The American Legion
American Legion Post 61 Johnson County
Legion Post #61 — Mountain City, TN. American Legion Post 61, meeting — Mountain City, TN.
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- Legion Post #61
- Mountain City, TN
American Legion Post 61 Johnson County. Its post has met since 1919 — Mountain City, TN. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, 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 meeting line says the third Wednesday at 6:30 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 — Mountain City, TN.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Mountain City, TN. 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 — Mountain City, TN.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 61 Johnson County. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Mountain City, TN.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Mountain City, TN.
107
Years on the calendar — Mountain City
Charter story set in 1919
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
50
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 61 Johnson County, 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 — Mountain City, TN. |
| Sun, Apr 12, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 12, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 61. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 61 Johnson County. 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 winter gift drive on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Mountain City, TN.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — Mountain City
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 61 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 — Mountain 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 third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Mountain City, TN.
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 61 — Mountain City, TN. 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 — Mountain City, TN.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Mountain City, TN. American Legion Post 61 Johnson County. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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