Post 136 St. James City, Florida
Post 136
St. James City, Florida
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WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2016
PAST OFFICERS OF THE AUXILIARY
PAST OFFICERS OF THE RIDERS
THE POPLAR POND THEN AND NOW
AMERICAN LEGION PARADE
4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION
Commander's Charity Certificate
HONORING A COMMRADE
BIKERS ON A POKER RUN
BIKERS ON A POKER RUN
Happy birthday Commander Lewis
FRIENDS HAVING FUN (2)
HISTORY
1980
AMERICAN LEGION-THE BEGINNING OF POST 136
Jun 2, 1980
06-02-1980
First meeting at Gulf Haven Fish Camp St. James City, FL
Reno Coffman - Judge Advocate
Earnie Stout - Southwest FL Area Commander
Luke Iler - Post 136 Commander
POST OFFICERS
Jun 2, 1980
Harold Potts -- Historian
Robert Waddell --Service Officer
Tony DeLacey -- 2nd Vice
Lee Schumacher -- Finance Officer
George Cassidy -- 1st Vice
Luke Iler -- Commander
Reno Coffman -- Judge Advocate
Herb Corbin -- Chaplain
FILING FOR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Feb 19, 1982
Letter sent to Attorney Paul Waggoner from the State of Florida regarding Post 136 incorporation.
FILING FOR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Feb 19, 1982
State Of Florida certification for Post 136.
AMERICAN LEGION NEW HOME
Sep 1984
Construction began late 1984.
TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO DIED AT PEARL HARBOR
Dec 7, 1984
"This picture was printed in the Pine Island Eagle newspaper and appeared December 12, 1984. To identify one veteran in the picture and not all of them would take away from the interest in the picture. The picture is one of the most interesting I have seen; A person can almost feel the men's minds coming from it. Pearl Harbor. We can never FORGET."
George E Ritenauer, Historian 1984-1985
1990
LITTLE LEAGUE PICNIC
Jun 12, 1992
Past Commander Chet Polowy with the Auxillary Ladies Virginia Smith, Helen Armani, Helen Iler and Norene Polowy.
POPPY DRIVE ON PINE ISLAND
Feb 6, 1993
In the chronicles of 1993, legion members and ladies of the Auxiiary Post 136 conducted a successful Poppy Drive. Sgt at Arms, Stan Staack mans his post at the St James City Post Office. The tradiction continues today.
MEMORIAL DAY CORAL RIDGE CEMETARY
May 29, 1995
Coral Ridge Cemetery.
2000
HONORING OUR VETERANS
Nov 19, 2008
The American Legion and the VFW came together at Pine Island Elementary School in a ceremony of honor for all of our veterans by showing colors of the flag and a firearm salute.
2010
TEN YEAR RECOGNITION FOR FORMER MEMBER OF THE HONOR GUARD
Mar 30, 2011
Award presented to Al Orange for his ten year service on the Honor Guard.
HOLE OVER THE POND EVENT
Feb 21, 2015
A golfing event held annually raising money to help veterans.
AWARD PRESENTED TO PAST COMMANDER BARRY AUGUST
Jan 18, 2017
Larry Nixon (Past Commander 2015), Barry August (Past Commander 2014) and Tom Lewis (Present Commander)
Award presented to Barry August for his fifteen years of service with Post 136.
RECENT PAST COMMANDERS OF POST 136
May 16, 2018
TOP FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
ROGER PAULSON 2003-2006
TOM RUSCIK 2006-2008
JOE VALLEE 2008-2010
BARRY AUGUST 2010-2012
BOTTOM FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
BILL BROOKS 2012
FRANK TAUGNER 2012-2015
LARRY NIXON 2015-2016
TOM LEWIS 2016-2018
FLAG FOLDING CEREMONY AT THE VFW
May 28, 2018
The folding the the American flag by Legion members on Memorial Day celebration at the VFW. Pictured are Michael Nigbor, Lloyd Buck, George Bailey and David Moore.
