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Newly Elected 2026-27 Officers
Shown below, seated l to r: Historian - George Tracy, Finance Officer -
Gene Schempp, Commander - George Miller, District 5 Commander - Karen
McFaddin, Adjutant - Greg May, 3rd Sergeant-At-Arms - Joe Dillehay,
standing l to r: 2nd Sergeant-At-Arms - Douglas Senter, Chaplain -
Todd McPhetridge, Parliamentarian - Mike Donnelly, Executive
Committee Rep - Jimmy Payne, Executive Committee Rep - Pat McCrary,
2nd Vice Commander - Bruce Lobach, 1st Sergeant-At-Arms - John Laney,
1st Vice Commander – Chris Smith.
Missing from the photo are
Executive Committee Rep - Mike Bruschi, and Resource Officer - Kate
Tomlinson.
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2026 Awards Banquet and 107th Birthday Celebration
Shown below, l to r, are all award winners: Post 52 Chaplain Todd McPhetridge, Auxiliary Unit 52 Historian and Legionnaire Judy Blackley, EMT Mackenzie Malone of Franklin County Emergency Services, President of the Franklinton Woman's Club Evelyn Goswick, Randy Bright of Bright Memorials, Post 52 Commander Chris Smith, Detective Sergeant Kevin Watt of the Franklinton Police Department, and Chief Darrell Chalk of the Franklinton Fire Department.
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Franklinton Veterans Memorial Park Phase 2
New items added to the park include a modern bronze Battlefield Cross and memorial dedication stones. Also coming soon will be the addition of a Brick locator QR code. This code will help you in locate your loved one's memorial brick using your cell phone.
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Honorary Life Members
Looking for ways to honor service, the PEC (Post Executive Committee) concluded that we could honor our members who have served Franklinton Post 52 and The American Legion for more than 40 years of continuous service. It was decided that an Honorary Life membership would start with their 41st year of service. It was then voted on at two consecutive membership meetings and approved unanimously at both. After reviewing membership records, we identified eight members eligible for this honor.
Shown here (l to r) are 6 of the eight members who attended our November meeting. They are: Durwood Davis - 56 years, Charles Oakley - 52 years, Smokey Stover - 42 years, Brodie Green - 61 years, Ronald Champion - 58 years, and Steve Ijames - 47 years. The two members who were unable to attend were Donald Appleford (58 years) and Michael Strickland (42 years).
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August Meeting
We had a visit from our District 5 Commander, Karen McPadden, accompanied by our District 5 Vice Commander, Mary Dorch-Williams. We also had the plesure of hearing from our 2025 Tar Heel Boys State Graduate, Ben Blanchard , Ben spoke on his expirence at Boys State.
Shown here (l to r) Mary Dortch Williams - District 5 Vice Commander, Karen McPadden - District 5 Commander, Ben Blanchard - 2025 graduate of Tar Heel Boys State, Doug Blanchard - Father of Ben, and Chris Smith - Post 52 Commander.
2025 Tar Heel Boys State
The 2025 Tar Heel Boys State delegate sponsored by Post 52 was Ben Blanchard. He was elected to be the specker of the house and is shown in picture below. Ben has been invited to come to the Post to speak to us able his experience. Due to the State Convention and other commitments being held at the same time as graduation, no one from the Post was able to make it to this years event.
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2025 Memorial Day Service
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Department Oratorical Contest Runner-Up
Shown below, l. to r. are: John Sammons, Jr. – Division 1 Commander; George Miller – Post 52 Finance Officer; Chris Smith – Post 52 Commander; Victoria Sema - State Contest Runner-Up, Mike Donnelly – PDC and Post 52 Parliamentarian; and George Tracy – Post 52 Historian.
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