Sun City Center (Fla.) American Legion Post 246 completed construction of three flag and guidon holders for Lennard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) class. JROTC Commander Lt. Col. David Dietz approached Post 246 for help funding the flag stands, which would be the central feature of the unit’s proposed Wall of Honor. However, Post 246 not only voted to fund the project but went a step further and actually built it.

Two members of Post 246, Sergeant-at-Arms Ken Holt and member Jeff Michaelsen, used the Sawdust Engineers workshop, receiving much advice and moral support from the members of that club. Michaelsen created the plans for the boxes. After a bit of trial and error, he and Holt finished the requested two boxes. Discovering they had enough material remaining, they constructed a third flag holder especially designed to display the U.S. and state flags.

All veterans and family members are invited to visit our Legion Family, which meets on the third Friday of each month at 0930 and has a social coffee with comrades at 0900 in Room 3 of the Community Hall, located at 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center, FL 33573. Or call (813) 485-5055.