InTucker Magazine

Tucker Recognizes Our Veterans

Joe Pritchett American Legion Post #207 has come a long way since its destruction by fire in 2019 through the efforts of individuals like Commander Scott Brady, who led a campaign to raise $217,000 for Post #207 in 2022 and was selected by the Home Depot Foundation to receive their “Hometown Hero Award” in 2025.

The American Legion is an important service organization for veterans. It was chartered in 1919 by Congress and has since supported youth mentorship, sponsored community programs, promoted patriotism and recognized servicemembers and veterans.

Tucker’s Post #207 is named after Sergeant Joe Pritchett. He grew up in Tucker and the surrounding area, and he enlisted in the United States Army. He served during World War II in North Africa, Sicily and Italy and participated in the D-Day landing in Normandy, France. He was killed in action a short time later, on June 25, 1944 at 27 years old. Post #207 was founded in 1957 to serve veterans and support the Tucker community.

The Post’s members and the wider community have donated significant time, funds and effort to the rebuild. Home Depot donated $75,000 in labor and materials to build the community garden and landscape the grounds plus an additional $25,000 grant towards the Post’s fundraising goal. Sherwin Williams donated 60 gallons of paint, and Socium Painting gave skill and labor to repaint the Post’s walls. Cowan Supply donated toilets and sinks for the restrooms, and an anonymous donor helped the Post reach its goal of $750,000 for the rebuild with a generous $150,000 donation. Other donations came from Royal Flush Plumbing, Sears and Smith Landscaping and Sustainable Design Collaborative of Atlanta.

While the Post itself is being rebuilt, its members are not waiting on the completed building to make a difference. Food grown in its community garden is donated to NETWorks Cooperative Ministry’s food pantry. The organization has sponsored participants for Boys and Girls State as well as TYSA. Each year, Tucker High School students can win the School Medal Award and Scholarship by composing a paper on the importance of recognizing veterans on Memorial Day and demonstrating the six core qualities of citizenship: courage, honor, leadership, service, patriotism and scholarship. Participating students must be seniors and maintain at least a B grade average. In 2026, five students received the award.

Each year, Post #207 hosts a Veterans Day 5K to raise funds for the Post’s rebuild, connect with the community and further the Post’s missions to “Rescue-Restore-Repay” local veterans. This year, the 5K also serves as an official qualifying event for the Peachtree Road Race. The Post also hosts an annual Memorial Day Barbecue.

The last Saturday of the month is often “Field Day” at the Post, when members of the community are invited to help rebuild. There are landscaping projects, community garden needs and indoor administrative work as just a few ways to support Post #207.

Joe Pritchett American Legion #207 is located at 4127 Pine Valley Road in Tucker, Georgia. General membership meetings are held the second Wednesday of each month.