A.L.A Monmouth Unit 54

07/28/2026

HONOR OUR VETERANS and SUPPORT OUR TROOPS RALLY!

The very first Olde Freehold Day 50 year anniversary event will be an Honor Our Veterans/Support Our Troops rally! Calling all veterans, active duty military, and the people that love and appreciate them, come on out to the Pond (Lake Topanemus) and show your support!

It will be a short, but solemn, ceremony consisting of patriotic music, bagpipe march, veteran recognition, and a keynote speech delivered by Freehold historian Kevin Coyne.

All veterans attending the ceremony will be presented with a USA 250/Olde Freehold Day 50 collectable souvenir.

EASY parking at the Monmouth County Courthouse, then take a free shuttle bus to the Pond. After the ceremony you can either stick around to enjoy Olde Freehold Day or catch the shuttle back to the courthouse.

https://www.oldefreeholdday.com/

06/16/2026

05/23/2026

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

National poppy day is approaching and if you want to honor a fallen hero please come into the Freehold American Legion and display a poppy with your fallen veterans name on it. Honor and support our veterans!! Lest We Forget!! 🇺🇸 All proceeds go to giving back to our veterans. 🌺

05/14/2026

Memorial Day veteran's grave flags at Maplewood Cemetery will be placed on Saturday, May 23rd.

05/09/2026

Thank you Eloise and Richmond family.

At the recent Post 54 member meeting, 10 year old Eloise Richmond made a presentation before the members. Eloise is a student at Art Beins Karate and Kickboxing, here in Freehold, and will be testing for her black belt in July.

To meet the requirements for the black belt test, each candidate must perform community service. Part of the black belt curriculum and training is about dedication, compassion and giving back to the community. For her service project, Eloise has chosen a cause that is very important to her family, supporting and honoring veterans.

Eloise will be collecting items, such as socks and hygienic items, that will be given to military veterans in need living in the area. Eloise's grandfather, the late Eugene Richmond, was a veteran and past commander of Post 54 from 1990-1992. The Richmond family has always been good to the post and Eloise is carrying on a family tradition.

Anyone wanting to donate to the veterans can drop items off at the post for the next week or so.

Shown here with Eloise are Post 54 Commander Vincent Bruno and Unit 54 Auxiliary Treasurer, Christa Dailey.

05/09/2026

Great job Michael and team.

At the May American Legion membership meeting, Post 54 commander Vince Bruno presented Eagle Scout candidate Michael Romeo with a Certificate of Appreciation.

One of the requirements to become an Eagle Scout is to plan, develop, and lead a significant community service project. To fulfill this requirement Michael organized a team that painted all the trim and doors of the downstairs area of our post home. Additionally, Michael solicited donations to purchase the paint and needed supplies and made repairs to the woodwork and doors before painting them.

The future Eagle Scout and his team did an outstanding job, we've received many compliments on how much brighter the post is.

Thank you Michael and team, Post 54 salutes you!

05/09/2026

To celebrate national poppy day and honor our fallen veterans we have a poppy table at the Freehold American legion where you can sign a name on a poppy of a family or friend to honor and display on our board. All donations go to helping and supporting our veterans and their families. Stop in and honor a soecial veteran Lest We Forget!! 🇺🇸

04/18/2026

View Cecil L. Barnes, Sr.'s obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.