Installation of Officers Held Sunday, June 11th

New Post Commander Bill Patton rings the Commander's bell for the first time at Sunday's installation.

American Legion Post 177 Election Results

Congratulations to the following Legionnaires who were elected into office for 2006 - 2007:

Commander                               Bill Patton

1st Vice Commander                Bob Sussan

2nd Vice Commander               Dean Strong

3rd Vice Commander                  Jerry Sitter

Adjutant                            Michael Wheeler

Finance Officer                         Al Doehring

Judge Advocate                Brenda DiMichele

Historian                                    Tom Hovis

Sergeant-at-Arms                       John Price

Chaplain                                Luke Munson

Service Officer                       John Kushner

Junior Past Commander             Mark Duke

Legionnaire of the Year      Michael Wheeler

Member-at-Large                     Joe DeLaney

Corporate Board:

John Price       Bob Sussan      Walt Potock

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Mother's Day Sunday Breakfast a Huge Success

Sunday, May 14, 2006 - 

An enthusiastic group of volunteers served the Mother's Day Sunday Breakfast to almost 200 people this past Sunday morning. A special thanks to the following Legionnaires, S.A.L., and Auxiliary that helped out:

Bobby Pike    Newman "Shack" Shackelford

Tom DeShazo    Bill Anderson     Jim Brown

Luke Munson      John Price     Sandy Price

Katherine Kucera  Bob Sussan  Paul Sandy

Dean Strong    Ed McKnight    David Gledhill

Doug Wilson    Gwen Smith   Mark Pearson

Doug Kirk  Johnathon Vinyard  Brian Ritchie

We couldn't have done it without the help of these great volunteers.

May 2006 - March - April 2006 News

Feb 2006 - 17th District Four Chaplains Ceremony

Dec 2005 - Festival of Lights and Carols

Nov 2005 - Post 177 Participates in Veterans Day Ceremonies

Oct 2005 - Post 177 Assists with Season's Last "Honor Flight", Held on October 2nd

Oct 2005 - Two Chances To Win a FREE Paid-Up-For-Life Membership

Oct 2005 - New Membership Numbers Posted for September

Oct 2005 - Post  177 Staffs Booth at Fairfax Fall Festival

Oct 2005 - Sons of the American Legion Serve Sunday Breakfast this Month

Oct 2005 - Post 177 Holds Flag Disposal Ceremony

                Photo Slide Show of Flag Disposal Ceremony

More Post 177 News and Articles

Post 177 Members Support Boy Scout Troop 1887

Adult Leaders from Post 177 have dedicated many hours to Troop 1887 over the past year. Members contributing their time include: Eddie Camper, Roy DeLauder, Tom DeShazo, Kurt Khol, James Miller, Annie Peterson, Torre Peterson, and Carl Swanson.

These members dedicated 5,850 hours in support of the Troop by attending meetings, activities, training, service projects, weekend camping, and summer camp. They logged a total of 15,000 miles driving scouts and equipment to scout activities.

Results of S.A.L. Elections

Congratulations to the following S.A.L. members who were recently elected into office for 2006 - 2007:

Commander                       David Gledhill

1st Vice Commander          Mark Pearson

2nd Vice Commander         Ben Brewer

Adjutant                            Gary Weaver

Finance Officer            George Freeman IV

Historian                            John Jenkins

Sergeant-at-Arms         George Freeman III

Chaplain                     Kim Ricketts (Bear)

Miss Poppy 2006 Receives Proclamation from Fairfax Mayor

Miss Poppy, Miranda Maurer, receives proclamation from Fairfax City Mayor Robert F. Lederer.

Miss Poppy, Miranda Maurer, received the proclamation for Poppy Month last night from Fairfax City Mayor, Robert F. Lederer at a ceremony held at City Hall. Following the presentation, Miranda recited the poem "In Flanders Field" to the City Council.