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VOLUNTEERING
to many suicides
citrus heights, CA
Over the past year and a half I have been working on a suicide hotline as a volunteer a few..
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MY U.S. FLAG
Video by Disabled Veteran (Should I Kneel or Should I Stand)
Waco, TX
Hello! I'm Dudley Allen and am a disabled veteran. Joining with many of my family members who were..
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American Legion Post 129 Centennial Celebration
Stillwater, OK
Gerald McClain Post 129 Historian presented a program to members on the Centennial Celebration by the American Legion from 1919-2019..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Most Patriotic city in California
Manteca, CA
In the San Joaquin Valley of the State of California sits an average size city of Manteca. This city’s support..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Loving Veterans as Letters From Home
Eight years ago, I was sitting around the dinner table on a Sunday night with my family when my dad,..
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FAMILY LEGACY
A true ALA family
Winchendon, MA
The Grout family has been involved with Eugene M. Connor Post 193 in Winchendon, Mass., for more than 80 years...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Boot song
From afar but drawing closer, becoming louder, The sound, the cadence, the thump, thump, thump, Striking in unison to the rat-a-tat-tat..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Three generations of female veterans
Caledonia, MI
While the majority of veteran lineage is male, my family differs. My daughter, my granddaughter and myself honor our veteran..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic Training Lackland AFB 1956
I arrived at Lackland in early June 1956 after a three day rail trip from southwest Virginia. We were..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 19 Nominee Is American Legion State FFOY
Jennings, LA
On June 12, 2018, Johnny Navarre (right) of the Jennings, Lousisiana Fire Department received his award for being named the..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 19 Earns American Legion State Multimedia Award
Jennings, LA
During the American Legion Department of Louisiana State Convention held in Alexandria from June 7-10, 2018, Glenn McFarlain (center) of..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 19 Nominee Is Named American Legion State LEOOY
Jennings, LA
During the American Legion Department of Louisiana State Convention held in Alexandria from June 7-10, 2018, Lieutenant Michael T Janise..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Across the Pond Veterans Park Groundbreaking Ceremony, Iron River WI, May 19, 2018
Iron River, WI
Saturday, May 19, was the official groundbreaking ceremony for the Across The Pond Veterans Park. Located just west of Iron..
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You Are Not Forgotten
Montgomery, AL
You Are Not Forgotten—that’s the central phrase behind POW/MIA Recognition Day, a day to honor the sacrifices made by America’s..
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Revitalization is not just membership
Augusta, GA
If membership is the lifeblood of the American Legion then I would suggest that community is the oxygen to that..
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HONOR GUARD
Honor Guard in VA Hospice Remembrance Ceremony
Prescott, AZ
Every year in May the Bob Stump VA Medical Center..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Response to Marine Barracks Escort Section, March 31, 2018
Aston, PA
What do you say when a mother would ask if their son was in the sealed casket? When I served I..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Fourth of July
Our Beginning The Fourth of July The 1770’s, both good and bad we were in a new land, both happy & sad The British..
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Post Activity for Memorial Day
East Lansdowne, PA
Post 578 of East Lansdowne, PA conducted Memorial Day ceremonies at several locations throughout the Borough. Beginning with a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Price of Freedom (In case you didn't know)
I watch the one that I hold dear struggle within, showing no fear. Through cloudy days and restless nights, he tries with courage..
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Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 South Korea - Armed Forces Day Parade..
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
Legionnaires of the Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of the American Legion in South Korea participated and represented..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Using the Purple Heart Medal to stop Violence
As one of many soldiers who survived our wartime wounds, we understand we have been chosen to guard the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Vietnam
It is great to be from a country that is free We don’t respect it until we have crossed the sea I..
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Check Canopy: Biograghical Fiction Novel by Jack Welsh a Legion Member: ..
Fayetteville, NC
An Army Colonel reflects on his life and career after losing a battle against kidney disease, largely because he was..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Flags for Veterans
Lady Lake, FL
I had the honor of volunteering at Florida National Cemetery with over 1,000 others. Together we placed over 140,000 flags..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Harford Post 39 & Town of Bel Air, MD hold 34th Annual Memorial Day..
Bel Air, MD
Bel Air, MD - Harford Post 39, in conjunction with the Town of Bel Air, Maryland, held their 34th Annual..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Columbia Falls Freedom Post 72 sponsored a new flagpole in MT Veterans Home Cemetary
Columbia Falls, MT
Past Commander Michael Shepard worked on getting a new flagpole. The acreage being used is way past the flag done..
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MY U.S. FLAG
Oscar's Flag
Cherryfield, ME
Oscar’s Flag We stood on the steps of the old Post Office in Machias, Maine; me the Executive Director of..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Condolence Message For Memorial Day
As we say in silent prayer A condolence message that shall be heard everywhere For as we are in meditation We honor our..
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GI BILL
GI Bill education changed my life.
Hot Springs, SD
After the service, in 1975, I went back to school at Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD on the GI..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Fallen
Wounded Warriors and the fallen, are for you and me, a thing of beauty as they fought, to keep our land still free. Such..
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