MAKENZIE FALCON HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Makenzie Falcon has been appointed as the 2024-2025 American Legion Auxiliary National Committee Girls Nation Chair (Northwestern Division).

The American Legion Auxiliary is one of the nation’s largest veterans support organizations and consists of spouses, grandmothers, mothers, sisters, and descendants of American Legion members. ALA Girls Nation is a weeklong event in Washington D.C. for young women entering their senior year of high school. Participants leave ALA Girls Nation with leadership lessons for life and an understanding of the fundamentals of U.S. government, along with the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of citizens. In past years, Girls Nation participants have visited Capitol Hill, the Supreme Court of the United States, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Arlington National Cemetery, and other Washington monuments. U.S. presidents dating back to Harry Truman have hosted Girls Nation participants for an afternoon in the White House during their time in D.C.

Makenzie represented South Dakota at Girls Nation in 2014 and is honored to contribute to ALA Girls Nation’s 77-year history as committee chair.