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Small town creates veterans park
Iron River, WI
A veterans park is being planned for Iron River, Wisconsin. “We have a lot of ideas and are at the beginning..
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Work completed on new veterans park in New Bethlehem, Pa.
New Bethlehem, PA
By Evanne Gareis Published in The Leader-Vindicator, New Bethlehem, PA NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After several years of preparation and dedication by..
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Outstanding: area community takes time to honor our veterans
Leland, NC
On Dec. 17, 2022, at noon, Wreaths Across America sponsored the honoring of our deceased veterans and their families. The..
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Candlelight vigil held at nation's only homeless veteran memorial
Canton, GA
On Dec. 21 at 5:38 p.m., the plight of our nation's homeless veterans was again remembered at a candlelight vigil..
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A veteran Christmas tree
Gouldsboro , PA
Post 274 has been doing a veteran Christmas tree for years. This is the first year we had a tree..
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Legion founding father George A. White honored
Portland, OR
PORTLAND, ORE. – The American Legion Department of Oregon paid tribute to one of the Legion’s founding fathers, Maj. Gen...
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Perryville, Mo.
St. Louis, MO
While many have heard of and have visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall, many do not know..
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CPL Jang Myong-ki Memorial Ceremony on Nov. 23, 2022, held at Camp Bonifas,..
Seoul, South Korea, OT
Steve Tharp, commander of Lewis L. Millett American Legion Post 38 in South Korea, along with Legionnaire William Beatty and..
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U.S. Forces Korea Veterans Day ceremony at Camp Humphreys, Korea
Camp Humphreys, South Korea, OT
Steve Tharp, commander of Lewis L. Millett American Legion Post 38, and William Scafe, first vice commander, attended the U.S...
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New Lisbon (Wis.) Veterans Memorial
New Lisbon, WI
In October 2020 a committee of five members of American Legion Post 110 began planning for a veterans memorial in..
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Wreaths Across America: John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68, Leland, N.C.
Leland, NC
John E. Jacobs American Legion Post 68 of Leland, N.C., presented the Wreaths Across America event at the annual “Brunswick..
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Post 166 (Goose Creek, S.C.) selected as one of 75 sites for 9/11 Day..
Goose Creek, SC
Global Youth Justice, Inc. and co-partner Federal Agency AmeriCorps 9/11 Day held the second annual 9/11 Day Flag of Honor..
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American Legion Post 110 (Virginia Beach, Va.) remembers POW/MIAs at ceremony
Virginia Beach, VA
American Legion Post 110 Legionnaires participated in the POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony held at the Flame of Hope Memorial near NAS..
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Walter S. Chears Post 106 remembers 9/11
Larned, KS
On Saturday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m., members of Walter S. Chears Post 106 in Larned, Kan., and members of..
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Memorial ceremony at JSA honors two American soldiers slain by North Korean soldiers, marking..
Seoul, South Korea, OT
Steve Tharp, commander of. Lewis L. Millett Post 38 in South Korea, attended the Barrett-Bonifas Memorial Ceremony held by the..
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Virginia Veterans Memorial raising to get Virginia Iraq Veterans Memorial built
Newport News, VA
Members of American Legion Braxton-Perkins Post 25 in Newport News, Va., members from other veterans service organizations, community organizations and..
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SL-1 Memorial
Arco, ID
Someone once said you die twice. Once when you stop breathing, and the other when your name is spoken for..
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Memorial dedication of Bethel Honor Roll Monument
Locke's Mills, ME
Maine history was made as well as preserved in the mountain village of Bethel on Memorial Day 2022. Members of..
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Military working dogs/first responder dogs
Cumming, GA
A statue monument with plaque recognizing canines that have served in the U.S. armed services and with first responders was..
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Remembering
Smithfield, RI
On Monday, July 18, members of Balfour-Cole Post 64, Smithfield, R.I., paused to honor and remember Alexander M. Balfour, one..
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Books by Ashland, Pa., veteran
Ashland, PA
Easy Riders, Orphans in the Barn, Redneck Dystopia books by David Xu on Barnes & Noble, etc. Army vet, 30 years
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Department of Oregon Legion Family supports Vietnam Memorial event with Gen. (ret.) James N...
Hillsboro, OR
HILLSBORO, Ore. – On Saturday, May 7, 2022, members of the American Legion Families of Oregon and North Carolina joined..
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U.S. Forces Korea Memorial Day ceremony
Seoul, South Korea, OT
Steve Tharp, commander of American Legion Post 38, attended the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Memorial Day ceremony at Camp Humphreys..
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Memorial Day 21-gun salute services
Allenton, WI
Fohl-Martin American Legion Post 483 from Allenton, Wis., held its annual 21-gun salute services at eight cemeteries this Memorial Day..
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Memorial Day wreath laying, Wesson, Miss.
Wesson, MS
American Legion Drane-Prine Post 79, Sons of the American Legion (SAL) Squadron 79 and Auxiliary Unit 79 partnered with the..
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Tippah County Memorial Veterans Park
Ripley, MS
A six-year-old dream comes true It all began in 2015 when some members of Ripley American Legion Post 81 started trying..
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Mare Island Naval Cemetery transfer to VA starts
Vallejo, CA
On Nov. 11, the City of Vallejo held the 101st Veterans Day (started in 1920 as Armistice Day) at MINC...
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American Legion Post 23 (Kansas) - Wreaths Across America ceremony
Leavenworth, KS
Byron H. Mehl Post 23 honors their namesake CPT Mehl on Dec. 18, along with other veterans, in Mount Muncie..
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Post 38 commander attends CPL Jang Myong-ki Memorial Ceremony at Camp Bonifas, South Korea
Seoul, South Korea, OT
Steve Tharp, commander of Lewis L. Millett American Legion Post 38 in South Korea, attended the CPL Jang Myong-ki Memorial..
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Community unites to honor resting vets
Portales, NM
Surrounded by dairies and farms in eastern New Mexico, Portales is a small community of over 12,000 residents and a..
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9/11 20th anniversary commemoration and Patriot Day
Crystal Lake, IL
A day to be remembered, the events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed American history and our global perspective,” explained Commander..
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