The American Legion
American Legion Post 177 Rufus Mc Laughlin
Legion Post #177 — Southern Pnes, NC. Service and a meeting hall — Southern Pnes.
- Legion Post #177
- Southern Pnes, NC
American Legion Post 177 Rufus Mc Laughlin, the American Legion Post 177 — Southern Pnes, NC. The post dates to 1920, 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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Southern Pnes. 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 — Southern Pnes, NC. 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 — Southern Pnes, NC.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Southern Pnes, NC.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Southern Pnes, NC.
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Years on the calendar — Southern Pnes
Charter story set in 1920
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 177 Rufus Mc Laughlin, written here as the second Tuesday 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 — Southern Pnes, NC. |
| 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 177. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 177 Rufus Mc Laughlin. 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 — Southern Pnes, NC.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Southern Pnes
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 177 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 — Southern Pnes.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Southern Pnes, 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 177 — Southern Pnes, NC. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Southern Pnes, NC.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Southern Pnes, NC. American Legion Post 177 Rufus Mc Laughlin. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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