From Wreaths Across America – Congratulations! American Legion Post 1819 (VT0014P) has been ranked #5 Sponsorship Group in VT for Wreaths Across America in 2024! Your hard work ensured that veterans in your community were remembered with 252.80 wreaths—an amazing achievement! See the full report of top 5 sponsors by state: WAA State Report 2024
Recently Colm Walker NU ’05, US Army spoke on the “Legacy of Learning” podcast, and during it he spoke about the new phrase being used today for when someone needs some help and someone to listen to them. Along the lines of our NU Buddy Check, Colm discusses the “Do you have 8 minutes?” at…
Our letter from Wreaths Across America: Dear Group Leader, 2024 was an exceptional year for Wreaths Across America – and the reason it was so successful is because of the thousands of dedicated volunteers like you! Thanks to this collective effort, 7,408 sponsorship groups registered to bring the program to their communities, and 1,169 new…
Below is an image with the 2024 Wreaths Across America numbers on the great success that they had and our Post 1819 was a part of this past year. Remember you can purchase wreaths year-round for the ceremony in December 2025. Each wreath purchased honors the memory of a past Veteran and supports our Post…
The Legion Department of Vermont 2025 Mid-Winter Conference is January 17-18, 2025 and anyone is welcome to attend. Per Ron Merolli who attends every year, said that you really only need to attend the Saturday event on Jan 18th. 2025 Mid-Winter Conference Agenda – PDF
On December 13, 2024, Norwich University Post #1819 of the American Legion brought 45 “care packages” to the patients staying at the U.S. Veterans Administration hospital in White River Junction, VT over the holidays. This project is a joint effort of Norwich University Post 1819 of the American Legion and Norwich University, with Post 1819…
We had great success this year supporting Wreaths Across America and sponsoring wreaths to be laid at veteran’s gravesites on December 14, 2024 at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery, along with several that were laid for specific veterans at other national veteran cemeteries. Here are some stats for this year 2024: Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery…
The newly elected & installed Post #1819 officers would like to thank everyone who helped make the 10 Year Anniversary dinner, Homecoming & Annual meeting 2024 a great success. Some of the highlights include: And a special thanks to Department Commander Joe Zickmund who made performed the installation of the 2024-2025 slate of officers and…
Congrats to raffle winner Rich Geisler, Post member and NU ’94.
“Take the Moment” It’s that time of the month again! May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year’s theme is “Take the Moment”. It is a good reminder to take a minute this weekend to reach out to the classmates, friends, family and others that you care about for the camaraderie and to check…