The American Legion
American Legion Post 271 Redford Township-Tansey-Weil
Legion Post #271 — Farmingtn Hls, MI. Service and a meeting hall — Farmingtn Hls.
- Legion Post #271
- Farmingtn Hls, MI
American Legion Post 271 Redford Township-Tansey-Weil, the American Legion Post 271 — Farmingtn Hls, MI. The post dates to 1922, 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.
The meeting line says the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, which is the rhythm the directory lists. Come for the business, stay for the people. The portraits and the posts here are sample material, standing in until the post writes its own — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Farmingtn Hls, MI. 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 — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 271 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
104
Years on the calendar — Farmingtn Hls
Charter story set in 1922
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
37
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 271 Redford Township-Tansey-Weil, 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 — Farmingtn Hls, MI. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 271 Redford Township-Tansey-Weil. 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 — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Farmingtn Hls
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 271 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 — Farmingtn Hls.
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 — Farmingtn Hls, 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 271 — Farmingtn Hls, MI. 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 — Farmingtn Hls, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Farmingtn Hls, MI. American Legion Post 271 Redford Township-Tansey-Weil. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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