Regular Newsletter – Select the picture to see our bimonthly newsletter.
Monthly Calendar – Select the picture to see the monthly calendar and learn of events happening at Post 19.
Post and Auxiliary Monthly Meetings
Post 19: Next meeting: September 8 at 7:00pm in person. Election of Officeers
Meeting via ZOOM – learn more SELECT HERE.
See photos from our last meeting. Click here
Café Vets Social: Next Café Vets September 15
See photos from Café Vets. Click here
Auxiliary: Thursday, September 10 at 10:00am
Sew & Chat - Monday, September 21 from 9:00am – 12:00pm noon
No Post 19 or Auxilliary meetings during July and August.
Photos from the June 23rd Officer Installation, SELECT HERE
Photos from the June Post meeting snacks, Café Vets, and Auxiliary Luncheon. SELECT HERE
Upcoming Event
Rummage Sale
July 31 – August 1
Select the picture to see the flyer and complete infromation.
Poppy Sales, Café Vets, Post Snacks – see photos select HERE
Post Dineout
Golden Peacock Resturnt in Renton
Select the picture.
Memorial Day 2026 participation by Post 19
Post 19 participated in four Memorial Day programs in Renton. The first at 9:00am at memorial for those who died at sea located behind the Renton Senior Center. The second and third beginning at 10:00am at the graves Fred Hancock and Frank R. Vaise at Mt. Olivette Cemetery. And the last at 11:00am at Greenwood Memorial Park.
To view the twenty-two pictures for Memorial Day, select the FLAG.
COMMANDER’S CORNER – Kevin Rose
Hello fellow Legionnaires,
As we head into the Summer months, keep in mind our mission as an organization, Veterans helping Veterans. The American Legion stands
as a safety net for our brothers and sisters in uniform, and in retirement. Whether it be a source of information, guidance with disability claims, or just as a place for social gathering, the
American Legion stays strong with participation of the membership.
Emphasis with this letter is on the Honor Guard. The May,2026 issue of The American Legion magazine contains an excellent article about
the volunteer service of each Post member who participates in military funeral services.
Our Post’s team numbers around twelve members, each of which see up to as many as nine or ten services, to as few as two or three, on
their day of assigned duty. An example of the number of services performed from Memorial Day, 2025, to the same calendar date 2026, was 149 events. Our Honor Guard team members display
professionalism and a dedication in assisting the military Honor Guard. Always prepared to support, and even on the rare occasion, complete the entire military funeral service when the military
HonorGuard is not present.
Although our team has sufficient numbers to fill the roster of the rifle team Commander, three shooters, a chaplain, and a service
director, there is always room for additional volunteers. Contact Post Honor Guard Chairperson, Jerry Livingston for more information.
In closing, I hope everyone enjoys the multitude of recreational opportunities that our beautiful
state has to offer. Above all, stay safe.
For God and Country.
Kevin Rose
Commander / Veterans Resource Advocate
ADJUTANT’S DESK by James Wilhoit —
ADJUTANT’S DESK by James Wilhoit—We will have a booth at Renton River Days. You can sign up to occupy it at the Planning Meeting on Tues. 7/14. Set up will be Fri. 7/24 and RR Days will be that weekend.
AUXILIARY NEWS
2024 ALA Fred Hancock Unit Officers
Fred Hancock # 19 American Legion Auxiliary Unit
Auxiliary News July/August 2026
President/Treasurer Elva Schulz. 425-255-0440 e.schulz@myctl.net
Vice President/Co-Chaplain Evelyn Lundstrom-Weiss 425-255-1845
Co-Chaplain Earnie Jenkins. 425-566-9960 earniejenkins@icloud.com
Secretary/Historian Diana Hagen 425-271-3881 randy-diana@comcast.net
Sergeant at Arms Sara Rowan 206-245-7460. dogs_r_us@comcast.net
The Auxiliary has been very busy! We thank the Post for their help to prepare our annual poppy mailing and to distribute poppies
prior to Memorial Day at the Grocery Outlet and the QFC stores. On Memorial Day we participated in 3 ceremonies with the Post and the Renton VFW to honor our veterans and heroes at the Cedar River
Memorial located at the Renton Senior Center, Mt. Olivet where our respective memorial Post’s namesakes, Fred Hancock and Frank R. Vaise, are buried, and the annual Memorial Day Service at Greenwood
Memorial Park. We enjoyed a delightful dine-out with Post members at the Golden Peacock Restaurant in the Fairwood neighborhood during the first week of June. Since then, we participated in the
District 11 Auxiliary’s pre-convention lunch meeting where the District 11 Membership Trophy was awarded to Renton-Pickering Unit 79 and the District 11 Inspirational Trophy was awarded to very our
Unit President, Elva Schulz! The Unit also celebrated members at our Membership Recognition Luncheon for reaching their
5th year milestone of continuous membership. This year’s honorees were: Lottie Yaddock (55 years), Elva Schulz &
Eunice Paulus (20 years), Sophie Wilhoit (10 years) and Teresa Specht (5 years). The Unit scheduled a visitation
with Yvonne Mechler with the help of her daughter, Marci, and plans to visit Erika Tiede at the Auburn Merrill Gardens at
a later date. On Tuesday, June 23, District 11 Commander Earl Thompson and President Mary Olsen officiated our Unit
and Post installation of officers. Afterward, we all celebrated with “Drumstick” ice cream cones and
refreshments. Unit 19 & 161 are planning to have a Rummage Sale at Post 19 on Friday, July 31 and Saturday, August 1, from 9
am to 5 pm. We welcome your donations! We will be setting up Monday-Thursday, July 27-30, from 10 am to 2 pm, if
you’d like to drop items off or call, Diana Hagen, 425-271-3881, to arrange for a pick up. We wish to thank our Post’s
sponsored Scout Troop members and volunteers in advance for their wonderful help! We wish you all a “cool” summer and
a fruitful new year of service to our veterans, military and their families.
Service Not Self Diana Hagen, Secretary/Historian
Post 19 Honor Guard
The Post Honor Guard is always looking for members to join our ranks and participate at least two Tuesdays each month at Tahoma
National Cemetery. It is a rewarding experience and an excellent way to pay our Veterans back. If interested, contact Jerry Livingston at 206-910-6449, jackieandjerry@comcast.net, for further
information.
SCOUTING NEWS
Our Post sponsors three co-ed Scouting units: Scout Troop 498 (41 youths, meets Tuesday nights), Cub Scout Pack 468 (18 youths, meets second and fourth Monday nights), and Venturing Crew 498 (19 youths, meets second and fourth Wednesday nights). If you’d like to get involved, contact Scouting Chair Gregory Craff,
425-268-8335, gmcraff@yahoo.com or have an interested family contact the Scout unit leader through BeAScout.org.
FOR DISABLED OR INVALID VETERANS
The Post has Medical Support Equipment including Wheel Chairs, Walkers, Crutches and Shower Chairs. Any member can borrow any of these. items at no cost just by
contacting the Chaplain or the Adjutant and showing their Membership card at the time of pick up.
We want to dispose of old flags in a proper and respectful. You can bring the flags any time to our Post Hall, 3224 NE 12th Street in the Renton Highlands, just below the water tower. If no one is there you can just leave them in a bag by the door.
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