The American Legion
American Legion Post 697 Morningside
Legion Post #697 — Sioux City, IA. A post since 1967 — Sioux City, IA.
- Legion Post #697
- Sioux City, IA
American Legion Post 697 Morningside. Its post has met since 1967 — Sioux City, 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.
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 first Thursday 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 — Sioux City, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Sioux City, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 697 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Sioux City, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Sioux City, IA.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Sioux City, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Sioux City
Charter story set in 1967
160 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
| Tue, Mar 24, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 697 Morningside, 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 — Sioux City, IA. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 697. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 697 Morningside. 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 — Sioux City, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Sioux City
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 697 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 — Sioux City.
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 — Sioux City, 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 697 — Sioux City, 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 — Sioux City, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Sioux City, IA. American Legion Post 697 Morningside. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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