America Needs the American Legion

Department Commander Nathan Bond persuaded those present that our primary mission is to LEGACY. He said that the three components of Legacy are duty, honor and sacrifice.

We were at the 2nd District Fall Conference at Howard Schroeder American Legion Post Post 457, 6050 W. Mequon Rd., Mequon WI 53092.

This presentation contains 22 minutes of thought-provoking guidance.

Wisconsin Historians Association

Visit the Wisconsin Historians Association website!

The Wisconsin Historians Association (WHA) is a constituent part and subordinate to the American Legion, Department of Wisconsin, and the American Legion, a federal corporation organized by an act of congress. This organization.

We in the WHA celebrate the existence, purpose and activities of Historians!

In more formal, specific (and very serious) language, the WHA is a voluntary union of Department, District, County, Post, Forty and Eight, Twenty and Four, Echelon, American Legion Auxiliary, and Sons of the American Legion Historians, desiring to give and gain mutual aid in the collecting from year to year records and data of value and interest to the American Legion in the compilation during their respective terms of office, complete histories of the year’s activities, for the assistance of all historians in coordinating and unifying their work in accordance with national rules governing compilation of American Legion Histories. For the stimulation of interest in the preparation of all American Legion Histories at all levels, and the increase of appreciation of the importance and responsibility of the office of historian. (Article III, Section 2, Wisconsin Historians Association Constitution and By-Laws)

What is a Historian?

Multi-Faceted Person who:

  • Is a great thinker
  • An organizer
  • A collector
  • Likes people
  • Likes a challenge
  • Completes projects
  • Finds life fascinating

In addition:

  • Group contact is important
  • Rules are a must
  • Likes to share information
  • Is a self-starter
  • Pays attention to detail
  • Is neat and clean

Ah! The Historian … the Perfectionist! A highly achieving, goal-oriented teacher … an image maker.

A person who probably scores very high on aptitude tests,
Who probably is an outstanding leader,
Who probably likes to talk and have fun,
Who probably finds that challenges are to be overcome,
Who probably is very patriotic, and
Who probably is bursting at the seams with energy!

This person is a snappy dresser

  • This text is courtesy of Past National Commander Denise Rohan

Become a Historian

Norwich University. Norwich University provides an online Graduate Degree Programs such as Master of Arts in History. This online program is 18 months in length and are conducted entirely online.

Norwich University is proud to be the birthplace of America’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps and the only private Senior Military College. We celebrate over two centuries of commissioned officer development.

The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, commonly known as ROTC, is a college program that aims to develop leadership skills and tactical prowess among students who aspire to serve in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, or Space Force. Norwich University is the first of six Senior Military Colleges in the United States that offers this program.