The American Legion
American Legion Post 1738 Est Islip
Legion Post #1738 — West Islip, NY. A post since 1926 — West Islip, NY.
- Legion Post #1738
- West Islip, NY
In 1926 a handful of veterans chartered Post 1738 — West Islip, NY. 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.
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 meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — West Islip, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — West Islip, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 1738 Est Islip. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — West Islip, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1738 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — West Islip, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — West Islip, NY.
100
Years on the calendar — West Islip
Charter story set in 1926
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
17
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 1738 Est Islip, written here as the first Thursday 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 — West Islip, NY. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — West Islip. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1738. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 1738 Est Islip. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — West Islip, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — West Islip
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1738 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 — West Islip.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — West Islip, NY.
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 1738 — West Islip, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — West Islip, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Islip, NY. American Legion Post 1738 Est Islip. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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