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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

American Legion commander embraces a new generation, honors tradition

Alicia Knecht didn't have any intention to join the American Legion.

But 11 years ago, when her father-in-law asked her to join Dewey Lowman Post 109, she did, not knowing what to expect.

"Before I joined, it just seemed like an old man's club. I didn't know what they could possibly do for me,"...

American Legion commander embraces a new generation, honors tradition - Baltimore Sun


Baltimore Sun

American Legion commander embraces a new generation, honors tradition
Baltimore Sun
Originally from Yankton, S.D., Knecht served in the Army from 1999 to 2002 as an intelligence analyst, stationed in Korea and Fort Hood, Texas. She met her husband, who grew up in Catonsville, and when they both left the military, they came to Maryland.