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Second Vice Commander-legionnaire
Jim Rose-2022-2023
US airforce 1973-1977. Worked as a liquid fuels systems maintenance specialist. In the private sector he worked for Consumers Power from 1977-2012 first as a boiler welder and later as an electrician.
Adjutant-legionnaire
Thursday, May 4, 202312:00 PM
Thursday, May 1, 20251:00 PM
John Shilling -2022-2024/810-922-4388
Accepted the position after the prior stepped down. US Army 1981 - 1988 11B Infantry Soldier specializing as a Sniper in the Berlin Brigade Germany. In the private sector he worked as a Firefighter, EMS, and 911 Dispatcher. Then in 2005 John helped open Great Lakes National Cemetery where he worked until 2021 as the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor. John Shilling- 810-922-4388 - johnnyrotten62@Icloud.com/ 810-922-4388
Historian/Public Relations
Jay Collins 2022-2025
US army medical corps with service to the pacific fleet out of Tripler Army Medical Center. Honorable discharge .
Practiced general surgery in West Branch, Michigan from 1984 until 2008. Thereafter moved to Minnesota and ultimately assumed role to stand up a new surgical unit at St. Cloud, Minnesota. Retired 2020 with the number one ambulatory surgical center in the VA. Jay Collins- 320-212-3690 - sailingsouthwest@gmail.com
Sargent at Arms-legionnaire
Ron Timmons 2022-2023
Ron worked for Ford motor Wayne assembly for 38 yrs with receiving and inspection. He served beginning in 1958 in the US Army in Korea. He began as a wheel mechanic and later a his expertise was to drive 60 ton tanks. He retired from
Ford Motor in 2003 and he is married for 58 years and has 2 children. Ron Timmons- 989-389-3189
Finance
Mary Eiteuner served as an intelligence specialist in the U.S. Air Force from 1989-2015. During her career she performed duty in the defense attache’ offices in Kyiv, Ukraine, Helsinki, Finland, Canberra, Australia , and Tirana, Albania Mary Eiteuner- 937-443-1470 - mfeiteuner@hotmail.com
Member at Large
Mark Eiteuner- 937-443-1823 - n68me@hotmail.com
Mark Eiteuner served on active duty with the USAF from 1987-1992 as a Telecommunications Specialist and was assigned to Clark AB, Philippines, and the Pentagon. He later returned to service with the USAF Reserve 1997-2014 as an Air Transportation Specialist based out of McGuire AFB, NJ, and Dayton AFB, OH. His long-term deployed locations included Dover AFB, DE, Charleston AFB, SC, and Balad AB, Iraq, all in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
Member at Large
Mark Hickey- 989-240-2423 - starro@m33access.com. Former commander now serving as member at large
Commander-legionnaire
Jeffry Beedle-2021-2023
Assistant Lounge Manager Omnipresent with our vigorous schedule of fund raising events. Graduated Rochester High School 1988, served Michigan Army National Guard 1987-1990, basic training at Fort Benning, served at Detroit Light Guard Armory, 225th Infantry Division
2024 officers
The officers for 2024 remembering our fallen comrades at the 2024 memorial day services.