The American Legion
American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine
Legion Post #236 — Excelsior Spg, MO. A post since 1929 — Excelsior Spg, MO.
- Legion Post #236
- Excelsior Spg, MO
American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine. Its post has met since 1929 — Excelsior Spg, MO. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Excelsior Spg. 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 — Excelsior Spg, MO. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Excelsior Spg, MO.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Excelsior Spg, MO.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 236 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Excelsior Spg, MO.
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Years on the calendar — Excelsior Spg
Charter story set in 1929
130 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
46
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 15, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine, 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 — Excelsior Spg, MO. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Excelsior Spg. |
| 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 236. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine. 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 — Excelsior Spg, MO.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Excelsior Spg
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 236 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 — Excelsior Spg.
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 — Excelsior Spg, 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 236 — Excelsior Spg, MO. 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 — Excelsior Spg, MO.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Excelsior Spg, MO. American Legion Post 236 Clyde Gustine. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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