The American Legion
American Legion Post 488 Ross T Hadley
Legion Post #488 — North English, IA. A post since 1963 — North English, IA.
- Legion Post #488
- North English, IA
In 1963 a handful of veterans chartered Post 488 — North English, IA. 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.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday 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 — North English, IA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — North English, 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 — North English, IA.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 488 Ross T Hadley. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — North English, IA.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — North English, IA.
63
Years on the calendar — North English
Charter story set in 1963
60 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
35
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sat, Mar 14, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 488 Ross T Hadley, 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 — North English, IA. |
| Fri, Apr 17, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Wed, Jun 17, 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 488 Ross T Hadley. 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 spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — North English, IA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — North English
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 488 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 — North English.
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 — North English, 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 488 — North English, IA. 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 — North English, IA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — North English, IA. American Legion Post 488 Ross T Hadley. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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