The American Legion
American Legion Post 74 William Wright
Legion Post #74 — Wright City, OK. American Legion Post 74, meeting — Wright City, OK.
- Legion Post #74
- Wright City, OK
American Legion Post 74 William Wright. Its post has met since 1955 — Wright City, OK. 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 — Wright City. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Wright 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 — Wright City, OK. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Wright City, OK.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 74 William Wright. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Wright City, OK.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Wright City, OK.
71
Years on the calendar — Wright City
Charter story set in 1955
150 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
12
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 5, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 74 William Wright, written here as the first Thursday 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 — Wright City, OK. |
| Tue, Apr 14, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — Wright City. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 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 74 William Wright. 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 — Wright City, OK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Wright City
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 74 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 — Wright 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 first Thursday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Wright City, OK.
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 74 — Wright City, OK. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the first Thursday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Wright City, OK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Wright City, OK. American Legion Post 74 William Wright. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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