Unit 121 American Legion Auxiliary Elm Mott Texas

03/04/2026

11th District convention Saturday march 21 at Post 573 Harker Heights registration begins 8am. All Unit 121 Officers encouraged to attend , all Members welcome.

03/04/2026

Reminder: your reports are due at March mtg.

03/01/2026

The Veterans Crisis Line can help Veterans’ family members and friends get connected with helpful resources too.

Dial 988 then Press 1, chat at VeteransCrisisLine.net/Chat, or text 838255.

03/01/2026

Remember the guy who refused to take down the flag pole on his Virginia property a while back? You might remember the news story several months ago about a crotchety old man in Virginia who defied his local Homeowner's Association and refused to take down the flag pole on his property along with the large American flag he flew on it.

Now we learn who that man was. Van T. Barfoot was born in Edinburg, Texas, on June 15, 1919. That probably didn't make news back then.

But twenty five years later, on May 23, 1944, near Cyrano, Italy, That same Van T. Barfoot, who had in 1940 enlisted in the U.S. Army, set out alone to flank German machine gun positions from which gunfire was raining down on his fellow soldiers. His advance took him through a minefield, but having done so, he proceeded to single-handedly take out three enemy machine gun positions, returning with 17 prisoners of war.

And if that weren’t enough for a day's work, he later took on and destroyed three German tanks sent to retake the machine gun positions.

That probably didn’t make much news either, given the scope of the war, but it did earn Van T. Barfoot, who retired as a Colonel after also serving in Korea and Vietnam, a well-deserved Congressional Medal of Honor.

What did make news was his Neighborhood Association's quibble with how the 90-year-old Veteran chose to fly the American flag outside his suburban Virginia home. Seems the HOA rules said it was OK to fly a flag on a house-mounted bracket, but for decorum, items such as Barfoot's 21-foot
flagpole were "unsuitable".

Van Barfoot had been denied a permit for the pole, but erected it anyway and was facing Court action unless he agreed to take it down.

Then the HOA story made national TV, and the Neighborhood Association rethought its position and agreed to indulge this aging hero who dwelt among them.

"In the timeI have left", he said to the Associated Press, "I plan to continue to fly the American flag without interference."

As well, he should. And if any of his neighbors had taken a notion to contest him further, they might have done well to read his Medal of Honor citation first. Seems it Indicates Mr. Van Barfoot wasn't particularly good at backing down.

If you've read this post and don't share it, - Guess what -You need your butt kicked. I share this with you because I don't want MY butt kicked anymore, and I'm tired of seeing those who hate our country march in our streets, tear down our statues, burn our stores, loot our businesses, and have a free hand to do whatever they want.

WE ONLY LIVE IN THE LAND OF THE FREE BECAUSE OF THE BRAVE AND BECAUSE OF BRAVE MEN LIKE VAN BARFOOT!

02/25/2026

02/24/2026

I need everyone’s “member reports” by APRIL 1st!. Remember HOURS and DOLLARS!!!!! I will total numbers and send “Unit Report” to District. Yall been doing a lot and working hard since last May SEND ME YOUR NUMBERS!!!!!!!
(Tm)

02/16/2026

Veteran and ALA member Tina Burgess is heavily involved in Be the One, a veteran su***de prevention program. She would always wear a rubber Be the One bracelet as she helped veterans find mental health resources. She decided to make a beaded red, white, and blue bracelet that had the words “Be the One” on it. ❤️‍🩹 Read more about Burgess and her Be the One bracelets on the ALA blog! ➡️ www.ALAforVeterans.org/Blog/Auxiliary-member%E2%80%99s-handmade-bracelets-promote-Be-t

02/16/2026

We want to hear from you! 🫵 Do you hold more than one membership in The American Legion Family? 🇺🇸 You could be featured in national ALA media! 📸 Please email [email protected] with your information.

12/20/2025

HO!HO!Ho!!!
delivered christmas bags to Veterans at Waco VA Hospital! wanting everyone to have a joyful christmas

11/22/2025

Don't say "I should have," say "I did!"

11/18/2025

reminders: monthly mtg friday night, no dinner

saturday, FRIENDSGIVING DINNER at Post