NAVY RESERVE BIRTHDAY
The U.S. Navy Reserve celebrates its birthday every March 3. Formed in 1915 in response to the outbreak of World War I, the Navy Reserve made up almost 84 percent of the Navy's fighting force during the war. Among its ranks were five future U.S. Presidents and 15...
Peter J Courcy Post 178 Honor Guard Performs Military Honors for Honorary Life Member
Honor Guard members performing military funeral honors for Burnett “Burnie” Louis Sutter: (L – R) Larry Marshall, Larry Wilhelm, Charlie Daniels, Ted Ruybal, and Fred Rogers. The Post 178 Color Guard currently consists of twelve members, eight of which...
Post 178 Oratorical Winner Selected First Runner Up in American Legion State Contest
Emma Ko, a senior, home school, was selected as the first runner-up from four orators in the American Legion Department of Texas Oratorical Contest in San Antonio on Monday, February 21, 2022. She is the second orator since Post 178 was chartered in 2014 to compete...
President’s Day
President's Day, formally known as Washington's Birthday, is a United States federal holiday that celebrate all U.S. presidents (past and present) specifically George Washington (born on February 22), the first President of the United States. President's Day dates to...
United States Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
February 19 is the official birthday of the United States Coast Guard Reserve. Officially set-up in the late 1930s as a “civilian reserve” operation, it was non-military in nature. The Coast Guard Reserve Act of 1941 set up the Coast Guard Reserve. Although the agency...
Post 178 Oratorical Winner Wins 1st Division Contest
Members of Post 178 Post Executive Committee congratulate Miss Ko for winning the 1st Division Contest. Photo by Ed Reed. Emma Ko, a senior, home school, was selected the winner of the American Legion 1st Division Oratorical Contest in Denton on Saturday, February 12,...
Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day, also known as St. Valentine’s Day, is celebrated today. It is a tradition honored by many Americans and their families uniformed and civilian. There is no definitive origin story to single out the one true inspiration for the holiday, but according...
USO Birthday
February 4th is the 81st birthday of the United Service Organizations or USO. The USO has been a fixture in military life since 1941. The agency is a private, not-for-profit organization that works in cooperation with the Department of Defense. It provides live...
Frisco ISD Nelson Middle School and Post 178 Internationally Recognized in The American Legion Magazine
Photo Caption: Cover of February 2022 The American Legion Magazine An article about the Frisco ISD Nelson Middle School and American Legion Post 178 was published in the February 2022 edition of The American Legion Magazine. The magazine is published monthly and...