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I am excited to inform you that the Commandery-in-Chief has engaged a firm to design and build a new website for the Loyal Legion. The new platform will include several new features that will allow for greater and more timely communication and information dissemination. The website will have a members only, password-protected section that will provide forms, Commandery leadership contact information, an online shop, and a calendar of important Loyal Legion and other relevant events. A lot of the rich detail that was held in the prior SUVCW-hosted website will also return, but in a more digestible and enjoyable format. This will include biographies of past Commanders-in-Chief, list of Companions awarded the CMOH, Original Companion information, war papers, a repository of past issues of the LLHJ, and much more. Our website will also encourage and drive interest in those who have an interest in joining MOLLUS. During his tenure as Commander-in-Chief, PCinC Michael Bates tasked now-Junior Vice-Commander-in-Chief Jeff Lilly to lead this effort, and I have asked him to continue in that capacity. We expect to have a new website online by Q2 2026. Stay tuned for more updates!

The Trustees of the Loyal Legion Memorial Fund (LLMF), of which I also serve as Chairman, have made the decision to move our beloved Loyal Legion Historical Journal (LLHJ) to a fully-electronic format. This decision was not made lightly or in a vacuum. The publication and postage costs are the single largest expense the LLMF has, consuming approximately $14,000.00 annually. These costs will only continue to rise, and the LLMF has run prior annual deficits to continue to support the publication – this is not a viable business model. Future issues of the LLHJ will be distributed via the MOLLUS Constant Contact account and posted to our website.  Companions will be able to easily download and print the current issue of the LLHJ in .pdf format from the Constant Contact email or the Loyal Legion website if they wish to have a hardcopy to read. The LLMF Trustees will then be able to allocate funds to other worthwhile endeavors within its mission.