The 16th District held the Annual Oratorical Contest January, 29th at American Legion Post 10 Manassas. The winner is Lauren Bradshaw who was sponsored by American Legion Post 10.  Miss Bradshaw was the previous year's winner and she will be returning to the regional Oratorical Contest, scheduled to be held at American Legion Post 74 February 19th at 10am. Congratulations to Miss Bradshaw and the other contestants from Post 290 and Post 247.    

The District Oratorical Contest will be held at American Legion Post 10, 9950 Cockrell Rd, Manassas, VA  starting at 10am. Contestants and judges should arrive one half hour prior to the 10am start. For more details please contact District Oratorical Chair Erin Fox Post 290 email: erinfox1998@gmail.com   

The Springfield American Legion Riders Chapter 176 is sponsoring a Bike Blessing and Poker Run to benefit the "Willing Warriors Final Salute". The Run will start at American Legion Post 176, March 26th at 9am with the Bike Blessing and the ride will commence at 10am, with stops at Posts 162 Lorton, 364 Woodbridge, 28 Triangle, 10 Manassas, 72 Warrenton, 177 Fairfax, with a return to Post 176. Details of the Blessing and Poker Run have been posted at each of these posts.  The rain date will be M...

The American Legion/Virginia State Police Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Program has been scheduled for Sunday, June 26 to Friday, July 1, 2022 at the Virginia State PoliceAcademy in Richmond. The cost remains $200.00 per cadet. A total of 50 cadets will beaccepted to attend this session.All posts are encouraged to participate in this outstanding program. Posts that would liketo know more about the program are urged to contact Bill Feasenmyer (804) 337-8753 orbillfeas2@comcast.net or Tommy Powell ...

Due to the chance of inclement weather, The VSO training has been cancelled. The new date is 27 February, at the Robert V. McMaugh American Legion Post (Post 10)  9950 Cockrell Rd, Manassas VA. The training will commence at 12 noon and conclude at 5pm.  See the Attached flyer for further details or contact Steve Botello 703-853-1869. VSO Announcement Form        

The district Four Chaplains Ceremony will take place at American Legion Post 295 Middleburg Virginia February 6th, and will be led by District Chaplain Robert Yowell (yowellrobert@yahoo.com). The ceremony will commence at 2pm. All District Legion Family Chaplains are encouraged to take part in this ceremony which chronicles the four chaplains who were aboard the S.S. (USAT) Dorchester. The ship left New York on January 23, 1943, en route to Greenland, carrying approximately 900 others, as part ...

Here are the details for the upcoming Color Guard Competition. The competition will be held at Unity Reed Senior High School 8820 Rixlew Lane Manassas, VA 20109 March 26th. The Links are to the documents for the Competition. District Color Guard SOP JROTC CG Registration OUTLINE 1622 Color Guard Competition Registration Form 

Carroll Sigmund Levison, 59 of Warrenton, Virginia passed away on Thursday, July 29, 2021. He was born in Savannah, Georgia to Robert L. and Lauretta Burke Levison. Carroll served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and then worked for decades in the Information Technology Field.He is survived by his mother, Lauretta Aiken, his two children, Ann Pineda and James Levison, and his cat Squeakers, who all reside in Virginia.A memorial service was held on Friday, August 27 at 12:00 PM at Moser Funeral Ho...

Past District Commander (2009-2010) Charles A. King transferred to Post Everlasting. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Charles Alan King (Chestertown, Maryland), who passed away on November 23, 2021 at the age of 70.  A celebration of life will also be held following his interment at a later date in Leesburg, VA. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The American Legion Riders, Loudoun County Chapter 293 at P.O. Box 111, Sterling, VA 20167. https://www.fhnfuneralhome.com/obitua...

Our sister Joanne Suschinski Smoot passed into God’s arms on December 14th, 2021. Joanne died of complications due to COVID-19. She had been vaccinated with the J&J vaccine in August of 2021. Jo was born to Joe and Anne Suschinski April 8, 1950. Upon graduation from Houndsfield Central School, Sackets Harbor, N.Y. in 1968 she enlisted in the US Air Force and served for twelve years, including time in Rome, Italy, and the Pentagon. After her service, Joanne worked in business, Mary Kay, and ...