The American Legion
American Legion Post 177 Venice
Legion Post #177 — Los Angeles, CA. A post since 1954 — Los Angeles, CA.
- Legion Post #177
- Los Angeles, CA
American Legion Post 177 Venice, the American Legion Post 177 — Los Angeles, CA. The post dates to 1954, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 first Thursday 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 — Los Angeles, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Los Angeles, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Los Angeles, CA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Los Angeles, CA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 177 Venice. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Los Angeles, CA.
72
Years on the calendar — Los Angeles
Charter story set in 1954
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
36
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 177 Venice, 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 — Los Angeles, CA. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 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 — Los Angeles, CA. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 177. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 177 Venice. 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 — Los Angeles, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Los Angeles
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 177 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 — Los Angeles.
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 — Los Angeles, CA.
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 177 — Los Angeles, CA. 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 — Los Angeles, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Los Angeles, CA. American Legion Post 177 Venice. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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