Welcome to the Dekalb County, auburn INDIANA
American Legion Post 97
Giving Back to Our Nation’s Heroes
Chartered in 1920, American Legion Post 97 is committed to serving veterans in Auburn, IN. We honor these brave individuals by providing them with a warm, friendly environment in which they can get together with other former soldiers. Moreover, we hold activities with veterans’ families and organize other social events within the community.
Military Holidays to Celebrate in March
3rd – Navy Reserve Birthday
13th – K-9 Veterans Day – The date the official birthday of the Unit States K9 Corps and a day to honor their service.
25th – Medal Honor Day – A holiday to honor the heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients for the United States.
29th – Vietnam Veterans Day – A national holiday to recognize and honor Veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War.
American Legion Post 97 Family Events
Month of March – Regular Wednesday night meals provided from 5 to 7 PM, by the Legion Family, menus listed on calendar
Post Meetings listed on calendar
Other Meetings/Events
March 4 – District Auxiliary On-line Auxiliary websites Auburn Unit # 97 – 6:00 PM
March 5 – District Legion Mtg. Columbia City Post 98 – 7:30 PM
March 11 – District Auxiliary Mtg. Leo Unit #409 – 7:00 PM
March 11 – District SAL Mtg. Avilla Post 420 - 7:00 PM
March 11 – District Auxiliary Workshop – Officers duties Leo Unit # 409 – 4:00 PM
March 15 – District ALR Mtg. Garrett Post 178 – 1:00 PM
March 17- St. Patty's Day Party at Post 97
Come to the Post on any given day, you just might find a group playing cards, and they would welcome you to join them.
Greetings and welcome to your Chaplain’s Corner,
Happy Birthday American Legion! March allows for another opportunity to celebrate such an amazing organization. On the 15th day of March in 1919, this was when the first American Legion caucus held by members of the American Expeditionary Force, convened in Paris. As a result, the American Legion was born. Let us all remember to emphasize what the American Legion and our Post represents, to us personally, to our Veterans, and to our community. As the Post 97 Chaplain, I pray God be with us as we come together to pay tribute to our American Legion birthday. Let us rejoice that we are a source of support for our country. Let us pray for the strength and ability to do the tasks set before us. And above all, let us pray Gods blessings upon each of our members and the entire American Legion family.
Heavenly Father, let us celebrate the birthday of the American Legion remembering that not only is this what the founding fathers had in mind for our members, but that truly this is what we have been doing these many years , sharing and giving our joys, our talents, ourselves, not only to veterans and their children , but to all races, colors, and creeds. This is our goal, for you our God, and our country. In the American Legions programs, we discover the joy of giving and the joy of sharing. Hear our prayers oh Lord, for we pray in Your name, for God and Country, Amen.
Blessings & Kind Regards,
Your Chaplain,
Tamara Goodman
Come to the Post on any given day and you just might find a group playing cards, and they would welcome you to join them.
Dart players: We now have two dart boards for your playing pleasure. Come and enjoy an evening of darts. If you would like to learn to play darts, come to the Post on the cornhole scheduled Saturdays at 4:00 PM. There will be someone to assist you and guarantees you will be hooked. There are practice darts for your use, and also a line of darts and accessories for purchase.
We Are Proud Post 97 Family
We support veterans and their families. We also support active military personnel.
We do this through the programs of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion, and the American Legion Riders.
We support our community through donations and volunteering.
We support the Principles of Justice, Freedom and Democracy.
Once again, thank you for making Post 97 one of the best American Legion Post in the area.
Due to constant raise of postage this newsletter will be emailed to all members starting in November. If you want to receive this newsletter you will need to
make sure We have your email address. You can email at [email protected] or stop in the post and either give it to the bartender or any officer. If you do not have an email address, there will be hard copies of the newsletter at the bar. You can also read the newsletter on this website.
God Bless the United States of American
Post Commander
Call Us Today 260-925-3297
GOOD NEWS!! ALL THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED BETWEEN DEC. 7, 1941 THRU PRESENT ARE ELIGIBLE TO JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION!!