The American Legion
American Legion Post 172 Colin Hyde
Legion Post #172 — Bainbridge Is, WA. Service and a meeting hall — Bainbridge Is.
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- Legion Post #172
- Bainbridge Is, WA
American Legion Post 172 Colin Hyde, the American Legion Post 172 — Bainbridge Is, WA. The post dates to 1926, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Bainbridge Is. 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 — Bainbridge Is, WA. 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 172 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Bainbridge Is, WA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 172 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Bainbridge Is, WA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Bainbridge Is, WA.
100
Years on the calendar — Bainbridge Is
Charter story set in 1926
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 172 Colin Hyde, 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 — Bainbridge Is, WA. |
| 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 — Bainbridge Is, WA. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 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 Colin Hyde. 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 — Bainbridge Is, WA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Bainbridge Is
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 — Bainbridge Is.
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 — Bainbridge Is, WA.
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 — Bainbridge Is, WA. 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 — Bainbridge Is, WA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Bainbridge Is, WA. American Legion Post 172 Colin Hyde. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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