Troop Welcome Home/Send-Off Events

Many Auxiliary units and Legion posts are actively involved in their communities welcoming our troops home. Here are some ideas on how you can help:

• Seek out servicemembers returning to your community, and make it a major event
• Organize community-wide ceremonies on holidays such as Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Veterans Day
• Host activities in the local Legion Family post (dinner or an awards ceremony)
• Organize "Support Our Troops Night" at local sporting events
• Line the streets with U.S. flags, Blue Star Banners, yellow ribbons, and yard signs
• Develop a public relations plan to get the event publicized in newspapers, radio, or TV
• Arrange speaking engagements for servicemembers at schools
• Present returning troops with certificates of recognition