The American Legion
American Legion Post 277 Watkins Kellett
Legion Post #277 — Staten Island, NY. A post since 1962 — Staten Island, NY.
- Legion Post #277
- Staten Island, NY
American Legion Post 277 Watkins Kellett, the American Legion Post 277 — Staten Island, NY. The post dates to 1962, 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.
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 second Tuesday 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Staten Island, NY. 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Staten Island, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 277 Watkins Kellett. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Staten Island, NY.
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Years on the calendar — Staten Island
Charter story set in 1962
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 277 Watkins Kellett, 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 — Staten Island, NY. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 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 — Staten Island, NY. |
| Mon, Jun 15, 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 277 Watkins Kellett. 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Staten Island
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 277 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 — Staten Island.
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 — Staten Island, NY.
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 277 — Staten Island, NY. 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 — Staten Island, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Staten Island, NY. American Legion Post 277 Watkins Kellett. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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