The American Legion
American Legion Post 862 William J Varney
Legion Post #862 — Lake Luzerne, NY. A post since 1955 — Lake Luzerne, NY.
- Legion Post #862
- Lake Luzerne, NY
American Legion Post 862 William J Varney. Its post has met since 1955 — Lake Luzerne, NY. 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 — Lake Luzerne, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lake Luzerne, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 862 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lake Luzerne, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Lake Luzerne, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 862 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Lake Luzerne, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Lake Luzerne
Charter story set in 1955
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
46
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 862 William J Varney, 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 — Lake Luzerne, NY. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Lake Luzerne. |
| 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 862. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 862 William J Varney. 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 — Lake Luzerne, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Lake Luzerne
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 862 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 — Lake Luzerne.
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 — Lake Luzerne, NY.
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 862 — Lake Luzerne, NY. 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 — Lake Luzerne, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake Luzerne, NY. American Legion Post 862 William J Varney. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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