Job Fair – Sep 24
Orange County Economic and Employment Services is hosting a Job Fair Wednesday, September 24, 2014, from 10:00 am-2:00 pm at 113 Mayo Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278.
Read moreVeterans Benefit Action Center
American Legion Fuquay-Varina Post 116 is hosting a Veterans Benefit Action Center at their post home. This event is for three days–Tuesday, Oct 21 (11 AM-7 PM); Wednesday, Oct 22 (10 AM-7 PM); and Thursday, Oct 23 (10 AM-2 PM). The post is located at 6400 Johnson Pond Rd., Fuquay-Varina, NC.
Read moreVietnam and North Carolina
Just a little more than 50 years ago, military advisors started arriving in Vietnam. They were there until 1975. Over 9 million men and women served during the Vietnam conflict era and 2,709,918 serve in-country and there were 47,378 hostile deaths.
Read morePost Library Coming Back
Our post books found a new home in Iraq with our servicemen and women. That left our shelves bare for a number of years. But, thanks to local veterans and members of our post, we are slowly rebuilding the post collection.
Read moreRichard Neville Elected National Vice Commander
A member of American Legion Clayton Post 71 was elected recently as American Legion National Vice Commander – Southeast Region.
Read moreA Rare Look at Local History
P. H. Craig, a post member and long time resident, has a passion. He loves history and old vehicle. In fact, he has a collection of cars, trucks and jeeps.
Read moreBoys and Girls State Attend Meeting
We are pleased to announce that the students we sponsored for North Carolina Boys and Girls State are going to join us next week for our September Post Meeting dinner on Sep 9th.
Read moreDistrict Meeting set for Mebane – Sep 20th
In just three weeks the district post leadership teams will converge on American Legion Post 95 in Mebane for our Fall meeting. We will learn more about Legion programs in the state, how to manage our resources, and how to use the Four Pillars of Service of the American Legion. We’ll also share ideas, concerns, and to train post commanders, adjutants and other interested post members.
Read moreDistrict Meetings – Nov 15th.
Department 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 moreKorean Ambassadors for Peace Medal
Are there Korean War Veterans (1950-1953) out there? If you served, you may be eligible for the Korean Ambassador Peace Medal. The medal is an expression of appreciation from the Korean government to US service men and women who served in the Korean conflict.
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