Area 5 Vice Commander
Michael Yates
District 21 Officers 2024-2025
Jesse Saucedo, Commander
Post 200
Al Mendoza
1st Vice Commander
Post 574
(951) 233-4388
U.S. Air Force Veteran, 19 years with the American Legion with 4 years with the ALR and SONS. 36 years in Law Enforcement with LASO, Riverside P.D., Perris P.D., and Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. 14 years as a private Investigator and 9 years in the health, home, and vehicle insurance business.
Juan Fernandez
2nd Vice Commander
Post 742
951-526-8876
Served in the USMCR from 1996-2002. American Legion for 6 yrs have served as Historian, 3rd Vice and 2nd Vice for Post 742. District 21 served as Historian and 3rd Vice and District Chair for Boys and Girls State.
Tim Moore
3rd Vice Commander
Post 595
(951) 544-9232
Arthur Gonzales
Adjutant
Post 574
(951) 398-9490
Post 574 Adjutant
Past Post 79 Adjutant
Lester Fountain
Chaplain
Post 848
(951) 693-1559
Terry Williams
Finance Officer
Post 200
(951) 317-6545
Francis Blakesley
Executive Board West
Post 328
(714) 412-1952
Posts
79/216/289/328/500/742
James Vass
Executive Board Central
Post 574
(951) 223-1410
Posts
53/200/574/595/848/852/951
Desert Storm/Shield veteran. Retired U.S. Air Force with over 40 years of total federal service. Current civilian employee at March ARB. 15-year American Legion member, served as Commander, Adjutant, 1st and 2nd Vice Commander, and Judge Advocate of Post 574, and current 1st Vice Commander. Concurrent Auxiliary and SONS membership, served as ALA District 21 Secretary, Unit 574 Secretary, current Auxiliary D21 Public Affairs Chair, and current Unit 574 Parliamentarian. Member of District 21 Past Commanders Club. Past VFW Post 8547 Commander, Past Quartermaster, and current Sr. Vice of Post 8547. Served as President, and Vice President of the American Federation of Government Employees at March ARB.
Stephen Lapham
Executive Board East
Post 428
(760) 220-6057
Posts
428/519/739/800
Post 428 Commander, serving Banning / Beaumont and the entire San Gorgonio pass.
Proud Army Veteran, Military Police Corps, 95 Bravo.
9-year member of the American Legion
Current Second Vice for Past Commanders Club
Post 428 American Legion Rider, Road Captain
Mike Heckenlaible
Executive Board Communications
Post 574
951-522-3041
US Air Force Veteran
Past Post Commander / 1st / 2nd Vice Commander
Department Scouting Chair
Amando Salinas II
Executive Board at Large
Post 519
760-835-0739
John Hudson
Parliamentarian
Post 742
909-489-7140
American Legion:
Member Joe Dominguez Post 742
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
District 21 Parliamentarian
Past 1st Vice Commander
Past Executive Committee Member
Pioneered Buddy Check system at Post 742
Served as By-Laws and nominating committee chair
Navy 1965 to 1967 – Vietnam Veteran
Lee Wilson Jr.
Historian
Post 519
(760) 413-0218
Post 519 2nd Vice
Post 519 Historian
Eve Markovich
Service Officer
Post 595
(951) 557-2112
Gary Bowen
Asst. Service Officer
Post 328
(714) 299-0319
John Hudson
Judge Advocate
Post 742
909-489-7140
American Legion:
Member Joe Dominguez Post 742
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
District 21 Parliamentarian
Past 1st Vice Commander
Past Executive Committee Member
Pioneered Buddy Check system at Post 742
Served as By-Laws and nominating committee chair
Navy 1965 to 1967 – Vietnam Veteran
Steve George
Sgt. At Arms
Post 200
(714) 931-3950