The American Legion
American Legion Post 151 John Custy
Legion Post #151 — Commerce City, CO. Service and a meeting hall — Commerce City.
- Legion Post #151
- Commerce City, CO
American Legion Post 151 John Custy. Its post has met since 1935 — Commerce City, CO. 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.
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.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — Commerce City, CO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Commerce City, CO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Commerce City, CO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 151 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Commerce City, CO.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 151 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Commerce City, CO.
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Years on the calendar — Commerce City
Charter story set in 1935
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 151 John Custy, 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 — Commerce City, CO. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 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 — Commerce City, CO. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 151. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 151 John Custy. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Commerce City, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Commerce City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 151 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 — Commerce City.
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 — Commerce City, CO.
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 151 — Commerce City, CO. 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 — Commerce City, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Commerce City, CO. American Legion Post 151 John Custy. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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