Hungry,
want to play J have a beverage of your
choice with friends?
Be sure to check our BULLETIN BOARD for schedules and more good stuff.
National Flag Code: FLY YOUR FLAG days.
J SPREAD THE
WORD in 2018 J
SEPTEMBER 2018 National
Disaster Preparedness Month
Sept 3 (Monday) Labor Day
Sep 8 (Saturday) Veterans
Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post
297
Sep 9 (Sunday) Grandparents Day
Stair climb to honor first responders, vets, 8 am at Burnett Plaza, Burnett Park will have food trucks, live music, vendors, clowns and more. Spectators are welcome.
Sept 10 (Monday) District DEC
7 pm at Post 655
Sep 11 Patriot Day National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sep 15 (Saturday) Memorial Service for James Woody Estes: Post 516 at 4:00 pm
Sep 17 (Monday) Constitution Day
Arlington Hiring Expo with Texas Rangers, Globe Life Park, 1000 Ballpark Way, Arlington (All day)
Sep 18 Air Force Birthday
Sep 20 23, DEC
Sep 21 (Friday) - POW/MIA Recognition Day - The United Nations' International Day
of Peace
POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony; Haltom City Post 655 at 6:00 pm
Sep 29 (Saturday) ALR fundraiser Steak Dinner; Benbrook Post 297 at 5:30 pm
Sep 30 - Gold Star Mothers and Familys Day
OCTOBER 2018
Oct 1 (Monday) District DEC 7 pm
at Post 655 (rescheduled from Sept 10)
Oct 2 (Tuesday) Texas National
Night Out (let me know what folks are doing)
Oct 5 - Annual Health and Lifestyle EXPO for Boomers & Seniors from 9:00am to 1:30pm at First Euless Campus West in Bedford
Oct 6 (Saturday) Car and Motorcycle Show at
Arlington Post 60, 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
ALMAC
at Mansfield Post 624 CANCELED
Post Finance Officers training
session 9 am to 11 am at Mt Vernon Post 243 CANCELED
Oct 7 (Sunday) Annual Cancer Research Pancake
Breakfast at Post 379
Oct 10 Columbus Day
Oct 13 14 -Alliance Air Show
Oct 13 (Saturday) Navy Birthday
Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post 297
Annual Handley Street Festival on Handley Drive at Lancaster.
Holiday Craft Fair at Haltom Senior Center 8:00 am 2:00 pm
Oct 20 (Saturday) - ALA 12th District Fall Convention at Post 626
Post 379 Riders Badass Chili Challenge (see the bulletin board)
Oct 21 to 28 OCW Cruse
Oct 26 - National Day of the Deployed
Oct 27 Navy Day
Oct 31 Halloween
NESA (National Eagle Scout Association) Scholarship cut off
NOVEMBER 2018 - Military
Family Month
J Post level Oratorical Contestants should be determined from
now to Dec 24th J
Nov 1 LAST DAY TO RESERVE A TABLE AT THE STAND DOWN
Nov 3 (Saturday) Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am) at Benbrook American Legion Post 297
Nov 4 (Sunday) Massing
of the Colors and Service of Remembrance at 2:30 pm
You are invited to participate in the 38th Annual Massing of the Colors and Service of Remembrance hosted by the Fort Worth Chapter, Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) and the Fort Worth ISD JROTC.
NEW LOCATION Trimble Tech High School Auditorium, 1003 W. Cannon Street, Ft.
Worth.
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Nov 5 (Monday) - 12th
District ALR District Executive Committee
meeting (DEC); 7:00 pm at Post 838
12th District SAL
District Executive Committee meeting (DEC); 7:00 pm at Post 838
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
Texas House District 95 Veterans Day Breakfast at Post 838; 8:00 am to 9:30 am
Nov 11 (Sunday) Veterans Day
Bells of Peace to ring Nov 11 (everyone can participate)
National Cemetery Veterans Day Program
Nov 11 to 17 (Sun. to Sat.) Keller Field of Honor
Nov 14 (Wednesday) - Homeless Veterans Stand Down (poster) (agency invite letter/registration form)
Nov 15 (Thursday) - 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
SAL tournaments at Mansfield Post 624 starting at 1:00 pm
Nov 22 (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
National Red Kettle Campaign Kick-off
Nov 24 (Tuesday) Giving Tuesday [support your local organization or the ALA Foundation]
Nov 26 (Monday) RSVP deadline for District Christmas Party at Post 379
DECEMBER 2018
Dec 1 (Saturday) - Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday
Post
Adjutant Training: Location: VFW Post 8560 in Sulphur
Springs. This
training includes the New Electronic Transmittal System Training.
Dec 3 (Monday) District DEC and Christmas Party; 7 pm at Post 379
[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
J 2019+ J
2019 Planning dates:
Jan 12 District Oratorical
Competition; 1:00 pm at Saginaw Post 356
Jan 24 27 - Department DEC in Austin
Feb 19 Division Oratorical Competition in Wichita Falls at Midwestern State University
Mar 4 (Monday) District DEC 7 pm
at Post [TBD]
Mar 16 2019 Coffee Tour
Mar 30 District 12 2019 Spring Convention at Mansfield Post 624
May 19 Boys State Orientation; 7:00 pm at Post 569
Apr 27 First Division Convention at Post 120 in Wichita Falls, Texas
Jun - 9 Boys State send off from Post 569 (event is from Jun 9 to 14, 2019)
Jul 9 to 14 - 101st DEPARTMENT CONVENTION IRVING, TEXAS
[July 13 (Saturday) Help us get a Tarrant County presence in the convention]
Aug 23 - 29, 2019- The American Legion National Convention, Indianapolis, Indiana 100th
birthday of The American Legion
Sep 26 29, 2019 - Department DEC in Austin
Nov 11, 2019 (Monday) Veterans Day Parade; theme is American Legion and Auxiliary, MOWW and Fort Worth Parade Centennials
Americanism Dates
• Baseball
• Boy Scouts of America
• Boys State
• Junior Shooting
• Oratorical
National Conventions Future Dates and Locations
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 10/13/2018
