Henry DeHaven Moorman American Legion Post 1 Hardinsburg, KY

08/01/2023

Veteran's Breakfast: 2nd Saturday of the month 8AM-10AM CST. American Legion meeting begins at 9AM, followed by VFW meeting at 10AM.

02/11/2023

If you are a veteran living in Kentucky, consider joining the Kentucky American Legion. Visit the KY American Legion website to see all of the benefits of membership.

2022-23 Commander,  Rhonda Hay                                Auxiliary President,  Nancy Moses     Department Spring Conference Bowling Green Holiday Inn -- April 14-15, 2023 Schecule of Events (AS OF 12/1/2022)   The Department office has moved.               The ne...

11/22/2022

11/21/2022

Veteran's Breakfast is the 2nd Saturday of each month 8AM-10AM CDT. American Legion meeting begins at 9AM, followed by VFW meeting at 10:00AM.

11/21/2022

If you are a veteran that has served at least one day of active duty since Dec. 7, 1941 and were honorably discharged or you are currently serving active military duty in an honorable status, register to become an active member of The American Legion.

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocati...

11/21/2022

Judge Henry DeHaven Moorman had served in the Spanish American War and again in World War I. He along with many others served in Europe. Henry DeHaven Moorman served with the Judge Advocate Corps during WWI and attended the Paris Peace Caucus. Henry DeHaven Moorman was a member of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) and a strong supporter of providing services for our veterans when they returned home. He realized that an organization was needed to help our veterans. The Kentucky Delegation met several times and elected Henry DeHaven Moorman as one of the delegates to represent Kentucky at the upcoming National Convention. Moorman was to take all of Kentucky’s application to the National Convention and present them for approval. He collected the applications, reviewed them and then laid them face down on the table. Each requestor knew that once approved they would receive a Post Number, i.e. Post 1 , 2, 3, 4 etc. Many of the Veteran Groups wanted the highly sought-after Post #1 designation. They recruited more than the desired number of veterans in hopes that would help them get the Post 1 designation. Upon arrival at the St Louis caucus, Henry DeHaven Moorman carried in all his charter applications and laid all his applications face up on the table for review with Hardinsburg’s application on top of the pile, resulting in Hardinsburg receiving the cherished and sought-after Post # 1 designation.

https://centennial.legion.org/kentucky/post1/1919/07/19/american-legion-post-1-charter-approved