by d60hc7 | Mar 7, 2024 | Brick Pavers, Donations, Our Local Heroes
Chapel Hill, NC – March 7, 2024. Sometimes this writer receives questions as to Who is a hero? Who is a Veteran? Another is “Are all veterans heroes?” It is not an easy question to answer. If you ask a combat veteran if he or she was a hero they would shy away from...
by d60hc7 | Nov 5, 2023 | Brick Pavers, Donations, Memorial Timeline, Veterans Day
We are looking forward to our Veterans Day ceremony and hope that you and your family can join us at the Veterans Memorial site. Mark your calendars for Friday, November 10, 2023, at 11 a.m. Please note that this is one day earlier than the official Veterans Day. We...
by Lee Heavlin | May 25, 2023 | American Legion
The American Legion has a program to check up on and help engage an absent member with Post activities. Sometimes they are dealing with work, family or other issues. Often it is age or illness. The Buddy Check Program starts with a phone call to a missing comrade....
by d60hc7 | May 23, 2023 | American Legion, Brick Pavers, Donations, Memorial Day
The American Legion of Chapel Hill announced that they are gearing up for a project that members have taken the lead on for more than 20 years. It is the long-established project of seeing that every grave at the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery is visited and...
by d60hc7 | May 24, 2022 | Memorial Day
Our memorial site took a significant wind burst that took out two large trees. View storm damage photos Luckily, we were hit at just the right angle and the trees laid down “perfectly” and did not damage the memorial. Orange County teams came out this...
by Nancy Largent | Apr 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by d60hc7 | Nov 11, 2021 | Brick Pavers, Veterans Day
We are working on a database for online rapid lookup of installed pavers. It is coming soon as part of Phase III. In the interim, you can view all pavers laid up to and including Memorial Day 2021 here. Pavers ordered since then, but before Sep 15, 2021, will be...
by Lee Heavlin | Sep 15, 2021 | Memorial Timeline
Phase II memorial construction is now done. “It’s awesome, inspiring, and so much more.” If you have not stopped by to visit yet, you are missing an opportunity to reconnect with your emotions, memories, and hope for the future. The memorial is...
by d60hc7 | Sep 7, 2021 | Brick Pavers, Donations, Memorial Timeline
Phase II memorial construction is now done! “It’s awesome, inspiring, and …” If you have not stopped by to visit yet, you are missing an opportunity to reconnect with your emotions, memories, and hope for the future. The memorial is designed as a place to reflect...
by Lee Heavlin | Jul 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
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...
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