Finance Committee

About

This committee shall prepare a budget of income and expenditure for the approval of the Department Executive Committee and when such budget is approved shall be charged with its administration. The Department Executive Committee shall have general supervision over all funds raised and expended in the name of The American Legion Department of New Jersey, and shall make report and recommendation thereon to the Department Executive Committee from time to time. It shall also perform such other duties as shall be assigned to it by the Department Executive Committee.

Forms

More information coming soon.

Sweepstakes

Here are the winners of the Spring 2026 Sweepstakes!

1st $5,000 ROBERT JORDAN (POST 198)

2nd $2,500 VINCENT PENSYL (POST 39)

3rd $2,500 JAMES FRAATZ (POST 193)

4th $ 500 JOSEPH LICINSKI (POST 1000)

5th $ 500 WILLIAM WILL (POST 158)

Chairman

Larry Platt

Legion Bio:

 Dual Member of the American Legion and Sons of the American Legion (SAL)

 Active-duty from June 10, 1971, until July 1, 1991 - Vietnam Era Veteran

 American Legion activities:

Post 5

o 2014 - 2015 – 1st Vice Commander

o 2015 – 2016 – Present – Commander

o 2018 – Present - Adjutant

o 2021 – 1st Vice Commander

o 2019 – Present – Adjutant, Squadron 5 SAL

o 2022 – Present - Commander

Union County American Legion (UCAL)

o 2014 – 2016 - 1st Vice Commander

o 2014 – 2016 – County Membership Chairman

o 2016 – 2017 – County Commander

o 2017 – Present – Union County Executive Committeeman

o 2017 – 2021 – Member of Department Finance Committee

o 2019 – Present – County Membership Chairman

Department of NJ American Legion

o 2021 – Present – Department Finance Chairman

o 2022 – Present – Treasurer and Trustee, NJVAA

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Budget

More information coming soon!

Annual Department Project

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