The American Legion
American Legion Post 59
Legion Post #59 — Rising Sun, IN. A post since 1967 — Rising Sun, IN.
- Legion Post #59
- Rising Sun, IN
American Legion Post 59. Its post has met since 1967 — Rising Sun, IN. 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.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Rising Sun. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Rising Sun, IN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Rising Sun, IN. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Rising Sun, IN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Rising Sun, IN.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 59 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Rising Sun, IN.
59
Years on the calendar — Rising Sun
Charter story set in 1967
170 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
38
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 59, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Rising Sun, IN. |
| Fri, Apr 10, 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 — Rising Sun, IN. |
| 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 59. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 59. 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 — Rising Sun, IN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Rising Sun
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 59 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 — Rising Sun.
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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Rising Sun, 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 59 — Rising Sun, IN. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Rising Sun, IN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Rising Sun, IN. American Legion Post 59. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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