AM 1240 WJON » st. augusta american legion http://wjon.com Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Area Residents React To Obama's Speech To American Legion [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-residents-react-to-obamas-speech-to-american-legion-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-residents-react-to-obamas-speech-to-american-legion-audio/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:14:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=29087 President Barack Obama saluted the veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan during a speech in Minneapolis today (Tuesday). We went to the American Legion Post 621 in St. Augusta today to get reaction to the President's speech.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-area-residents-react-to-obamas-speech-to-american-legion-audio/feed/ 0 Getty Images St. Augusta Legion Installs Monument To Service Members [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-augusta-legion-instalsl-monument-to-service-members-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-augusta-legion-instalsl-monument-to-service-members-audio/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:24:06 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=25807 The St. Augusta American Legion is erecting a monument, honoring Central Minnesota service members. There will be a dedication ceremony for the monument on Saturday, August 20th at 1:00 p.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-augusta-legion-instalsl-monument-to-service-members-audio/feed/ 0 Photo courtesy of Larry Schill GPS Units Given To Deploying National Guard Soldiers http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/ http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 19:04:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=16353 Ten St. Cloud area soldiers will be armed with a new G-P-S unit, when they leave for Iraq on Friday. The St. Augusta American Legion Post 621 donated the G-P-S units, with the help of Lowranz Electronics. Lowranz spokesman Mike Schnettler says the units will be a value tool for the soldiers.

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]]> http://wjon.com/gps-units-given-to-deploying-national-guard-soldiers/feed/ 0 St. Cloud area members of the Minnesota National Guard getting their GPS units at the St. Augusta American Legion. (Photo by WJON.com's Jim Maurice)