The American Legion
American Legion Post 29
Legion Post #29 — Watford City, ND. Service and a meeting hall — Watford City.
- Legion Post #29
- Watford City, ND
In 1953 a handful of veterans chartered Post 29 — Watford City, ND. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Watford City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
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 — Watford City, ND.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Watford City, ND. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Watford City, ND.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 29 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Watford City, ND.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Watford City, ND.
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Years on the calendar — Watford City
Charter story set in 1953
50 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 29, 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 — Watford City, ND. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 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 29. 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 — Watford City, ND.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Watford City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 29 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 — Watford City.
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 — Watford City, ND.
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 29 — Watford City, ND. 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 — Watford City, ND.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Watford City, ND. American Legion Post 29. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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