The American Legion
American Legion Post 424 Hartsburg
Legion Post #424 — Hartsburg, MO. Service and a meeting hall — Hartsburg.
- Legion Post #424
- Hartsburg, MO
In 1947 a handful of veterans chartered Post 424 — Hartsburg, MO. 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
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 — Hartsburg, MO.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Hartsburg, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 424 Hartsburg. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Hartsburg, MO.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 424 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Hartsburg, MO.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Hartsburg, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Hartsburg
Charter story set in 1947
40 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
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 424 Hartsburg, 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 — Hartsburg, MO. |
| 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 — Hartsburg, MO. |
| Thu, Jun 4, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 424. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 424 Hartsburg. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Hartsburg, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Hartsburg
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 424 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 — Hartsburg.
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 — Hartsburg, MO.
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 424 — Hartsburg, MO. 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 — Hartsburg, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Hartsburg, MO. American Legion Post 424 Hartsburg. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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