The American Legion
American Legion Post 9 Koyukuk Arctic
Legion Post #9 — Fairbanks, AK. Service and a meeting hall — Fairbanks.
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- Legion Post #9
- Fairbanks, AK
In 1926 a handful of veterans chartered Post 9 — Fairbanks, AK. 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.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Fairbanks, AK.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Fairbanks, AK. 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 — Fairbanks, AK.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Fairbanks, AK.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 9 Koyukuk Arctic. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Fairbanks, AK.
100
Years on the calendar — Fairbanks
Charter story set in 1926
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
22
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 9 Koyukuk Arctic, 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 — Fairbanks, AK. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Fairbanks, AK. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 9. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 9 Koyukuk Arctic. 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 — Fairbanks, AK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Fairbanks
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 9 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 — Fairbanks.
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 — Fairbanks, AK.
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 9 — Fairbanks, AK. 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 — Fairbanks, AK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Fairbanks, AK. American Legion Post 9 Koyukuk Arctic. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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