The American Legion
American Legion Post 628 Chinatown Ca
Legion Post #628 — Los Angeles, CA. Service and a meeting hall — Los Angeles.
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- Legion Post #628
- Los Angeles, CA
In 1924 a handful of veterans chartered Post 628 — Los Angeles, CA. 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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Los Angeles. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Los Angeles, CA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Los Angeles, CA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 628 Chinatown Ca. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Los Angeles, CA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Los Angeles, CA.
102
Years on the calendar — Los Angeles
Charter story set in 1924
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
13
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 628 Chinatown Ca, 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 — Los Angeles, CA. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Los Angeles. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 628. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 628 Chinatown Ca. 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 — Los Angeles, CA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Los Angeles
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 628 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 — Los Angeles.
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 — Los Angeles, 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 628 — Los Angeles, CA. 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 — Los Angeles, CA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Los Angeles, CA. American Legion Post 628 Chinatown Ca. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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