The American Legion
American Legion Post 78 Roy S Hickman
Legion Post #78 — Leola, SD. Service and a meeting hall — Leola.
- Legion Post #78
- Leola, SD
In 1959 a handful of veterans chartered Post 78 — Leola, SD. 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.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
The regular meeting is the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Leola, SD.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Leola, SD. 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 — Leola, SD.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 78 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Leola, SD.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 78 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Leola, SD.
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Years on the calendar — Leola
Charter story set in 1959
60 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
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 78 Roy S Hickman, 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 — Leola, SD. |
| Thu, Apr 16, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Sat, Jun 13, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 78. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 78 Roy S Hickman. 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 — Leola, SD.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Leola
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 78 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 — Leola.
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 — Leola, SD.
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 78 — Leola, SD. 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 — Leola, SD.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Leola, SD. American Legion Post 78 Roy S Hickman. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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