The American Legion
American Legion Post 508
Legion Post #508 — East Chicago, IN. A post since 1920 — East Chicago, IN.
- Legion Post #508
- East Chicago, IN
In 1920 a handful of veterans chartered Post 508 — East Chicago, 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.
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.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — East Chicago. 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 — East Chicago, IN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 508. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — East Chicago, IN.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — East Chicago, IN.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 508 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — East Chicago, IN.
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Years on the calendar — East Chicago
Charter story set in 1920
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
15
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 508, 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 — East Chicago, IN. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 6, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 508. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 508. 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 — East Chicago, IN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — East Chicago
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 508 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 — East Chicago.
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 — East Chicago, 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 508 — East Chicago, 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 — East Chicago, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — East Chicago, IN. American Legion Post 508. 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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