The American Legion
American Legion Post 516 Bowers-Slusser
Legion Post #516 — Columbus Grv, OH. Service and a meeting hall — Columbus Grv.
- Legion Post #516
- Columbus Grv, OH
American Legion Post 516 Bowers-Slusser. Its post has met since 1964 — Columbus Grv, OH. 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.
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 regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Columbus Grv, OH.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Columbus Grv, 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 — Columbus Grv, OH.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 516 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Columbus Grv, OH.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 516 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Columbus Grv, OH.
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Years on the calendar — Columbus Grv
Charter story set in 1964
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 516 Bowers-Slusser, 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 — Columbus Grv, OH. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Columbus Grv. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 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 516 Bowers-Slusser. 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 — Columbus Grv, OH.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Columbus Grv
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 516 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 — Columbus Grv.
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 — Columbus Grv, 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 516 — Columbus Grv, 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 — Columbus Grv, OH.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Columbus Grv, OH. American Legion Post 516 Bowers-Slusser. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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