CLARKSVILLE, TN – CSM Gary W. Crisp Post 289 elected officers for the 2022-23 period. Post 289 elected a new commander, Carmen Cherry, who brings more than 20 years of experience working with veterans.
He is a former commander of DAV Post 45, and has worked at the department and state level in both the DAV and American Legion. One which being the commander of the DAV 8th district over 4 state areas: Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama and Louisiana.
Cherry is one of the founding members of post 289 when it was meeting on Fort Campbell. Carmen is married to Faith Cherry, who is also a American Legion auxiliary unit 289 member.
Cherry’s number one priority is locating a new and bigger place for his post to meet. The post is now bursting at its seams with a current membership of over 300 members.
Those elected are as follows:
- Commander – Carmen Cherry
- Adjutant – Bob Grigsby
- First Vice – Tony Saluzzo
- Second Vice – Ernest A. Schmidt
- Service Officer – John Beck
- Finance Officer – Andy Berard
- Chaplain – Tony Carmona
- Sergeant-at-Arm – Bob Sisson
- Historian – Jason Randolph
- Judge Advocate – Marc Mathes
- Sons of the American Legion – Roy West
- Post Scouting Chairman – Douglas Kirby
For more information or to meet with someone, contact the post, Adjutant Bob Grigsby at 601-208-2154, or stop by Post 289’s monthly membership meeting which is held on the third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m. at the Steven A. Cohen Family Military Clinic at Centerstone, 775 Weatherly Drive, Clarksville, TN 37043. All are welcome, including active duty soldiers.
Post 289 is also currently starting a Legion Riders Motorcycle Club and Sons of the American Legion. If interested, contact the post.