The American Legion
American Legion Post 1368 Joseph F Merrell JR
Legion Post #1368 — Staten Island, NY. A post since 1922 — Staten Island, NY.
- Legion Post #1368
- Staten Island, NY
In 1922 a handful of veterans chartered Post 1368 — Staten Island, NY. 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.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Staten Island, NY. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Staten Island, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1368 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Staten Island, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1368 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Staten Island, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Staten Island
Charter story set in 1922
190 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
28
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1368 Joseph F Merrell JR, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Staten Island, NY. |
| Sat, Apr 18, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Fri, Jun 5, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 1368. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 1368 Joseph F Merrell JR. 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Staten Island
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1368 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 — Staten Island.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Staten Island, NY.
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 1368 — Staten Island, NY. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Staten Island, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Staten Island, NY. American Legion Post 1368 Joseph F Merrell JR. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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