American Legion - 0010 Joe Quesenberry

Among American Legion members, there is no rank or prejudice, only purpose. A veteran is a veteran. The purpose of veterans in the American Legion is to strengthen the united states of america through programs, services, compassion and actions that have proven vital, timeless and life-changing for over a century. Our 2023 accomplishments are: 1) we make our facility available to other veteran organizations such as disabled American veterans, order of the purple heart, united military women of the southwest and the vet center free of charge; 2) hosting of a Post traumatic stress disorder group at the Post twice a month; 3) provided a free hearty breakfast to over 300 veteran motorcycle riders who travel to the vietnam memorial; 4) clean up of the city of las cruces veterans memorial park; 5) participate in the raising and lowering of the garrison flag flown at the park on special patriotic days; 6) participate in the annual homeless veteran standdown providing those less fortunate veterans with food, clothing, hygiene items, counseling and medical care; 7) provides free social gatherings for all members every month; and 8) assistance to an average of four veterans each month in filing their claims to the verterans administration; 9) participated in the dedication of an afghanistan/gulf war memorial, and 10) attended veteran's funerals and memorials providing flowers and other gifts in rememberance of those veteran's we have lost. The Post hosted the annual American Legion department of new mexico convention.

Post 10 has generously given donations to those in need as follows: 1) purchased a therpy chair for a wwii veteran who was given six months to live; the chair saved his life and is now a member of the Post 2) honor flight of southern new mexico and el paso who take veterans to visit their memorials in Washington dc free of charge; 3) American Legion children and youth program, oratorical program, boys and girls state and the fisher house; 4) supported the children ad youth camp in estancia, nm; 5) continued support for the state veterans home in truth or consequences, nm for needed improvements; 6) legacy scholarship of $1,000: 7) financial support to the vietnam veterans of america, order of the purple heart, unity military women of the southwest, American Legion department of new mexico and other nm posts who solicited support; and 8) innumerable veterans and veteran families needing financial assistance for their rent, utilities, food, and various other financial and emotional needs.