The American Legion
American Legion Post 1296 Carmine Granito William Smith
Legion Post #1296 — Staten Island, NY. A post since 1938 — Staten Island, NY.
- Legion Post #1296
- Staten Island, NY
In 1938 a handful of veterans chartered Post 1296 — Staten Island, NY. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Staten Island. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Staten Island, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Staten Island, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1296 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Staten Island, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Staten Island, NY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Staten Island, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Staten Island
Charter story set in 1938
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1296 Carmine Granito William Smith, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Staten Island, NY. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| 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 1296 Carmine Granito William Smith. 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 the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Staten Island, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Staten Island
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1296 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 — Staten Island.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Staten Island, NY.
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 1296 — Staten Island, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Staten Island, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Staten Island, NY. American Legion Post 1296 Carmine Granito William Smith. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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