TYBEE BEACHCOMBER | NOV 2019 9
American Legion Post 154
From the Legion, Ladies Auxiliary, and the SAL, we would like to wish
each and every one of you a Happy Thanksgiving! For all of our activities,
go to our beautiful website, (www.tybeeislandamericanlegion.org) to see
all upcoming events, dinner menus, pictures, historical news, and so much
more. To be added to our mailing list, send your email address to 154@
tybeeislandamericanlegion.org.
• November 2nd - Join us at 3pm to watch the Georgia Bulldogs play
Florida on our new 16 x 9 big screen – you will feel like you are in the
stadium watching the game!
Thursday night dinners are open to the public and served from 5:30 until
7:00:
• November 7th - Legion Fried Chicken dinner - $12.00 per dinner
• November 14th - Low Country Boil - $14.00 per dinner
• November 21st - Sons of the Legion Shrimp Dinner - $12.00 per dinner
• November 28th - closed - Thanksgiving
Bingo starts every Friday at 8pm sharp with the final jackpot game of
$500.00. Cards go on sale at 7pm and the public is welcome. The concession
stand always has our famous Legion burger, along with hot dogs, fries, and
desserts.
If you’re interested in joining a fun-loving, hard working group that cares
and loves not only our veterans but also the residents of the island, call the
Post or drop by for more information. The Legion and Auxiliary meet on the
second Monday of the month with social hour and dinner starting at 6pm
and the meeting at 7pm. The Sons of the Legion meet on the third Monday
at 7pm.
The Legion hall is available for rent for weddings, birthdays, class reunions,
meetings, or any other special event. You do not need to be a member to rent
the hall.
Important Dates in History:
November 4, 1979 - About 500 young Iranian militants stormed the U.S.
Embassy in Teheran, Iran, and took 90 hostages, including 52 Americans that
they held captive for 444 days.
November 10, 1775 - The U.S. Marine Corps was established as part of the
U.S. Navy. It became a separate unit on July 11, 1789.
November 11, 1918 - At 5 a.m., in Marshal Foch’s railway car in the Forest
of Compiegne, the Armistice between the Allied and Central Powers was
signed, silencing the guns of World War I effective at 11 a.m. – the 11th hour
of the 11th day of the 11th month.
November 13, 1942 - The five Sullivan Brothers from Waterloo, Iowa, were
lost in the sinking of the cruiser USS Juneau by a Japanese torpedo off
Guadalcanal during World War II in the Pacific. Following their deaths, the
U.S. Navy changed regulations to prohibit close relatives from serving on
the same ship.
November 15, 1864 - During the American Civil War, Union troops under
General William T. Sherman burned Atlanta.
November 19, 1863 - President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg
Address, dedicating 17 acres of the Gettysburg Battlefield as a National Cemetery.
Famed orator Edward Everett of Massachusetts preceded Lincoln and spoke for
two hours. Lincoln then delivered his address in less than two minutes.
Tybee Island is different from the rest of the world and everyone who’s ever lived
here, or visited, knows it.
It’s the beauty of the River meeting the Sea, an abundance of Marshes, the Back
River, rolling Sand Dunes, incredible Wildlife, glorious Sunrises AND Sunsets.
The island is dotted with an imposing Lighthouse, remnants of a Fort, Palm
Trees, lush sub-Tropical foliage, a terrific Pier, beautifully restored Theater with
live entertainment, active American Legion, parks and quaint streets to explore.
If all that wasn’t enough, there’s uninhabited islands easily accessible and the
majestic city of Savannah a mere twenty minute drive away.
There’s a great deal to be thankful for on Tybee Island but perhaps the most
forgotten and under-appreciated are its bars.
More than any other group, it’s the Bars that define the Tybee Island community!
Sure there’s Churches, active civic organizations, outstanding volunteer efforts
and even a Bacon Club, but none define the loving spirit of Tybee Island more
than the bars.
There’s an abundance of them, each eclectic, eccentric and electric when they’re
hopping.
Tybee’s bars are drenched in salt, blessed with great staffs, creators of delightful
food and an abundance of live music!
More than anything else, it’s the Tybee Bars that create its giving spirit!
The bars of Tybee create who we are as islanders, more than anything else.
There’s 24 bars on the island and, more than any other entity, they define the
giving spirit of this gorgeous clump of sand floating in the Sea.
Individually and collectively, they raise more money, sponsor more causes, help
more people, celebrate more life, generate more fellowship and help navigate
life’s tragedies and difficulties than any other institution on Tybee Island.
Because of the Bars, raising money for people or disasters are almost daily
occurrences on Tybee and you can’t say that about most any other small
community.
There’s even a church in a bar on Tybee Island on Sunday mornings, which is
something hard to find in most places.
And on Thanksgiving, most every one of the Bars are hosting a giant, family
spread for most anyone wanting friends, fellowship and food.
Sure, there’s alcohol and the occasional craziness that comes along when it’s
abused, but you travel the world and you’ll struggle to find a town with a bigger
heart that the one birthed by the Bars on Tybee Island!
And for each of them, we are most thankful!
So raise a glass to the bars.
Tybee Island wouldn’t be the special community it is without them.
By Jerris Bryant
A TYBEE
Thanksgiving Toast
By Micheal Elliott
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