Squadron 5 was started at Post 5 in 1977. The first officers were Dennis Scheperle, Greg Watts, Louis Hergemueller, David Tambke, Tim Schepers, Larry Crane, Tom Schepers, and Terry Boeckman. There were 54 original members. Our membership has grown to over 200 members.
During the early years some of our fundraising events were an Annual Chili Supper and New Years Eve Dance. Today most of our funds are raised through our annual dues ($20 per year). Throughout the years the SAL has always tried to give back our funds, some of our donations have been to the Missouri Veterans Home, Special Olympics Missouri, 40/8 Special Needs Christmas part and The American Legion Boys and Girls State. We have supported the upkeep of our Post home with funds for landscaping, television for the bar, audio system and heater for the Sun Porch. We have 3 volunteer cook teams of approximately 30 members who work in our kitchen during Friday night dinners. The SAL also organizes and cooks for the Annual Baseball Dinner. We are active in supporting the weekly Club 5 raffle.
One of the SAL's biggest projects for Post 5 was helping get the Legion Sports Complex up and running. We were instrumental in getting the SAL field built. We poured concrete, setup the scoreboard, built the dugouts, and many other projects at the complex.
Our monthly meetings are held at post 5 on the first Tuesday of every month beginning at 7pm, we invite all current members to attend and are always ready to meet new recruits.
Research by Danny Boeckman
