{"id":186,"date":"2023-07-05T22:46:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T22:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sh-legion.wgdesigngroup.com\/index.php\/st-helena-american-legion-copy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T15:28:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T15:28:24","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the American Legion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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About The American Legion<\/h2>\n

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation\u2019s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.<\/p>\n

In contrast to other veterans organizations, the Legion offers a number of local programs and activities to strengthen its commitment to our nation\u2019s grass roots and the people we serve. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation\u2019s most successful amateur athletic programs; it continues to educate youths on the importance of sportsmanship and develops the quality of our country\u2019s citizenship. The Heroes to Hometowns program is the only nationwide reintegration assistance service for wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, millions of dollars in donations have been given to fellow veterans and their families in times of grief, and various scholarship opportunities ensure the future success of our youth.<\/p>\n

The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvements in the legislation process. Legionnaires\u2019 sense of obligation to their community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands not behind politics, but the issues and people that institute progress by focusing on veterans rights and quality of life.<\/p>\n

The American Legion\u2019s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Our Monthly Meetings<\/h2>\n

Please join us at our monthly meeting.
We meet the second Wednesday of every month.<\/p>\n

Social hour<\/strong> 1800 hrs
Dinner<\/strong> 1900 hrs
Hope to see you there.<\/em><\/p>\n

American Legion Post 199<\/strong>
1291 Madrona Ave,
St Helena, CA
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Newsletter\u00a0 Update<\/h2>\n

November Dinner<\/h4>\n

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The November dinner will be on Wednesday, November 11th @ 19:00 it will be a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings.<\/p>\n

Board Meeting<\/h4>\n

Our Monthly board meeting on Monday November 9th at 1600.<\/p>\n

November Newsletter<\/h2>\n

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Greetings, Legion Family,<\/h4>\n

November is a time to honor our veterans<\/strong> and give thanks for the people who support them. Thank you to all our members, volunteers, and friends who continue to make Post 199 an active part of the St. Helena community.<\/p>\n

Castle Dinner Fundraiser \u2014 Tuesday, November 17<\/h4>\n

Our Castle dinner fundraiser is coming up, and we appreciate everyone who can lend a hand. Volunteers should wear a blue polo shirt with jeans and arrive at the Castle at 4:30 p.m<\/strong>., or whenever you are available. Any time you can contribute is appreciated. Thank you for helping make this fundraiser a success!<\/p>\n

November Display at the St. Helena Library<\/h4>\n

Post 199 will have a display at the St. Helena Library<\/strong> during November. Please stop by, take a look, and encourage your family and friends to visit. We appreciate the opportunity to share our Post\u2019s presence with the community.<\/p>\n

Honoring Our Veterans \u2014 November 11<\/h4>\n

As we observe Veterans Day, please take a moment to recognize those who have served our country. To our fellow veterans: thank you for your service, your sacrifices, and the support you continue to give one another.\u2028On November 11, 2026<\/strong>, at 1111 hours (11:11 a.m.), our Post Chaplain will present a wreath at our Post Memorial Wall in the St. Helena Cemetery<\/strong>. Please join us for this moment of remembrance as we honor those who served.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m grateful to everyone who shows up, volunteers, and helps keep our Post moving forward. I look forward to seeing you this month.<\/p>\n

Semper Fi,\u2028<\/p>\n

Adam Padavic\u2028Commander<\/span>,\u2028
American Legion Post 199\u2028\u2028
St. Helena, California<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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About The American Legion The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation\u2019s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-186","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"\"\"\n

About The American Legion<\/h2>

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation\u2019s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.<\/p>

In contrast to other veterans organizations, the Legion offers a number of local programs and activities to strengthen its commitment to our nation\u2019s grass roots and the people we serve. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation\u2019s most successful amateur athletic programs; it continues to educate youths on the importance of sportsmanship and develops the quality of our country\u2019s citizenship. The Heroes to Hometowns program is the only nationwide reintegration assistance service for wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, millions of dollars in donations have been given to fellow veterans and their families in times of grief, and various scholarship opportunities ensure the future success of our youth.<\/p>

The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvements in the legislation process. Legionnaires\u2019 sense of obligation to their community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands not behind politics, but the issues and people that institute progress by focusing on veterans rights and quality of life.<\/p>

The American Legion\u2019s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":592,"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/186\/revisions\/592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/st-helena-american-legion.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}