Elvia Yolanda Heavlin

Elvia Yolanda Heavlin

Chapel Hill, NC – Elvia Yolanda Heavlin, age 78, died in Carrboro, North Carolina, on March 30, 2022. Yolanda was very active in the American Legion, Chapel Hill Post No. 6. She championed projects, served in several Auxiliary committees, visited hospitalized...

Share Our Story, Make a Lifelong Friend

July 25, 2021 This story is for the many prior military visitors to our web page seeking information on just what is going on at the new Chapel Hill American Legion Post on NC Highway 54 West. Maybe you were a member of the American Legion  years ago. Maybe you are an...

Orange County Veterans Memorial

America is the land of opportunity and a beacon of hope and freedom because our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen have fought valiantly to defeat tyranny and terror, and to protect the liberties we hold most dear. It is this truth that helped...

NC During World War I

Our Veterans Memorial is not a “war” memorial.  It honors the men and women who served their country in uniform from Revolutionary War days to our current conflicts.  Thousands upon thousands of our citizens served overseas and on the home...