George Wallace 

Post Commander

George is retired from the Army after serving for 33 years from January 1986 - April 2019. 

He has been a member of the American Legion for over 10 years. 

George has been awarded the Legion of Merit, several Meritorious Service Medals and Army Commendation Medals. 

His deployments include Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Joint Forge, and Operation Enduring Freedom. 

George has served in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bosnia, and Germany. 

He is the Commander of Post 8 as well as the Road Captain for Chapter 8’s ALR. 

George is a past Post Service Officer and Past Director of Post 8’s American Legion Riders Chapter. 

He is a “Quad-Member” with membership in the American Legion, Sons of the American Legion,

the American Legion Auxiliary and the American Legion Riders.

Vacant

1st Vice Commander

Ed McNulty

2nd Vice Commander

Ed is a US Navy Veteran who served from November 1959 – November 1961 on the USS Gyatt DDG1, the US Navy’s first Guided Missile Destroyer.  

He is the Captain of Post 8’s Honor Guard, Past Post Commander, and Past Finance Officer. 

Gino Malin 

3rd Vice Commander

Gino, a Navy Veteran, has been a member of the American Legion for over 6 years. 

He completed Boot Camp in Orlando and was assigned to the Naval Base in Rota Spain. 

Gino’s next assignment was on the USS Independence CV62, an Aircraft Carrier based out of Norfolk, VA. 

Gino is also the Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms for Post 8’s American Legion Riders.

Susan Lanier

Finance Officer

Cathy Smithmeyer 

Adjutant

Cathy is a US Navy Veteran and has been a member of the American Legion for over 10 years. 

She served in the Navy for 4 years, stationed at Commander Submarine Group Two in Groton, Connecticut. 

Cathy serves as Post 8’s America Legion Adjutant. 

Richard (Rick) Brown

Chaplain

Fred Wilson 

Sergeant At Arms

Robert (Bob) Hardman

Historian

Jordon Maxwell

Executive Committee

Nick Nichols

Executive Committee

Randy Bartlett

Executive Committee

Craig "Red" Heun 

Service Officer

Walter "Chuck" Stem

Judge Advocate

Mike O'Callaghan 

Past Post Commander

Mike is a US Army Paratrooper Veteran and has been a member of the American Legion for over 25 years. 

He is the Finance Officer for Post 8’s Sons of the American Legion and a founding member of Post 8’ American Legion Riders Chapter.