The American Legion
American Legion Post 398 Colonel Charles Young
Legion Post #398 — New York, NY. American Legion Post 398, meeting — New York, NY.
- Legion Post #398
- New York, NY
In 1954 a handful of veterans chartered Post 398 — New York, NY. 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 — New York. 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 — New York, NY. 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 — New York, NY.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 398 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — New York, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 398 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — New York, NY.
72
Years on the calendar — New York
Charter story set in 1954
90 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 7, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 398 Colonel Charles Young, 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 — New York, NY. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 398. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 398 Colonel Charles Young. 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 — New York, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — New York
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 398 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 — New York.
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 — New York, 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 398 — New York, 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 — New York, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — New York, NY. American Legion Post 398 Colonel Charles Young. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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