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Our speaker this month was Jr. Vice Commander Keith Kay who shared a few organizations our members can support to mentor young Veterans and military spouses as well as supporting the career transition for Service Members about to separate. Career Transition and Mentorship The following organizations were discussed as well […]
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The American Legion Harry C. Miller Post 1187 invites you to join us in remembering and honoring the Four Chaplains, who so bravely gave up their lives in the early morning hours of 3 February 1943 aboard the USAT Dorchester. The memorial will be held a 2:00 PM this Sunday […]
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Join American Legion Harry C. Miller Post 1187, VA and local officials and other dignitaries for the much anticipated groundbreaking for the new VA outpatient clinic in Castle Rock that will provide primary care services to Veterans enrolled in VA healthcare. This will greatly benefit Douglas County Veterans and make […]
Reminder to all Legionnaires that our next regular Post meeting is on January 18, 2024. Our speaker this month is Andrea Weule of Archway Communities. Andrea is a real estate investor, author and educator. She has completed 100’s of deals across the United States and continually shares her knowledge with […]
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On January 10th, American Legion Harry C. Miller Post 1187 and Auxiliary Unit 1187 visited Federal Heights Elementary School to drop off all of the school supplies that were purchased and donated. This school is a Title 1 school in one of the poorest areas in the state of Colorado. […]
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This past Saturday, Dec. 16 2023, volunteers across the nation and world headed to more than 4,225 cemeteries where they honored the more than 3 million Veterans buried there. And once again, members of the American Legion Family were big supporters of National Wreaths Across America Day events in their […]
On Saturday December 2nd, Castle Rock’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1187 held an awesome event at the Fitzsimmons Veterans Retirement Center. We are so grateful that our Auxiliary did an outstanding job giving the Veterans a little Christmas cheer with gifts and lots of sweets. We even had a couple […]
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Fellow Legionnaires, we now have an online form for reporting all your service hours. Scan or click on the QR code to access our volunteer hours reporting form, or click this link. This is also available off the Members page. We encourage everyone who volunteers at any events to log […]
When American Legion Harry C Miller Post 1187 member Keith Kay returned from Iraq in 2008, he was surprised and frustrated that the VA wouldn’t approve his tinnitus claim. “Despite having been in sustained combat, and having our tiny firebase mortared and rocketed every week, lacking a LOD (line of […]
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Post 1187 members were proud to serve as Color Guard for the Veterans Day ceremony hosted by the Douglas County Veterans Monument Foundation and sponsored by Douglas County with support from the City of Castle Rock and The American Legion Harry C. Miller Post 1187. This year also recognized the 10th […]
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