The American Legion
American Legion Post 1991 Desert Storm
Legion Post #1991 — Newport News, VA. Service and a meeting hall — Newport News.
- Legion Post #1991
- Newport News, VA
American Legion Post 1991 Desert Storm. Its post has met since 1921 — Newport News, VA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Newport News. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Newport News, VA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Newport News, VA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1991 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Newport News, VA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 1991 Desert Storm. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Newport News, VA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Newport News, VA.
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Years on the calendar — Newport News
Charter story set in 1921
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
42
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1991 Desert Storm, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Newport News, VA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 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 1991 Desert Storm. 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 — Newport News, VA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Newport News
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1991 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 — Newport News.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Newport News, VA.
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 1991 — Newport News, VA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Newport News, VA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Newport News, VA. American Legion Post 1991 Desert Storm. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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