2024 Photos

Click on the links below to view pictures from different events The American Legion, Peter J Courcy Post 178 attended or held throughout the year.

December 14, 2024 – Post 178 Sets New Record for Number of Oratorical Speech Participants

The American Legion Post 178 Oratorical Scholarship Contest set a new all-time record for the number of high school orators that participated in its 2024 contest. Four winners were selected from the twelve orators, and each winner received a $500 college scholarship to any college of their choosing. The contest was held at The Grove at Frisco Commons on Saturday, December 14, 2024.

The four winning orators, Scarlett Rae Sweckard, Saanvi Sharma, Kanad S Bhandarkar, Milan G McKnight, will now have the opportunity to compete with other 4th District post winners in Frisco on January 4, 2025, at The Grove at Frisco Commons.

December 7, 2024 – Holiday Party

December 4, 2024 – NJROTC unit’s Area Manager inspection

The inspection was required for the NJROTC unit to demonstrate their hard work and to ensure that program standards and requirements were being met. During the inspection, a unit brief was presented by the Cadet Staff, drill teams provided demonstrations, the cadet inspection was performed, and a Pass and Review ceremony was completed.

November 9, 2024 – Veterans Day

August 7, 2024 – Color Guard posting the colors at Mayor Cheney’s Purple Heart Social.

July 30, 2024 – Color Guard presented the Nation’s Colors at the DOE Cyber Conference at the Anatole Hotel

May 21, 2024 – Boys State Orientation

May 18, 2024 – Post 178 Color Guard and Cadets presented the Nation’s Colors and Service Flags at the 34th Lone Star Corvette Classic

Color Guard veterans included Terry Gilbert, Larry Wilhelm, Thor Anderson, and Bill Drake.

Cadets that attended were Cadet Ensign Avi, Cadet Seaman Adhya Pathangey, Cadet Seaman Jackson Hillier, Cadet Seaman Aanve Pathangey, Cadet PO2 Ian Willink, Cadet Ensign Peter Eliopoulos and Cadet PO3 Jashwanth Bandlamudi.

February 24, 2024 – Lebanon Trail High School Navy National Defense Cadet Corps Military Ball

Lebanon Trail High School Navy National Defense Cadet Corps Military Ball at Stonebriar Country Club on February 24, 2024.

The Lebanon Trail Navy National Defense Cadet Corps held their first military ball on February 24, 2024, at the Frisco Stonebriar Country Club. The event was a smashing success as more than one hundred of the cadets in this year’s program attended.

Major Gary Billings, USMC, Ret, Senior Naval Science Instructor, and Lt Col Ivan Acosta, USAF, Ret, Naval Science Instructor, welcomed the cadets and orchestrated the program.  

The evening afforded the cadets an opportunity to learn about traditional formal military dining, dress, and etiquette, while at the same time enjoying the camaraderie with fellow cadets and dancing late into the evening.