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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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Fort Donelson National Cemetery, (Dover, Tenn.) Wreaths Across America (WAA) ceremony, with Dover Post..
Dover, TN
The ceremony was conducted a day early (Dec. 18) due to the possibility of showers on Saturday. We would..
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Stevensville (Mont.) Fort Owen Post 94
Stevensville, MT
After the War on Terror a memorial was started by the Post 94 members for servicemembers who enlisted to serve..
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Wreaths Across America
Saratoga Springs, NY
On Friday, Dec. 18, local U.S. Navy veteran Frank Schmidt and his family joined Wreaths Across America to place wreaths..
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Wreaths Across America
San Bruno, CA
On Dec. 12, 2020, the American Legion Post 105 Family (Legionnaires, Auxiliary, Sons and Riders) met at Golden Gate National..
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Veteran graves
Williamsport, PA
American Legion Post 1 in Williamsport, Pa., the first post established in Pennsylvania, cares for this group of graves, which..
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Missouri City (Texas) veterans memorial
Missouri City, TX
Post 294 of Missouri City, Texas, has been actively engaged with the Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department during the..
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Wreaths Across America/Paoli Battlefield
Malvern, PA
Wreaths Across America at the Paoli Battlefield requested help from Bateman Gallagher American Legion Post 668 due to the restrictions..
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Fallen Tribute Towers exhibit hosted by Cherry Hill post
Cherry Hill, NJ
A very emotional exhibit – the Fallen Tribute Towers: Remembering Our Fallen - was hosted by American Legion Post 372..
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Mare Island Naval Cemetery rededicated on Veterans Day
Vallejo, CA
MINC is the oldest naval cemetery on the West Coast. Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies have been held here..
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Post 354 memorial bench dedication
Bon Air, VA
On Sept. 26, 2020, American Legion Post 354 of Bon Air, Va., dedicated and donated a memorial bench to the..
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Traveling tribute towers of post-9/11 fallen from the War on Terror
Cherry Hill, NJ
REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN A very emotional exhibit will soon be displayed at American Legion Post 372 in Cherry Hill,..
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The namesake of "America's Soviet Ship"
Ocean Springs, MS
An article in The American Legion Magazine of October 2020 describes “America’s Soviet Ship.” The 15,804-ton vessel was built..
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Iowa's Freedom Rocks
West Des Moines, IA
Thousands of people visit a huge rock sitting along Highway 25 near Menlo in western Iowa, about a mile south..
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Mason City (Iowa) memorial
Mason City, IA
The owner of the Rancho Deluxe Garden in Mason City, Iowa, has offered up a small corner of his garden,..
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West Haven, Conn., World War I Memorial
West Haven, CT
When I was a child in the '50s we would watch the parade on Memorial Day. Afterwards people would gather..
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All Veterans Memorial, New Vienna, Iowa
New Vienna, IA
None of us dreamed it could happen. As a committee of four veterans, we set out to build a..
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Eagle Scout project honors vets at Post 139 in Milton, W.Va.
Scott Depot, WV
A Boy Scout in Milton, W.Va., honored veterans by building six wooden benches. One bench for each branch of the..
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Tours of the Veterans Wall of Honor Memorial, Bella Vista, Ark.
Bella Vista, AR
Free tours of approximately a half-hour of our beautiful Veterans Memorial, honoring veterans since 1776. To schedule a..
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Liberty Post 122 American Legion Riders director honored by Baltimore TV station
Owings Mills, MD
An ABC station, WMAR TV of Baltimore, recently honored Marine Sgt. Elias Bouloubassis of Liberty Post 122 in Owings Mills,..
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Post honors vet during coronavirus
Twisp, WA
The American Legion Hall for Post 143 in Twisp, Wash., may be closed because of the coronavirus, but that doesn’t..
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Maryland governor issues proclamation that March 30 is Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Frederick, MD
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan issued a proclamation for March 30, 2020, declaring the day Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day. Francis..
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Maryland honors fallen Marine and Naval Academy cadet
Frederick, MD
Veteran advocate Francis Scott Key Squadron 11 and Marine Corps League Detachment 770 member Josh Marks requested a State of..
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Carroll County (Md.) declares March 30 Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day
Westminster, MD
Carroll County resident, Francis Scott Key Squadron 11 member and Marine Corps League Detachment 770 member Josh Marks made a..
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Veterans come out to do candlelight vigil for homeless veterans on longest night of..
Canton, GA
Every night roughly 49,000 veterans find themselves on the street homeless. To call attention to this issue. Mike Satterly, deputy..
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The beloved G.I. Joe of New Brighton
Staten Island, NY
There’s a young, lone, rifle-bearing man who has stood tall and fierce in his combat boots from the Battle of..
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Paoli Battlefield Wreaths Across America
Malvern, PA
On Dec. 14, 2019, members of Bateman Gallagher American Legion Post 668 provided presenters, honor guard and firing squad for..
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Even Santa is thankful for gifts
FORKS, WA
Here are pictures taken of Santa.at the Gold Star Memorial in Forks, Wash.! Forks is proud to be the first..
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Fallen warrior's family receives Maryland Governor's Memorial Citation with passage of 2020 National Defense..
Mount Airy, MD
With the passage of the NDAA, specifically the reform of the Feres Doctrine which was encompassed within, Francis Scott Key..
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American Legion Monument, Fairview Cemetery, Gainesville, Texas
Gainesville, TX
This monument was damaged by high winds some 10 years ago. It had been laying broken on the ground since..
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A memorial to 37 GIs killed as copter crashes in West Germany
Fränkischer Gebirgsweg, Pegnitz, Germany, OT
During the early morning hours of Aug. 18, 1971, a Chinook helicopter carrying 37 American soldiers crashed just off the..
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