The American Legion
American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor
Legion Post #291 — Newport Beach, CA. American Legion Post 291, meeting — Newport Beach, CA.
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- Legion Post #291
- Newport Beach, CA
American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor. Its post has met since 1931 — Newport Beach, CA. 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.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 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 — Newport Beach, CA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Newport Beach, CA. 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 291 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Newport Beach, CA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Newport Beach, CA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 291 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Newport Beach, CA.
95
Years on the calendar — Newport Beach
Charter story set in 1931
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
25
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Newport Beach, CA. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 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 — Newport Beach, CA. |
| 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 291. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Newport Beach, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Newport Beach
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 291 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 Beach.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Newport Beach, CA.
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 291 — Newport Beach, CA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Newport Beach, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Newport Beach, CA. American Legion Post 291 Newport Harbor. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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