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..
Never too old to serve AGAIN!
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Never too old to serve AGAIN!

Fort Rucker, AL
Vice Commander Dr. Paul Fowler of Norman-Price Post 68, Sandy Spring, Md., got a call last Spring from U.S. Army..
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Post 655 helps an active-duty member's mother
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Post 655 helps an active-duty member's mother

North Richland Hills, TX
The city of North Richland Hills (NRH) has been doing a Neighborhood Initiative Program for many years that helped the..
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CSU center works to recover remains of American WWII pilot in France
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CSU center works to recover remains of American WWII pilot in France

Fort Collins, CO
This year marks the 77th anniversary of the crash of an American bomber in northern France that occurred in the..
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Romeoville (Ill.) American Legion Post 52 helping to build a brighter future for a deserving veteran family
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Romeoville (Ill.) American Legion Post 52 helping to build a brighter future for a..

Romeoville, IL
Romeoville (Ill.) American Legion post 52 has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to bring to fruition the Ray Holloway House,..
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A gift to our fellow veterans
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A gift to our fellow veterans

Las Vegas, NV
American Legion Paradise Post 149 was instrumental in the creation of the Las Vegas VA Fisher House, by creating the..
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Some job offers to homeless veterans come with a donated car to get to work
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Some job offers to homeless veterans come with a donated car to get to..

Canton, GA
Getting a job for a homeless veteran can come with some difficulties of how to get to the job site,..
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Vets supporting vets
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Vets supporting vets

Lake Placid, NY
Homeward Bound Adirondacks (HBA) has been hosting retreats since 2015. For the past two years, HBA has been leasing property..
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Combat is not over when the war ends - it is just beginning
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Combat is not over when the war ends - it is just beginning

Arroyo, OT
Arroyo is a small coastal town in the southeastern region of Puerto Rico. Since 1939 a group of U.S. veterans..
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Our helicopters want to visit your post

Mesa, AZ
Heroes All Around Me I’m 71 years old, retired now and living in Mesa, Ariz. I am a member of an..
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Getting it done
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Getting it done

Cranford, NJ
When the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the Atlantic City Regional Stand Down, the Department of New Jersey Employment, Homeless..
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Channeling my year of frustrations into a book to assist other veterans
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Channeling my year of frustrations into a book to assist other veterans

McLean, VA
Hi all - I've long been affiliated with The American Legion, at least since attending Boys State in New Jersey..
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Texas State Veterans Home enjoys holiday cheer from Post 178
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Texas State Veterans Home enjoys holiday cheer from Post 178

Frisco, TX
Every year since its charter in 2014, Post 178 has gathered and delivered Christmas gifts to the veterans at the..
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Veteran concert being shared with veterans in medical centers

Waverly, NY
Sponsored by Post 283 of Sayre, Pa.. We send thumb drives, links on Google Drive, P Cloud and views on..
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Rockland County (N.Y.) Legionnaires boost VA hospital art and recreation therapy program
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Rockland County (N.Y.) Legionnaires boost VA hospital art and recreation therapy program

Sparkill, NY
A robust art and recreation therapy program is an important part of an effective treatment regimen at Veterans Administration (VA)..
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Homeless Veterans program donates 24-hour homeless kits to VA in support of OCW
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Homeless Veterans program donates 24-hour homeless kits to VA in support of OCW

Canton, GA
The Cherokee County Homeless Veterans program, as part of their 2021 homeless outreach event, built and distributed over 80 24-hour..
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Post 178 provides holiday cheer
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Post 178 provides holiday cheer

Frisco, TX
Frisco’s American Legion Post 178 and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 178 provided Christmas gifts and cookies to the men and..
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"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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