2026-02-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Post Hall, 231 West Depot Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
February 24, 2026
POST MEETING
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Through June 30, 2026
February 21 JROTC Raider Challenge National D-Day Memorial 7:00 am
February 24 Post Monthly Meeting Post Hall 7:00 pm
March 7 National Commander Wiley visit Post Hall 10:00 am
March 24 Post Monthly Meeting Post Hall 7:00 pm
April 15 & 16 Boys State & Girls State Interviews Post Hall 4:00 pm
April 28 Post Monthly Meeting Post Hall 7:00 pm
May 16 Semiquintcentenial Parade Post Hall 10:00 pm
May 23 & 24 Helmet Collection Walmart & Food Lion 9:00 am +
May 25 Memorial Day: Bedford Boys Tribute Longwood Cemetery 2:00 pm
May 26 Post Monthly Meeting Post Hall 7:00 pm
June 14 Flag Day Bedford Town Center 11:00 am
June 23 Post Monthly Meeting Post Hall 7:00 pm
Post meetings are held on the 4th Tuesday of each month in the hall at 7:00 p.m.
Post Executive committee meetings are call meetings
REMINDER: If Bedford County schools are closed for inclement weather, the post will also suspend scheduled activities.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT 0700 FOR THE ANNUAL JROTC RAIDER CHALLENGE
THIS SATURDAY FEBRUARY 21, AT THE NATIONAL D-DAY MEMORIAL
AGENDA:
Ø 2025 was a special year having finally brought closure with the erection and dedication of the Bedford Viet Nam Memorial at the Bedford County Court House. Thanks to all contributors.
Ø We now continue to focus our planning on meeting the target and beyond for the 2025-2026 membership year. Attention to building our post membership is essential. Currently we are at 94% of the assigned goal.
Ø A report on the February 15 Winter District 10 conference in Dylwinn.
Ø A report on new business and the planning for the National 250th Anniversary (Semiquintcentenial) celebration. We have a parade committee in place.
Ø A report on our building maintenance remediation progress.
Ø A review of 2025-2026 year calendar of events. Please note the calendar of events. Stand-by for any schedule changes as they develop.
Ø Please plan to attend the memorial service with military honors for fellow legionnaire and post member Owen Overstreet at 1100 on March 14, at the Bedford Moose Lodge.

You can now follow post activities, schedules and updates on our post website.
https://www.bedford54.com In Google: bedford54.com
BRING A FELLOW VETERAN OUR MEETING

NO Post Meeting
2026-04-17 08:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 | VA

250 Parade Committee Meeting
2026-04-28 12:00 - 13:00 | Post Hall, 231 West Depot Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States

Post meeting
2026-04-28 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-05-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-06-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-09-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Post Hall, 231 West Depot Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States

250 Anniversary Parade
2026-05-16 11:00 - 14:00 | Bedford Town Center, 109 Main Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States

BRINGING HIM HOME: Return from Guadalcanal, 82 Years Later
2026-06-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library, 13641 Moneta Road, Moneta, VA, 24121, United States
Post 54 member Jim Morrison will be showing his 68-minute documentary, titled Bringing Him Home: Return from Guadalcanal, 82 Years Later, on Tuesday, June 16, at 2:00 p.m., at the Moneta/Smith Mountain Lake Library (13641 Moneta Roan, Moneta, VA 24121). The presentation is free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested by calling the library at 540-425-7004.
The documentary is the story of Bedford County resident Morris E. Canady, who, at age 20, five weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, joined the U.S. Marine Corps. After training, Morris was deployed to Guadalcanal in the South Pacific, where he was killed in action in September 1942. Fellow Marines buried Morris and nine others in the active field of battle and drew sketches to help with recovery of the remains. Searches in the 1940s were successful, and his remains were declared “non-recoverable.”
The documentary also is the story of the remarkable efforts of the Department in Defense, starting in 2012, to resume research and searching for the remains of Morris and, finally, in 2024, to locate, recover, and identify with the help of DNA the remains and then return them to family in Bedford with Marine escort. Included in the documentary is the assistance with the memorial and burial services that Bedford’s American Legion Post 54 provided the Canady family.
The documentary uses over 20 videos and over 150 photos, plus six interviews and Marine Corps records, to follow Morris from his early life to his joining the Marines, undergoing Marine training, and deploying to Guadalcanal. It summarizes the Guadalcanal campaign before addressing Morris death in combat and the efforts to recover his remains and return them to family, followed by the memorial and burial ceremonies, in which Marines and Legionnaires participated.

Executive committee meeting
2026-08-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Post Hall, 231 West Depot Street, Bedford, VA, 24523, United States
The agenda includes a review and action plans for post activities through the end of a busy 2026.
