American Legion Post #155 Attracts younger members;
Joins the 21st Century! Offers free WIFI Access
American Legion Post #155, in Crystal River, Fl., not only is seeking younger veterans’ but has been attracting them as well. Jay Conti Sr. one of the younger members of Post 155, a global war on terrorism veteran helped in establishing a WI-FI access point for its members who would like to come in and enjoy the veterans organization facilities and at the same time bring their PDA's or laptop in and browse the Internet.
The American Legion 155 family which consists of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary, Sons Of The American Legion, The American Legion Riders is over 1,650 members strong and growing every year. The American Legion is the nation's largest veterans organization with more than 2.5 million members worldwide.
"Many young veterans’ have heard stories about Legionnaires getting together to drink and tell of their stories from World War II, Korea or Vietnam," Conti said. "We meet to plan our future and approve methods to accomplish them. Most of us don't have time to talk about the past as we are too busy planning our future events!"