The American Legion
American Legion Post 381 Menzo Widle
Legion Post #381 — Lost Nation, IA. American Legion Post 381, meeting — Lost Nation, IA.
- Legion Post #381
- Lost Nation, IA
American Legion Post 381 Menzo Widle. Its post has met since 1945 — Lost Nation, IA. 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 regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the Legionnaires stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Lost Nation, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Lost Nation, IA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — Lost Nation, IA.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 381 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Lost Nation, IA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 381 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lost Nation, IA.
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Years on the calendar — Lost Nation
Charter story set in 1945
40 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
| Thu, Mar 12, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 381 Menzo Widle, 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 — Lost Nation, IA. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 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 381 Menzo Widle. 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 — Lost Nation, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Lost Nation
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 381 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 — Lost Nation.
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 — Lost Nation, IA.
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 381 — Lost Nation, IA. 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 — Lost Nation, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lost Nation, IA. American Legion Post 381 Menzo Widle. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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