American Legion GA Post 322

American Legion GA Post 322 West Chatham American Legion Post 322 (Bloomingdale/Pooler) continues to serve those who served us.

All local Veterans are welcome to join us for our regular meetings on the 2nd Tues of each month, 7pm.

🇺🇸Happy birthday to the United States Army.🇺🇸
06/14/2026

🇺🇸Happy birthday to the United States Army.🇺🇸

American Legion Post 322 recognizes June 12th as Women’s Veteran Recognition Day. In more than 20 states, June 12 is des...
06/12/2026

American Legion Post 322 recognizes June 12th as Women’s Veteran Recognition Day.

In more than 20 states, June 12 is designated as Women Veterans Recognition Day. It commemorates the June 12, 1948, signing into law by President Harry S. Truman of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, which enabled women to serve as permanent, regular members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

The day is set aside to thank to all women who have served in the U.S. military.

“Veterans Strengthening America”

Eisenhower’s “Order of the Day” and “In Case of Failure” D-Day messages. Throughout the first half of 1944, in the Engli...
06/06/2026

Eisenhower’s “Order of the Day” and “In Case of Failure” D-Day messages.

Throughout the first half of 1944, in the English countryside, American and Allied troops had amassed and trained. The morning of June 6, a great armada took them to the French coast, where they hit the beaches, dodged German bullets, and scaled the cliffs.

Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower famously drafted two separate messages for the D-Day invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. One was a rallying ‘Order of the Day’ for the troops, and the other was an infamous, handwritten note taking sole blame—in case the D-day landing failed. He discarded it after realizing the operation was a success. An aide later retrieved it:

"Our landings in the Cherbourg-Havre area have failed to gain a satisfactory foothold and I have withdrawn the troops. My decision to attack at this time and place was based upon the best information available. The troops, the air and the Navy did all that Bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt it is mine alone."

D-day, however, did not fail. Allied troops established a beachhead in Normandy from which they began the assault on Germany. Within eleven months, the Third Reich was destroyed.

Long after D-day, however, the sobering thought of having ordered many young Americans to their death, even in a good and noble cause, remained with Eisenhower. In June 1945, heading home after victory in Europe, he said in his famous Guildhall address in London:

"Humility must always be the portion of any man who receives acclaim earned in the blood of his followers and the sacrifices of his friends."

Kudos to American Legion Post 322 members and all volunteers who prepared Bloomingdale’s Veterans Freedom Park for the c...
05/21/2026

Kudos to American Legion Post 322 members and all volunteers who prepared Bloomingdale’s Veterans Freedom Park for the city’s 2026 Memorial Day remembrance. Each year West Chatham Post members volunteer to place flags on the Freedom Park grounds in honor of all who served our country and those made the ultimate sacrifice.

05/11/2026

Reminder for all local Veterans! You are welcome to join us for our next regular meeting, Tuesday, May 12th. The meeting begins promptly at 1900hrs (7pm) at the Bloomingdale Community Center at 202 E. Moore Street.

Note from the Post Secretary: If there are any Post members who have volunteered for Veterans projects or community projects over the last 12 months, please bring the information to the meeting. Also, several VSOs and American Legion Posts in our area have hosted blood drives over the last 12 months. If you donated blood during any of the drives we would like to know. If you have any questions, you can ask at the meeting tomorrow or if you cannot attend please send me an email at [email protected]

Respectfully,
Marcelle Quincy
Adjutant, American Legion Post 322

“Veterans Strengthening America”

March 29 is designated as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This is a time to pay special tribute to the 9 million Amer...
03/29/2026

March 29 is designated as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. This is a time to pay special tribute to the 9 million Americans who served during the Vietnam War era, to the 58,000 names memorialized on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and to those who never received the recognition they deserved when they returned to America from war.

March 29, 1973, is the day U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was disestablished, and the day the last U.S. combat troops departed Vietnam. In addition, on and around this same day, the U.S. Vietnam War Commemoration stated that Hanoi released the last of its acknowledged prisoners of war.

"Veterans Strengthening America."

A great visit at our Post meeting by Every Life Matters Georgia
02/18/2026

A great visit at our Post meeting by Every Life Matters Georgia

Happy New Year!!
01/01/2026

Happy New Year!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Veterans of West Chatham Post 322
12/24/2025

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Veterans of West Chatham Post 322

10/13/2025

Reminder for all local Veterans! Our next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 14th at 1900hrs (7pm).

All Active military, National Guard, Reserves and all Veterans are welcome to attend and join our Post!

Location: Bloomingdale “W. C. Strozier” Community Center. 202 E Moore St, Bloomingdale, GA 31302

"Veterans Strengthening America."

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202 E Moore Street
Bloomingdale, GA
31302

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