Jennifer L. Laux was appointed National Historian of The American Legion on Aug. 29, 2024, at the 105th National Convention in New Orleans.
Laux is originally from Tunkhannock, a small town in the beautiful Endless Mountains region of northeastern Pennsylvania where her family still resides. She joined the U.S. Navy in 1993 as a cryptologic technician Morse Code operator. Her duty stations included Naval Security Group Detachment Diego Garcia (British Indian Ocean Territory), the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Md., and Naval Security Group Activity Northwest in Chesapeake, Va. She earned numerous awards during her five years of active-duty service, including two Navy Marine Corps Achievement Medals and a Navy Good Conduct Medal.
Upon her honorable discharge in 1998, Laux went on to earn her Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland and her Master of Science in Management/Public Affairs from the University of Maryland University College. She worked as a communications coordinator for the University of Maryland’s Agricultural Nutrient Management Program for approximately 10 years. In 2010, she was hired by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Omaha District working as a public outreach specialist and is now a lead communications analyst with the Corps’ Levee Safety Center in Vicksburg, Miss.
Laux joined The American Legion in 2010 and is a member of Millard American Legion Post 374 in Omaha, Neb. At the post level, she served as the second vice commander and American Legion Riders treasurer. She has been the department historian since 2012 and served as the centennial chair. She is a member of Millard American Legion Auxiliary Unit 374 and the National Association of Department Historians. She is also a 2012 American Legion College graduate.
Laux currently lives in Omaha, has two stepchildren and three dogs, and enjoys spending time outdoors with her husband, Eric. In addition to volunteering for many American Legion events, she is active as a Nebraska master naturalist, working to restore habitat for pollinators like the monarch butterfly.
