The American Legion
American Legion Post 136 Arthur Peterson
Legion Post #136 — Sioux Falls, SD. A post since 1925 — Sioux Falls, SD.
- Legion Post #136
- Sioux Falls, SD
American Legion Post 136 Arthur Peterson, the American Legion Post 136 — Sioux Falls, SD. The post dates to 1925, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Sioux Falls. 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 — Sioux Falls, SD. 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 — Sioux Falls, SD.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 136 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Sioux Falls, SD.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Sioux Falls, SD.
101
Years on the calendar — Sioux Falls
Charter story set in 1925
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
34
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 136 Arthur Peterson, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Sioux Falls, SD. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Sioux Falls. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 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 136 Arthur Peterson. 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 — Sioux Falls, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Sioux Falls
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 136 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 — Sioux Falls.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Sioux Falls, SD.
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 136 — Sioux Falls, SD. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Sioux Falls, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sioux Falls, SD. American Legion Post 136 Arthur Peterson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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