National Legion College
Applications for The American Legion National Leadership College are now available at Department Headquarters. The college will be held Nov. 2-7, 2008. Those eligible should have war era dates from 1982 onward and should have completed the American Legion Extension Institute. Some exceptions will be made.
Deadline for submitting nominations is July 9. Call 651-291-1800 or 866-259-9163.

MACV Event
The Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans presents "Honoring Minnesota's Veterans, Dedicated to our Freedoms" on June 18-22 at Canterbury Park. The event will feature the American Veteran Traveling Tribute. The welcome reception will be Wednesday, June 18, and the "wall" and a motorcycle show will be on display through the 22nd.
There will be a barbeque on Saturday, June 21, at 11:30 a.m. Those attending during the four days can buy Trifecta Tickets good for admission plus a hot dog and soft drink. All proceeds go to MACV.
MACV is also sponsoring a Comedy Fundraiser on Sept. 18 featuring the Bad Apple Trio at the Holiday Inn East in St. Paul.

Operation Post Home
Districts are being asked to find two people, one Legionnaire and one Auxiliary or SAL member to enter in the Operation Post Home for the "Volunteer of the Year" awards. Reports should be typewritten and sent to the district commander. For more information, contact Dick Amundson, 763-972-2269 or raapjh@peoplepc.com. The deadline is June 1.

Elbow Lake Dedication
The Veterans Memorial Hall at Elbow Lake will be dedicated Sunday, June 1, at 2 p.m. The hall is located at Highway 79 East in Elbow Lake. Seven Legion posts or auxiliaries have been involved in the development.

Merchant Marine Event
Maritime Day will be held in Duluth on May 22 aboard the Vista Star, sponsored by the Seaway Port Authority. The event honors the Merchant Marines. Minnesota's Viking Chapter will be participating in the event.
The Merchant Marine National Convention will be held in Portland, OR, from May 24-28.
For more information, contact Howard Wilson, 612-788-4051.


Vietnam walls
A replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall called "The Wall that Heals" will be in Minnesota in July. It will be at Whiteside Park in Ely from July 17-21.
Also, the Vietnam Combat Veterans Wall will be at Sandstone from July 10-14. The Sandstone sponsors are seeking donation for the wall and will also be hold in raffle at Rich's Bar on June 14.

Detroit Lakes Golf
The 7th annual Veterans Invitational Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 27, at the Forest Hills Golf Course in Detroit Lakes. It will be a four-person best-ball scramble. Proceeds benefit the Fargo VAMC and the Fergus Falls Veterans Home. There will be prizes. Call Merle Sagen, 218-841-4906 for more information.

CPR Class
Falldin Post 555 will host at CPR training class at Audubon Park Community Center on May 22. It will be held from 6-9 p.m. and the fee is $20 and is limited to the first 20 who sign up.
For more information contact Virgil Persing, 763-788-5570 or Robert Skogquist, 763-781-2072. Checks should be made to Falldin Post 555 and sent to 2201 40th Ave. NE, Minneapolis, MN   55421.

WWII Round Table
The May program, the last of the 2007-08 year, will be "Omaha Beach, A Flawed Victory," with Dr. Adrian Lewis as the historian. He will be joined by Army, Navy and Army Air Force veterans. Lewis wrote a book by the same name.
The program will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the Historic Ft. Snelling History Center. Admission is $5 but free for students.

Living History Day
"Living Military History Day" will be held at Traxler's Hunting Preserve, Le Center, on Saturday, May 31, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will feature military re-enactments, Civil War cannon fire, and live heavy artillery and mortar fire. For more information call 507-649-4069 or go to info@traxlers.com.

Cragun's Vets Golf Day
All veterans can golf for free at Cragun's Legacy Courses on Memorial Day, May 26, and Tuesday, May 27. The green fees are free, and veterans only have to pay for the cart at $10 per round. The carts are equipped with GPS.
Veterans can also get lodging at the resort for a 15 percent discount. For more information, or to make tee times or reservations, call Cragun's at 1-800-272-4867.

State Legion Golf Slated
The 2008 American Legion State Golf Tournament will again be held at Glencoe this year. The tourney will be at the Glencoe Country Club, Aug. 22-24.
A registration form can be obtained by calling Department Headquarters. There will be championship, regular and senior flights and the entry fee is $75. A flight seeding round will be held Friday or Saturday with the championship round on Sunday.