The American Legion
American Legion Post 172
Legion Post #172 — Mount Ayr, IA. A post since 1953 — Mount Ayr, IA.
- Legion Post #172
- Mount Ayr, IA
In 1953 a handful of veterans chartered Post 172 — Mount Ayr, 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.
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.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Mount Ayr, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mount Ayr, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 172. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Mount Ayr, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Mount Ayr, IA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Mount Ayr, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Mount Ayr
Charter story set in 1953
100 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 172, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Mount Ayr, 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 — Mount Ayr. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 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 172. 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 — Mount Ayr, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Mount Ayr
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 172 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 — Mount Ayr.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mount Ayr, 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 172 — Mount Ayr, IA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Mount Ayr, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mount Ayr, IA. American Legion Post 172. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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