Red Cross Blood Drive Hosted by Post 6
2nd Vice Commander Regina Merritt announces an American Legion Post 6 Blood Drive on July 21st!
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Memorial Day Food Drive
What an idea that really paid off! “Let’s ask members and guests to bring a can of food or other non-perishable to our Memorial Day event.”
Read moreMemorial Day 2021 Information
We are open for our very first Memorial Day at our newest Post Home. We hope you can join us
Read moreWith Sadness We Say “Farewell, Bud…”
There is a moment in our lives where we are called to share sad news. Today, is one of those moments. I am incredibly sad to share with you the loss of Major Everett “Bud” Hampton, United States Marine Corps (Retired), a native of Kannapolis, North Carolina, and a resident of Chapel Hill for over sixty years. Bud was 97 years of age and passed away peacefully this morning at 7:30 a.m. at the Durham VA’s Hospice Center.
Read moreMother’s and Families Enjoyed a Post 6 Brunch
The meal was great and we had a good time hosting our very first Mother’s Day Brunch at Post 6. Were you there?
Read morePost 7 Visits Our New Home – Legion Riders on the Prowl
Last Saturday Durham Post 7 Riders accepted an open invitation to “drop on by and sit a spell.” They showed up in mass.
Read moreDay Trippers – Legion Riders
Last Sunday, March 21st, the Post 6 Legion Riders had their first unofficial run (unofficial because we do not have our patches sewn on yet) down to “Pic n Pigs” in the Southern Pines area. The entire trip was around 160 miles.
Read moreNational D-Day Memorial
The story about the Bedford Boys is a tale of country kids who signed up for the Reserve to receive extra pay for weekend drills. Pearl Harbor changed all of that and the men of Bedford, Virginia, was ordered to active duty and that led to a D-Day Landing. In 2011 a Chapel Hill High School 10th-grader, Gracian D’Cruz, asked the Chapel Hill Knights of Columbus and other local veteran groups to help sponsor a project to fund the National D-Day Memorial. It was in financial trouble and local students wanted to help. Local vets led by American Legionnaires Jerry Pilarski and Lee Heavlin worked to help the students. Chapel Hill Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9100 also provided funding and support and, in June students and veterans travelled to Bedford for the 67th D-Day Commemoration events. Gene and Louise Drogos also made the trip.
Read moreVeterans Day 2020 – Post Dedication
It was Veterans Day. On Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, at about 11:00 hours, post members and families departed their homes
Read morePost History Shared
As you look around the new post you will see member-provided memorabilia. Items will appear on the walls. There are command plaques, paintings, pictures and more. There are also some items that have a history…a Post historical item. It could be a flag, book, map, or decor. All these things decorate our post in the same way that we post things around our own homes, dens, offices, and yards.
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