The American Legion
American Legion Post 236 Wm A Doyle
Legion Post #236 — Calvert City, KY. A post since 1929 — Calvert City, KY.
- Legion Post #236
- Calvert City, KY
In 1929 a handful of veterans chartered Post 236 — Calvert City, KY. 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 — Calvert City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Calvert City, KY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Calvert City, KY. 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 — Calvert City, KY.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Calvert City, KY.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Calvert City, KY.
97
Years on the calendar — Calvert City
Charter story set in 1929
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 236 Wm A Doyle, 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 — Calvert City, KY. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 236. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 236 Wm A Doyle. 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 — Calvert City, KY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Calvert City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 236 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 — Calvert City.
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 — Calvert City, KY.
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 236 — Calvert City, KY. 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 — Calvert City, KY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Calvert City, KY. American Legion Post 236 Wm A Doyle. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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