From the left: 5th Zone Commander John Pickard hands Certificate to Marquette Sons of the American Legion #44 Vice Commander Rob Neumann, 12th District Legion Commander Carl Morrison, State of Michigan Sons Commander Zach Pendell, Commander of the Marquette Sons Scott Beaudoin and Adjutant Trevor O’Connor.

MARQUETTE — The Richard M. Jopling Sons of the American Legion Squad #44 were recently honored with a yearly sticker for their plaque commemorating the achievement of 100% in membership. Every squadron that achieves 100% by detachment convention receive the award which will be displayed in the post.

A news release from the organization states: “What a great time to belong to the greatest organization on earth! The Michigan Sons of The American Legion are making great strides in American Legion programs, helping the local posts, and working with the community.

“The Sons of The American Legion was founded for preserving The American Legion traditions and programs while improving the quality of life for our nation’s children, caring for veterans and their families and teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship.”

The Sons of The American Legion Detachment of Michigan represents over 26000 members in the State of Michigan. Founded in 1934, Sons of The American Legion exists to honor the service and sacrifice of Legionnaires.

S.A.L. members include males of all ages whose parents or grandparents served in the U.S. military.

Members of The American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion comprise the Legion Family, which has a combined membership of nearly 5 million.

Although Sons has its own membership, the organization is not a separate entity. Rather, S.A.L. is a program of The American Legion. Many Legionnaires hold dual membership in S.A.L

The Sons of The American legion follows closely and supports “The Four Pillars” of The American Legion; veteran rehabilitation, Americanism, child welfare, and national security.

Meetings are held the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Marquette Legion Post.