The American Legion
American Legion Post 356 Valley City
Legion Post #356 — Grand Rapids, MI. American Legion Post 356, meeting — Grand Rapids, MI.
- Legion Post #356
- Grand Rapids, MI
American Legion Post 356 Valley City. Its post has met since 1923 — Grand Rapids, MI. 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.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Grand Rapids. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Grand Rapids, MI. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 356 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Grand Rapids, MI.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 356 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Grand Rapids, MI.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 356 Valley City. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Grand Rapids, MI.
103
Years on the calendar — Grand Rapids
Charter story set in 1923
160 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
45
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 356 Valley City, 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 — Grand Rapids, MI. |
| Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Grand Rapids. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 356. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 356 Valley City. 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 — Grand Rapids, MI.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Grand Rapids
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 356 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 — Grand Rapids.
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 — Grand Rapids, 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 356 — Grand Rapids, MI. 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 — Grand Rapids, MI.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Grand Rapids, MI. American Legion Post 356 Valley City. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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