A watch that never stands down.
General Colin L. Powell Post #809 keeps the standard he set, here in Puerto Rico: disciplined, quiet service. Any branch, any era, still serving or long home.
One life, a Bronx stoop to a four-star flag.
The general this post is named for began as a lieutenant from Kelly Street in the South Bronx. The road he walked, from a young officer to the man the nation trusted, is the road this post keeps open for every veteran of the island.
Drag the reel to walk the years →
The door is wider than you think.
Since the LEGION Act of 2019, nearly anyone who served honorably on active federal duty since December 7, 1941 belongs here. Not one generation. All of them, and the ones serving right now.
- World War II & Korea
- Vietnam
- Gulf War
- Iraq & Afghanistan
- Serving today
“The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”Gen. Colin L. Powell · the standard this post is named for
Powell's standard
That block in the South Bronx was Jamaican, African American, and Puerto Rican, all on one street. The son of Jamaican immigrants who came off it never stopped believing that leadership means staying close enough to hear the problem, and four stars never changed that.
That is what this post is: close enough to hear you. Bring us your paperwork, your claim, your hardest week. The watch is still standing.
De la isla, and proud of it.
Puerto Ricans have served in every American conflict for more than a century, from the Borinqueneers of the 65th Infantry to the men and women deploying today. This post stands on that ground: bilingual, of the island, and keeping the watch at home.
Three steps, and the post takes it from there.
No office visit, no waiting on a form in a drawer. It happens from your phone, in your language.
Check the door
One short read tells you if you qualify. Almost everyone who served honorably does.
Send your record
Upload your DD-214 or active-duty orders. It is encrypted, private, and seen only by the post.
Stand with us
The commander reviews it and welcomes you in. Your service officer is one message away.
The service officer
The benefits you earned are not a favor. Our service officer helps you claim them, free of charge.
How the service officer helpsBe the one to ask. Be the one to listen. Be the one to stay.
Be The One
Our founding commander is a clinical social worker. Suicide prevention is not a slogan we borrowed. It is the reason this post picks up the phone. If today is heavy, you are not alone, and help is one call away.
Stand the watch with us.
Join as a member, or simply stay close: get the post's ceremonies, meetings, and Be The One check-ins. No spam, ever, and you can stop any time.
- Meets
- Day & time to be confirmed
- Where
- Dept. of Puerto Rico HQ, San Juan
- Phone
- (646) 508-0806
- Renew dues
- MyLegion