The American Legion
American Legion Post 197 Robert T Hawkkns
Legion Post #197 — Pawleys Isl, SC. American Legion Post 197, meeting — Pawleys Isl, SC.
- Legion Post #197
- Pawleys Isl, SC
American Legion Post 197 Robert T Hawkkns. Its post has met since 1947 — Pawleys Isl, SC. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
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 — Pawleys Isl, SC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Pawleys Isl, SC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Pawleys Isl, SC.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Pawleys Isl, SC.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 197 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Pawleys Isl, SC.
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Years on the calendar — Pawleys Isl
Charter story set in 1947
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
32
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 9, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 197 Robert T Hawkkns, 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 — Pawleys Isl, SC. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 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 — Pawleys Isl, SC. |
| Thu, Jun 18, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 197. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 197 Robert T Hawkkns. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Pawleys Isl, SC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Pawleys Isl
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 197 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 — Pawleys Isl.
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 — Pawleys Isl, SC.
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 197 — Pawleys Isl, SC. 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 — Pawleys Isl, SC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Pawleys Isl, SC. American Legion Post 197 Robert T Hawkkns. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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