The American Legion
American Legion Post 125 Luis Pacheco Lespier
Legion Post #125 — Ponce, PR. A post since 1933 — Ponce, PR.
- Legion Post #125
- Ponce, PR
In 1933 a handful of veterans chartered Post 125 — Ponce, PR. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Ponce. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Ponce. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Ponce, PR. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Holiday drive
Memorial observance
Community table
93
Years on the calendar — Ponce
180 hours
Given to local projects
29
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 125 Luis Pacheco Lespier, 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 — Ponce, PR. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Ponce. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 125. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 125 Luis Pacheco Lespier. 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 a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Ponce, PR. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Ponce
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 125 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 — Ponce. - 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 — Ponce, PR.
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 125 — Ponce, PR. 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 — Ponce, PR.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Ponce, PR. American Legion Post 125 Luis Pacheco Lespier. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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