ALPHARETTA, GA
AMERICAN LEGION
POST 201
Post Awards 3 High School
Seniors $1,500 Scholarships
At Post 201’s General Membership on Tuesday, June 17, three young women, all graduating high school seniors, were presented $1,500 scholarship checks from the Post to help with their continuing education. The recipients were: Raleigh Lynn Blanton, Creekview HS; Anna Donges, Innovation Academy; and Azlyn Walker, Roswell HS.
Blanton plans to pursue a degree in pediatric nursing at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro; Donges sees a degree in Computer Science and Cyber Security from University or Georgia, Athens in her future; and Walker plans to earn a degree in petroleum engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville.
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic standing which includes accumulated grade point average, class ranking, participation in school and community activities, and writing a 300-500 word essay on the subject of “Patriotism and Citizenship – What America Means to Me”.
Pictured above are (left-to-right) Scholarship Chair and Past Commander Tom Billings along with scholarship recipients Azlyn Walker, Anna Donges and Raleigh Lynn Blanton.
Welcome Veterans and Friends
Founded in 1947, Post 201 is located at 201 Wills Road, Alpharetta, GA, 30009 and occupies 13 acres. It exists to serve the country’s war veterans and is home to a memorial that pays tribute to U.S. veterans, as well as the families and friends of Georgians who served our country and defended freedom.
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Our Mission
We celebrate the heritage that allows us the freedoms we experience each and every day. Remember that freedom is never free. Gather the family for a visit to The Walk of Memories, located at our post.
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Walk of Memories
STILL SERVING AMERICA
Located at 201 Wills Road in Alpharetta, Georgia, Post 201 is home to the only memorial of its kind in Georgia that pays tribute to U.S. veterans who served in conflicts including the Indian War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Veterans, family and friends are invited through a walkway of almost 8,000 bricks inscribed with the names of Georgians who served in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. A collection of military equipment adds to this moving experience.
Do you know someone who has served our country?
Have them come to Alpharetta, GA, and step into a by-gone era flanked with true Americana to celebrate the history and heritage that allows us the freedoms we experience each and every day. Remember that freedom is never free. Gather the family for a visit to the Walk of Memories today!
