Agent Orange Awareness Day
Agent Orange Awareness Day marks the first day the substance was used in Vietnam and surrounding countries, and it is meant to pay tribute to those who were exposed to this deadly compound. The day is an annual observation designed to raise awareness of the effects of...
Mayor Cheney’s Purple Heart Social
Tuesday, August 8, 2023 5:30 – 7:30 PM Revel Patio Grill 9305 Preston Rd Frisco, Texas 75034 “Frisco is proud to be a “Purple Heart City. “ - Mayor Cheney American Legion Post 178 is proud to be a “Purple Heart Post. “ - Commander Ed Reed
American Legion Post 178 Elects New Officers
(R – L) Members of 2023-2024 Post 178 Executive Committee include Fred Rogers, Terry Gilbert, Jose Torres, Ed Reed, Terry Meyering, Ron Bercher, Larry Wilhelm, and Thor Anderson. Not pictured are Joanne Schumm, John Brady, and John Stammreich. Since Post 178 was...
Frisco Freedom Fest
Members of the American Legion Post 178 Color Guard and cadets from the Lebanon Trail Navy National Defense Cadet Corps presented the Nation’s Colors and service flags at the Frisco Freedom Fest. Photo by John Brady. The Post 178 Color Guard and Lebanon Trail Navy...
INDEPENDENCE DAY – JULY 4th
The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2nd, 1776, the Continental...
North Texas Veterans Information Event Announcement
The North Texas Veterans Experience Action Center along with VA, state, and community partners will host a virtual event on Tuesday, July 18th – 20th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. CDT for North Texas Veterans, caregivers, Service members, survivors, and family members to...
Post Executive Committee Officers Elected
(R – L) Ed Reed, new Post 178 Commander, Sheillie White, 4th District Commander, and John Stammreich, Immediate Past Commander. Photo by John Brady. Post 178 elected its Post Executive Committee officers at its general membership meeting on June 19, 2023. All newly...
The Juneteenth Flag
First celebrated in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, Juneteenth (also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day) celebrates the freedom of enslaved people following the U.S. Civil War—and two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the...
79th Anniversary of D-Day
June 6 marks the 79th Anniversary of D-Day in Normandy. We will always remember and never forget the sacrifices and valor exhibited by our armed forces on that infamous day, June 6, 1944. On D-Day Allied Forces launched a combined naval, air and land assault on...