The American Legion
American Legion Post 202 Herbert Williams
Legion Post #202 — Columbia, MO. Service and a meeting hall — Columbia.
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- Legion Post #202
- Columbia, MO
American Legion Post 202 Herbert Williams, the American Legion Post 202 — Columbia, MO. The post dates to 1924, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Columbia. 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 — Columbia, MO. 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 — Columbia, MO.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 202 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Columbia, MO.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Columbia, MO.
102
Years on the calendar — Columbia
Charter story set in 1924
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
41
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 202 Herbert Williams, 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 — Columbia, MO. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Columbia. |
| 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 202. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 202 Herbert Williams. 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 — Columbia, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Columbia
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 202 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 — Columbia.
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 — Columbia, MO.
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 202 — Columbia, MO. 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 — Columbia, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Columbia, MO. American Legion Post 202 Herbert Williams. 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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