A member of the Bryan American Legion post is the new state commander.
Tom Marty, who was elected Sunday (July 14), also served as the state’s vice commander, and commander of Bryan’s post 159.
He also helped as the state’s training chair to launch a mobile training team to assist legion posts around the state.
News release from Tom Marty:
Brazos Valley veteran and former Commander of the American Legion Post 159 in Bryan, Tom Marty, was elected as American Legion State Commander at the annual convention in Austin, Texas on Sunday, July 14, 2024.
Marty has served at the District Level as Vice-Commander and at the State level as the Training Chair for 6 years, where he helped to launch Texas Legion College, a mobile training team that delivers training to Legionnaires at Posts across the state. After completing a year as State Vice Commander in 2023, he made the commitment to traveling state-wide for a year to visit as many Posts as possible as he campaigned for State Commander.
Marty served in the United States Air Force as a Security Policeman from 1981-1987, followed by a 32-year career as a civilian policeman and investigator. Since retirement in 2013, Marty has dedicated his time to serving the community as a volunteer at the Bush Presidential Library, the City of College Station Parks Board, Brazos County Veterans/Mental Health Court Committee, Brazos County Veteran Service Officer Search Committee and Wellborn Baptist Church.
As Texas Commander, Marty will lead the American Legion’s efforts statewide in membership recruitment and retention, public relations, and promotion of local American Legion programs and services to the community.