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WOMEN VETERANS
Therese Agnes Hughes traces the history of U.S. women..
Monument, CO
“In a Heartbeat”. In her debut book, Hughes features 113 women Veterans serving in all of the U.S. military branches..
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BUDDY CHECKS
Visiting the local nursing home
Lake City, MN
Back in the pre-pandemic days (prior to March 2020), I decided to visit our local nursing home and identify any..
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WWII STORY
World War II homefront
Lakeland, FL
I was only 10 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and I still regard myself as a veteran of..
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OTHER
High school scholarship donations
Laurel, MT
Laurel, Mont., Post 123 donated two $250 checks - for a boy and a girl - to Laurel High School...
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OTHER
American Legion post celebrates 100 years
Clovis, CA
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour in 1918, WWI ended with the signing of..
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OTHER
Honoring chaplains and corpsmen from Iwo Jima
Bristol, CT
Feb. 23, 2021, is the one-year anniversary of the dedication of the Chaplain Monument to all chaplains who served on..
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OTHER
Honoring the 100 from CT who lost their lives at the Battle of Iwo..
Bristol, CT
On Feb. 20, 2021, a group of people from the Iwo Jima Survivors group, along with American Legion Post 2,..
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WWII STORY
A little girl’s memories
Stockton, CA
I was playing with toys in the kitchen while my mother ironed. She was listening to the radio that morning,..
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OTHER
Harley-Davidson Post 400 presents heroism medal
Milwaukee, WI
Curtiss S. Peck, commander, Harley-Davidson Post 400, Milwaukee, Wis., presented the American Legion Heroism Medal posthumously to 1st Lt. Daren..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
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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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Gladstone (Mich.) Sons Squadron 71 honors Michigan Veteran of the Year
Gladstone, MI
Gladstone's August Mattson Sons Squadron 71 honored Local #444 Marine Corps League lifetime member and commander Art Menard at a..
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VOLUNTEERING
Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum sponsors youth award
St. Louis, MO
Education, commitment and inspiration are all amiable ways to describe the youth program, which is now underway with the Jefferson..
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OTHER
Post 84 Iwo Jima flag commemoration goes virtual
Sacaton, AZ
COVID has prevented us from bringing all our friends, relations and neighbors together for the 76th anniversary of the Iwo..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
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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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Veteran family-owned Florence Antique Mall honored
Florence, KY
Hello, My name is Mike Detzel, and I am a veteran and member of The American Legion. My wife Coleen..
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OTHER
Drive-by birthday parade for 101-year-old World War II veteran
Blue Ash, OH
The day arrived and questions were asked. Will the weather cooperate? They were calling for snow and cold. Who and..
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OTHER
2021 virtual Four Chaplains ceremony in Yorktown, N.Y.
Yorktown Heights, NY
With the onset of the pandemic Yorktown, N.Y. American Legion Post 1009 knew they would have to innovate to continue..
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VOLUNTEERING
Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss Post 313 (Boerne, Texas) answers the call to help a..
Boerne, TX
We commemorate Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day. But for 80-year-old United States Navy veteran Robert Ardoin of Comfort, Texas,..
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OTHER
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, new Secretary of Defense
Bellerose, NY
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin was nominated by President Biden for the cabinet post of Secretary of Defense. The U.S. Senate..
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BASEBALL
Baseball alumni database update
Appleton, WI
http://www.appletonlegionbaseball.org/alumni.html
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Veteran Farmers Market
The Veteran Farmers Market (VFM) is a local space where senior veterans can come and shop, at no cost for..
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OTHER
Community outpouring fills Legion boxes
Cannon Falls, MN
“I’m super happy - in the midst of a pandemic we surpassed our goal and filled 609 boxes to send..
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BASEBALL
Blake McLeymore
Cherryville , NC
After playing five seasons for Cherryville Post 100, I went on to coach high school varsity baseball at Highland School..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Never Mind, We'll Do It Ourselves
The story will reveal the often conflicting perspectives between the defense and intelligence communities and put you inside places like..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
98-year old WWII vet donates 1942 Army Jeep to Post
Robert R. Lamp wanted to create a memorial to the veterans who fought in WWII. He settled on purchasing a..
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OTHER
American Legion Post 96 Member Gary Chamberlain Passes
Murphy, NC
American Legion Post 96 Member Gary Chamberlain, Nov 20, 1946- Jan 29, 2021 - (74) Purple Heart and Silver Star..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Navy basic training
Hi. My name's Jackson Hill, aka Stringbean to my boot buddies. (Due to my being tall and eerily skinny.) I..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
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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BUDDY CHECKS
County veterans conduct homeless outreach when state cancels National Point in Time count
Canton, GA
Jan. 25, 2021, was supposed to be the start of the HUD National Homeless Point in Time (PIT) Count across..
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VOLUNTEERING
Legion post soldiers on
Puyallup , WA
American Legion Post 67, located in Puyallup, Wash., obtains most of its revenue through rental of its facility. Once we..
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OTHER
American Legion Ray Lines Post 64 member George Blake turns 100
Salida, CO
George Blake, a member of American Legion Ray Lines Post 64, turned 100 years old on Jan. 29, 2021. He..
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