Helping older WWII/Korean vets during COVID-19 stay-at-home
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Helping older WWII/Korean vets during COVID-19 stay-at-home

Woodland Hills, CA
Woodland Hills Post 826 (Dist. 20, Dept. CA) Post 826 Executive Committee members have formed a team to reach out to..
"Operation Pillows for Heroes," Dover (Tenn.) Legion 72 Family (more than 150 delivered)
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"Operation Pillows for Heroes," Dover (Tenn.) Legion 72 Family (more than 150 delivered)

Dover, TN
On Dec. 19, 2020, the Douglas Milford Lyons Dover Post 72 Family was honored to make the holidays a little..
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County comes out for candlelight vigil for homeless veterans on longest night of the year at nation's only homeless veterans statue
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County comes out for candlelight vigil for homeless veterans on longest night of the..

Canton, GA
A candlelight vigil was held Dec. 21 under the Christmas Star for homeless veterans on the longest night of the..
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Homeless veteran program partners with corporate veteran team to collect and distribute winter coats during COVID
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Homeless veteran program partners with corporate veteran team to collect and distribute winter coats..

Canton, GA
On Monday, Dec. 7, a special corporate team of competing companies delivered over 1,000 coats to the Cherokee County Homeless..
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Post 294 (Powder Springs, Ga.) takes gift baskets to veterans in rehab centers
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Post 294 (Powder Springs, Ga.) takes gift baskets to veterans in rehab centers

Powder Springs, GA
Eight veterans (seven members of Post 294) put together 56 gift baskets, 40 blankets and 30 winter coats and delivered..
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No money, no problem for veteran's sewer repairs

Wolcott, NY
I am the service officer for American Legion Post 881. On Dec. 11 I received a call from a Vietnam..
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Legionnaire taking video greetings to veterans in care facilities
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Legionnaire taking video greetings to veterans in care facilities

Danville, PA
Pennsylvania Legionnaire Dave Callahan’s father and mother-in-law both served in the U.S. military, and both spent their final months in..
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Veterans helping veterans
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Veterans helping veterans

Madison, CT
American Legion Griswold Post 79 of Madison, Conn., donates apartment-size refrigerators, clothing and more to Harkness House, a halfway shelter..
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New Jersey reinvents the stand down
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New Jersey reinvents the stand down

Rio Grande, NJ
When the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the annual Atlantic City Regional Stand Down, the committee took a deep breath..
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Veterans of New Jersey - it matters
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Veterans of New Jersey - it matters

Little Ferry , NJ
A resident of Bergen County, New Jersey, Lance Maiden is a father of three with a background in culinary arts...
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Post 626 makes donation to local VAVS
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Post 626 makes donation to local VAVS

Gladstone, MO
Commander Douglas Millison, a Kansas City VA volunteer, delivered Bennett & Dennis Herrick Memorial American Legion Post 626's Veterans Day..
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Cherokee County Homeless Veteran Program partnership with American Legion Post 45 donates 20th vehicle to veterans in need of transportation
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Cherokee County Homeless Veteran Program partnership with American Legion Post 45 donates 20th vehicle..

Canton, GA
Monday, Sept. 21, the partnership of the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program and American Legion Post 45 in Canton, Ga.,..
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Home repair project for young disabled veteran first responder
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Home repair project for young disabled veteran first responder

Canton, GA
For the sixth straight year, the Cherokee County Homeless Veteran Program, part of American Legion Post 45 in Canton,..
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Small-town community rides to honor Medal of Honor recipient to his final journey home
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Small-town community rides to honor Medal of Honor recipient to his final journey home

Dover, TN
Aug. 28. at O'Dark 200 a.m., Riders from the Douglas M. Lyons (Dover, Tenn.) Legion Riders Chapter 72 and members..
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Will you be ready to prevent a suicide?
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Will you be ready to prevent a suicide?

Bunnell, FL
Dave Lydon, Flagler County Veterans Service Officer, received a call in his office from a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD...
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House for homeless female veteran

Parma, OH
"Ride With Valor" 501(c)(3) is rehabbing a house in Cleveland, to be awarded to a homeless female veteran and her..
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Post 367 (Ripley, Ohio) leads Veterans Food Pantry drive
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Post 367 (Ripley, Ohio) leads Veterans Food Pantry drive

Ripley, OH
Ripley, Ohio, American Legion Post 367 Commander Marion Sidwell, and President Kathy Rice of the Post 367 Auxiliary, responded positively..
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Unit 594 makes difference for veterans on the 4th of July
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Unit 594 makes difference for veterans on the 4th of July

Eagan, MN
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 594 of Eagan, Minn., has stayed active behind the scenes during the COVID-19 pandemic. They had..
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Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 Legionnaires partner with Rebuilding Together Solano County
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Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 Legionnaires partner with Rebuilding Together Solano County

Vallejo, CA
"All the volunteers come here twice a week to gladly help 70 of our fellow veterans, seniors, disabled and others..
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Idaho Post 154 "steps up" for its members

Rathdrum, ID
During this time when our country is dealing with the COVID-19 virus, American Legion Post 154 in Rathdrum recently implemented..
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Cherokee County veterans vehicle donation program for homeless and disabled veterans donates three vehicles and tiny home
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Cherokee County veterans vehicle donation program for homeless and disabled veterans donates three vehicles..

Canton, GA
American Legion Post 45 and their subgroup, the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program, were making dreams come true. On..
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Post 23 (Sanger, Calif.) works hand in hand with VAMC in Fresno
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Post 23 (Sanger, Calif.) works hand in hand with VAMC in Fresno

Sanger, CA
COVID-19 is seemingly holding the world and the U.S. economy hostage, making it difficult to acquire just about anything these..
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Great response to Buddy Check

Rathdrum, ID
During this time when our country is dealing with the COVID-19 virus, American Legion Post 154 in Rathdrum, Idaho, completed..
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Flag ceremony
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Flag ceremony

Audubon, NJ
Murray-Troutt American Legion Post and Squadron 262 were contacted by Joyce Miller of the Volunteers of America Delaware Valley, the..
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War Memorial Post 30 (Camden, Maine) Buddy Checks

Camden, ME
In January 2020, Post 30 conducted its first ever Buddy Checks, which included both our members and the widows of..
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Cherokee County disabled and elderly veterans learn to fly fish through innovative partnership program
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Cherokee County disabled and elderly veterans learn to fly fish through innovative partnership program

Canton, GA
Have you ever thought of doing something that will help reduce anxiety with PTSD, something that will help veterans with..
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Veterans serving veterans for God and country
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Veterans serving veterans for God and country

Zillah, WA
Below is a story of how a community and a group of veterans can and do make a difference for..
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AZ Post 96 donates $1,150 to Luke AFB families
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AZ Post 96 donates $1,150 to Luke AFB families

Surprise, AZ
Joseph Q. Johnson Post 96 held a successful fundraising project over Veterans Day weekend at Sam’s Club and Fry’s Grocery..
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Buddy Checks are Post 101's "Most Wonderful Times of the Year"
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Buddy Checks are Post 101's "Most Wonderful Times of the Year"

Somers, CT
It was the most wonderful time of the year again for Post 101 of Somers,..
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Fort Bridger (Wyo.) Post 36 presentation to homeless veterans
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Fort Bridger (Wyo.) Post 36 presentation to homeless veterans

Fort Bridger, WY
American Legion Post 36 (Fort Bridger, Wyo.) Commander Pete Roitz, Vice Commander Dennis Freeman, Sergeant- at-Arms Tom Dean and Chaplain..
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Women veterans donate to Quilts of Valor
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Women veterans donate to Quilts of Valor

Springfield, MO
Thanks to donations by post members, as well as proceeds from a recent pancake breakfast fundraiser, Women Veterans of SW..
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