The American Legion
American Legion Post 661
Legion Post #661 — Liberty Center, IA. American Legion Post 661, meeting — Liberty Center, IA.
- Legion Post #661
- Liberty Center, IA
American Legion Post 661. Its post has met since 1953 — Liberty Center, IA. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Liberty Center. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday 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 — Liberty Center, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Liberty Center, IA. 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 — Liberty Center, IA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Liberty Center, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 661 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Liberty Center, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Liberty Center
Charter story set in 1953
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
44
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 661, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Liberty Center, IA. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 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 661. 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 — Liberty Center, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Liberty Center
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 661 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 — Liberty Center.
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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Liberty Center, IA.
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 661 — Liberty Center, IA. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Liberty Center, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Liberty Center, IA. American Legion Post 661. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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