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POLK COUNTY MEMORIAL POST 250
Tryon, Polk County, NC
Site last updated on
05/12/2023
American Legion Flag Pole finally install!
Below is the Eagle atop of the flag pole.
| American Legion 2023 ~ 2024 Officers | |
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Post Commander Michael Collins, Sr. |
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| 1st Vice Commander David Fleming Sr. |
2nd Vice Commander Ken Martin |
| Judge Advocate David Fleming Sr. |
Sergeant-at-Arms Chad Hightower |
| Finance Office George Leimann |
Bingo
Chairman Mitch Somers |
| Chaplin Scott Weichl |
IT / Historian Robin Michael |
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Parliamentarian Groffrey Toman |
VA Service Officer Gina Cashion |
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Polk County Memorial Post
250 |
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We meet on the
First Tuesday
of each month at 7:00 PM (1900 hrs.) at the American Legion Post 250,
43 Depot Street in Tryon NC.
The Legion's GPS location is: |
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History of the American Legion The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. It is now a community-service organization and includes nearly 3 million members - men and women - in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide.
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Post 250's Membership Post 250 has approximately 150 members from Polk County and surrounding areas. All qualified veterans are encouraged to be a part of this prestigious and honorable group and are urged to join the Post. The benefits are too numerous to mention here but it is well worth it. Please come to a meeting and find out for yourself what this post has to offer. To be qualified to join the Legion all you need to have is a Honorable Discharge and you will need to bring a copy of your DD-214 with you. All qualified veterans are encouraged to join the post and become a part of this prestigious and honorable group.
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What we do in the community The many different activities that Post 250 is involved in include helping fellow veterans, working with the youth in our community, providing scholarships and getting involved in many other local activities, as well as a strong dedication to Americanism. The American Legion promotes and supports legislative programs for Veterans and their families. This post provides sponsorship for Writing and Essay Contests, Scholarships for College, and Bingo every Friday night beginning at 7:00 pm. We also sponsor American Legion Baseball. Flag Day Ceremonies are conducted at
the 'House of Flags Museum' in Columbus, NC. at 7:00 pm. Both the American Legion and the several local VFW Posts' provide an Honor Guard for those who have passed away that were members of any branch of the military. A flag is presented to the family at the time of burial with a 3 volley 21 gun salute followed by the playing of Taps.
The American Legion Auxiliary The American Legion Auxiliary meeting is held at the Amerian Legion Hall on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am. Membership is open to all relatives, both male and female, of all Veterans. Simply stop in and visit to see what we do and to ask questions. This is a non-profit organization supported entirely by donations, fund raising, and membership dues. We serve all Veterans by placing flags on Veterans graves on all National Military Holidays. Donations collected during our Poppy Drive programs and through other fund raising efforts are used to support our veterans.
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Follow The American Legion Post
250 on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/NCPost250/
Polk County Memorial Honor Guard
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Pictures from some of the following events
Memorial Day 2011, Columbus, North Carolina
Flag Day 2011 with several troops of young
scouts |
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Full information on bingo is on the above link |
| "Still Serving America" So you can too... |
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