colt Higby were sworn in by Detachment Commander Jack Youngs (Rt)
April 9, 2019
Elections: Annual officer elections were held at the April Squadron 113 meeting. Officers will be installed at the May meeting. The new officers are: Commander Matt Wrobel, First Vice Commander Rich Dees, Second Vice Commander Craig Dwight, Adjutant/Finance Office Walt Thornton, Chaplain Jim Alexander, Sergeant-at-Arms Aaron Chavez, Historian Colton Higby. Colton Higby was also reappointed as Color Guard Captain.
Five Star Program: The Five Star Program Award was presented at the April Squadron 113 meeting by Detachment Commander Jack Youngs and Area-B Vice Commander Thom Juul. The award is presented to members who demonstrate perfection in the Five Star Program of Service. These areas include: Patriotism, Citizenship, Discipline, Leadership, and Legionism. These members were the first in Squadron 113 to receive this award. Congratulations to all.
March 9, 2019 Gowen Field Military Museum Visit
Several Squadron 113 members visited the Military Museum at Gowen Field. Second Vice Commander Rich Dees lead the tour of military hardware dating from the Civil War to present. Although Vice Commander Dees told us he had had the opportunity to fire the Civil War cannon that was on displayr, he did not actually fire it during the war.
100th Anniversary Convention
National Commander, Denise Rohan, Addresses Sons of the American Legion at the 100th Anniversary Convention