The American Legion
American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler
Legion Post #116 — Red Cloud, NE. Service and a meeting hall — Red Cloud.
- Legion Post #116
- Red Cloud, NE
American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler. Its post has met since 1920 — Red Cloud, NE. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Red Cloud. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Red Cloud, NE. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Red Cloud, NE.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Red Cloud, NE.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Red Cloud, NE.
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Years on the calendar — Red Cloud
Charter story set in 1920
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
26
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Red Cloud, NE. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Red Cloud, NE. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Red Cloud, NE.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Red Cloud
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 116 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Red Cloud.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Red Cloud, NE.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 116 — Red Cloud, NE. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Red Cloud, NE.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Red Cloud, NE. American Legion Post 116 Robert H Beitler. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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