The American Legion
American Legion Post 499 James Stevenson
Legion Post #499 — West Salem, OH. American Legion Post 499, meeting — West Salem, OH.
- Legion Post #499
- West Salem, OH
American Legion Post 499 James Stevenson, the American Legion Post 499 — West Salem, OH. The post dates to 1928, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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 — West Salem, OH.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — West Salem, OH. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — West Salem, OH.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 499 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — West Salem, OH.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — West Salem, OH.
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Years on the calendar — West Salem
Charter story set in 1928
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
50
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 499 James Stevenson, 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 — West Salem, OH. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 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 499 James Stevenson. 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 — West Salem, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — West Salem
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 499 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 — West Salem.
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 — West Salem, OH.
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 499 — West Salem, OH. 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 — West Salem, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Salem, OH. American Legion Post 499 James Stevenson. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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