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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Building educational exhibits and displaying Post 49 history
Smithfield, VA
History of the namesake of Post 49, George F. Dashiell. Younger brother of a founding member and Post Commander,..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Marine survives live grenade to throat
The Marine arrived at Balboa after having had a live grenade removed from his throat from an injury in Vietnam...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Not Going Home Alone: A Marine's Story
NOT GOING HOME ALONE: A MARINE'S STORY,deals primarily with the author's tour of duty in Vietnam, the months of training..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Journey into War
A Journey into War is the story of a young farm boy from Minnesota, Steve Kenrude, becomes of age as..
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OTHER
MI Legion Post 67 helps Wayne County Sheriff K-9 Unit
Lincoln Park, MI
What started out as a conversation between two members turned into a day we can all be proud of! When I..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 110 presents copy of new post charter to Melberg family
Virginia Beach, VA
American Legion Post 110 Commander David Smith presented a framed copy of the new American Legion charter that renames the..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Small town creates veterans park
Iron River, WI
A veterans park is being planned for Iron River, Wisconsin. “We have a lot of ideas and are at the beginning..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Big Jim and Little Joe
Big Jim and Little Joe A locked gate and fence at my back and twenty very dirty, very rough looking Viet..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Walking Point: An Infantryman's Untold Story
Walking Point: An Infantryman's Untold Story is a true account of the everyday life of an infantryman fighting in the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Ballad of the Green Beret
I wanted American Legion members and all veterans to know about "Ballad of the Green Beret," my just-published biography of..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Bald eagles and raw meat
I reported to Fort Dix, N.J., two days after my high school graduation for basic training. On departing the bus..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Illusion of Vietnam
The Illusion of Vietnam The plane approached Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The sight of the monstrous city sent electrical charges..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
My Hero, Our Story
Huntington, WV
I see a photo of my late father in his U.S Army uniform every day. It reminds me of his..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Col. Lewis L. Millett Post 38 celebrates American Legion’s 98th birthday
Seoul, South Korea, OT
Col. Lewis L. Millett Post 38, South Korea, celebrated The American Legion’s birthday during its March monthly meeting. The American..
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OTHER
My LAST day in the Corps
Federal Way, WA
I joined in 1968 on a 90-day delayed enlistment so I could avoid the draft AND ship my belongings to..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Nurse struck by patient receives note of thanks
As a Navy nurse serving at the Naval Hospital in San Diego from September 1968 to May 1970, it was..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Soldier at the Wall
A Soldier At the Wall By Jean Meyer You can't imagine what I felt as I looked down at the names The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Determination counts
I was a country farm boy from Penna, Tenn. I enlisted in the Air Force in October 1964. My first..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tent poles – yes sir!
In April 1959, Fort Benning, Georgia, we were preparing to go on bivouac. Our platoon sergeant had us in formation..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A GI bath
This memory dates back to 1944 at Camp Maxey, Texas. There were two platoons in each two-floor barracks, four platoons..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No candy, please!
Ah, Marine Corps Boot Camp, Parris Island, summer 1960. Hot and lots of sand fleas which you were not allowed..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Marching like a farm boy
I was raised on a farm in Tennessee. We had mules and horses in the 40s and 50s – no..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Dad, did you ride with the sheep?
No, I didn’t ride with the sheep. My daughter enjoys asking that question whenever I tell this story. I enlisted in the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Mail duty
I was drafted in 1964 and sent to the San Diego Naval Training Center. When we arrived we didn’t have..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A sad remembrance
I would like to share a bad story I carried with me all these years about my basic training. And..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Anna Dybing Scruggs, 1LT N-731172
Anna was born in Wild Rose, N.D., on 15 Dec 1918, the daughter of Norwegian immigrants. She graduated from ..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Normandy: A Father's Ship and a Son's Curiosity
My father-in-law asked me to find out what happened to his U.S. Navy ship, which had been at the Battle..
2,582 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Eerie Experience at the Arizona
In November, 1995, I went with my United Church of Christ, (a mainline denomination) pastor husband, David Venator, to Pearl..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
Gone too young...
I worked for a little over two years on the spinal cord unit at the VA in Minneapolis, where..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Robert Bethel American Legion receives $25,000 donation
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tuesday, March 21, 2017, At the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla. The Florida Panthers Foundation, a philanthropic foundation owned and operated by..
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