The American Legion
American Legion Post 171 Victor-Cripple Creek
Legion Post #171 — Cripple Creek, CO. American Legion Post 171, meeting — Cripple Creek, CO.
- Legion Post #171
- Cripple Creek, CO
American Legion Post 171 Victor-Cripple Creek. Its post has met since 1921 — Cripple Creek, 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Cripple Creek. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Cripple Creek, CO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Cripple Creek, CO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 171 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Cripple Creek, CO.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Cripple Creek, CO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 171 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Cripple Creek, CO.
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Years on the calendar — Cripple Creek
Charter story set in 1921
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
48
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 171 Victor-Cripple Creek, 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 — Cripple Creek, CO. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 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 — Cripple Creek, CO. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 171. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 171 Victor-Cripple Creek. 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 — Cripple Creek, CO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Cripple Creek
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 171 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 — Cripple Creek.
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 — Cripple Creek, 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 171 — Cripple Creek, CO. 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 — Cripple Creek, CO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Cripple Creek, CO. American Legion Post 171 Victor-Cripple Creek. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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