The American Legion
American Legion Post 276 Beechgrove
Legion Post #276 — Beech Grove, IN. Service and a meeting hall — Beech Grove.
- Legion Post #276
- Beech Grove, IN
American Legion Post 276 Beechgrove. Its post has met since 1926 — Beech Grove, IN. 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.
The meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Beech Grove, IN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Beech Grove, IN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Scholarship evening
Holiday drive
Memorial observance
100
Years on the calendar — Beech Grove
160 hours
Given to local projects
31
Neighbors helped
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 276 Beechgrove, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Beech Grove, IN. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — Beech Grove, IN. |
| Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 276. |
News
News
- Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 276 Beechgrove. 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 — Beech Grove, IN. - Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Beech Grove
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 276 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 — Beech Grove. - 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Beech Grove, IN.
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 276 — Beech Grove, IN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Beech Grove, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Beech Grove, IN. American Legion Post 276 Beechgrove. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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