Danny S. Goolsby (JROTC Northern Region Vice Chairman) was recognized by National Sgt at Arms Willie Ransom for outstanding leadership in the JRTOC competition program. This honor was provided during the JROTC Drill Meeting at the Department Fall Conference at Williamsburg, VA held 26-28 October.

Posts of the 16th District were well represented at the Manassas, VA 10th Annual Northern Virginia Veterans Parade honoring The American Legion’s 100th Anniversary. The weather turned from rainy and cold to a very pleasant sunshiny day. A full article about the fantastic outcome of the Northern Virginia Veterans Parade is attached. We have also included additional photos in a gallery slider below that for any and all photos submitted for this event. Thanks to all who made this such a successf...

District 16 will have a table for recruiting at the Nations Gun Show, which is great news. Currently John Carty and Joe Dudley are signed up for duty on some or all of the three days. We need volunteers to assist with this effort which will be all-in for the Legion, Virginia, District 16 and individual Posts in that order of priority. We won’t turn anyone away who is eligible. The dates and times are as follows: Friday, 16 Nov - 1500-2000 (initial set up earlier) Saturday, 17 Nov - 09...

Space for riders available for Manassas Veterans Day Parade on Nov 3. Several Legionnaires asked at the 16th District Conference if we would have space available for riders for the Manassas Veterans Day Parade on Nov 3. We have seats available on the 16th District float. We also have been advised that some of the other Posts will have vehicles in the parade that might have space on them. If you desire to ride in the parade on the 16th District Float, please send an e-mail to Ziggy Levison (z...

Putting the fun back into the conferences, the 16th District recently held a shooting competition in conjunction with the Fall Conference held at Post 330 in Culpeper. Thanks to the superior hospitality of Post 330, we were allowed to use their members shooting area to play the sounds of freedom while having a little friendly competition at the same time. The event was open to all Legionnaire Family Members along with their family members of any age. (more photos and video at bottom of the pag...

The 2018-2019 District Planning Calendar has been updated for all information provided by the Committee Chairs. In addition, the calendar on the website has been updated with additional details regarding each event. Please share this message with your fellow post members and the link for the District Website and Facebook as well. Please be sure to let the District Adjutant and Webmaster know if any of the details for your events needs to be updated or changed. The most up to date calendar ca...

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The Virginia Secretary of Veterans and Defense Affairs will be at a Town Hall on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM, in the Loudoun Government Center, Dulles Room, 1 Harrison St., Leesburg VA.. POC is Thomas Grant Jr., Veterans Services Coordinator, Loudoun County, 571-258-3815.

Please see the information below on the passing of Doug "Buster" Ramos. Doug was a past Department Commander for 2011-2012. He will be dearly missed by many of his fellow Legionnaires. The Funeral/Memorial Service for Past Department Commander Doug "Buster" Ramos will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at Maddox Funeral Home in Front Royal, VA. Their address is 105 W Main St, Front Royal, VA 22630 and website is http://maddoxfuneralhome.com/ There will be a reception follow...