The American Legion
American Legion Post 343 Gaston Perry S
Legion Post #343 — New Castle, PA. American Legion Post 343, meeting — New Castle, PA.
- Legion Post #343
- New Castle, PA
American Legion Post 343 Gaston Perry S. Its post has met since 1962 — New Castle, PA. 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.
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 second Tuesday 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 — New Castle, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — New Castle, PA. 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 343 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — New Castle, PA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — New Castle, PA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 343 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New Castle, PA.
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Years on the calendar — New Castle
Charter story set in 1962
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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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 343 Gaston Perry S, 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 — New Castle, PA. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 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 — New Castle, PA. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 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 343 Gaston Perry S. 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 — New Castle, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — New Castle
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 343 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 — New Castle.
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 — New Castle, PA.
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 343 — New Castle, PA. 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 — New Castle, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New Castle, PA. American Legion Post 343 Gaston Perry S. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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