The American Legion
American Legion Post 161 Dtrt Police & Fire Fighters
Legion Post #161 — Clinton Twp, MI. American Legion Post 161, meeting — Clinton Twp, MI.
- Legion Post #161
- Clinton Twp, MI
American Legion Post 161 Dtrt Police & Fire Fighters. Its post has met since 1952 — Clinton Twp, MI. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Clinton Twp, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Clinton Twp, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Clinton Twp, MI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 161 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Clinton Twp, MI.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Clinton Twp, MI.
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Years on the calendar — Clinton Twp
Charter story set in 1952
180 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
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 161 Dtrt Police & Fire Fighters, 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 — Clinton Twp, MI. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Clinton Twp. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 161. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 161 Dtrt Police & Fire Fighters. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Clinton Twp, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Clinton Twp
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 161 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 — Clinton Twp.
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 — Clinton Twp, MI.
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 161 — Clinton Twp, MI. 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 — Clinton Twp, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Clinton Twp, MI. American Legion Post 161 Dtrt Police & Fire Fighters. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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