Legon centennial: 50-year membership pin

Legon centennial: 50-year membership pin

A highlight for Charles "Chuck" Gregg in his 54 years as an American Legion member was when he presented a 50-year continuous American Legion membership pin and certificate to his World War I Navy veteran grandfather, Ernest McKinley Graves. The day was Nov. 11, 1969 – Veterans Day and the Legion’s 50-year anniversary.

The moment also was memorable for Gregg because at the time he was commander of Post 138 in Caney, Kan., the same post his grandfather helped charter and was a commander of in 1927.

Gregg, a past Oklahoma department commander, reached his 50-year Legion membership in 2016, and used his grandfather’s pin for the ceremony.