Memorial Service Set for Bonnie Horner
Details of the memorial service for Bonnie Horner are now available. The memorial service is in Townesville, NC, on October 19th, at 2 p.m.
Read moreOur New Home is Progressing
A picture is worth a thousand words, or so they say. What do you think? We are getting excited and we are proud to embark on our second one hundred years of service to veterans in Chapel Hill and surrounding communities.
Read moreGetting Help
Did you know that the American Legion has a program to provide temporary help to members and those serving on active duty? It is called Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA).
Read moreMemorial Brick Paver Orders
Our new post home is in it’s final construction phase. Soon we will be paving walkways and gathering spaces and that means that our memorial pavers will be placed where they can be seen and enjoyed by all.
Read moreStuart Decker Dyer
We are saddened to report that one of our World War II era veterans has passed. Stuart Decker Dyer, 92, died peacefully at Croasdaile Village Retirement Community on Saturday, August 17, 2019.
Read moreExcitement is in the Air
We are looking for new members to join our ranks and to help us grow our post. If you have honorably served at least one day in a uniform of our armed services since December 7th, 1941, you are eligible. We want you! Our new Post Home is being built as you read this and we expect to occupy the new building by December. It is being built for all veterans.
Read moreNew Membership Eligibility Rules for the American Legion
Congress and the White House agree to expand definition of war eras to include all who served since Dec. 7, 1941.
More than 1,600 members of the U.S. Armed Forces were killed or wounded in periods of time not designated as war eras since the end of World War II. The newly signed Let Everyone Get
Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act of 2019 – The LEGION Act – honors those veterans, their spouses and descendants, extending membership eligibility in The American
Legion Family to hundreds of thousands who had previously been excluded.
American Legionnaires Are Leaders
Without our American Legion Blue Caps, we look just like the average Joe or Jane. We are just like you, but we are veterans, too.
Read moreOpen House at Post 6 – May 27th
Our Post Home is open to the public on Monday, May 27th. You are welcome to join us at 10 a.m. to tour our home and see a display of military artifacts and collectibles owned by our members. We will also have a few World War II and Vietnam era military vehicles on display.
Read moreWhere’s My DD-214?
We often get inquiries about lost, misplaced, or just can’t be found military separation papers–the infamous DD Form 214. It is actually quite easy to request a replacement, but it will take time
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