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CPO Bill Infield taught me basic electricity

Craig, AK

I came out of the service on January 1, 1975. A bad economic time and I couldn't find a job...

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My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers

Following is a section of a detailed letter shared with me for the book, "My Father's War: Memories from Our..

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The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn

Moored off the coast of Brooklyn until the end of the war, the derelict ship, the HMS Jersey, was a..

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Organizer

What Medical Cannabis Could Look Like For Our Veterans: Forum with the Senior VA Staff - 13 September 2017 WASHINGTON –..

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William Leppert/stories of service/Vietnam

William Leppert/Stories of Service/Vietnam is a member of the American Legion. He was interviewed by the Kansas City Public..

HONOR & ACHIEVEMENTS

American Legion Post 603 installs 2017-2018 officers

Vallejo, CA

The historic American Legion Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 installed its newly elected officers on Aug. 11 at www.VallejoVetsBuilding.org. Incoming..

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GI Bill success

Muscation, IA

Admission to a VA hospital in 1953 for medical complications as a result of frostbite incurred in 1950 during the Chosin..

OTHER

Along the Path of Heroes - Part 2: Omaha Beach and D-Day

Carmel, IN

In July of 2016 I joined a tour group and took an 11-day trip to Europe to tour World War..

OTHER

Leadership College, SAL Squadron 364 and Legion Post 176

Springfield, VA

Brother Jay Rarick, 2nd Vice of Sons of the American Legion Squadron 364, Woodbridge Va., and Comrade Floyd Kline, acting..

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Old Songs

BASIC TRAINING MEMORIES

AWOL

We had two Washingtons in our boot camp platoon back in 1977. One was called Skinny and one was called..

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Navy Vietnam vet plays Taps at Orange County Fair's Heroes Hall

Huntington Beach, CA

Navy Vietnam veteran Glenn Blackway proudly played Taps at the newly-renovated Heroes Hall during the 2017 Orange County Fair in..

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GI Bill

Freeland, MD

The Naval Reserve program during the late '60s was very popular. I was inducted in March 1967 at the Naval..

BASIC TRAINING MEMORIES

Marine Corps Boot Camp, Plt.259 2nd. RTBN, Parris Island S.C.

You only went to two places for Marine boot camp. One was in California and the other was in South..

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Purple Heart

My dad(Russell F. Coash) was an observer/pilot in World War 1 (1917-1918) and was in a motor launch with five..

MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES

Membership First Place (Category VI) awarded to First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes

Springfield, VA

At year end, Post 176 Membership Chairman/First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes received the First Place (Category VI) Post 176 Springfield..

FAMILY LEGACY

Amusing story from World War 1

So. Deerfield, MA

When my dad, Everett C. Perry, Private 1st Class, Co. F, 23rd Infantry 2nd Division, U.S Army, was 20 and..

SALUTE TO NURSES

USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944, #2

These are additional photos of activities aboard USS Tranquillity.

SALUTE TO NURSES

USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944

After seeing the article requesting info on nurses in the military, I remembered I had received a scrapbook from my..

OTHER

Along the Path of Heroes, Part 1: From Pearl Harbor to Europe

Carmel, IN

The month of August marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War 2 as the empire of Japan..

BASIC TRAINING MEMORIES

Parris Island pin-up girl

I volunteered for mobilization as a Navy Reservist with the 1st Navy Customs Inspection Battalion during OIF III in 2004-2005...

HONOR & ACHIEVEMENTS

Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation Award to Luke Bender

Springfield, VA

Luke Bender was awarded the Post 176 Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation. He received this award for outstanding service to..

COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS

Casket flags

Cumberland, ME

This is a story about my father's casket flag and the dedication of my Legion post (Anderson-Mayberry Post 91 of..

OTHER

100th Centennial Celebration Planning, Post 138, Spencer, Mass.

Spencer , MA

On Sunday, July 23, Gaudette-Kirk Post 138 of Spencer, Mass., hosted an informational meeting inviting all Massachusetts posts to help..

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Normandy to Berlin: The Trek to Honor the Legacies

Normandy to Berlin: The TREK to Honor the Legacies is written in the aspect of a historical novel. The author,..

HONOR GUARD

Flag retirement ceremony

Covington, LA

This is a picture pf the St. Tammany Honor Guard with the Daughters of the American Revolution, after a flag..

WHY I LOVE MY POST

Post 572, Parma, Ohio, honors first commander 1945-1946

Parma, OH

On Wednesday, July 19, American Legion Post 572 honored Mike Zaredecky, 99 years old, Army veteran and Post 572's first..

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THE RESCUE MAN: A Snafu Snatching Rescue Pilot's Extraordinary Journay Through WWII

The Rescue Man presents the extraordinary and unique journey of a World War II-era rescue pilot, First Lieutenant Frank Philby..

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Ex-Serviceman

EX-SERVICEMAN by Michael Royal The front yard grass was little long as I stepped out of the garage to..

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Coeur d'Alene, ID

I dropped out of college to work in the silver mines where I grew up in North Idaho. Within two..

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