The American Legion
American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney
Legion Post #153 — Elm City, NC. American Legion Post 153, meeting — Elm City, NC.
- Legion Post #153
- Elm City, NC
American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney, the American Legion Post 153 — Elm City, NC. The post dates to 1923, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
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 — Elm City, NC.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Elm City, NC. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Elm City, NC.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 153 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Elm City, NC.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Elm City, NC.
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Years on the calendar — Elm City
Charter story set in 1923
200 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
27
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney, 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 — Elm City, NC. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Elm City. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney. 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 — Elm City, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Elm City
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 153 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 — Elm City.
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 — Elm City, NC.
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 153 — Elm City, NC. 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 — Elm City, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Elm City, NC. American Legion Post 153 Cox-Putney. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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