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Phone:  320.291.6108
Email:  info@stcloudlegion76fireworks.com

“Still Serving America” is the motto of the American Legion.  It is about Veterans who continue their service to America by still serving their communities.  Veterans whose involvement in their community creates and supports the camaraderie which makes the American Legion the nation’s largest and the most respected of wartime veterans service organizations.        

The American Legion is about involvement – in many facets of community life.  It’s about creating and supporting programs that have a positive influence on the community and individuals.  A community service organization numbering nearly 3 million members – men and women –The American Legion is committed to promoting peace and goodwill on earth, to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principals of justice, freedom and democracy to providing community service.

2008 is the 61st consecutive year St. Cloud American Legion Post 76 has organized and sponsored the St. Cloud area Fourth of July Fireworks Display.  The 2008 Fireworks Display is scheduled to be Central Minnesota’s largest pyrotechnic show on July 4th. 

Celebrating and honoring America’s Birthday for 61 years, St. Cloud American Legion Post 76 is committed to continuing the tradition and ensuring that residents and visitors of St. Cloud and Central Minnesota will enjoy one of the region’s finest Fireworks Displays on July 4th.  Post 76 is honored to serve our community by sponsoring and organizing a high quality, family focused American tradition. 

Post 76 has provided hundreds of thousands of dollars and a similar amount of volunteer hours organizing and implementing a July 4th Fireworks spectacular enjoyed annually by more than 40,000 spectators of all ages.  The 61 year tradition of July 4th Fireworks is a living legacy of service to our community and surrounding area, providing a unique equity event.  As one leading local opinion leader stated “The July 4th Fireworks is the single largest community feel good event” in Central Minnesota.

Post 76 is committed to continuing the July 4th Fireworks Tradition.  We’ve worked hard over the years to put on the best quality display possible.  Our long term goal is to fund annual displays while growing the Fireworks Endowment Fund – thereby assuring St. Cloud and Central Minnesota will always have Fireworks on the Fourth of July.  We’re successfully collaborating with local businesses to help fund the rising costs of implementing a high quality display.

Post 76 has an excellent working relationship with the City of St. Cloud, Fire and Police Departments and solid safety record for our Fireworks display.

American Legion Post 76 welcomes your participation in our July 4th Fireworks Display and Freedom Fest.

American Legion Post 76                     
Fireworks Committee
1307 Lincoln Ave SE
St. Cloud, MN  56302
320.255.0303


Wallace S. Chute
1896-1918

American Legion Post 76 is named in honor of Wallace S. Chute, an all-round athlete from St. Cloud who gave his life for his country.

Chute enlisted in Minneapolis in 1917 and reported to duty at Fort Snelling, where he was assigned to the 1st Minnesota Infantry.

He was sent with his unit to Camp Cody for duty on the Mexican Border.

The outfit was re-established as the 135th U.S. Infantry.

He stayed at the camp until June 1918, when he had a choice of remaining in Cody to train drafted men or leaving for France as a member of the June replacements.

Chute chose the latter and was assigned to the 127th infantry of the 32nd Division, which was mostly composed of Wisconsin and Michigan guardsmen and was active on the front line.

Chute was first exposed to poison gas during a battle in August 1918.

He recovered from his injuries to rejoin his outfit entering the Verdun offensive.

He was wounded in October 1918 and died of his injury in December.  He was the first from St. Cloud to die during World War I.

The American Legion was formed in St. Cloud in March 1919 by the soldiers who came home from World War I.

Its purpose was not only to rehabilitate disabled veterans, but to emphasize good citizenship among the youth.