American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
Gold Star Families received a real boost this month with the hosting of the 1st Annual Travis Manion Foundation Gold Star Charity Auction. The event was supported by post member Charles Weinberg and proposed by local Air Force ROTC Cadets.
Read morewe sadly report Commander Moore’s passing this week on April 18th.
Read moreThe Post held its first Annual Member Christmas Party on December 11th and it was a huge success. About 80 members gathered from 5 p.m. for a social hour with elegantly served hors d’oeuvres. The main course was a catered dinner with portions of roast pork, roasted chicken breast (or dark meat), vegetables, small potatoes, and a chef’s salad prepared and served by Marcel’s Catering Cafe of Chapel Hill.
Read moreThe Town of Chapel Hill is promoting the upcoming Vets on the Move event June 25th. Their goal is specifically to connect veterans in the community with the necessary tools to utilize and navigate alternate modes of transportation.
Read more2nd Vice Commander Regina Merritt announces an American Legion Post 6 Blood Drive on July 21st!
Read moreThe Department approved Chapel Hill Post No. 6 Constitution and Bylaws are hereby posted for review by the post membership. Post members may view or download them from our Post Website, chapelhillpost6.com.
Read moreLast 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 moreOn Saturday, January 9th, 2021, the American Legion Chapel Hill Post 6 Honor Guard Team, commanded by Lewis Atwater, performed its first presentation in the community. It was an honor to share our wonderful Honor Guard with the Azalea Estates retirement community as they celebrated their Grand Opening and Flag Raising at their new facility located on Estes Drive in Chapel Hill.
Read moreThe 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 moreIt was Veterans Day. On Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, at about 11:00 hours, post members and families departed their homes
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