VETERAN'S MEMORIAL HAYESVILLE, NC
AMERICAN LEGION POST 532 & VFW POST 6812
The memorial consists of a marble slab listing World War I and World War II dead from Clay County, North Carolina. The marble is held by a river stone and masonry structure standing on a single base also made of stone and masonry topped with concrete. Set into the base is a small stone tablet with one name from Vietnam.
Date of Installation:
January 1, 1960
Organization Responsible for Installation:
American Legion Post 532 & VFW Post 6812
Memorial War Era(s):
Persian Gulf
Panama
Lebanon/Grenada
Vietnam
Korea
WWII
WWI
Location:
The memorial is located at the intersection of Main Street and Herbert Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street, in Hayesville, NC.
Published on June 17, 2017
2020- 2021 OFFICERS INSTALLED
OFFICERS FOR THE 2020-2021 WERE INSTALLED THIS MORNING JULY 25, 2020 BY DIVISI0N COMMANDER JIM MCGILL.
DIVISION 5 COMMANDER JIM MCGILL
FINANCE OFFICER
MARK RUNGE
BRANCH OF SERVICE: US ARMY
DUTY STATIONS: 193MP CO. DAHN, GERMANY, 59TH ORDNANCE GROUP
AWSCOM ADVANCED WEAPONS SUPPORT COMMAND, PIRMASENS, GERMANY 1963-1965, 583 PM CO, EAU GALLIE, FL US ARMY RESERVES 1965-1967.
American Legion District 25, Chaplain of the Year
George Lee Post 532, Hayesville NC
It is with great respect and gratification I announce the 1st annual “Chaplain of the Year” award for District 25, Department of North Carolina American Legion went to Chaplain Carl Maxwell, USAF of George Lee Post 532. Our District Commander J.D. Baker, USN made the presentation during a Memorial Day service at Unaka Baptist Church.
Chaplain Maxwell became our Chaplain about 7 years ago and has set the standard for looking after veterans and their families in Clay and surrounding counties. Under his leadership Post 532 developed the Tri-county Veterans Missions Counsel to meet physical needs . Chaplain Maxwell maintains contact with the veterans at the Clay County Care Center to insure they do not feel forgotten. He leads by responding to the needs of all veterans by working with other Veterans groups. Chaplain Maxwell is the example for the American Legion slogan “For God and Country”.
UPCOMING POST MEETINGS
NO POST MEETING IN DECEMBER
NEXT POST MEETING TO BE ANNOUNCED DUE TO COVID-19 VIRUS
1800 HRS FOR DINNER
MEETING & 1900 HRS
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