Join us the First Thursday of Each Month at 7:00 p.m. at the VFW Building located at 510 1st Ave, Plattsmouth, NE 68048.
Contact the Adjutant Jerry Blackwell for information at 402 926 6156. Email:[email protected]Facebook: Legionpostfiftysix
Officers:Commander Candy Korman. Vice Commander Keri Pauly, Adjutant Jerry Blackwell. Finance Officer Kermit Reisdorph, Color Guard Commander Kermit Reisdorph, Membership Secretary Jerry Blackwell, Chaplain Jerry Blackwell and Service Officer John Hurst 402 296 2805.
Who We Are: The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Today our membership stands at over 2.4 million in 14,000 posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments: one in each of the 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and Philippines.