Join Culpeper Post 330 as they host the Culpeper Remembers Memorial Day Commemoration. The event will be held Monday, May 27 beginning at 3:00 PM at Post 330 located at 14222 Rixeyville Road in Culpeper Virginia. The event will feature musical selections from Crossroads Youth Orchestra and Windmore's Piedmont Community Band; written contributions from Pen to Paper; and readings by Stageworks. Bring a picnic meal and lawn chairs or picnic blankets. This don't miss event will revive a fin...

District Commander Sonnie Dickerson sends congratulations to Middleburg Post 295, Lovettsville Post 1836 and Ashburn Post 2001 for meeting the requirements for the Dan Daniel Plaque with 110% membership before June 5. Remember, it is still not too late to meet your membership goals or reach that 110% for your own Post. This has been an awesome year with the 16th District being the only District to meet our goal for 100% membership on time for the highest award. It would be terrific to se...

Post 330 will be holding an open house on Saturday, April 20th. The event will be held from 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The purpose is to recruit new membership. The open house will feature complimentary snacks. There will be a Service Officer on hand to answer Veteran questions and they will also have a Financial/Real Estate advisor available. Please spread the word to Veterans who may live in the Culpeper area.

As a reminder there are several important items that are due by close of business today and a few coming up by the end of the month. Firefighter/EMT of the Year Award nominations are due by COB today to Department Headquarters. If you have a submission, don't forget to ensure it is forwarded and let the District Adjutant/Commander know you have made a submission. Your Post Data Form is due. You should have received this as part of your annual reports package. If you have not already su...

Save the date for Leesburg Post 34 Golf Tournament Fundraiser being held at the Raspberry Falls Golf and Hunt Club which will be held on September 6, 2019. The cost will be $150.00 per player which includes cart, breakfast buffet, and post play BBQ. More information and registration material will be distributed later. For more information contact Post 34 Commander James Grenier or Post 34 Adjutant John Ward.

We are getting ready for another membership drive at the Nations Gun Show during February. The event runs from Friday, 12 April to Sunday, 14 April. Our goal is to sign up as many new or renewal members as possible through the weekend. Recruiting team at the last Nations Gun Show recruiting event. We need volunteers to help make this a success. The times of the setup and show are: Day / Date Setup Time Show Time Friday / Apr 12 1300 - 1500 1500 - 2000 Saturday / Apr 13 0800 - 0900 0...

Woodbridge Post 364 will be holding a Reverse Raffle to support the Clint Bolt Campaign for Sons of the American Legion National Commander. [su_list icon="icon: star-o"] A maximum of 350 will be sold at a price of $100.00 each. Fundraiser participants need not be present to win. Participants agree that Fundraiser is open to the public and Legion family members. Every 20th number drawn wins $100. 3rd Place wins $500, 2nd place wins $1,000. The last number drawn wins $10,000 or hal...

To assist with the large number of events and suspense dates coming from National, Department and District for all of the programs, activities, and awards, we have consolidated all of them into a singular list. This list will be maintained and published on the District website to assist with distribution. The regular calendars are still there and will have the same information. You can see the updated District Planning Calendar List by visiting our website at https://16dvalegion.org/tools/...

Culpeper National Cemetery has announced they will hold a special Vietnam War Veterans Day Ceremony on March 29, 2019 at 12:00 PM. Vietnam Era Veterans are those who served from February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975. Vietnam Veterans Day commemorates the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and their families and is part of a national effort to recognize the men and women who were denied a proper welcome upon returning home more than 40 years ago. We encourage all Veterans, those currently serv...

Thanks to input from a member at Post 72, we have added a new permanent banner ad and a new sidebar widget to the website to highlight Veteran Suicide Awareness. Please pass this on to as many people as possible. Everyone should follow the link to the Veterans Crisis Line website and learn more about the signs of crisis and the help that is available. If you have any questions or need support, don't forget that we have accredited Service Officers within the District and the Veterans ...