Women Veterans Day – Jun 12, 2024
Today, American Legion Post 178, celebrates all women who have served in the United States armed forces. We honor their service on this the 76th anniversary since June 12 in 1948, when President Harry Truman signed into law the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act...
June 6, 2024, marks the 80th 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. Every 5 years many heads of state and Veterans of the battle return to Normandy, France to commemorate D-Day but event organizers and...
A day of reflection and remembrance of those who died while serving in the United States military
Join Frisco VFW Post 8273, the Frisco Garden Club, the City of Frisco, and American Legion Post 178 for a Memorial Day Observance on Monday, May 27, 2024, at 9:00 AM in the Frisco Commons Park. The event features a traditional flag and wreath-laying ceremony and...
National Poppy Day is May 26
National Poppy Day is celebrated in countries around the world. In the United States, it is observed on the Friday before Memorial Day, which falls on May 24, 2024 this year. On this day, people wear a red poppy to honor the fallen heroes who have worn our nation’s...
Post 178 Hosts Orientation for 2024 Texas Boys State Delegates
Post 178 Boys State delegates pose for a group photo after completing the orientation meeting Post 178 Boys State Committee members recently completed its annual orientation for the 24 Boys State delegates who will represent 12 Frisco ISD high schools and 1...
Post 178 Presents American Legion JROTC Medals at Three High School Awards Ceremonies
Peter J Courcy Post 178 recently presented American Legion JROTC medals for scholastic and military excellence at three area high school awards ceremonies: Lebanon Trail, Rock Hill, and Lake Highlands. Post Commander Ed Reed, Bill Drake, Post Executive...
Post 178 Color Guard and Cadets presented the Nation’s Colors and Service Flags at the 34th Lone Star Corvette Classic
Photos Courtesy of John Brady On Saturday, May 18, 2024, the American Legion Post 178 Color Guard and cadets from the Lebanon Trail Navy National Defense Cadet Corps presented our Nation’s Colors and Service Flags at the 34th Lone Star Corvette Classic at the...
Distinguished Post 178 Member Laid to Rest In Arlington National Cemetery
On April 26, 2024, a little over two years after Colonel Bernard Leo "Bunny" Talley, Jr. (USAF, Retired) left us, he was laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery, a fitting tribute for a remarkable American patriot. Colonel Bernard Talley’s story is one of faith,...
May 8th of each year, we celebrate V-E Day (Victory in Europe)
Although in 1944 the war continued in the Pacific, the free world took a moment to pause and celebrate a victory that had pushed back forces trying to subjugate much of Europe and the United Stated to the ideology of fascism. “The western world has been freed of the...