The American Legion
American Legion Post 179 Union Electric Company Mo
Legion Post #179 — Saint Louis, MO. Service and a meeting hall — Saint Louis.
- Legion Post #179
- Saint Louis, MO
American Legion Post 179 Union Electric Company Mo. Its post has met since 1943 — Saint Louis, MO. 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.
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 — Saint Louis. 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 — Saint Louis, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 179 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Saint Louis, MO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 179 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Saint Louis, MO.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Saint Louis, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Saint Louis
Charter story set in 1943
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
50
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 179 Union Electric Company Mo, 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 — Saint Louis, MO. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Saint Louis. |
| Sun, Jun 7, 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 179 Union Electric Company Mo. 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 — Saint Louis, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Saint Louis
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 179 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 — Saint Louis.
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 — Saint Louis, MO.
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 179 — Saint Louis, MO. 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 — Saint Louis, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Saint Louis, MO. American Legion Post 179 Union Electric Company Mo. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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