Donald G. Stratton American Legion Post 238

03/06/2025

Range is set up on the test run! Public meeting set for March 22. Doors open to set up the range at 9a.m. with a 10 a.m. start.

01/30/2025

This is for ALL Webster County and surrounding area youth!

11/11/2024

District 10 Vice Commander Mike Goebel and Red Cloud Post 238 Member Ben Eckhardt were busy today giving Veteran's Day presentations. Post 238 also put out the Avenue of Flags at the Red Cloud Cemetery in honor of our Veteran's. Ben worked with Blue Hill to speak at Blue Hill Schools while Mike spoke at the Red Cloud Schools. HAPPY VETERAN'S DAY!

11/07/2024

Red Cloud Veteran's Day programs will be held at the Red Cloud Elementary School at 10:30, and the Red Cloud High School at 11:00. We encourage all local Veterans and family members to attend as we honor those who served. Post 238 will also put up the parade of flags at the Red Cloud Cemetery as a thank you to our Veterans. Go Warriors!

11/01/2024

Come out see the show at 1pm or 7pm and support the Donald G Stratton veteran's memorial at Hardwick Park!!!

Playwright Becky Boesen gleaned some of her inspiration for her play, Not Too Far Distant, from the Nebraska Stories of Humanity: Holocaust Survivors & WWII Veterans, Network Portal & Educational Website. The collection aims to centralize access to the history of Nebraska Holocaust survivors and WWI...

08/19/2024

Donald G. Stratton American Legion Post 238 Post Adjutant and Nebraska District 10 Vice Commander Mike Goebel accepted a check today from the Webster County VFW Auxiliary Post 5641 to purchase 40 new flags for the Red Cloud Cemetery "Avenue of Flags" that are displayed every Memorial Day weekend. Last year we were able to purchase 40 flags thanks to a generous donation from the Strobl family to begin our transition to all weather nylon flags. All names will be transferred from the old cotton flags to the new nylon flags. We will be offering the retired flags with names back to the families in the near future. This is a great joint venture that ensures the future of our flag display for years to come. Thank you to Barb Goebel and Terry Stokes not only for making this happen, but also for your commitment to helping out the Veterans of Webster County!

07/31/2024

Drawing for raffle

07/17/2024

We're honored to be part of this project! Help us raise funds so construction can commence. We have $562,000 in grant funding but need to match those funds in order to spend it. Each dollar you donate allows us to get more done! Donate online here: https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/red-cloud-community-fund/

07/12/2024

Was awesome to be a part in making this happen!

06/03/2024

Great news! We now have a Hardwick Park Account at the Red Cloud Community Fund. All donations will be granted to the City of Red Cloud for improvements to Hardwick Park, including a Veterans Memorial that will honor all branches of service and native son Donald G. Stratton in particular.

You can donate here (make sure to select Hardwick Park): https://www.nebcommfound.org/give/red-cloud-community-fund/

05/27/2024

We remember today, and every day.

05/25/2024

If for some reason we missed a Grave flag for your family member, we apologize. There are extra flags at the bathroom in the shelter house. Feel free to grab one and place accordingly. Have a safe weekend everyone and we hope to see you Monday morning at 10 am for the service!

05/15/2024

Donald G. Stratton American Legion would like to invite everyone who wishes to help us honor the fallen for Memorial Day. Our schedule for Memorial Day weekend will go as follows:

Friday May 24th, we will be putting out the Grave Flags and raising the Memorial Flags at 6 pm.

Memorial Day May 27th, at 10 am, we will be hosting a ceremony at the Veteran's Memorial at the North end of the Red Cloud Cemetery with Vice Commander Lucas Slieter giving a speech.

May 27th, at 6 pm, we will begin picking up all Grave Flags and taking down the Memorial Flags.

We hope to see you there!

04/29/2024

Today, American Legion District 10 conducted interviews for Junior Law Cadet and orientation for Cornhusker Boy's State. Was great to see what our fundraising goes towards.

04/21/2024

The Legion is doing a Fundraiser Raffle. If you would like tickets reach out to any of the Donald G. Stratton Legion Post 238 members. Proceeds from this raffle go back into the community to send students to Boys & Girls State as well as Junior Law Cadet.

04/08/2024

From Red Cloud to Fremont, seven Nebraska towns will share $4 million in awards from state to perk up curbside appeal.

04/03/2024

Our very own Hardwick Park project just recieved $562,000 grant towards our $1.7 million dollar project!!!! So exciting to see this moving forward.

April 3, 2024 (LINCOLN, NEB.) – The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has selected this year’s grant recipients under the Civic and Community Center Financing Fund (CCCFF).

02/28/2024

Congratulations to our new 238 post officers!!

Commander Kasey Ord
Vice Commander Lucas Sleiter
Post Adjutant Mike Goebel
Finace officer Merle illian
Sergeant at Arms Ron Gilbert
Post Chaplain Brad Frey