Carrying the legacy forward

1999 Oratorical contest North Augusta Post 71

Nat Wolfe founder of Aiken County Veterans council in parade

1999 Post 71 birthday party Donald "Monk" Merritt receives 50 year award. Dept Commander Mack McGee

1999 Birthday Party awards chairman Bill Burris awards 1998 Legionnaire of the year to Barbecue chairman Dan Daniel

1999 Birthday party Nat Wolfe & Department Adjutant James "Jimmy" Hawk

1999 North Augusta Veterans day at Wade Hampton Veterans Park

WWII National memorial in Washington DC promotion to raise money. Post 71 sends donation

2000 Flag retirement Vernon Gould, Jim Whalen, Norm Walker, Rudy Harris

2000 Gary Schuster, Nat Wolfe, Raymond Deal, Norm Walker working a food drive

2000 Harold Crocker and Raymond Deal working VA Hospital Post Christmas party

2000 lake Olmstead stadium in Augusta home to Class a Augusta Greenjackets baseball team. Post 71 volunteers as usher for donation to post from team owners

2000 Post Chaplin Carl Schutte meets with post everlastings families

2000 Cdr Rudy Harris & 1st Vice Michael Strauss Post new member initiation

2000 Post 71 recognizes Mack Williams of North Augusta Public safety for help with food drive

Post 71 members Gordon Cox and Chuck Ashley at the Red Cross Blood drive

2000 Post 71 member Norman Walker with North Augusta High School NJROTC

Post 71 Palmetto Boys State chairman Bill Burriss with year 2000 attendees

2000 birthday party with Dept commander Frank Ward, Dept Adjutant James Hawk and Norm Walker

2000 Legion Birthday with Bob Fishburn, Neal Fleeman

2000 Birthday party. 50 year award Francis Sitar. 1999 Legionnaire of the year Victor "Red" Martin

North Augusta Public Safety attends breakfast in year 2000

2000 Robert "Lee" Dowdle; Capt Bill Luckey, Linda Oliphant and Nat Wolfe

2000 North Augusta Star article about American Legion law enforcement cadet academy. two officers Cook and Hayes actually went on to become officers in the department

1995 WWII Vets in front of Post home

2000 WWII Vets in front of Post home

Carl Schutte, Rudy Harris and Norma Walker conduct post everlasting in 2000 at post 71

Sunset Memory Gardens in Graniteville, SC dedication to four chaplins marker with South Carolina State Senator Tommy Moore and Norma Walker

2000 Sunset Memory Gardens in Graniteville, SC. Mike Strauss & Norma Walker

2000 Color Guard at Riverview park North Augusta SC opening day

2000 Past commander Gordon Cox at North Augusta, SC Elementary School

VA Hospital Bingo sponsored by Post 71 with meals to vets (L to R) Monk Merritt, Carl Schutte, Edna Kichline, Dave Kichline (POW Germany), Neil Fleeman, Michael Strauss and Mrs. Walt Reese

VA Hospital Bingo sponsored by Post 71 with meals to vets Enda Kichline.

Past Commander Raymond Deal, Donald "Monk" Merritt and Olin B Whittle

VA Hospital Post 71 @ VA with bird seed liberty bell shaped donations

North Augusta Christmas parade 2000 with commander Rudy Harris in Chuck Ashley's jeep

Gordon Cox (left) and Carl Schutte (Right) flank Commander Rudy Harris in the Chirstmas parade

2000 Boys State Governor Clayton Dyson from North Augusta with Past Commander Gordon Cox

2000 North Augusta Palmetto Boys State attendees.

1961 American Legion Post 71 barbecue

circa 2002 Nathan M. Wolfe who help develop The American Legion Law Cadet program in South Carolina in 1973. The Program was renamed in his honor to the Nathan M. Wolfe Law Enforcement cadet academy.

circa 2002 Nathan M. Wolfe who help develop The American Legion Law Cadet program in South Carolina in 1973. The Program was renamed in his honor to the Nathan M. Wolfe Law Enforcement cadet academy. Nat Wolfe and Randy Mosley

North Augusta Department of Public Safety Tom H. Rogers(left) with American Legion Law cadet Matthew Murphy (who later became Deputy with Aiken County Sheriff) and Michael Strauss

Kevin Hayes shown here as a attendee of The American legion Law Enforcement cadet academy went on the receive the American Legion South Carolina Law Enforcement officer of the year

Department Commander Cecil "Bud" Hennis with Kevin Hayes (left) Graduate of The American Legion Law Enforcement cadet academy went on the receive the American Legion South Carolina Law Enforcement officer of the year

North Augusta SC American Legion Post 71 riders receive charter

2004 Palmetto Boys State North Augusta attendees With Post Commander Michael Strauss(left red) and Post Boys State Chairman J. Frank Rogers

2005 North Augusta SC American Legion Post 71 Honor Guard

2005 Commander Roger Broach (near) and Pat Rice (far) working on Bulk sales for Legion BBQ

(l-R) Jim Inman, Pat Rice, Frank Berry and J. Frank Rogers doing Building fund raiser

WWII Veteran Les Cullpepper fundraising for the new building

Michael Strauss, Norma Walker, Norm Walker, and Chaplin Ed Miller at the South Carolina Statehouse

American Legion Post 71 food drive in 1999

American Legion Post 71 food drive in 1999 with harold Crocker and Rudy Harris

American Legion Post 71 food drive in 1999 Rudy Harris and Nat wolfe

1999 Rudy Harris getting ready to feed North Augusta elementary 5th graders

1999 getting ready to feed North Augusta elementary 5th graders

Gordon Cox with Boys State attendees at Department convention

Gordon Cox with Palmetto Boys State Lt. Governor in 1999

(right) Raymond Deal preparing meal for Veterans hospitalized at the VA hospital

Post Commander Rudy Harris and Unit 71 President Nancy Wolfe in the Christmas parade

Post 71 member Edd Willoughby, a Pearl Harbor Survivor is Grand Marshall for North Augusta Christmas Parade December 7th, 1999

1999 Christmas Parade in downtown North Augusta, SC

Post 71 member Edd Willoughby, a Pearl Harbor Survivor is Grand Marshall for North Augusta Christmas Parade December 7th, 1999

1997 Wade Hampton Veterans Park North Augusta SC

1997 Flag Retirement ceremony on Flag day

1997 Tom Boulware receives Legionnaire of the years from awards chairman Bob Fishburn

1997 American Legion Post 71 Palmetto Boys State attendees

2002 NJROTC pass and review at North Augusta High school

2002 NJROTC pass and review at North Augusta High School

Gordon Cox working the Americanism programs 2002

2002 Post Commander Michael Strauss (at podium) with Margie Whittle; Dept commander Frank Whittle, Dept Adjutant Jim Hawk and Polly Hawk

2002 members enjoy Legion birthday celebration

2002 Post commander Michael D. Strauss receives 2001 Post 71 Legionnaire of the year award

Department commander Frank Whittle of Columbia speak to Post 71 in 2002 as Dept. adjutant Hawk listens

2002 North Augusta attendees with (left)Commander Michael Strauss and Post Boys state chairman Bill Burriss

2002 Norm Walker at North Augusta High School

2002 Norma Walker hands out programs at Memorial day program

2002 memorial day program Wade Hampton veterans park

(left) Gary Schuster, Dorn Smith, Anna Beth Smiley, Jim Inman (right)

2002 (left) Post Adjutant David Myers prepares names for post everlasting with Carl Schutte Post chaplin looking on

Chaplin Carl Schutte and post Commander Michael Strauss

2002 Chaplin Carl Schutte and post Commander Michael Strauss and adjutant David Myers

2002 Memorial Day Honor Guard

2002 Flag Retirement Ceremony

Roger Broach raises flag at Post home in 2002

2002 Flag Retirement Ceremony

2002 Post 71 BBQ

"The Sauce Boss" Leonard Gunter 2002 Post 71 BBQ

2002 Post 71 BBQ kitchen crew

2002 Michael Strauss, Norm Walker & Brian Wilner prepare donation of tissue paper to VA Hospital

2002 New Building fund raiser at Walmart North Augusta Michael Strauss, Tom Goforth and Norma Walker

2002 Memorial Day Tony Carr Sr.

2002 Memorial Day

2003 Veterans day Chuck Ashley, Lou Wagner, Charles Smiley and Jim Whalen

2003 Veterans day at North Augusta Elementary school Mike Strauss, Clay Swann, Carl Schutte

2003 Veterans day at North Augusta Elementary school Norm walker, James "Sonny" Riggs

2003 North Augusta Christmas parade

2003 North Augusta Christmas parade Commander Strauss Jeep escort

2003 (left) Charles Smiley, Carl Schutte, and George A. Hensley at assisted living facility folding the flag

North Augusta High School Principal Kyle Smith (left) watches Norma Walker present blue star banner to Jennifer Racicot

Awards chairman Bill Burriss presents 2003 Post Legionnaire of the year award to W. Roger Broach

(right) James "Sonny" Riggs recognized for his work as post service officer by commander Strauss

2004 memorial day poppy sales with Past Department President from North Augusta SC Unit 71 Sara Carter (left) and Norm Walker

Commander Strauss speaks at the NJROTC awards banquet with David Myers

Commander Strauss award Christopher Tjon an award

Josh Griffith speaks with Norm Walker

2004 Post Commander Strauss speaks at the North Augusta High School.awards night

2003 memorial day at North Augusta Elementary with Carl Schutte

2003 memorial day

Post 71 member Beverly Funderburg

2003 Christmas parade

(left) Commander Strauss 2003 oratorical contest with Adjutant David Myers (right)

(left) Commander Strauss 2003 oratorical contest with Adjutant David Myers

2004 L to R Jim Hawk Thomas Hamil and South Carolina Dept Commander from post 71 Norma Walker in Chapin SC honoring Hamil civilian hostage held by Iraqi insurgents

June 2004 Past Department commander George Rollings (Lancaster) installs incoming commander Norma Walker (North Augusta) and commends outgoing Commander Robert Gibbons(New Zion) for a job well done

2004 post commander Strauss getting breakfast in post kitchen

(right) Les Cullpepper serves up breakfast to Legionnaire Mann

(right) breakfast volunteer Al "Dick" Schoenfelder serves up some breakfast

Norman Walker attends Nashville national convention 2004

National Commander Tom Cadmus with South Carolina Department commander Norma Walker

color guard prepares for North Augusta recreation kids baseball opening day

2004 Commander Strauss prepares for memorial day ceremony

Past Post Adjutant John Zentz

June 2002 Commander Michael Strauss (North Augusta) with Department commander Frank Whittle (Columbia)

Dept Commander George Rollings presents 100% plaque to Commander Rudy Harris March 2001 with 1st vice commander and Membership chairman Mike Strauss. Seated are Dept Adj. Jim Hawk and wife Polly

Post 71 Howard Johnson speaks to WWII dedication crowd

May 29th 2004 WWII National Memorial Dedication day ceremony in Washington DC. North Augusta hold special event coinciding with the dedication inviting all area WWII Veterans