Mike Cooke of Rock Springs, WY was elected by unanimous ballot at the 101st American Legion Department Convention held in Laramie, WY on June 21-22, 2019.
Cooke who recently had served as 1st Vice and membership chairman led the Department to achieve 103% of it's recruiting goal placing Wyoming in 5th place nationally, easily moved up to lead the nearly 6,000 war-time veteran organization in Wyoming.
After being sworn in as the Department Commander by the National Vice Commander, Jim Pisa of Alaska; Cooke addressed the delegates of the convention and stressed his vision for the next year.
"The...
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