The American Legion, The Department of Iowa, Post 298  

Legion Meetings are the Second Monday of each month at 7:30 PM

Bar operating hours are:
1 p.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday
9 a.m. until 11 p.m. Saturday
     Closed Sundays

To rent the hall for receptions, banquets, or other events, contact Leonard Olson.  Please call the post at 319-377-8320.

Telephone

319-377-8320

 

Postal address

625 31st St., Marion, IA 52302-0194

Electronic mail

General Information: post_298@commspeed.net
Webmaster: sabot6@mchsi.com

The American Legion stands for a strong America. There is no better way to bring this about than to work with the youth of our land in preparing them to meet the tasks they will face in the years to come. Through its many youth activities, The American Legion is playing the leading role in developing future citizens of America.

Our Beginnings

  The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.

Who We Are

Since its chartering by Congress in 1919, The American Legion has been based on four founding principles:

These four founding principles are being implemented through some 57 Legion programs by Veterans who truly care about the fate of our nation and the kind of world which is left to our posterity. If you are a Veteran, "Get Involved" and continue to serve and preserve the nation you defended.

What We Do

Our Post strives to be much more than a club with a bar, but to give to the Community, State, and Nation.  What we have done in a year:

1550 hours donated to VA Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa
25 needy veterans helped
120 units of blood given
32 funeral honors given to veterans who need not be members
2 boys sent to Boys State
Sponsor Cub Scout Pack 58
Conducted competition for American Legion Oratorical Contest
Conducted 5th grade Flag Essay Contest
Awarded 2, $1,000 scholarships to Linn-Mar and Marion students
Gave 15 Flag folding and etiquette programs at schools
Posted colors at all Marion and Linn-Mar High School football games
Provided apples for all the teachers in the community in thanks for their work with children.
Sponsored a Legion World Series of Baseball team
Provided color guards at various community and metropolitan functions
Members logged over 25,000 volunteer hours in the community
Provided Welcoming groups to Soldiers Returning from combat
Provided memberships to over 15 deployed service members
Participated in Operation Package Drop contributing money and donating supplies sent to deployed soldiers
The Legion Family donated over $800 to relieve the plight of Hurricane Katrina survivors

Donated funds to:
Marion Parks and Recreation
Marion Library
Marion Heritage Center
American Red Cross
Foundation 2, children at risk agency
Four Oaks, mental health center
Tanager Place, child advocacy agency
Post Prom school sponsored parties
Sports booster
Special Olympics
Camp Courageous
VA Disabled Veteran's Van

Links

Click on the individual Service Emblem to go to that site

From November 1995 until early 2007 our old web site had 2,641 visitors.

Since January 2007 we have had this many visitors at this site.

Contact Information

Telephone

319-377-8320

Postal address

625 31st St., Marion, IA 52302-0194

Electronic mail

General Information: post_298@commspeed.net
Webmaster: sabot6@mchsi.com

Send mail to sabot6@mchsi.com with questions or comments about this web site.

Our Thanks to one of our members, Gary Sicard, who bought the domain name and furnished the server space for this site to become a reality for us.    Thanks Gary.

                We Shall Never Forget!

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