The American Legion
American Legion Post 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial
Legion Post #153 — Park Ridge, NJ. American Legion Post 153, meeting — Park Ridge, NJ.
- Legion Post #153
- Park Ridge, NJ
American Legion Post 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial. Its post has met since 1944 — Park Ridge, NJ. 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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Park Ridge. 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 — Park Ridge, NJ. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Park Ridge, NJ.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 153 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Park Ridge, NJ.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 153 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Park Ridge, NJ.
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Years on the calendar — Park Ridge
Charter story set in 1944
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
18
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 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial, 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 — Park Ridge, NJ. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 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 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial. 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 — Park Ridge, NJ.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Park Ridge
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 153 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 — Park Ridge.
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 — Park Ridge, NJ.
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 153 — Park Ridge, NJ. 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 — Park Ridge, NJ.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Park Ridge, NJ. American Legion Post 153 Cpl Jedh C Barker Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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