American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
Post 6 Officers and interested members attend the final District Meeting before the Department Convention. The date is May 11th at 11 a.m. The guest speaker is Department Past Adjutant Frank Stancil. Frank Stancil is also the official Department representative for our District Elections Year 2024-25.
Read morePost Elections are held at our May General Membership meeting. Elections are the most important event for the post. It is when we gather together and select our new leaders. Leadership selection is not a reward. Post Leadership is an immense task and a post needs talented men and women to guide the post through a year that includes a significant number of events that require a lot of work to make it a success.
Read moreOur Nominations Committee reports out on Thursday, April 6th, at the PEC meeting. That report will include a list of candidates for Post Year 2023-2024. This list is not the post ballot. We will call for additional candidates from the floor during our April 11th meeting. Are you interested? Watch for information from the Adjutant.
Read moreAre you interested in keeping up with important news from the American Legion Department of North Carolina? Are you interested in serving in a leadership position? Are you thinking about serving in a Post or Department committee?
Read moreBill Munsee, post commander, shared his thoughts about the Post 6 Executive Committee as he reflected on the past year.
Read moreThe House passed Representatives Roe and Walz’s resolution to authorize the creation of a commemorative coin in honor of The American Legion’s 100 years of service to America’s veterans.
Read moreU.S. Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina took time on the Senate floor to honor longtime American Legion National Executive Committeeman Jerry Hedrick, who passed away in his home state during the 2014 National Convention in Charlotte, N.C.
Read moreA member of American Legion Clayton Post 71 was elected recently as American Legion National Vice Commander – Southeast Region.
Read moreDepartment of North Carolina posts are part of a district and division. Each district holds periodic meetings to share ideas, concerns, and to train post commanders, adjutants and other interested post members.
Read moreAs this writer completes another set of stories about our Post’s activities in Chapel Hill, I am reminded of the value of an active, vibrant post in our community. No, not just in our community, but in towns, villages, cities and counties throughout our nation. Have you ever asked yourself, “What would our town be like without an American Legion post?” “Do we make a difference?” For us, I need only point to our recent successes with youth. Our youth are our future.
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