American Legion Post 206 is Highland Park's local American Legion branch. American Legion Post 206 features a 200-person capacity dance hall for private rental or for live music gatherings. American Legion Post 206 also houses a club room for its members that includes a full bar open five days a week. Its members gather annually for patriotic events and the branch also offers veterans rehabilitation services and honor guard funerals, among other benefits.
The Fleet Reserve Association is an organization for active or retired U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard members and their families. The FRA #289 of Imperial Beach meets in a club on Silver Strand Boulevard that has a full bar, an outdoor patio, a stage, a kitchen with food specials and plenty of seating. Inside there is a commemorative sculpture of an eagle with the names of FRA members on dog tags that decorate the eagle. The FRA is a second home for many, often hosting special events, dinners, field-trips and game nights.
The American Legion is a national veterans service organization. This location is Post number 43 and has been operating in Hollywood since 1919. The building itself resembles an Army barracks but with art deco architecture. An honor roll of American war heroes decorate the outer facade. The courtyard contains a war memorial complete with an antique cannon. The building itself is available for private events including live shows, film shoots and receptions. The hall has a rich heritage and was a favorite place for local artists and politicians. Humphrey Bogart was a regular at the roaring-'20s-style basement bar. The American Legion Hollywood Post is also the location for many films and television commercials. Come for the museum, stay for the drinks.
The American Legion Dewitt C. Mitchell Post 201 is a branch of the largest veterans organization in the nation. The Legion aims to carry out its mission, as per its website, of "mentoring and sponsoring youth programs in the community, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans," in Lemon Grove.
Some of the many services it provides includes the creation of the Child Welfare Fund, the foundation and operation of the American Legion baseball league, the operation of the Heroes to Hometowns program, offering students scholarships, a family support network, POW/MIA advocacy and flag advocacy.
Congress chartered the American Legion in 1919, making it the largest veterans organization. Even after coming back from serving the country, these veterans still serve their communities by mentoring youth, advocating patriotism and promoting a strong national security. Current members partner with fellow servicemembers and veterans.
The Legion also offers many programs, like the American Legion Baseball, Heroes to Hometowns, and has great political influence in the legislative process.
The Palisades branch of the world's largest veterans organization.
This is a full service facility with nearly 10,000 square feet, that can accommodate 490 in assembly or 230 for dining and dancing. The facility also houses a full library, and game room for billiards, personal computers and a large digital television. The Post has a full service bar area and fully equipped kitchen with a professional food staff. Here is a list of the current officers:
http://www.post283.org/theofficers.htm
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help war-time veteran's organization. The American Legion is a community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members – men and woman – 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.
The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in Washington, DC. In addition thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities in local communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff of about 300 employees.
On the Department level (California) located in San Francisco. The Department of California has a full time staff of about a half dozen people along with the Department Commander and Adjutant. The next level down would be Area level; we are part of the 6th Area, which encompasses just about all of southern California population south of Bakersfield.
The 6th Area is headed up by Department Vice-Commander, which is elected during the annual Department convention. The next level would be District of which we here at Post 283 are part of the 24th District, which takes in most of the Los Angeles county. This segment of the Legion is headed up by a Commander elected by the Posts (13) that make up the District. There are 13 American Legion Posts in the 24th District including Post 283. The 6th Area is made up of four Districts 24th, 20th, 18th & 16th; which in turn is made up of 82 Posts.