The American Legion
American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold
Legion Post #503 — West Columbia, TX. Service and a meeting hall — West Columbia.
- Legion Post #503
- West Columbia, TX
American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold. Its post has met since 1949 — West Columbia, TX. The charter came in the years after the Second World War and Korea, 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.
The work is ordinary and steady. A flag detail at a funeral. A winter drive that fills a corner of the hall with gifts. A scholarship evening where the Legionnaires hand an envelope to a student and then go back to the coffee. None of it is loud. All of it is the point of the charter.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — West Columbia, TX.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — West Columbia, TX. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — West Columbia, TX.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — West Columbia, TX.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 503 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — West Columbia, TX.
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Years on the calendar — West Columbia
Charter story set in 1949
180 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 18, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold, 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 — West Columbia, TX. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 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 — West Columbia, TX. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 503. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold. 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 — West Columbia, TX.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — West Columbia
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 503 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 — West Columbia.
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 — West Columbia, TX.
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 503 — West Columbia, TX. 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 — West Columbia, TX.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — West Columbia, TX. American Legion Post 503 Mattson-Ringgold. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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