TAL/SAL COOPERATION BEGETS NEW DETACHMENT PRESENCE
SANGER, CA, Nov. 4, 2021 – SAL Detachment Assistant Adjutant Alex Brandon’s vision for re-branding the Sons of The American Legion in California just happened to match up with what the Department Web Team had been trying to promote for a while. When they began combining their efforts a few months ago, and with the blessings of the Commanders and Adjutants of their respective entities, they started in earnest to bring their now common goal to fruition. In addition to casons.org, this collaboration produced a new Detachment logo, a 90th Anniversary “seal”/lapel pin for the Sons, and the California Adjutants Network (C.A.N.).
The goal of this website was to emulate what the Department had done and to reinforce each other’s (TAL/SAL) brand. Common to both sites is an ease of navigation and nothing anyone is looking for being more than 2 “clicks” away. The Department’s cooperation extended to office emails for the top 50 slots in the Detachment. While the Department’s emails end in @calegion.org, the Detachment’s end in the new @casons.org (a domain previously obtained by Brandon).
Pivotal to this whole process has been the support from Jared Morgan, Chairman of the Department’s Media & Communications Commission. He was immediately excited about the project and deserves thankful recognition. All those involved believe this joint venture to be a testament to what can be accomplished by TAL and SAL working together at every level. The Web Team, of which Alex is now a member, may be contacted at webteam@calegion.org. He will largely be responsible for maintaining the Detachment’s communications framework going forward.
Author: Jared Morgan
Jared is the senior editor and web team lead for the Department of California and chair of its Media & Communications Commission. He became a member of the American Legion in 2014 when he joined Palisades Post 283 to find stories about veterans issues for a local newspaper while working as its news editor. He was soon brought in as 283's assistant adjutant and historian to help produce the post's award-winning community newspaper. Since then, Jared has used his media skills to help further the efforts of The American Legion in its advocacy of veterans and their families. Jared has also worked for several years to help revitalize the 100-year-old Santa Monica Post 123, formerly as its adjutant and as a member of its executive board, before transferring back to Post 283.
