Dan Brockman

Dan Brockman, Dan was a WWI and WWII Veteran. He was born August 28 1896 and was a longtime resident of Twin Bridges. He is credited with saving the Post Charter in the 1940's and 50's when the post activity was at a low ebb. In 1962 Dan became the first Twin Bridges Legionnaire to receive a Life Membership.

Our post is a small one, 33 members, we have no post home and our annual budget is very small. Our members are a dedicated group and we are heavily involved in the school and local community. Our post consistently receives Children and Youth Program awards and we are constantly looking for more ways to help our local young people. Here are a few of the programs we do each year. 1.Veterans Community Christmas Dinner. This is put on for the community by Veterans at no cost to the community. 2.We conduct a Kids Summer fishing derby with prizes at Lori’s pond. We also accomplish all maintenance at the pond. 3.We accomplish periodic Veteran, in uniform, visits to the Twin Bridges schools. 4.We conduct Halloween safety at the local grade school. 5.We provide a $500 college scholarship. 6.We do the cooking at the annual Fathers Day Flyin. 7.We collect donations for the Ruby Valley Food Bank. 8.We collect old cell phones for the Cell Phones For Soldiers program. 9.We conduct an annual Oratorical contest with a cash prize. 10.We sponsor a Boy to the Summer Boys state event in Helena. 11.We conduct a Constitutional essay contest with cash prizes. 12.We conduct a Veteran Honor Guard at every Veterans funeral at local cemeteries. 13.We conduct a Veteran Honor Guard for Memorial Day at all local cemeteries and conduct a dignified disposal of unserviceable flag ceremony afterwards. 14.We lay all Veteran burial headstones. 15.We maintain white crosses for Highway Fatalities. 16.We present the colors and our local Veterans lead the Madison County Fair parade. 17.We present Flag raising and retreat ceremonies for the local community. 18.We have a Veteran float in the parade and at the Rodeo. 19.We maintain flags and poles at multiple locations around Twin Bridges. 20.We maintain and update a Veterans Memorial in Twin Bridges by the library. 21.We have medical equipment that we sign out to any local family for as long as they need it. 22.We teach Flag Etiquette merit badges for the local Cub Scout pack. 23.We donated monies to the Cub Scout, close up kids, SHODAIR childrens hospital, Toys For Tots and the Twin Little League. 24.We have been awarded the American Legion Outstanding Post Award for 2014. 25.We have been awarded the American Legion Meritorious Service Most Outstanding Post Children & Youth Program 2012-2013, 2014-2015 26.We just completed another Eagle Scout Project at Lori's pond to build a covered pic-nic area. As you can see for a small post we stay pretty busy...