Author Archives: Donald Geurtze

During the month of May each of the organizations within the American Legion (the Legion, the Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion) elect officers to serve for the next year. The new officers take office in June. In … Continue reading →

RunforVets : Run/Walk for Veterans A Bethlehem Community Event on May 28th, the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend9:00am a 5K runand10:30am a 2M walk Sign up to: run – walk – support our veterans  ***Go to RunforVets.com to register*** This event will begin … Continue reading →

Medal of Honor Recipient, Francis S. Currey, Memorial Highway A portion of Route 32, between Bender Lane and Elsmere Avenue, has been named the Medal of Honor Recipient, Francis S. Currey, Memorial Highway. You can read more about Frank in … Continue reading →

After a couple years of working on this project the Post has installed a Flag Drop Off Box for United States Flags that should no longer be used due to their worn out condition. Unusable flags should not just be … Continue reading →

The long awaited elevator is official. The elevator passed it’s final inspection on August 11. The elevator provides access from the main floor lobby area to lower level Lounge area and second floor Banquet Hall. Making the building more handicapped … Continue reading →

Military Tribute Banners As you travel around the Delaware Avenue, Kenwood Avenue and Elsmere Avenue areas in Delmar you should be seeing Military Tribute Banners hanging from the utility poles. The banners are there to recognize and honor the former … Continue reading →

The Post is conducting a Flag Pole Memorial Project, in which memorial bricks honoring service members can be ordered and will be professionally installed to become a permanent part of the new front of the Legion around the flagpole. Order … Continue reading →

The Post has changed it’s name. In late 2020 the Post membership voted to change the name of the Post from the long time Nathaniel Adams Blanchard Post to be the Blanchard-Currey Post. The request to change the name was … Continue reading →