American Legion Riders Overview
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- The American Legion Riders are a powerful and productive program of The American Legion. With chapters in all 50 states, the Legion Riders contribute time and energy to support our troops and their families and to promote the values of the Sons of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and The American Legion.
To me (Legionnaire, ALR), the biggest values of the ALR program are recruiting and providing an organized outdoor recreational activity around which fellow veterans can bond and socialize. Legion Baseball is great and all, but it's for teenagers. Scouting USED TO BE great, but it is also for kids. Those are great OUTREACH programs that provide service to the community and Legion families. Same with the shooting sports program. Only ALR is an official, Legion-wide, outdoor recreation program which appeals primarily to ADULT Legionnaires, veterans, SAL, and Auxiliary. Parades, funeral escorts, poker runs, and what not are great and help show the flag for the Legion and raise $$$ for good causes; but these are by-products of the vet-to-vet RELATIONSHIPS we build around motorcycling. When active duty military and veterans join the Legion to join ALR, they don't do it to raise $$$, pull additional funeral details, or ride in a local parade. They do it to build relationships with other motorcyclists who are also mil-vets. But somehow, none of the leaders in this video seemed to make much mention of this beyond "it's a great recruiting tool for the active duty folks." This lack of clarity of vision and priorities is a bit concerning and we hear it brought up with regularity by members complaining about "too much emphasis on fundraising." The emphasis needs to be on FUN and FRIENDSHIPS, motorcycle issues (safety, laws, tech, and local resources such as the best mechanic, best place to buy riding gear, best dealers, and best retrieval services in the area), Legion outreach, honor details, and THEN supporting other charitable causes through fundraising.
Great outfit, Veterans honoring Veterans, especially our fallen comrades that past on each day. Marion, all the riders are members of the American Legion and our identified by one of the 3 Units within the Legion ( Legionaries / Auxiliary Legionaries / Sons of the American Legion. All our patriotic and just want to honor ALL VETERANS. Be thankful that we have folk like that and VOLUNTEER their time, talent, skills to keep the community informed about our VETERANS. Semper Fi All Jim O
outstanding! from a old u.s. army troop 80!s peace!!!!
Excellent!!!
Many Iowa ALR members featured, as well as, the 5-Star Freedom Riders. Thanks for doing this.
Rick Lloyd
ALR Post 232, Polk City, Iowa
thanks for your work! Re-forming an original - Bronx County Chapter!
Join us! Do it! Do it now! That's an order!
many friends in this group,do great works
ALR has help several individuals as well as charity organizations, boxes for troops, Silver Rose, veterans homeless shelters. MAM, etc. Worthwhile organization
Im joining the Legion this Saturday and The Legion Riders next month.
Thank you
Proud to be a rider
post 396 will be welcoming the LEGACY RUN home to founding chapter AUG 22 2012
I was in the legion for four years, each year I asked "What have we done for any Veteran this year". Each year there was silence. VSO [ Veteran's Service organization ] means veterans serving others, not service *FOR* Veterans. Usually the most they do is have a VA "service officer". These people are trained and certified by the VA, so guess where their loyalty lies???
I have post 143 vest I will do a video about it maybe tomorrow
Please share it with me
Post 537 Colonel Jacob Morgan Morgantown Pennsylvania.
At post 275
Just joined post 108 Land o Lakes Fla. Would like to ride with the Legion. Any info would be appreciated.
Visit - www.legion.org/riders
chap. 355 Kerman CA
I have a problem with alux an sons with the legion emblem we as legion members earned it they did not needs to idenfi they prade around as legionairs wrong needs change
That's why there are separate patches, to Identify where you stand!
There is no use of the American Legion logo uses in the ALR unless you are a Legionnaire in good standing. ALR is a program of the Legion open only to Legionnaires, SAL, and Aux members in good standing. Legionnaires can wear the Legion logo in addition to the ALR patches. Additionally, there are authorized bottom rockers (back patch) that say: Legionnaire, Veteran, Squadron (SAL), or Auxiliary identifying which of the AL groups one belongs to. And those of us who are Legionnaires often wear (it's up to the discretion of each local chapter) top rockers denoting the branch of service in which we served.
Ken Morrow ,thank you .
Squared Away
Gomez
NM State Road Captain
Vice President Chapter 25 Post 81