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Bloomington Honor Guard
The Bloomington Veterans Honor Guard was invited back to Metropolitan Baptist Church in Bloomington to celebrate Independence Day. Here they are lined up in the entry hall to greet patrons as they entered the church.
Post 550
Jun 281 min read
Trumpeteer - Summer 2026
Read The Bloomington American Legion Post 550 Summer 2026 Trumpeteer Newsletter.
Post 550
Jun 233 min read
Post 550 Sponsors Boys State
Bloomington Post 550 sponsored three boys to attend Minnesota Boys State, and on Friday, one of them, Carter Klein, was elected Governor of Boys State. Wow! On Saturday, he was named the recipient of a scholarship and named the senior senator from Minnesota to attend Boys Nation July 17-24 in Washington, D.C. Klein will be a senior at Jefferson High School this fall. We are proud of Carter for representing Bloomington well!
Post 550
Jun 231 min read
Annual Memorial Day Parade
Bloomington Minnesota Annual Memorial Day Parade was standing room only.
Post 550
May 281 min read
Martin Luther Campus
The Veterans Honor Guard presented The Colors for Martin Luther Campus's Memorial Day service. We were happy to serve these aging Vets and aging citizens of Bloomington.
Post 550
May 231 min read
Donation for Fireworks
Today, we donated $5,000 to the City of Bloomington to sponsor the Summer Fete fireworks July 3. Gambling Manager Tim Engstrom presents the check to Mayor Tim Busse.
Post 550
May 191 min read
Memorial Day Parade
Come and join us, Monday May 25th at 9am, to cheer our veterans marching in the Memorial Day Parade. The Parade begins at 94th & Lyndale and ends at The Bloomington Cemetery.
Post 550
May 131 min read
Chris Schmid Promoted to Captain
American Legion Post 550 2nd Vice Commander and VFW Post 1296 Commander Chris Schmid was promoted to Captain and turned over command of NRC Minneapolis.
Post 550
Apr 121 min read
Trumpeteer - Spring 2026
Read The Bloomington American Legion Post 550 Spring 2026 Trumpeteer Newsletter.
Post 550
Apr 91 min read
A Hotspot for Live Music
You might not realize that Bloomington's Veterans Center is a hotspot for live music in the south metro. The place was packed Feb. 27 for Six to Midnight, a high-energy cover band.
Post 550
Apr 21 min read
Appreciation Rally 2026
The American Legion Department of Minnesota Appreciation Rally was held at our joint Post 550 on March 14th. You'll find a few photos below from this event. It was a great turnout.
Post 550
Mar 161 min read
10th District Oratorical
Sponsored by Post 550, Liam Carroll of Minneapolis won the 10th District Oratorical Contest and competed in the State Oratorical Contest in Anoka on Feb. 28.
Post 550
Mar 121 min read
Combat Artist
Les Fordahl, Combat Artist and Member of Post 550 presented his art from Vietnam.
Post 550
Feb 91 min read
Donation to Bloomington Kennedy Activities Foundation
Bloomington American Legion Post 550 donated another $5,000 to Bloomington Kennedy Activities Foundation.
Post 550
Feb 31 min read
Trumpeteer - Winter 2026
Read The Bloomington American Legion Post 550 Winter 2026 Trumpeteer Newsletter.
Post 550
Jan 201 min read
Department Commander Visit
We had a full house for the January meeting and MN Department Commander Linda Dvorak from the New Prague Post 45 addressed our members tonight.
Post 550
Jan 121 min read
Kids Christmas Party 2025
Pictures from The Bloomington American Legion Post 550 annual Kids Christmas Party 2025.
Post 550
Dec 16, 20251 min read
Pheasant Hunt Dinner
Chaplain Jim Meade attended the Pheasant Hunt dinner at the Minneapolis VA Veterans Home along with five other events in the last month. Commander Blaine Beste attended the Pearl Harbor rally in Buffalo MN.
Post 550
Dec 9, 20251 min read
VEAP Food Shelf Donation
The Bloomington American Legion donated to the VEAP Food Shelf for the month of November 2025.
Post 550
Nov 20, 20251 min read
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