Post Membership Meeting:
January 2025:
* 9:00 AM Coffee & Donuts
* 10:00 AM Official Meeting
* Guiseppe's Italian Restaurant, Haymarket.
Welcome to American Legion Post 1799's website. Veterans are invited to contact the Post Adjutant (see CONTACT page) for joining the American Legion. All visitors interested in contacting Post 1799 are invited to contact the Post Adjutant. We are proud to be in the 16th District of the Department of Virginia.
Apply today to join the American Legion and Post 1799 with this application. Just download! The instructions are on the application. All honorably discharged or still serving US veterans are now eligible.
Post Executive Committee Meeting
18 December 2024:
* 6:30 PM Live Meeting
* Heritage Hunt Club House
Craft Room (downstairs)
* Post Membership always welcome to EXCOM meetings.
1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025. The 2023 American Legion Membership Campaign and Year kicks off 1 July 2024. Current members will receive post card reminders from National Headquarters to renew. Of course, the quickest and best way to renew is to visit the renewal website at: http://www.legion.org/renew You will need your Membership ID# on your Membership Card and a credit card. The 2023 membership fee is $40.00. The National website has an easy option to "Pay Up For Life," including the fee calculator.
You can also pay directly by sending a check ($40) to American Legion, Post 1799 at American Legion Post 1799, ATTN: Adjutant, P.O. Box 1799, Haymarket, Virginia 20168-1799 .
Defenders of the 1st Amendment.
Prior to the start of any official Post meeting, our tradition is to encourage veterans to address any issue. During the official Post meetings, partisan party politics are not encouraged in keeping with American Legion HQ guidance. The American Legion stands for American patriotism - without partisan party rancor at official meetings. Identification as a veteran is expected.
In Virginia, we have elections annually and every Legionnaire is encouraged to vote.
Post Fund-Raising at Walmart & Dominion Valley Giant in September. Volunteers should contact Carlos Collat for updates.
Did you know - All honorably discharged veterans, including Reserves, are eligible to register online and shop at the online exchanges the same way customers shop Amazon. The benefit does not include family members. For all the details and how to get started, go to:
Direct any questions to;
* Adjutant Dennis Corrigan, 571-236-7980, [email protected]
* Post Cdr Carlos Collat, 410-978-2226, [email protected]
* Post Service Officer Jay Little, (703) 220-2247, [email protected]
* Post Chaplain Chuck Berge, (703) 629-0206, [email protected]
Eligibility Information for the American Legion
If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces on or after December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - you are eligible for membership in The American Legion!
*Because eligibility dates remain open, all active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American Legion at this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by the government of the United States.
**U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII).
The American Legion values its independence and effectiveness on veterans' issues. This stance is best maintained by neutrality on all individual candidates or political parties. The American Legion, by legal definition, is non-partisan and supports "or opposes as necessary" only issues which impact the Four Pillars.
The American Legion's Four Pillars:
* Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation
* National Security
* Americanism
* Children & Youth
DIAL 988 then PRESS 1
December Events!
Scheduled Special Events
* IHOP Breakfast on Thursdays at 9:30 AM, Gainesville (Arrive early because it is THE veterans' social event!)
God Bless America and all who defend her! We swore an oath.
5 December 2024, Award to Willing Warrior Retreat,11:30 AM, Post 1799 (Legionnaire Tom Henning) applied for American Legion grant to the Retreat - Successfully! POC Carlos Collat.
7 December 2024, Pearl Harbor Remembrance, 8:00 AM, Regency, Dominion Valley.
10 December 2024, District Oratorical Competition, Post 195 Middleburg. Post 1799 had a successful contestant in the competition.
18 December 2024, Post 1799 EXCOM, 6:30 PM, Craft Room, Heritage Hunt Club.
20 December 2024, US Space Force 5th Anniversary.
25 December 2024, Christmas.
28 December 2024, Year-End Celebration, Giuseppe's Restaurant, Haymarket. Details to follow.
28 December 2024, National Pledge of Allegiance Day.
Legionnaire Rich Bohmer passed to Post Everlasting on Friday, 29 November 2024. Rich was a strong contributor to Post 1799 for many years.
A Mission Worth Saluting! Willing Warrior Retreat, 1603 Waterfall Road, Haymarket, VA
On 5 December, Post 1799 presented a grant from the American Legion National Headquarters to the Willing Warrior Retreat. This significant contribution will support their ongoing mission of aiding veterans and their families through the challenges they face after serving in harm's way. American Legion leadership from Post 1799, 16th District, Northern Region, and Department of Virginia were present.
Visitation:
DEC 10. 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (ET)
Pierce Funeral Home
9609 Center St.
Manassas, VA 20110
Meet the Architect of Post 1799's fund-raising for Willing Warrior Retreat! Legionnaire Thomas Henning, a long-term member of Post 1799, initiated and coordinated four successful American Legion grants since 2016. Legionnaires and our beloved wounded warriors and their families all appreciate the skill and dedication of our Legionnaire Thomas "Tom" Henning.
