Legion leaders, Army recruiters to host military roundtable

American Legion National Commander Denise H. Rohan will join other veterans during a public forum on career opportunities offered by the U.S. Army on May 25.

The roundtable, which will be held at Spruance Hall inside the Indiana War Memorial in Indianapolis, will be moderated by American Legion Past National Commander Robert W. Spanogle and Lt. Col. Austin Cruz, commander of the U.S. Army Indiana Recruiting Command.

Spanogle, who is also a past national adjutant of The American Legion, organized the event in his capacity as Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for Indiana. The panelists will include Task Force Dagger veteran Chris Spence and Green Beret veteran Will Summers. Task Force Dagger was the famed “Horse Soldiers” mission in Afghanistan that was portrayed in the recent Hollywood film “12 Strong.”

Expected to attend are men and women who have recently joined the U.S. military. The panel will welcome these young people into their ranks and answer questions about what to expect as members of the all-volunteer force. The public is invited to the event which begins at 1:30 p.m.