Florida American Legion

Four Chaplains Day
2025-02-03

Black History Month Celebration
2025-02-03 10:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library, 1505 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, 33605, United States
Black History Month Event: Honoring Local World War II Heroes
Celebrate Black History Month with an inspiring event that highlights the incredible stories of two trailblazing World War II Veterans, Gladys Blount and Willie Mae Williams.
Event Details:

Date: Saturday, February 3
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Robert W. Saunders, Sr. Public Library
1505 N Nebraska Ave, Tampa, FL 33605

This special event will feature the oral histories of these remarkable women, who served in the historic 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to be stationed in Europe during World War II.
Their courage and dedication helped pave the way for change and served as inspiration for the Tyler Perry Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear their stories and honor their contributions to our nation’s history.
Admission: Free and open to the public.

Chapter 316: ALR Burgers and Bingo
2025-02-03 17:30 - 19:00, 2025-02-10 17:30 - 19:00 | ALR 316, 1127 Atlantic Blvd., Atlantic Beach, 32233, United States
Serving burger, dogs etc. during Monday night Bingo

USO Birthday (1941)
2025-02-04

ALR: Chapter 10 Taco Tuesday
2025-02-04 17:00 - 19:00, 2025-02-11 17:00 - 19:00 | American Legion Post 10, 205 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL, 34741, United States
Taco Tuesday, every Tuesday sponsored by Chapter 10 Kissimmee.

Chapter 117: ALR Riders Corn Hole Tournament
2025-02-04 18:00 - 22:00, 2025-02-11 18:00 - 22:00 | 189 Veterans DrSE, 189 Veterans Dr SE, Palm Bay, 32909, United States
Every Tuesday, Chapter 117 holds a Corn Hole Tournament. $5 Registration starts at 6:00pm and starts at 6:30pm. Come on out! We have a great time.

Department Membership Goal 85%
2025-02-05

National Vice Commander's Visit
2025-02-05 - 2025-02-09

Chapter 136: ALR Monthly Meeting
2025-02-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Post 136 Pine Island Inc, 4106 Stringfellow Rd, St James City, FL, 33956, USA
Join us for our monthly meeting the 1st Wednesday each month

Post 316: Steak & Salmon Dinner
2025-02-07 17:00 - 20:00, 2025-02-14 17:00 - 20:00 | American Legion Post 316, 1127 Atlantic Blvd, Atlantic Beach, 32233, United States
American Legion Post 316 Steak & Salmon every Friday night
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Oviedo Memorial Post 243 2025 Four Chaplains Ceremony
2025-02-08 09:00 - 11:30 | Post 243 Oviedo Memorial, 491 W Broadway St, Oviedo, FL, 32765-6593, USA
0900 Flag Pole Dedication
(Eagle Project)
0930 Light Refreshments
1000 Ceremony & Account

District 7: Meeting
2025-02-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Post 34 Yale-Yarnall, 107 N 11th St, Haines City, FL, 33844-4325, USA

District 17: Meeting
2025-02-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Post 17 New Smyrna, 619 Canal St, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 32168-6982, USA

Eastern Area Ball
2025-02-08 15:00 - 19:00 | Post 117 Charles F. Thomas, IV, 189 Veterans Dr SE, Palm Bay, FL, 32909-3852, USA

Chapter 10: ALR Riders Dinner
2025-02-08 17:00 - 19:00 | American Legion Post 10, 205 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL, 34741, United States
Monthly Riders Dinner Night..

Oratorical District Competitions Completed
2025-02-09

Chapter 8: ALR Meeting
2025-02-09 13:00 - 14:00 | Winter Haven American Legion Post 8, 300 Avenue M NW, Winter Haven, FL, 33881, United States
Monthly meeting to discuss new business, old business, and good of the Riders.

District 5: Meeting
2025-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 | Post 250 Middleburg, 2608 Black Creek Dr, Middleburg, FL, 32068-5710, USA

Lincoln's Birthday (1809)
2025-02-12

Membership Renewal Cut Off Date
2025-02-12

Legion Riders Meet & Greet
2025-02-12

Legion Riders Florida Summit (13-15)
2025-02-12 - 2025-02-14 | Holiday Inn Resort, 13351 State Rd 535, Orlando, FL, 32821, United States

ALR: Chapter 10 Meeting
2025-02-12 19:00 - 20:00 | American Legion Post 10, 205 Lakeview Dr, Kissimmee, FL, 34741, United States
American Legion Riders Monthly meeting, Chapter 10, Kissimmee

Valentine's Day
2025-02-14

Legion Link Articles Due
2025-02-15
Publishing Guidelines
About the Legion Link
The Legion Link is a monthly newsletter, providing information from The American Legion, Department of Florida leadership to engage and inform members, veterans and other interested persons, of important Department objectives, events, benefits and official Department and National business.
The Legion Link publishes on the first working day of each month, except for July. There is no Legion Link in July.
Who Can Contribute?
Department Officers, Area and District Commanders, Chairs, and Staff may contribute to the Legion Link. Submissions from National, Posts, Legionnaires, Legion Family and any other individuals, may submit an article for consideration, however these articles must be relevant and considered valuable to our readers, and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. We reserve the right to refuse any article that we do not deem appropriate or relevant to our readers.
Article Submission Requirements

Content must be engaging, informative, and/or relevant to The American Legion and the Department of Florida.
Articles may be submitted using our online submission form, contained within an email, or attached to an email in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .docx) or Rich Text Format (.rtf). Emails should be sent to legionlink@floridalegion.org. Please do not submit articles as .pdf files, as they will not be published. Flyers in .pdf format are acceptable, as they do not require editing and formatting.
If a piece has already been published elsewhere, please resubmit it as a synopsis or a summary of the original document.
Be sure to credit any other authors and/or publishers, including references. Sources should be cited in the article.
The working language of the newsletter is English.
Although there is no word limit, articles are generally no longer than 1200 words. Longer articles will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The editorial board reserves the right to edit work that has been accepted for publication. The author’s message will not be changed, changes will include grammatical corrections, changes of inaccurate data, omission of unacceptable or irrelevant information.
The submission deadline is the 15th day of each month, for publication on the 1st of the following month. Any submissions received after the 15th day of the month, will be held for the next publication. Deadlines are firm, unless prior permission has been granted. There is no Legion Link in July.

Photo Submission Requirements

Photos/Images should be submitted in high resolution format, in one of the following file types: .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, .tiff, .pdf.
Photos/Images must be sent separately and not embedded with the article. They may be sent using our online submission tool, attached to an email, or emailed link from your personal Gmail or Dropbox account. DVD/CD and flash drives are also acceptable, if received prior to the deadline.
All professional photos should be given proper accreditation. Please cite the photographer’s name and affiliation.
Please follow these guidelines when taking photos of children:

You must receive consent from the parent, guardian or caregiver of any child or young person up the age of 18, especially if they are clearly recognizable in an image.
Be sensitive when taking photos of children with disabilities.
Be inclusive. Include images of people from all different ethnic communities, backgrounds, sex and socio-economic status.
Exercise caution at all times to make sure that only images of children in suitable attire are taken.

Jr. Shooting Sports 2nd Targets Mailed Out
2025-02-15
