The American Legion
American Legion Post 253 Frank Wendtland
Legion Post #253 — Royal Oak, MI. A post since 1955 — Royal Oak, MI.
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- Legion Post #253
- Royal Oak, MI
American Legion Post 253 Frank Wendtland, the American Legion Post 253 — Royal Oak, MI. The post dates to 1955, when veterans home from the Second World War and Korea 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 second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Royal Oak, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Royal Oak, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veteran support
Scholarship evening
Holiday drive
71
Years on the calendar — Royal Oak
100 hours
Given to local projects
37
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 253 Frank Wendtland, 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 — Royal Oak, MI. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Tue, Jun 16, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 253. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 253 Frank Wendtland. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Royal Oak, MI. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Royal Oak
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 253 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 — Royal Oak. - 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 — Royal Oak, MI.
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 253 — Royal Oak, MI. 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 — Royal Oak, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Royal Oak, MI. American Legion Post 253 Frank Wendtland. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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