The American Legion
American Legion Post 511 Fox
Legion Post #511 — Dagus Mines, PA. American Legion Post 511, meeting — Dagus Mines, PA.
- Legion Post #511
- Dagus Mines, PA
In 1949 a handful of veterans chartered Post 511 — Dagus Mines, PA. 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.
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 — Dagus Mines, PA.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Dagus Mines, PA. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 511 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Dagus Mines, PA.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Dagus Mines, PA.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 511 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Dagus Mines, PA.
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Years on the calendar — Dagus Mines
Charter story set in 1949
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 511 Fox, 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 — Dagus Mines, PA. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The Legionnaires spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Wed, Jun 10, 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 511 Fox. 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 — Dagus Mines, PA.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Dagus Mines
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 511 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 — Dagus Mines.
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 — Dagus Mines, PA.
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 511 — Dagus Mines, PA. 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 — Dagus Mines, PA.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Dagus Mines, PA. American Legion Post 511 Fox. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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