Post 289 Clarksville, Tennessee
Post 289
Clarksville, Tennessee
About This Post
Post Namesake
CSM Gary W. Crisp (June 18, 1948 – December 28, 2016)
Gary W. Crisp, was born on June 18, 1948, in Clay Lick, Kentucky to Arnold Lee Crisp and Bessie Ellen Isom-Crisp. He graduated from Rowan County Senior High School in ... READ MORE
Notable Members
Willie Smith, Billie Zeveney, Larry Johnson, David Zeveney, Ernest Schmidt, Robert Lamon, Bob Sisson, Carmen Cherry, Scott Eldridge, Dawn Schmidt, Fae Casper
What Makes this Post Unique
The quality that makes Post 289 unique is that it was renamed after one its own founding members, who passed shortly after its beginning. The original name was Fort Campbell American Legion Post 289 on its temporary charter issued in February ... READ MORE
Photos
June meeting
May 2017 Meeting
February 2017 Photo
National CMDR Brett Reinstad / VA
Meetings
Meetings
Meetings
HISTORY
2010
CSM Gary W. Crisp American Legion Post 289
Feb 2016
The original name was Fort Campbell American Legion Post 289 on its temporary charter, issued in February 2016. Meetings were held at the Smokehaus Restaurant on Sportsman Lane on Fort Campbell. In 2017 the post was permanently chartered, and renamed to memorialize CSM Gary W. Crisp. Since leaving the Smokehaus, post meetings have been held at Daymar College in Clarksville. Although the post is only five years old, over the last three years we have..
The original name was Fort Campbell American Legion Post 289 on its temporary charter, issued in February 2016. Meetings were held at the Smokehaus Restaurant on Sportsman Lane on Fort Campbell. In 2017 the post was permanently chartered, and renamed to memorialize CSM Gary W. Crisp. Since leaving the Smokehaus, post meetings have been held at Daymar College in Clarksville. Although the post is only five years old, over the last three years we have..
Visit from National Commander Brett Reistad
Mar 17, 2019
The national commander visits Clarksville, the home of Post 289, the Veterans Home and a local high school.
