The American Legion
American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial
Legion Post #818 — Oneonta, AL. Service and a meeting hall — Oneonta.
- Legion Post #818
- Oneonta, AL
American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial. Its post has met since 1967 — Oneonta, AL. 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 — Oneonta. 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Oneonta, AL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Oneonta, AL. 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 — Oneonta, AL.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Oneonta, AL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Oneonta, AL.
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Years on the calendar — Oneonta
Charter story set in 1967
60 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
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Oneonta, AL. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 818. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial. 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 — Oneonta, AL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Oneonta
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 818 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 — Oneonta.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Oneonta, AL.
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 818 — Oneonta, AL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Oneonta, AL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Oneonta, AL. American Legion Post 818 Snead Memorial. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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