Post Motto Contest

Chrystal Swope March 2, 2016 · Costa Mesa Post 838 is working on a logo and motto and we need your help! Email your ideas and sketches to me at chrystalswope@gmail.com by Monday at 4pm to be considered. Please pass this on to friends and family as well. Thanks! Ryan Wood December 11, 2015 So I’m thinking my submission for the Post motto is: “Because my oath of enlistment never expires…” Tina…

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Supporting Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee

Chrystal Swope‎American Legion Post 838 December 2, 2015 ·  Post 838 is proud to support the Irvine 2/11 Marine Adoption Committee ‘s Toy Drive for the Marine Family Christmas Party. A collection box will be at Monday’s meeting where you can donate an unwrapped toy. Infant toys and toys for ages 10-12 are still needed. See you Monday!

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Veteran’s Day 2015 Part 2 Nov 2015

Mark Wölfe November 11, 2015 It was an Honor and Privilege to hear so many powerful words by so many great Americans. Michelle De La Cruz Chrystal Swope Ryan Wood Thomas Woods #ALPOST838 #AmericanLegion #veterans #Irvine

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Veterans Day November 2015

Ryan Wood is at Col. Bill Barber Park. November 11, 2015 · Irvine Isabelle Krasney holding down the fort at the Post 838 table

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Flag Folding 101 and it’s Significance

The American Legion is a great resource for flag etiquette and display questions, as well as a place to buy new flags and properly dispose of unserviceable flags. Learn more at www.legion.org/flag Meaning of Flag-Folding Ceremony The flag-folding ceremony represents the same religious principles on which our great country was originally founded. The portion of the flag denoting honor is the canton of blue containing the stars representing states our…

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City of Irvine Memorial Day Ceremony 5/29

Memorial Day Ceremony Monday May 29, 2017 @ 10a The City of Irvine will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony in the Formal Garden at Colonel Bill Barber Marine Corps Memorial Park. Attendees will have the opportunity to honor family and friends who have died in the line of duty by writing down a brief remembrance to be posted on a memory board at the event. Cards will also be…

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American Legion Post 838 Flag Retirement Ceremony & Patriotic Concert

Date & Time Sunday, June 4, 2017 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT Location Bill Barber Memorial Park 4 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606 CONCERT TICKETS Irvine’s American Legion, Post 838 invites you to its First-Annual Flag Retiremejnt Ceremony and Patriotic Concert at Col. Bill Barber Memorial Park on Sunday, June 4th at 6:30 pm. Special guests, the All-American Boys Chorus, will hold a 1 hour patriotic fundraiser concert…

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