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From Stilettos to Combat Boots and then again
Tulsa, OK
I joined the military at age 29, I was married with a son who was about to turn 10 the..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Bergen County (NJ ) American Legion installs officers; Fran Carrasco of Lodi installed as..
Lodi, NJ
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ -- Francis A. “Fran” Carrasco was installed on May 18 as the 87th commander of the Bergen..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
5th District (Ohio) Legionnaire of the Year 2018-2019
New Riegel, OH
SPOTLIGHT ON 5th DISTRICT (OHIO) LEGIONNAIRE OF THE YEAR: Seneca County Veteran Meet Michael Mike Nye, who served our country..
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MY U.S. FLAG
Legion provides new flags to complete redone classrooms
Toms River, NJ
After a widespread mold problem last summer, Lakehurst Elementary School needed new ceilings, floors, new supplies and a whole lot..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Somebody's Catching Hell
Somebody's Catching Hell is a novel about a team of Marine aerial photo interpreters in the months leading up to..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Francis Scott Key Post 11 Commander Keith Clevenger presents Navy JROTC medals to cadets..
Frederick , MD
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, American Legion Post 11 Commander Keith Clevenger honored two top Navy JROTC cadets with medals..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Jerry Taylor Veterans Plaza
Sunnyside, WA
Sunnyside Post 73 of has been busy over the last few years building a Veterans Memorial that will eventually hold..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
United States Memorial Day Ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland, OT
Order of events for the annual observance of the American Memorial Day in Ireland: -- Assembly at 11:00 AM..
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LEGION RIDERS
Adams Hanna Moore Post 156 hosts Honor Flight Maryland BWI
Ellicott City, MD
On May 11, 2019, Honor Flight Maryland, in partnership with Post 156, provided an inaugural bus tour for identified WWII,..
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OTHER
Royse City post participates in National Day of Prayer 2019
Royse City, TX
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by..
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OTHER
Memorial Day in Kingsburg, Calif.
Kingsburg, CA
On the weekend 0f Memorial Day, Post 191 in Central California springs into action. On Friday morning at 0700 hours..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Blue Star By-Way
Squaw Valley, CA
Squaw Valley American Legion Post 621 erected a Blue Star By-Way marker on the nature trail of the Bear Mountain..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Forks, Wash., will soon have a Gold Star Family Memorial
Forks, WA
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, was more than just the anniversary of V-E Day for military veterans and their families. It..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Lewis L. Millett Post 38 has successful recruiting day
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
Lewis L. Millett Post 38, South Korea, held a recruiting drive on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Camp Casey..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Eighty Six Year Gap
After the attack on Pearl Harbor we realized we could be reached and declared war. More than 11 million men..
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LEGION RIDERS
New Mexico Ameican Legion Riders - Giving Big
Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico is a state that's just short of 122K square miles with almost 2.1 million people. Of those, about..
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AMERICAN LEGION CENTENNIAL
American Legion 100th Anniversary celebration put on by Joe Miller Elkins Post 96, Murphy,..
Murphy, NC
An outstanding American Legion 100th Anniversary celebration was put on by Joe Miller Elkins Post 96 at the L&N Depot..
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MY U.S. FLAG
The meaning of the flags of America
Elyria, OH
I hear articles for the American flags and against it. When and how should we fly the flag? Should..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Gulf Coast Veterans Advocacy Council honors Legionnaire with George Everette "Bud" Day Award
Pensacola, FL
Robbie A. Gregg was born in Darlington, South Carolina, on November 17, 1963. He spent his adolescent years in Yonkers,..
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OTHER
"Veterans N Transition" - a TV show worth watching
Vienna, VA
Have you seen the half-hour PBS affiliate TV show “Veterans N Transition” (VNT)? If not, you really are missing out..
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MY U.S. FLAG
A day at the Super Bowl (why I salute rather than kneel)
Bermuda Dunes, CA
I was a 19-year-old when I served in Vietnam as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne. Our operations (or Search and..
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AMERICAN LEGION CENTENNIAL
Marion (Iowa) post rededicates memorial to birthday of The American Legion
Marion, IA
Marion Post 298's history actually begins with a meeting of 15 individual veterans who signed an application for a charter..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
NVC Cotten's visit to New Hampshire
The weekend of April 12-14, the Detachment of New Hampshire hosted East Region NVC Michael Cotten (Delaware.) as well as..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Memorial service for ambush incident at JSA, Korea
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
During last mid-April, Post 38 Legionnaires Chris Vaia, Bill Beatty and Steve Tharp attended a memorial service at JSA for..
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OTHER
Help is out there for suicidal veterans
Bellerose, NY
It has just come to my attention that on the average 22 military veterans kill themselves everyday in our country...
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Pull-tab donation to Ronald McDonald House
Murphy, NC
May 1, 2019 - Commander Larry Thunder Wolf Limon of Post 96, Murphy, N.C., gets 127.69 pounds/54 1-gallon plastic bags..
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OTHER
Somers (Conn.) and state legislators celebrate Legion's centennial and Buck-Dubiel Post 101's achievements
Somers, CT
By Jackie Nappo - Journal Inquirer - Apr 19, 2019 Close to 70 people packed the Town Hall auditorium Thursday..
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OTHER
75th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Saint Louis, MO
While visiting the landing sites in Normandy, I was at Utah Beach looking out across the Channel and the beach...
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
SAL Squadron 130 and Post 130 Working Together to Make It Happen
Zillah, WA
Shelter House At Stewart Park Zillah, Washington American Legion Post 130, Sons of American Legion Squadron 130 and community members step up..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
American Legion provides classroom flags
Lakehurst Elementary School in Lakehurst, N.J. recently suffered a massive mold problem, sufficient enough to shut down the entire building..
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OTHER
Francis Scott Key Post 11 Commander Keith Clevenger: a man of many talents
Frederick, MD
Commander Clevenger and Team Orzechowski attended the Historic Sportscar Racing ("HSR") 2019 Racing Mitty Exhibition at Michelin Raceway Road in..
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