{"id":2,"date":"2025-11-26T16:04:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T16:04:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T13:21:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"American Legion Post 202 Columbia MO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Herbert Williams American Legion Post 202<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3669&nbsp;Legion Lane<br>Columbia, MO 65201<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/187-2\/\" title=\"\">Herbert Williams<\/a> American Legion Post 202 is located in Columbia, Missouri. It is a veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness.&nbsp; The post is part of the nation&#8217;s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legion.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">veterans service organization<\/a>, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herbert Williams American Legion Post 202 received its charter on August 10, 1920. The American Legion Post 202 family includes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legion-aux.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Legion Auxiliary<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legion.org\/get-involved\/community-programs\/american-legion-riders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Legion Riders<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legion.org\/about\/american-legion-family\/sons-of-the-american-legion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sons of the American Legion<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Regular Meetings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Post 202 meetings are held the third Wednesday of each month at 7 PM at the Post. Social hour is from 6 to 7 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic-1536x1118.png 1536w, https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/july-4th-pic.png 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Business Hours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/business_hour_banner.jpg\" alt=\"The image shows the times the bar is open\" class=\"wp-image-210\" style=\"width:410px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/business_hour_banner.jpg 240w, https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/business_hour_banner-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class='wpgmza_map_wrapper'><div id=\"wpgmza_map_block_1\" class=\"wpgmza_map wpgmza_standalone_map_block wpgmza-auto-center\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:400px;overflow:hidden;position:relative;\" data-maps-engine=\"open-layers\" data-build-engine=\"standalone-block\" data-icon=\"https:\/\/americanlegionpost202.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-go-maps-block\/images\/icon.png\" data-lat=\"38.943\" data-lng=\"-92.2835\" data-zoom=\"17\" data-address=\"\" data-infowindow-mode=\"click\" ><\/div><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Herbert Williams American Legion Post 202 3669&nbsp;Legion LaneColumbia, MO 65201 Herbert Williams American Legion Post 202 is located in Columbia, Missouri. 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