The American Legion
Legion Department of Alaska
Legion Department — AK. A post since 1921 — AK.
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Legion Department of Alaska, the American Legion Department — AK. The post dates to 1921, when veterans home from the World Wars wanted a room of their own and a way to keep serving after the uniform came off.
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.
Meetings are the first Thursday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — AK. 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 — AK. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Veterans
Veteran support
Legion Department of Alaska. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — AK.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — AK.
Community
Community table
Once a month the post sets a long table and feeds whoever comes, veterans first and neighbors welcome — AK.
105
Years on the calendar — AK
Charter story set in 1921
70 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Thu, Mar 19, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Legion Department of Alaska, 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 — AK. |
| Mon, Apr 13, 2026, 6:00 PM | Holiday sorting day | Boxes along the wall of the hall get sorted into gifts, coats, and pantry food for local families — AK. |
| Sun, Jun 14, 2026, 6:30 PM | Past officers’ night | A short program for people who have held an office, then the regular business of Department. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Legion Department of Alaska. 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 — AK.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the winter gift drive — AK
By spring the hall had the winter gift drive underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Department 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 — AK.
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 — AK.
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 Department — AK. 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 — AK.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — AK. Legion Department of Alaska. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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