American Legion
12th District Council
Americanism
Americanism
One of the four pillars that make up the foundation of the American Legion is Americanism. It is our responsibility to remind the community and teach our youth about what it is that makes this country great. We do this through our involvement in celebrating our Independence Day, Veterans Day and Memorial Day through parades and other post events and through several of our programs as follows:
Chairman
Tom Rowe -- (614)284-8714 --- Email
Buckeye Boys State
Since 1936 we have been teaching young men, between their Junior and Senior years in High School about our form of Government. Buckeye Boys State, as one of the largest of 55 Boys State programs throughout the U.S., is held in the summer at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Each Delegate is sponsored by one of the over 500 posts in Ohio. More Information
Chairman
Tom Rowe -- (614)284-8714 --- Email
Oratorical
The American Legion Oratorical Contest exists to develop deeper knowledge and appreciation for the U.S. Constitution among high school students. Since 1938, the program has presented participants with an academic speaking challenge that teaches important leadership qualities, the history of our nation’s laws, the ability to think and speak clearly, and an understanding of the duties, responsibilities, rights and privileges of American citizenship. It has had such prominent Contestants as:
- Former presidential candidate Alan Keyes
- National television commentator and talk radio host Lou Dobbs
- Vice-President of the United States Mike Pence.
The District will be holding it's Oratorical in early spring and can be found our Events Page. Contact your local Post
to be sponsored
Chairman: Malcolm Glasgow -- (614)404-9705 --- Email
Baseball
Over the generations high school youth have learned sportsmanship and how to be good citizens through American Legion Baseball. Many American Legion basball players go on the play college baseball and then move into the professional leagues. The American Legion baseball season ends up with local and regional playoffs and finally the American Legion Wold Series in Shelby, North Carolina. The 2014 American Legion World Series championship game was televised live and available to 80 million viewers on the ESPNU network with preliminary games being available on the Internet service ESPN3. The agreement between The American Legion and ESPN is for five years.
Hall of Fame Baseball players who played American Legion Baseball (of the over 80):
- Ted Williams
- Stan Musial
- Roy Campanella
- Reggie Jackson
- Yogi Berra
- Jim Bunning
- Greg Maddux
- Al Kaline
- More
Religious Emphasis
As The American Legion is pledged to service “For God and Country” and has continuously emphasized the spiritual foundations of our freedom, The American Legion Department of Ohio Religious Emphasis Committee believes that to preserve this freedom, we must continue to hold before the American people the spiritual foundations of our Country. We recognize our post Chaplains by awarding the "Father Duffy" award for the outstanding Chaplain of the year, as well as the Post Chaplain award for outstanding performance.
We celebrate the Four Chaplains of WWII who showed us all what true selfless service to our comrades as part of our "Service to God and Country" program. More Info
More information about Four Chaplains Service in the 12th District can be found on our Events Page.
Chairman: Chaplain Carl Bradley --- (614)589-8505 --- Email
Scholarships
Since 1971, The American Legion Department of Ohio has awarded scholarships to deserving students to assist them with the ever-increasing costs associated with higher education.