More than seven years after a fire destroyed American Legion Post #207 in Tucker, the community space dedicated to fostering connection among veterans will reopen later this year after an anonymous $150,000 donation.
A fire devastated Post #207 in March 2019 after a wedding, leaving the community of about 80 veterans in Tucker, Lilburn, and Stone Mountain without a gathering space for Scout meetings, ceremonies, and parties. When Tucker resident and former Marine Scott Brady joined the fundraising effort to rebuild the post in 2022, it was two months away from permanently closing. Brady and fellow Marine veteran Anthony Mathis launched the Save the Seven campaign to raise the $750,000 needed to rebuild the beloved and necessary resource.
In three months, the two vets were able to raise $260,000 to keep construction going, and over the next several years, the campaign received major contributions, including $75,000 in free landscaping and a $25,000 donation from Home Depot.
Donations slowed in 2025, and as of only a couple months ago, the post was still $150,000 short of being fully rebuilt. That is, until a Tucker resident and veteran made an anonymous donation covering the entirety of the funds still needed. With this donation, Brady told Rough Draft that he’s hoping for the post to be reopened by Veterans’ Day later this year, bringing a much needed resource back to Tucker’s veterans and their families.
“Saving this post is going to save veterans’ lives because it’s a place they could come, a place they could gather, a place that can provide them purpose,” Brady said.
Since 1919, American Legion has been an organization dedicated to the mental well-being of veterans. According to a 2025 National Veteran Suicide Prevention report, 13.9% of female veterans and 37.8% of male veterans die by suicide.
The new Post #207 will serve as a home base for Tucker’s veterans to embody the American Legion’s mission with a three-pronged approach: rescue veterans in need; restore their minds, bodies, and spirits; and repay the community.
“We want to provide a place for veterans to come and have a sacred place where they can feel safe and have camaraderie and enjoy that part of being a veteran,” Brady said, “make sure we help those veterans that are in need, and make an impact on the community, with a special focus on the youth.”
Post #207 gives back to the community as a sponsor of the Tucker Youth Soccer Association, the provider of the American Legion School Medal Award scholarship at Tucker High School, and a leader of the Boys State and Girls State mock city council program through American Legion. In the new building, veterans in and around Tucker will again have a place to connect with other service members and grow their community impact.
The rebuilding of Post #207 has been a long community-driven effort, done in part by donations made by Home Depot, Cowan Supply, Sherwin Williams, Socium Painting, Royal Flush Plumbing, Sears and Smith Landscaping, and Sustainable Design Collaborative of Atlanta.
U.S. veterans and their families can join the American Legion through the organization’s website. More information and updates on Post #207 can be found on Facebook.
