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Reminder to all Legionnaires that our next regular Post meeting is on September 21st at 7 PM. Our speaker this month is Todd Kramer from Warrior Now / Veterans Treatment Court. Todd’s military career started in the early 80’s, serving as a Security Police/Law Enforcement Specialist in the USAF. After that […]
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Reminder to all Legionnaires that our next regular Post meeting is on July 20th at 7 PM. Our speaker this month is Tim Lamonda from Veterans of Castle Rock. Tim joined the Army on July 12th, 1989 as a Military Police Officer with training at Ft. McClellan, AL and his first […]
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Reminder to all Legionnaires that our next regular Post meeting is on June 15th at 7 PM. Our speaker this month is John Reyes, the Colorado State Coordinator for Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB). Team RWB believe that Veterans are America’s most resilient citizens — and it’s time […]
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American Legion Post 1187 will hold our annual Armed Forces Banquet on May 20th, and this year’s program will be provided by Robert Hampton with the Patriot Chest Program from the Sons of the American Revolution. The Colorado Society Sons of the American Revolution for several years have sent Continental […]
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During our regular May meeting on May 18th at 7 PM, American Legion Post 1187 will welcome Tim Swanson from Folds of Honor as our monthly speaker. Tim Swanson has been teaching high school since 1999 and his most current position is with Cherry Creek School District. Raised in Colorado […]
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As part of the ongoing Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration, our Post held a pinning ceremony for our Vietnam War era Veterans. The ceremony was conducted by retired Army Colonel Robin Lynch with the Military Legacy Foundation. The Vietnam Veterans Lapel Pins are part of the commemoration program and are […]
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At our upcoming monthly meeting on April 20th, our speaker will be retired Army Colonel Robin Lynch with the Military Legacy Foundation. In addition to speaking on behalf of the non-profit she chairs she also plans to perform a pinning ceremony for any Vietnam era Veterans in our post. You need not […]
During March’s regular American Legion Post 1187 meeting, our guest speaker was Jerrod Wildman, the President of the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation (DCVMF). He’s also a Legion member and Rider. The DCVMF is a non-profit organization originally set up to establish “Freedoms Keeper” plaza on 4th and Wilcox in front of […]
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