The American Legion
American Legion Post 218
Legion Post #218 — Strawberry Pt, IA. American Legion Post 218, meeting — Strawberry Pt, IA.
- Legion Post #218
- Strawberry Pt, IA
American Legion Post 218. Its post has met since 1956 — Strawberry Pt, IA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Strawberry Pt. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Strawberry Pt. 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 — Strawberry Pt, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 218. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Strawberry Pt, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 218 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Strawberry Pt, IA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Strawberry Pt, IA.
70
Years on the calendar — Strawberry Pt
Charter story set in 1956
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
20
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 218, 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 — Strawberry Pt, IA. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| 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 218. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 218. 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 — Strawberry Pt, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Strawberry Pt
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 218 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 — Strawberry Pt.
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 — Strawberry Pt, 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 218 — Strawberry Pt, IA. 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 — Strawberry Pt, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Strawberry Pt, IA. American Legion Post 218. 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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