The American Legion
American Legion Post 853 Oscar Ammann
Legion Post #853 — College Point, NY. A post since 1957 — College Point, NY.
- Legion Post #853
- College Point, NY
American Legion Post 853 Oscar Ammann. Its post has met since 1957 — College Point, NY. 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.
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 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 — College Point, NY.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — College Point, NY. 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 — College Point, NY.
Veterans
Veteran support
American Legion Post 853 Oscar Ammann. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — College Point, NY.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 853 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — College Point, NY.
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Years on the calendar — College Point
Charter story set in 1957
90 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
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 853 Oscar Ammann, 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 — College Point, NY. |
| Wed, Apr 8, 2026, 6:00 PM | Scholarship evening | A short note on service, read by students, and then this year’s check from the post — College Point. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 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 853 Oscar Ammann. 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 — College Point, NY.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — College Point
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 853 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 — College Point.
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 — College Point, NY.
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 853 — College Point, NY. 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 — College Point, NY.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — College Point, NY. American Legion Post 853 Oscar Ammann. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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