Who We Are

Kearsing and Edwards American Legion Post 1600 is a 501(c)(19) Veterans Service Organization chartered through the national American Legion in 1948 with a meeting hall located at 20 Station Road, Pomona, NY since 1950!

Where We Are

What We Do

We Support Service Men/Women

Like all American Legion chapters our programs involve supporting our veteran members’ and their families’ needs. We maintain a community center with recreational grounds where veterans, policemen and other fraternal organizations sustain our mutual community connections.

We Meet and Organize

The Post 1600 Meeting Hall is open 7 days a week for the benefit of our members, members of related not-for-profit organizations and guests to meet, organize, educate and socialize with one another in addition to the many regularly scheduled meetings of our membership and executive officers, and those of related organizations.

• Post 1600 holds a regularly scheduled dinners for members and their guests every Friday night except during summer months when held monthly;
• Post 1600 holds a member meeting the third Tuesday of every month;
• Post 1600 Ladies Auxiliary meets the third Tuesday of every month;
• Vietnam Veterans of America No 333 meets the first Thursday of every month and holds their big pig roast get together the first week of every June;
• Rockland County Hispanic Law Enforcement meets the third Thursday of every month and has their annual party on the grounds in July;
• Rockland County Marine Corp meetings are on the fourth Tuesday of every month;
• Hudson Valley 10-13 Association Inc. for retired NYPD officers meets the second Thursday of the month;
• Military Order of the Purple Heart meets the third Saturday every month;
• Disabled American Veterans (DAV Post 98)– meets the second Thursday of every month (in the second meeting room);
• Rockland County Coordinating Council meets the first Wednesday of the month – where all veteran organizations meet to coordinate on issues;
• Therapy Dogs of Rockland holds their dog training and evaluation meetings monthly on Saturdays or Sundays;

In addition to monthly meetings, many of our brother organizations meet informally and there are groups in attendance at the meeting hall every weeknights from 3pm to closing; and, Post 1600 maintains a shooting range on the grounds used by Post 1600 members and related above organizations listed above throughout the year.

We Socialize

We Rent Out the Meeting Hall for Private Parties

In addition to the Post 1600 Meeting Hall and grounds being used on a nightly basis Monday through Friday for regularly scheduled meetings and dinners, the hall and grounds are rented out throughout the year for fundraisers and family gatherings to members and their families, and other non profit organizations.

If you are a member, a member of a fraternal organization or local non profit please Contact Us for details on renting our meeting hall and grounds.