The American Legion
American Legion Post 57 Columbia County Fl
Legion Post #57 — Lake City, FL. American Legion Post 57, meeting — Lake City, FL.
- Legion Post #57
- Lake City, FL
American Legion Post 57 Columbia County Fl, the American Legion Post 57 — Lake City, FL. The post dates to 1921, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Lake City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Lake City. 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 — Lake City, FL. 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 — Lake City, FL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 57 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Lake City, FL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 57 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Lake City, FL.
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Years on the calendar — Lake City
Charter story set in 1921
40 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
51
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 22, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 57 Columbia County Fl, 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 — Lake City, FL. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Lake City. |
| 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 57 Columbia County Fl. 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 — Lake City, FL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Lake City
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 57 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 — Lake City.
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 — Lake City, FL.
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 57 — Lake City, FL. 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 — Lake City, FL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Lake City, FL. American Legion Post 57 Columbia County Fl. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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