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JUNE 2018
Month
of June 2018 American Legion Baseball Period
June 2 (Saturday) SAL Horseshoe Tournament at Mansfield Post 624; 1:00 pm
June 6 D-Day
Sunday, 10 June 2018
Friday, 15 June 2018 Texas Boys State
June 9 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at
Benbrook American Legion Post
297
Red Lion Poker Run from Post 379 KSU 11:00 am
June 10 (Sunday) Boys State Bus Send Off at 10:00 am leaving from Post 569, Girls State Bus Send Off in Irving, Texas
June 12 Woman Veterans Day - Highlights in the History of Military Women
Jun 14 U.S. Army birthday Flag Day
Flag Retirement Ceremonies at Benbrook Post 297 & Mansfield Post 624
Jun 16 (Saturday) Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride Benbrook to Terrell
Post Service Officer Training at Post 243 Mount Vernon, TX; 8:00 AM till 1PM
Jun 17 (Sunday) Fathers Day
June 18 Commanders Call and Presidents
Parlay at Saginaw Post 467
June 19 Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day
June 23 (Friday) - Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday
JULY 2018
July 4 (Wednesday) Independence
Day
July 9 - Commanders Call and Presidents Parlay; 7:00 pm at South Fort Worth Post 569
July 14 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post 297
July 11-15 2018 Department Convention at San Antonio, Texas
July 17 (Tuesday) - Solar Car Challenge from Texas Motor Speedway to California
17-22 Jul 18 - Nationals
(Individual Precision and Individual Sporter) in
Colorado Springs
July 29 - Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps
AUGUST 2018
August 4 - Coast Guard Birthday
August 7 - Purple Heart Day
August 11 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at
Benbrook American Legion Post
297
Aug 14 - VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
Aug 24 30: The American Legion 100th National Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 29 - Marine Forces Reserve Birthday
SEPTEMBER 2018 National Disaster Preparedness Month
Sept 3 (Monday) Labor Day
Sept 8 (Saturday) Veterans
Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post
297
Sep 9 Grandparents Day
Sep 11 Patriot Day National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sep 17 Constitution Day
Sep 19 (Wednesday) Arlington Hiring Expo with Texas Rangers, Globe Life Park, 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington (All day)
Sep 20 23, DEC
OCTOBER 2018
Oct 2 (Tuesday) Texas National
Night Out (let me know what folks are doing)
Oct 6 (Saturday) ALMAC at
Mansfield Post 624
Oct 7 (Sunday) Breast Cancer
Awareness Benefit Breakfast at Post 379
Oct 13 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post 297
Oct 10 Columbus Day
Oct 13 - Navy Birthday
Oct 13 14 -Alliance Air Show
Oct 21 to 28 OCW Cruse
Oct 26 - National Day of the Deployed
Oct 27 Navy Day
Oct 31 Halloween
NOVEMBER 2018 - Military
Family Month
J Post level Oratorical Contestants should be determined from
now to Dec 24th J
Nov 3 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post 297
Nov 4 (Sunday) Massing of the Colors First Presbyterian Church, Ft Worth, 2:30 pm
Nov 6 - General Election
Nov 10 (Saturday) Marine Corps Birthday
TARRANT COUNTY VETERANS DAY PARADE 8:00 am to 1:00 pm
Grapevine Veterans Day Parade
Mansfield Veterans Day Parade
Nov 11 (Sunday) Veterans Day
National Cemetery Veterans Day Program
[Nov ? - 10th Annual Cowtown Homeless Veteran Stand Down 9am to 2pm]
Nov 15 - Greater Dallas Veterans Job Fair, AT&T Stadium, One AT&T Way, Arlington, TX 76011
Nov 17 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade debrief (10:00am) at
Benbrook American Legion Post
297
Nov 22 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
National Red Kettle Campaign Kick-off
DECEMBER 2018
Dec 1 - Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday
[Dec ? Toys for Tots kick off]
Dec 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 13 - National Guard Birthday
Dec 15 - National Wreaths Across America
Dec. 22 (Saturday) Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl, Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m.
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Dec 31 New Years Eve
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2019 Planning dates:
Future DEC Dates:
January 24 27, 2019
September 26 29, 2019
National Conventions Future Dates and Locations
August 23 - 29, 2019- The American Legion National
Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana
100th birthday of The American Legion
August 28 - September 3, 2020 - The American Legion National Convention, Louisville, Kentucky
August 27 - September 2, 2021 - Phoenix, Arizona
August 26 - September 1, 2022 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Last update 6/14/2018
