Hungry,
want to play J have a beverage of your
choice with friends? Check the FOOD AND FUN
schedule.
National Flag Code: FLY YOUR FLAG days.
You can sign up for the Oct. 8 OCW FUNDRAISER AT SEA and the Nov. 11 VETERANS DAY PARADE at any time before the deadline, sooner the better.
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MAY
2017 National Military Appreciation Month (Month to showcase ALA poppies)
May 1st - Loyalty Day and Silver Star Service Banner Day
May 4th (Thursday) Senior Synergy Expo
May 5th Cinco de Mayo
May 6th (Saturday)
First Division Convention; Greenville Texas (details and
registration)
Fish Fry at Post 838 (their SALs first fundraiser); noon to 4:00 pm
ALL-PRO Wrestling at
Haltom City Post 655 5:00 pm
Vinny and the Jets playing at Post 516 starting at 7:00
pm (poster)
City
of Fort Worth General Election (City Council and Mayor)
May 8th - VE Day
(Victory in Europe)
May 12th - Military Spouse Appreciation Day (Friday before Mothers Day)
May 13th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting at VFW Post 8235 (10:00am)
http://goo.gl/maps/cok2D
American Legion Post
655 Family Day; Games, bounce house and
activities for kids and of course good food.
Also at Post 655: Horseshoe Tournament; register at
10:30 am ($15), start at noon
May 14h (Sunday) Mothers Day
May 15th (Monday)
Peace
Officers Memorial Day
May 16th (Tuesday)
Boys State Orientation, 7:00 pm at Post 569
May?
May 20th Armed Forces Day
10:00 am to 2:00 pm come by Atwoods Ranch and Home Charity HOTDOG EVENT for American Legion Auxiliary Unit 626 poppy and veterans programs.
6001 Lake Worth Blvd (Jacksboro Hwy), Fort Worth, Texas [2 hotdogs and drink for a buck WOW]
Spring TRWD Trash Bash from 8:30am to 10:00am. Pick a location and bring a group, a friend or just yourself to help clean up trash along the Trinity.
When the trash is all bashed, volunteers are treated to an after party with free food, door prizes and entertainment at Panther Island Pavilion and Cobb Park.
Chapter 655 Riders Celebrity Photo Ride, leading into a BBQ and Elvis Show at the Post 655 ($10 cover) starting at 6:00PM.
The ride starts at 1:00PM and goes until 5:00PM with prizes awarded for the best "Picture with a Celebrity"
May 17-24 - RUN FOR THE WALL Southern Route leaves from California
May 20 (Sat) arriving in Grand Prairie 5:30 6:30 pm
May 21 (Sun) Bridge party send off 7:45 am at Fish Creek Road Bridge over I-20
May 25-28 Rolling Thunder
(Washington DC) 30th Anniversary
May 25th
(Thursday) Pre Memorial Day Cookout for Fort Worth Veteran Homes; 2400
Cypress St, Fort Worth.
Volunteers arrive 3:30 pm, food at 4:00 pm, Vietnam
Veterans Recognition at 4:30 pm.
NATIONAL POPPY DAY
May 26 - The American Legion Family has called upon Congress to designate May 26, 2017, as National Poppy Day to expand awareness and provide support everywhere for all who have served and sacrificed in the U.S. armed forces.
The American Legion is pleased to bring Poppy Day to the United States, joining countries around the world who use the symbolic flower to remember our fallen and support the living,
May 27th (Saturday) Carry The Load passing through Fort Worth
Car Show at Post 516 (5 to 9 pm)
May 28th (Sunday) Carry The Load DALLAS MEMORIAL MARCH; Memorial Day at Reverchon Park in Dallas, Texas
May 29th (Monday)
Memorial Day (poster,
please share)
8:30
am - Forrest Hill Memorial Day Ceremony at the Civic and Convention Center
10
am - New Trinity Cemetery in Haltom City
10 am
Bluebonnet Hills in Colleyville
10
am - Veterans Park in White Settlement
10
am Laurel Land Memorial Park
10:15 am - Greenwood Cemetery Fort Worth, WW-1 Royal Flying Corps
11
am - DFW National Cemetery
12
Noon Arlington Elks Lodge
6:30
pm - Mount Olivet Cemetery at the Doughboy Monument
More events on Memorial Day:
3:00 pm The National Moment of Remembrance Act declares 3 pm local time on Memorial Day for Americans as an act of symbolic unity, to have a moment of silence in honor of the men and women of the United states who died in the pursuit of freedom and peace.
6:00 pm - HALTOM CITY
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
The Jazz Monsters Big Band will present a free concert saluting current and retired members of the United States Military Armed Services on Monday, May 29, at 6:00 pm, at the Donald N. Thompson American Legion Post 655 located at 2817 Carson Street in Haltom City 76117
Starting before dusk (8:30 pm) Post 516 Flag Retirement (open at 2:00 pm with free hotdogs & brats)
6801 Manhattan Blvd, Fort Worth (loop 820 service road on the east side of town) 817-451-7222
JUNE 2017
June 3rd (Saturday) - Meacham Airport Car Show and more;
9 am to 3 pm; Adult: $8, Teens/Seniors: $5, Age (6-13): $3, Under 6: Free
June 5th (Monday) Commanders Call
and Presidents Parlay; 7:00 pm at Post 655
June 6th D-Day
June 10th
(Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting at VFW Post 8235 (10:00am) http://goo.gl/maps/cok2D
AMRR Allied Memorial Remembrance Ride (FLYER)
Dedication
ceremony for Universal Health Resources Veterans and First Responders
Memorial Garden (10:30 am)
Boys State dates
are 11-16 June 2017; Girl State dates are 11-17 June 2017
June 11th (Sunday)
Boys
State Bus Send Off at 10:00 am leaving from Post 569
Legion Rider escort to Waco; show time 9:00 am, safety
brief 9:45 am, KSU 10:00 am
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Girls State Bus Send Off in Irving, Texas
Legion Rider escort to Waco details can be provided by the
Mansfield Post 624 Chapter
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Army 242nd Birthday
Celebration with Arlington American Legion Post 60
Post 516 will be closed today for ceiling tile replacement, volunteers welcome.
Jun 14th U.S. Army birthday Flag Day
Flag
Retirement Ceremony at Benbrook Post 297
Flag
Retirement Ceremony at Mansfield Post 624; 6:30 pm
Flag
Retirement Ceremony, 7:00 pm at Arlington Elks Lodge (Post 60) by Boy Scout
Troop 396
Jun 18th (Sunday)
Fathers Day
June 19th June Nineteenth or Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, or Emancipation Day, is a holiday in the United States that commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas in June 1865.
June 23 - Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday
June 24th
(Saturday) - Car Show at Post 516 (5 to
9 pm)
JULY
2017
July 4th (Tuesday)
Independence Day
Arlington Forth of July Parade
White Lake Hills Forth of July Parade
Fort Worth Panther Island Pavilion family activities and fireworks at sundown
Fort Worth Stockyards Face Painting, music and more
Post 838 will celebrate Independence Day with live music from the Force of Nature Band. This event will start at 5:00 PM -7:00 PM. This is a free event.
July 8th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am)
July 12th 16th
2017 Department Convention at Killeen, Texas
(Need
to be on the floor at the convention Sunday to vote your delegates)
July 22nd
(Saturday) - Car
Show at Post 516 (5 to 9 pm)
July 29th
(Saturday) Bike and Car Show at
Post 516 (with bike games) Noon till
tired.
AUGUST
2017
Aug 4, 2016 - Coast Guard Birthday
Aug 7, 2016 - Purple Heart Day
Aug 8, 2016 - VJ (Victory over Japan) Day
Aug 12th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am)
Aug 16 to 24 - The American
Legion National Convention in Reno NV
Aug 19th (Saturday) Casino Night at Post 516, starts at 6:00 pm, professional tables
Aug 26th (Saturday) - Car Show at Post 516 (5 to 9 pm)
Aug 29, 2016 - Marine Forces Reserve Birthday
SEPTEMBER 2017 National
Disaster Preparedness Month
Sep 4th (Monday)
Labor Day / V-J Day
Sep 9th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am)
Sep 10th
(Sunday) Grandparents Day
Sep 11th Patriot Day - National Day of Service and Remembrance
Sep 15th National POW/MIA Recognition Day
Sep 17th Constitution Day
Sep 18 - Air Force Birthday
Sep 21 24, 2017 - Fall DEC
in Austin
Sep 24 (Sunday) - Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day
OCTOBER
2017
Oct 1st (Sunday) Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit
Breakfast at Post 379
Oct
7th (Saturday)
- ALMAC at Mansfield Post 624
starting at noon
American Legion Military
Appreciation celebration
Oct 8 to 15 - 2nd Annual OCW Fundraiser at Sea
Oct 14th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade meeting (10:00am)
Oct. 7 and 8
Scarecrow Festival
every October www.chappellhillmuseum.org
in
Crazy Water
Festival in Mineral Wells every year on the second saturday in
October http://drinkcrazywater.com/cw/
Oct 9th (Monday)
Columbus Day
Oct 13, 2016 - Navy Birthday
Oct 26, 2016 - National Day of the Deployed
Oct 27th Navy Day
Oct 28th
(Saturday) District 12 Fall Convention, 7:00 am at Arlington Post 60
Oct 31st
Halloween
NOVEMBER
2017 - Military Family Month
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Nov 4th (Saturday) - Veterans
Day Parade meeting (10:00am) (Last chance to register your
entry)
November 10, 2016 - Marine Corps Birthday
Nov 11th
(Saturday) Veterans Day
8:00
am to 1:00 pm TARRANT COUNTY
VETERANS DAY PARADE
National
Cemetery Veterans Day Program, 3 pm
November 11 - Armistice Day (France), Remembrance Day (Britain), Remembrance Day (Canada)
Nov 12th (Sunday)
Massing of the Colors (?)
Nov 13th (Monday) Golden Corral Military
Appreciation Night; 5 to 9 pm
Nov 15th (Wednesday) - 9th Annual Cowtown Homeless Veteran Stand Down; 9am to 1pm
Nov 18th (Saturday) - Veterans Day Parade debriefing
Nov 23rd (Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
National Red Kettle Campaign Kick-off
DECEMBER
2017
Dec ? - Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday
Dec? Toys for Tots kick off
Dec 7th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec ? SNOWBALL EXPRESS
Dec 13 - National Guard Birthday
Dec ? - National Wreaths Across America
Dec 25th Christmas Day
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2018 Planning dates:
April 28, 2018 Hops and Props at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum
Future DEC Dates:
January 25 28, 2018
September 20 23, 2018
January 24 27, 2019
September 26 29, 2019
National Conventions Future Dates and Locations
The 100th Anniversary celebration will begin with the 100th National Convention being held in Minneapolis, MN in 2018 and will end with the 101th National Convention in Indianapolis, IN in 2019.
August 24 - 30, 2018 - The American Legion 100th National Convention, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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
Four Chaplains
Day (first Sunday in February)
A day set aside to remember and honor the bravery of the
four U.S. Army chaplains who gave their lives to save others when the troop
ship USAT Dorchester sank during World War II.
Last update 5/23/2017
