The American Legion
American Legion Post 17 Roy L Chopek
Legion Post #17 — Iowa City, IA. A post since 1939 — Iowa City, IA.
- Legion Post #17
- Iowa City, IA
In 1939 a handful of veterans chartered Post 17 — Iowa City, IA. 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 — Iowa City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Iowa City. 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 — Iowa City, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 17 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Iowa City, IA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 17 Roy L Chopek. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Iowa City, IA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 17 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Iowa City, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Iowa City
Charter story set in 1939
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
43
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 10, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 17 Roy L Chopek, 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 — Iowa City, IA. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Iowa City. |
| 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 17 Roy L Chopek. 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 — Iowa City, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Iowa City
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 17 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 — Iowa 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Iowa City, IA.
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 17 — Iowa City, IA. 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 — Iowa City, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Iowa City, IA. American Legion Post 17 Roy L Chopek. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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