Post 514 Maple Plain, Minnesota
Post 514
Maple Plain, Minnesota
About This Post
Post Namesake
Pvt. Paul Stinson of WWI. Died of Pneumonia in 1921.
Notable Members
ALL OF OUR DECEASED AND CURRENT VETERANS
What Makes this Post Unique
Post 514, Always There; Memorial Day; Veterans Day; Community Events; Veterans Burials; ATH was 112, currently at 51 (OCT '17) strong. Post 514, along with its Ladies Auxiliary, was chartered in 1925 and has been in continuous operation ever since. As a result, the Post is honored each year by being the lead Color Guard unit in the annual Maple Plain Days parade. National Oratorical Contest – Instills a better knowledge and appreciation of the Constitution • Placed gravemarker (200)flags at Lewis Cemetery each Memorial Day in Independence, MN and furnish flags to museums. • Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation • May: Poppy Drive • November : Veterans Day at Nursing Home and at Legion Memorial :Annual Flag Retirement Ritual.....
Photos
2017
2016 EVENTS
2014 26 May - Honor your Veterans Day
2013 Veterans Day Events
MAPLE PLAIN DAYS
French Legion of Honor Recipient - Jerome Hansen
HISTORY
1950
Memorial Day
May 27, 1957
Lewis Cemetery - 1957
Lewis Cemetery - 1957
1958 Memorial March In
May 26, 1958
Lewis Cemetery - Orono High School Band
Lewis Cemetery - Orono High School Band
1959 Memorial March In
May 25, 1959
Scouts - Cub & Boy
Scouts - Cub & Boy
1980
Lewis Cemetery
May 31, 1985
Honor Guard /Firing Squad
Honor Guard /Firing Squad
2000
Color Guard & Firing Squad
May 24, 2001
2001
2001
2010
under construction
Oct 6, 2013
Under Construction
Under Construction
2013 Veterans Day Events
Nov 11, 2013
Trip to Haven Homes Nursing Home for a Veterans Day Recognition of 10 residents.
Trip to Haven Homes Nursing Home for a Veterans Day Recognition of 10 residents.
FLAG RETIREMENT RITUAL
Oct 6, 2017
Respectfully destroying Tattered, Tired flags at Maple Plain Fire Station.
Respectfully destroying Tattered, Tired flags at Maple Plain Fire Station.
