Post History
Post 5 was chartered in 1925 and named for Shanklin Attaway.
Shanklin Attaway American Legion Post 5 was chartered in 1925, one of the earliest American Legion posts in Georgia. For over a century, generations of Rome and Floyd County veterans have served their community through Post 5.
About Our Namesake
The post is named in honor of Shanklin Attaway. (Details about his service and connection to Rome to be written by the Post Historian.)
A Century of Service
Full history to be written. The American Legion itself was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, wartime veterans organization, and is today the nation’s largest wartime veterans organization with over 1.8 million members across nearly 13,000 posts.
The American Legion Family at Post 5
Post 5 is supported by an active Auxiliary (Unit 5) and Sons of the American Legion (Squadron 5). Together we form the American Legion Family, each group serving veterans and the community in our own way.
Today
We continue the tradition through scholarships, Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances, honor guards at military funerals, and direct support to veterans and their families in Rome and Floyd County.