The American Legion
American Legion Post 220
Legion Post #220 — Mound Bayou, MS. American Legion Post 220, meeting — Mound Bayou, MS.
- Legion Post #220
- Mound Bayou, MS
In 1931 a handful of veterans chartered Post 220 — Mound Bayou, MS. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Mound Bayou. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Mound Bayou. 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 — Mound Bayou, MS. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Mound Bayou, MS.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 220 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Mound Bayou, MS.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Mound Bayou, MS.
95
Years on the calendar — Mound Bayou
Charter story set in 1931
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
25
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 220, 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 — Mound Bayou, MS. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Mound Bayou. |
| 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 220. 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 — Mound Bayou, MS.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Mound Bayou
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 220 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 — Mound Bayou.
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 — Mound Bayou, MS.
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 220 — Mound Bayou, MS. 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 — Mound Bayou, MS.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mound Bayou, MS. American Legion Post 220. 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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