It is with deepest sympathy that I announce the passing of our brother Robert Bell Mack. The viewing begins this Thursday November 21st, 2024 from 9 am to 11 am. The funeral mass is at 11 am. The address is Lawler & Crosby Funeral Home, 1803 Centre Street, West Roxbury, MA 02132. The repast will start around 1:30 pm at Syria Temple #31, 89 Norfolk Street, Dorchester, MA 02124.
The Brookline American Legion is giving away free turkeys today and tomorrow. Please contact Commander Elmon Hendrickson at 617-953-3915. Thank you.
We are looking for volunteers to put flags on veterans graves at Holyhood Cemetery in Chestnut Hill.
For American Legion members, in lieu of our regular monthly meeting in May, we are looking to schedule a date and time to meet at the Holyhood Cemetery to volunteer putting the flags out. Our goal is to put all the veterans flags out before May 11th. For all those interested, please contact Commander Hendrickson at 617-953-3915.
It is with deepest sadness that I announce the passing of our fell comrade U.S. Army Vietnam Veteran John Tynan, Commander of the Stephen F. Rutledge VFW Post 864 and member of the Brookline American Legion Post 11.
Brookline American Legion Post 11 Scholarship Winners have been announced!
Each applicant researched and created a 2-4 minute video about one of the sixteen Memorial Squares in Brookline. We received some AMAZING video submissions by students from our town. See the top videos at:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYwOKTG0NnZbVA8KqTR8CYEIs7SK2Qd9z
The scholarship winners for 2020 are:
• First Place ($2,500) Dafna Williams
• Second Place ($1,000) Rotem Nir
• Third Place ($500) Brunna Mattos Rocha
If you’d like to make a donation to the scholarship fund for future years, you can do so with this link: https://www.paypal.me/ALBrooklinePost11
We will have another scholarship competition next year. Stay tuned next spring for info then.
Commander Hendrickson stands at attention
at Allen Red MacPherson’s service at Walnut Hills Cemetery
It is with deepest sympathy that I announce the passing of one of our fellow American Legion veteran brothers — U.S. Navy and Korean War Veteran – American Legion Chaplain and Member-VFW Member Allen Red MacPherson passed away on Sunday, June 14, 2020.
Allen’s service is private and will be held Friday, June 19, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Bell O’Dea Funeral Home.
Burial will be at Walnut Hills Cemetery at 1 p.m. and is not private.
Memorial Day 2020
Commander Hendrickson Pays Tribute to Fallen Veteran’s
