American Legion Post #187 Wake Forest, NC

04/07/2026

2nd Sunday of the month Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, April 12th. Pancakes and sausage, biscuits and gravy are on the menu. Serving from 8:00 - Noon. All you can eat..Adults $7, children over 6 yrs. $2, under 6 yrs. free. Post is across the street from the Wake Forest Post Office.

04/02/2026

Wake Forest Veterans are back at the market this Satruday! Come out and talk to the locals who served our country. The Wake Forest Veterans have been part of the Wake Forest Farmers Market since 2008. American Legion Post #187 Wake Forest, NC

03/21/2026

Great turnout of nine members this morning for our March Adopt A Road cleanup of Retail Drive. We were able to complete the detail in just over an hour.

02/13/2026

Walter E. Cole American Legion Post 187 made a donation of $500 to The Joel Fund today, to assist with their building fund in Rolesville, NC. Pictured below is Brooke Dickhart, Joel Fund Founder and Director, and Legion member Don Sajecki.

For more information about the Joel Fund, see https://www.thejoelfund.org/

02/13/2026

Pictures from our membership meeting last night.
A special thank you to the ladies of the NCSDAR General James Moore Chapter, for providing our desserts for last nights' regular member meeting. As you can imagine, they were delicious!

If you are a veteran, you're welcome to join us on the second Thursday of the Month at 6 pm for dinner ($5 donation requested) and regular meeting at 7 pm.

02/13/2026

The Walter E. Cole American Legion Post 187 was happy to welcome two new members at our February 2026 meeting:

Justin Knowlton (Army National Guard) and Chip Finley (Army National Guard).

02/06/2026

02/06/2026

2nd Sunday of the month Pancake Breakfast this Sunday, February 8th. Pancakes and sausage, biscuits and gravy are on the menu. Serving from 8:00 - Noon. All you can eat..Adults $7, children over 6 yrs. $2, under 6 yrs. free. Post is across the street from the Wake Forest Post Office.

01/17/2026

We are pleased to announce that the Wake Forest Memorial Flag-Raising Committee has received the 2025 Organization of the Year Award from the Town of Wake Forest. This award was presented by the Town of Wake Forest to the organization that provided the most outstanding community awareness during the year. Mark Dwyer (representing American Legion post 187) and Dan Shubert graciously accepted the award on behalf of the Flag-Raising Committee.

At 11:00 a.m. on the first Monday of the month from April through October a veteran from Wake Forest is honored for their dedication, service and sacrifice to the nation, state and town. The ceremony takes place in Centennial Circle in front of town hall, 301 S. Brooks Street. Members of the veteran’s family, friends and associates from the town and veteran organizations are represented at the ceremony. A commemorative American and service flag is prominently displayed for the entire month. At the end of that month the veteran’s flag is lowered, dry-cleaned, properly folded into a triangle display case, and presented to the family along with an engraved plaque at no cost to the family.

If you know of a veteran from Wake Forest that you would like to submit for recognition, please reach out to the American Legion post 187 and we’ll get you in touch with a committee member who can go over criteria for selection with you.

01/17/2026

The pancake breakfast of January 2026 was a success with 110 people showing up to eat delicious pancakes, biscuits, gravy and sausage. We appreciated that our new Mayor, Ben Clapsaddle, also stopped in to say hi to everyone. Thank you to all who supported us!

In addition, we honored two of our helpers (Alex and Isabella) who've been faithfully serving our customers for the past 18 months. Mark Dwyer, Legion Commander, delivered them each a gift of thanks from the Legion.

Pictured below: Happy customers at the January breakfast, Alex and Isabella receiving their gifts, and Mayor Clapsaddle with Bob Rombach, one of our Legionnaires.

01/09/2026

Post 187 welcomes new members Larry Amick (USA), Randall Riddle (USAF) and Rick Barbosa (USA). Starting off the year right!

01/07/2026