American Legion Post 419

Veterans Day Craft Fair At American Legion Post 419

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The annual Veterans craft fair returned to the American Legion Post 419 on Nov. 12 after a COVID hiatus. Funds from the event support the American Legion.

One of the lesser-known events surrounding Veterans Day is the annual craft fair that happens at the Santa Clara American Legion Post 419 on Homestead Road. For 14 years now, the American Legion has hosted local crafters and shoppers. “This is the most inexpensive craft fair in the valley. Most of these craft shows are … Read more

The Last Hurrah for the American Flag

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A look at the annual ceremony held by the veterans in the South Bay's American Legion District 13 to honorably dispose of tattered and worn American flags.

Each year around Flag Day on June 14, American Legion Post 419 in Santa Clara gathers a year’s accumulation of tattered, faded American flags—filling 15 to 20, 30-gallon garbage bags—for delivery to Oak Hill Memorial Park, 300 Curtner Rd., San Jose. It is the last hurrah for these worn-out flags, which community members drop into … Read more