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MEMORIAL DAY
Menorial Day 2020
LaGrange, GA
CAPT Joseph Hewitt WW2
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MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day: Harold F. Sisson
Spencerport, NY
Harold F. Sisson U.S. Army Air Corps Service 1942-1945 American Legion member 1945-2004
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OTHER
Food donation to front-line hospital workers
Rio Rancho, NM
This was a joint effort of Marine Corps League Detachment 1316, American Legion Post 118 and VFW 5890 in Rio..
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POST TREASURES
I can say I am the only 3% member of American Legion PFC Floyd..
Colorado Springs, CO
Post 5 commander of 1924 Eugene Preston passed in 1926. During that short time of being a Legion member he..
2,511 views
WWII STORY
Foster child to G.I.
Bella Vista, AR
MY WORLD WAR II STORY The draft was still on when I was a senior in Racine, Wis., at..
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VIRTUAL MEMORIAL DAY
Edward Frazier, World War II veteran
Smithville, TN
Edward Frazier of Smithville, Tenn., passed away on April 3, 2020, at his residence. He was a World War II..
1,787 views
OTHER
Tales from "Antenna Valley" that can't be told
Neptune, NJ
Some stories can’t be told, and I’m a storyteller. In 1968, the Marine Corps An Hoa Combat Base was situated..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
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..
1,704 views
WWII STORY
No souvenirs
Prince Frederick, MD
While going through a box of papers, I found this magazine from 1945; It belonged to my mother-in-law Lt. Edna..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Another Vietnam story about the Last Battle
The Auxiliary Navy Ships (AO, AE, AOE, AF, AK, AD, AR, and AG’s) kept the fleet armed, fueled, supplied, repaired..
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MEMORIAL DAY
Arlington Heights, Ill., remembers Fallen Heroes
Arlington Heights, IL
Each Memorial Day, the Village of Arlington Heights, Ill., conducts a Memorial Day parade and ceremony. The parade honors our..
1,843 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Turning Baseball Upside Down
Eleven Arizona State Legion Championships, thousands of games, hundreds of drafted players and experiences to last a lifetime. Our..
1,892 views
WWII STORY
My Blue Star World War II story
Cumming, GA
On July 31, 1945, George and Lydia Dodd added another blue star to the wartime service flag hanging in their..
3,471 views
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
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..
1,471 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Only son KIA en route to liberate Dachau prisoners
Starke, FL
PFC James Russell Cloud of Georgia entered the Army on July 27, 1944, and was killed in action on April..
1,612 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Post 828 Elder Willie E. Foster Sr., 97, passes
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (April 17, 2020) Willie E. Foster Sr. passed away on April 9, 2020, at his home on..
1,773 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day: Temple L. Ancarrow Jr.
Sandston, VA
My father, Temple L. Ancarrow Jr., served in the Army Air Corps from Feb. 8, 1943, to Nov. 23, 1945...
1,592 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
As we approach Memorial Day and the uncertainty of what daily life will look like in May due to COVID-19,..
1,794 views
WWII STORY
American Legion Post 42 honors WWII veterans
Ocean Springs, MS
Having served as historian of American Legion Post 42 of Ocean Springs, Miss., for the past several years, the post..
2,474 views
WWII STORY
James W. Neel, M-2/302 Inf, 94th Division
San Diego, CA
Born in dry Central California farm and orchard lands, Jim Neel grew up in Turlock and Modesto, Calif. Jim graduated..
2,451 views
MY HERO, OUR STORY
A salute to a nurse and mom of two naval pilots, on the..
Ocean Springs, MS
As I shelter in, I want to salute my niece and godchild Jeanette Baird Vaughan who is on the..
1,842 views
VIRTUAL MEMORIAL DAY
Cpl. Harlan M. Cobert
Berkeley Springs, WV
This is my dad, my hero. He joined the Army on July 7, 1949, at the age of 17. He..
1,487 views
MEMORIAL DAY
My WWII hero Ernest (Whitey) Kroll
Uxbridge , MA
He served in the South Pacific in the 1940s in the 1st Infantry in the Army. He served proudly, and..
1,554 views
MEMORIAL DAY
John William Pfluke
Peoria, IL
Submitted by his granddaughter, Lillian A. Pfluke, Major, U.S. Army (retired) John W. Pfluke enlisted in the U.S. Navy in Buffalo,..
1,817 views
OTHER
Post 42 Townsend Legion Family brightens up Main Street
Townsend, MT
American Legion Family members and a few others, all respecting COVID-19 distance restrictions and braving cool temperatures, spent the morning..
1,751 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Young lady's tribute to uncle and all veterans who make this country "Worth Fighting..
Seaford, DE
Dorothy McCormick is a high school junior from Sussex County, Delaware. She uses her talents in both speech and music..
1,782 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day: Roger L. Smith
South Point, OH
SP4 Roger L. Smith Born March 14, 1947, Huntington, W.Va. Hometown: South Point, Ohio Gunner on UH-1H 67-17595 KIA Oct. 3, 1968 - Tay..
1,503 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day: George Russell Caldwell
Huntington, OH
George Russell Caldwell, uncle Born Oct. 2, 1913 Enlisted: Feb. 1, 1944 39th Infantry Regiment, 9th Division, which liberated the first town in..
1,835 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Sgt. Chalen H. Bean
Lawrenceville, IL
June 15, 1949 through Aug. 22, 1952. Army Korean War veteran. 1st Field Artillery. ..
1,690 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Lt. Frank Jerome Carroll, USMC
Denver, CO
Jan. 5, 1943 - April 1, 1969 Born Jan. 5, 1943 in Denver, Jerry displayed his artistic abilities throughout his school..
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