Documentation Needed For VA Claims
Working through the claims process through the Department of Veterans Affairs can be a difficult and time-consuming process. There are things you can do to make things much smoother for you when making or updating claims through the system. First, you can work through a Service Officer. Mostly volunteers who are veterans themselves, Service Officers […]
Veterans Day 2018 – Places Offering Specials for Vets
Veterans Day is coming – November 11, 2018. There are a great many restaurants that have special offers for veterans on that day. There’s a nice on the Today Show website. While it’s not an exhaustive list, there are several that have locations in Metro Detroit: Dunkin’ Donuts Krispy Kreme Applebee’s Olive Garden Outback Steakhouse […]
13th Annual Veterans Day at Allen Park High School
The 13th annual Veterans Day Celebration will be held on November 9, 2018 at Allen Park High School. In the morning, the Adopt a Vet program will be held. Individual veterans are invited to share their military experiences with students in the classroom. In the past, many students have been deeply affected by the experience. […]
Businesses Donate to Post 409
At the membership meeting on Wednesday, September 12, 2018, Service Officer John Perry presented the Post 409 with 4 checks for $100 each from the following businesses: Vizachero Motors 1411 Fort St., Wyandotte City Towing 1785 Southfield, Rd., Lincoln Park Down River Body Works 11129 Old Goddard Rd., Allen Park Down River Collision 2323 Dix […]
16th District Tour – October 6, 2018
The Michigan 16th District Legion, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion tour will be held on Saturday, October 6, 2018. This year’s tour is a driving tour, so no bus transportation will be provided. Snacks and refreshments will be available at each stop. A light lunch will be provided by Southgate Post 478 and […]
New Chairs in the Club Room
If you’ve visited the post club room in the past few days you should have noticed new chairs around the tables. The new seating was the culmination of many weeks of effort to find sturdy, functional, comfortable chairs that would also be as long lasting as the previous chairs. It looks like a success. Post […]
Help Needed For Allen Park Street Fair
The Allen Park Street Fair is coming up soon – Friday, August 3, 2018 and Saturday, August 4, 2018. This is a great opportunity to meet people and share information about the Legion and Post 409. Ray LaVigne is coordinating volunteers to help staff a tent he is going to set up in the Legion […]
Allen Park Memorial Day Ceremony 2018
On Sunday, May 27, 2018, members of American Legion Post 409 along with several local, state and federal government representatives participated in the annual Memorial Day observation at the Veterans Memorial in Champaign Park in Allen Park. About 60 people attended the ceremony, with many of them joining in a post-ceremony visit to the Post […]
Memorial Day 2018
There will be a Memorial Day Ceremony held on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at Noon at the Veterans Memorial in Champaign Park. Following the ceremony, there will be free hot dogs and refreshments to anyone who wishes to stop by American Legion Post 409 at 6737 Allen Road in Allen Park. This event is open […]
New Officers Elected
Final nominations for officers was completed and the election was held on March 14, 2018. Here are the Post 409 officers for 2018-2019: Commander: David Babbage Adjutant: Gary Steffen Senior Vice Commander: Randy Campbell Junior Vice Commander: Elmer Boutin Finance Officer: Gary Steffen Service Officer: John Perry Judge Advocate: Donald Shanley Chaplain: Brian Zaker Historian: […]