The American Legion
American Legion Post 257 Gen George W Goethals
Legion Post #257 — Vineyard Hvn, MA. A post since 1944 — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
- Legion Post #257
- Vineyard Hvn, MA
American Legion Post 257 Gen George W Goethals. Its post has met since 1944 — Vineyard Hvn, MA. 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.
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 — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Vineyard Hvn, MA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 257 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 257 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
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Years on the calendar — Vineyard Hvn
Charter story set in 1944
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
41
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 257 Gen George W Goethals, 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 — Vineyard Hvn, MA. |
| 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 — Vineyard Hvn. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 257. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 257 Gen George W Goethals. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Vineyard Hvn
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 257 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 — Vineyard Hvn.
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 — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
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 257 — Vineyard Hvn, MA. 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 — Vineyard Hvn, MA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Vineyard Hvn, MA. American Legion Post 257 Gen George W Goethals. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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