The American Legion
American Legion Post 357
Legion Post #357 — South Bend, IN. A post since 1953 — South Bend, IN.
- Legion Post #357
- South Bend, IN
In 1953 a handful of veterans chartered Post 357 — South Bend, IN. 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.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — South Bend. 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 — South Bend, IN. 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 — South Bend, IN.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — South Bend, IN.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 357. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — South Bend, IN.
73
Years on the calendar — South Bend
Charter story set in 1953
80 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
41
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 357, 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 — South Bend, IN. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 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 — South Bend, IN. |
| Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 357. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 357. 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 Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — South Bend, IN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — South Bend
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 357 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 — South Bend.
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 — South Bend, 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 357 — South Bend, IN. 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 — South Bend, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — South Bend, IN. American Legion Post 357. 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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