POST MEMBER BECOMES DEPARTMENT OFFICER

Kirk Bridygham, Post 223's Historian since 2001, was sworn into the position of Historian for the Department of Maryland at the Department's annual convention in Ocean City, MD. This marks the first time a member of Post 223 has held a Department-level officer position. Kirk was contacted personally by incoming Department of Maryland Commander Gail Murdock to assume the position for Bob Taylor, who had to step down due to health concerns. Kirk's history books for Post 223 have been judged best overall in the Department of Maryland in both 2005 and 2007. In 2007, he was awarded First Place in the American Legion's National Historian's Contest for best narrative history. In 2008, his history book was judged best in class for Post size.