PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
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I am blessed to be serving as the 2025-2026 Department of Illinois President. The theme is "Believe." I love the excitement and the spirit of Christmas - the sounds, the smells, the feeling of love and goodwill, and the magic. Christmas magic is silent. You don't hear it - you feel it. You know it. You believe it.
It will be fun this year as we implement the "Believe" theme into our programs. Believe in our organization, believe in our programs, believe in our accomplishments, and believe in ourselves.
It will be a fantastic year serving with The American Legion Department of Illinois Commander Roy Smith and the Sons of the American Legion Commander Wayne Madson. As a team, we will travel throughout the State of Illinois, working the Legion Family programs, meeting new friends, and creating memories which will last a lifetime.
President Jill Layton
Jill Layton is a 64-year Paid-up-for Life member of the American Legion Auxiliary Liberty Unit 289 in Strasburg, Illinois. Her eligibility is through her father, a Korean Army Veteran, her brother, Larry, who was a Vietnam Army Veteran, and her son, Josh, who is a Marine Veteran and currently in the Marine Reserves.
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