The American Legion
American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley
Legion Post #1072 — Stillman Vly, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Stillman Vly.
- Legion Post #1072
- Stillman Vly, IL
American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley. Its post has met since 1939 — Stillman Vly, IL. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Stillman Vly, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Stillman Vly, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Stillman Vly, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Stillman Vly, IL.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Stillman Vly, IL.
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Years on the calendar — Stillman Vly
Charter story set in 1939
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
18
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley, written here as the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Stillman Vly, IL. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1072. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Stillman Vly, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Stillman Vly
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1072 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Stillman Vly.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Stillman Vly, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1072 — Stillman Vly, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Stillman Vly, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Stillman Vly, IL. American Legion Post 1072 Paul F Johnson Stillman Valley. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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