The 2025 American Legion Gold Brigade, Silver Brigade, Bronze Brigade and Recruiter of the Year named.
The American Legion is pleased to recognize Legionnaires for their outstanding membership recruiting efforts at the post level for the 2025 membership year. These Legionnaires are recipients of the Gold Brigade (recruited 50 or more new members), Silver Brigade (25-49 new members) and Bronze Brigade (15-24 new members) membership recruiting awards, and the National Recruiter of the Year.
The National Recruiter of the Year for 2025 is Martha “Marti” Bigbie of Post 142 in St. George, Utah, who recruited 420 new members. Bigbie will receive an all-expense paid trip to the 106th American Legion National Convention in Tampa, Fla., where she will be recognized on the convention stage and attend the National Commander’s Banquet as a distinguished guest.
The following are the Gold, Silver and Bronze Brigade winners.
GOLD BRIGADE WINNERS:
Alaska: Amanda Jones (Post 99)
Arizona: Gerry Bloom (Post 27); Patricia Jimenez (Post 27); Victoria Laria (Post 27)
California: Jeffrey Jewell (Post 165); Andre Andrews (Post 10); Michelle Heaton (Post 283)
Florida: Binion Williams (Post 137); Clarence Hill (Post 316); Susan Kohler (Post 273); John Holbert (Post 273); Anthony Torregrossa (Post 273); Daniel Koker (Post 273); Renea Bohnen (Post 392); Catherine Butler (Post 240); George Stern II (Post 103); Bill Niemiec (Post 250); Kelly Valliere (Post 57); Toshiko L. Moultrie (Post 197)
France: Dennis Owens (Post NLO1)
Georgia: Lorenzo Walker (Post 267); Vickie Smith-Dikes (Post 333); Madonna Moore (Post 333); Patricia Liddell (Post 333); Stefan Reynolds (Post 519); Prudence Nunley (Post 333); Edgar Johnson (Post 333); Gerald Williams (Post 333)
Idaho: Robert Shay (Post 143)
Illinois: Dr. Don Horn (Post 974); Kendal Bishop (Post 974); Wade Hudson (Post 2017); Chevonne Woodard (Post 829); Sean Greaney (Post 491)
Indiana: Bryce Hullett (Post 64); Shelby Hobbs (Post 331); Kelly Murray (Post 11); Ron Patterson (Post 391); Chris Ryhal (Post 70); Laurie Bowman (Post 152); Gina Owens (Post 230)
Kentucky: Andrew Chitty (Post 113)
Maryland: George Delaney (Post 300)
Minnesota: Terry Larson (Post 225)
New Jersey: Richard Godfrey Sr. (Post 129); Thomas Covello (Post 232)
New Mexico: Paul Espinoza (Post 13)
North Carolina: Paul Ferris (Post 116); Everett “Bo” Lyles (Post 525)
North Dakota: Daniel Rustvang (Post 1)
Ohio: Joyce Hannum (Post 459)
Oklahoma: Andrew Fisher (Post 17)
Pennsylvania: Michelle Zondome (Post 272); Jeffery Zinn (Post 109)
Puerto Rico: Carmen Rosario (Post 1)
South Carolina: Douglas Ammon (Post 178)
Texas: Billy Hill (Post 828); David Witucki (Post 490)
West Virginia: Joseph Malcolm (Post 71); Matthew Sampson (Post 174)
SILVER BRIGADE WINNERS:
Alabama: Francis Doyle (Post 57)
Arkansas: Albert Wille (Post 139)
California: Edward Castillo (Post 68); Sam Miller (Post 283); Tim Rowe (Post 283)
Florida: Deveron Reeves (Post 137); Michael Mason (Post 323); Mark Cowan (Post 36)
Georgia: Craig Rowan (Post 189); Thomas Miller (Post 186); John Griffin (Post 6); Dwight Bell (Post 70)
Indiana: Clifton Morlan (Post 360); Robbin Morris (Pot 117); Frank Reeves (Post 145); Robert Polly (Post 492); Jon Yoquelet (Post 43); Ronald Arrington (Post 204); Donald Duvall (Post 24)
Maryland: ShaWanda Brown (Post 259); Sylvester Jones (Post 259)
Michigan: Jeffrey Robertson (Post 377)
Minnesota: Sergio Sajion (Post 560); Steve Fosness (Post 36); Beth Medeiros (Post 49)
Missouri: Maria Poindexter (Post 55)
Montana: Brian Carpenter (Post 11)
New Jersey: Patrick Cummings (Post 524)
North Carolina: Joseph Robinson (Post 202); Michelle Graf (Post 116); Krista Abshure (Post 116)
North Dakota: Grant Carns (Post 37)
Oklahoma: Ronald Bunch (Post 17); Nicholas Kallas (Post 17)
Pennsylvania: Terri Kaiser Krecker (Post 9); Eric Luke (Post 105); Scott Brennan (Post 34); Leland Hess (Post 245); Leon Kowalski (Post 273); Keith Harvey (Post 733); Frank Hall (Post 571); Chad Slater (Post 778); Brian Turlip (Post 328)
South Carolina: Richard Bernard (Post 166)
Texas: Gregory Clark (Post 300); Randall Remaley (Post 592); Cheryl Williams (Post 817)
West Virginia: Rob Bunda (Post 71)
Wisconsin: Nathan Bond (Post 102); Nancy Schnell Rivera (Post 477)
Wyoming: William Frye (Post 6)
BRONZE BRIGADE WINNERS
Alaska: Sarah Petersen (Post 33)
California: Ranee Rubio (Post 283)
Georgia: Forest Bannerman (Post 512)
Idaho: Ernest Cook (Post 113)
Indiana: Gilberto Soria Jr. (Post 45); Rick Kilburn (Post 155); William Hamilton (Post 409); Daniel Lopez (Post 241); Patricia Esslinger (Post 157); William Towle (Post 97); Karen Clark (Post 31); Leland Barksdale (Post 210); Daryl Peterson (Post 170); Karl Woodall (Post 555); Bruce Lemar (Post 160); Edward Pollingue (Post 95); Beverly Bishop (Post 6); Paul Norton (Post 510); Sue Hunt (Post 42); Calvin Duncan (Post 33); Charles Mihalko (Post 9)
Maryland: Roy Brown (Post 259); Cynthia Carlisle (Post 259)
Minnesota: Jessica Warzecha (Post 46)
Missouri: Alex Slocum (Post 131); Jerome Goolsby (Post 359)
North Carolina: Norman Klein (Post 116); Nancy Phillips (Post 116)
North Dakota: Dan Brown (Post 37)
Oklahoma: Robert Epperly (Post 17); Worley Holmes (Post 1); Dorris Britton (Post 1); Derrick Shelton (Post 1)
Pennsylvania: Michael Ross (Post 561); Charles Newman (Post 682); Richard Zeigler (Post 143); Timothy Blanch (Post 998); Cindy Steadman (Post 751); Richard Karlowsky (Post 22)
Puerto Rico: John Fisher (Post 48); Efrain Cintron Diaz (Post 2)
South Carolina: Harry Malpass (Post 178)
Texas: Albert Mireles Jr. (Post 2); Danny Muth (Post 593); Henry Creech (Post 593); Amanda Parham (Post 828); Burrell Parmer (Post 828); Jack Caniglia (Post 300); Ventura Tounsel Jr. (Post 300); Spencer Spriesterbach (Post 336); Tynetta Runnels
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