The American Legion
American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande
Legion Post #82 — Apache Creek, NM. American Legion Post 82, meeting — Apache Creek, NM.
- Legion Post #82
- Apache Creek, NM
American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande. Its post has met since 1957 — Apache Creek, NM. 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 — Apache Creek. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The meeting line says the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 — Apache Creek, NM.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Apache Creek, NM. 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 — Apache Creek, NM.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Apache Creek, NM.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Apache Creek, NM.
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Years on the calendar — Apache Creek
Charter story set in 1957
50 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
24
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Tue, Mar 17, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande, 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 — Apache Creek, NM. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Mon, Jun 8, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Post 82. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande. 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 — Apache Creek, NM.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Apache Creek
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 82 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 — Apache Creek.
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 — Apache Creek, NM.
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 82 — Apache Creek, NM. 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 — Apache Creek, NM.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Apache Creek, NM. American Legion Post 82 Benavides-Grande. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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