With a heavy heart, The American Legion Department of California reports that one of our Past Department Commanders has passed on to Post Everlasting.
Joseph O Early
79th Department Commander
Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Further information will follow regarding funeral service details.
Author: caLegion HQ
Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans service organization and its Department of California is dedicated to serving the approximately 2 million veterans living in communities across the Golden State.
It is the “Veteran”
In Memorial Honor to Joseph O. Early, Department of California, American Legion Past Commander,
US Military Veteran
It’s the Veteran,
not the pastor/preacher, who has given us freedom of religion and worship.
It’s the Veteran,
not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It’s the Veteran,
not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It’s the Veteran,
not the demonstration organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble and demonstrate.
It’s the Veteran,
not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It’s the Veteran,
not the politician, who has given us the right to vote, ensures our right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.
It’s the Veteran, Who salutes the Flag, who serves beneath the Flag and whose coffin is draped by the Flag, who gives the protester the right to burn the flag.
The American Veteran does not serve and fight because he hates who is in front of him; he serves and fights because he loves who is behind him.