The American Legion
American Legion Post 199 Doornink-Brunsting
Legion Post #199 — Sioux Center, IA. American Legion Post 199, meeting — Sioux Center, IA.
- Legion Post #199
- Sioux Center, IA
American Legion Post 199 Doornink-Brunsting, the American Legion Post 199 — Sioux Center, IA. The post dates to 1933, when veterans home from the World Wars 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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Sioux Center. 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 — Sioux Center, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 199 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Sioux Center, IA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Sioux Center, IA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Sioux Center, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Sioux Center
Charter story set in 1933
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 199 Doornink-Brunsting, 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 — Sioux Center, IA. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 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 — Sioux Center, IA. |
| 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 199. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 199 Doornink-Brunsting. 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 — Sioux Center, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Sioux Center
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 199 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 — Sioux Center.
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 — Sioux Center, IA.
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 199 — Sioux Center, IA. 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 — Sioux Center, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sioux Center, IA. American Legion Post 199 Doornink-Brunsting. 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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