Eight Maryland posts house scrapbooks filled with WWII hometown heroes
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Eight Maryland posts house scrapbooks filled with WWII hometown heroes

Hagerstown, MD
Photo from Western Maryland's Historical Library, with permission from David Verdier Hagerstown, Md., resident David Verdier began documenting the stories of..
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USS Slater going homeward bound
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USS Slater going homeward bound

Albany, NY
USS Slater, the last destroyer escort afloat in America, will soon return to her home berth in Albany, N.Y. Launched..
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Brown County Veterans Honor Guard awards scholarships
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Brown County Veterans Honor Guard awards scholarships

Hiawatha, KS
The Brown County Veterans Honor Guard's commitment continues to run deep. Their dedication now consists of providing military honors..
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A sailor's memories of minesweeping during Korean War

La Plata, MO
I am writing my history in the U.S. Navy. I will tell and swear by the exact truth. I joined..
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Unit 152 Presents Donation to Honor Flight of West Central Florida
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Unit 152 Presents Donation to Honor Flight of West Central Florida

Tampa, FL
On April 10th, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 152 presented a check in the amount of $3,446.00 to the Honor..
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Nebraska family has more than a dozen members who served in 20th century
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Nebraska family has more than a dozen members who served in 20th century

Grand Coulee, WA
The Frederick and Agnes Beierman had 16 children; seven served in the Armed Forces, and five brother-in-laws did as well...
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Mother helping daughter to honor Veterans
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Mother helping daughter to honor Veterans

Naugatuck, CT
(SOME ARE EXCERPS FROM AN ARTICLE WRITTEN IN THE CITIZEN NEWS (http://www.mycitizensnews.com/news/2014/04/showing-vets-they-care/) BY LUKE MARSHAL) NAUGATUCK — A mother and..
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South Dakota WWII vet celebrates 70 years as Legionnaire
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South Dakota WWII vet celebrates 70 years as Legionnaire

Rapid City, SD
Earl Dahme celebrated 70 years of Legion membership this April, and received recognition from national headquarters. Dahme joined the Legion..
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A POW’s tale of 'the last flight of the B-29 Peacemaker’
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A POW’s tale of 'the last flight of the B-29 Peacemaker’

Greenacres, FL
My name is Clarence Pressgrove and I’m 90 years old, a disabled veteran and an ex-POW of the Japanese. I..
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ALR 471 escorts National Guard troops for deployment
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ALR 471 escorts National Guard troops for deployment

Portsmouth, OH
As a member of the American Legion Riders from Russell D. Williams Post 471 out of Portsmouth, Ohio, I wanted..
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Why I love my post?
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Why I love my post?

Berryville, VA
What comes to mind when you think of an American Legion post? Many of us imagine an old-fashioned basement bar,..
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Reuniting after 48 years
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Reuniting after 48 years

Gahanna, OH
By George ‘Rob’ Beam, Gen. George Custer Post 54, Battle Creek, Mich. I kept in touch with a couple of guys..
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Memorial Day brought to life
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Memorial Day brought to life

Orcutt, CA
Orcutt Post 534 held their 2014 Memorial Day program at the Pine Grove Cemetery in Orcutt, Calif. Alan Much, Post..
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District 29 Boys State
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District 29 Boys State

Newport Beach, CA
Post 291 hosted the annual District 29 Boys State Orientation Dinner. Ninety high-school juniors were in attendance, as well as..
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Annual Balboa Island Parade
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Annual Balboa Island Parade

Newport Beach, CA
The American Legion Newport Harbor Post 291 Honor Guard participated in this year's Balboa Island Parade on June 1. This..
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'Let Me Tell You About my Infantrymen' (remarks on the Vietnam War)
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'Let Me Tell You About my Infantrymen' (remarks on the Vietnam War)

Corte Madera, CA
This Memorial Day, I was privileged to give the keynote remarks on the Vietnam War at the National Cemetery at..
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Our veterans crosses
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Our veterans crosses

Henderson, KY
Henderson County, Ky. - home of two Medal Of Honor winners, World War II veteran Luther Skaggs Jr. and Vietnam..
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Veterans' grave markers
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Veterans' grave markers

Berryville, VA
Lloyd Williams Post 41 believes that every deceased veteran deserves a proper grave marker. The post is committed to assisting..
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A visit to Normandy
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A visit to Normandy

Berryville, VA
As a young boy growing up in the 1950s, I worshiped the heroics of our World War II soldiers through..
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Veteran walks 844 miles between Normandy and Berlin to honor father
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Veteran walks 844 miles between Normandy and Berlin to honor father

Houston, TX
Photo | James Joseph Pelosi's father, 1st Lt. James Vincent Pelosi, in uniform, some time between 1942 and 1945. The year..
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World War II veteran finally gets his medals
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World War II veteran finally gets his medals

Berryville, VA
During World War II, Charles E. “Charlie” Boyd served on two battle fronts, two continents\, and some Pacific islands. Because..
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Hiawatha Post 66 dedicates fallen Vietnam hero's marker
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Hiawatha Post 66 dedicates fallen Vietnam hero's marker

Hiawatha, KS
On Memorial Day 2014, a day on which we remember those who made their final call while on active duty,..
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Fallen American soldiers of WWII receive a face in the Netherlands
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Fallen American soldiers of WWII receive a face in the Netherlands

Elizabethtown, KY
Almost 70 years after the end of World War II, a new Dutch project will remember the thousands of soldiers..
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Local fire company supports veterans
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Local fire company supports veterans

Altoona, PA
Pictured: Seated L to R - Sgt. Jack Weaver (USA/WWII), SP5 Harry Murphy (USA/Vietnam), Sgt. Harry Plows (USA/WWII), Sgt. Sam Ritchey..
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2014 Flags Over the Dam
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2014 Flags Over the Dam

Boulder City, NV
Each year, Paradise Post 149 participates in the annual Flags Over the Dam, a procession from Hoover Dam to the..
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Army veteran Clara Smith - three generations of Legionnaires
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Army veteran Clara Smith - three generations of Legionnaires

Orcutt, CA
Mrs. Clara Smith turned 95 on May 15, 2014. She was born two months after The American Legion was formed..
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Winona American Legion Riders welcome home Freedom Honor Flights
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Winona American Legion Riders welcome home Freedom Honor Flights

Winona , MN
Several Winona ALR members took part in welcoming 93 veterans home Saturday night at Colgan Air hanger No. 4 at..
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Colorado Freedom Memorial honors state's war dead
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Colorado Freedom Memorial honors state's war dead

Aurora, CO
Photo | Bruce Quackenbush for the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation Radio show host and Air Force veteran Rick Crandall broadcasted his..
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Into the Connecticut Hall of Fame

Ashler Village, CT
My father and I are both veterans (of World War I and World War II), are members of The American..
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Flying 125 flags to honor individual Kansas veterans
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Flying 125 flags to honor individual Kansas veterans

Westmoreland, KS
More than 100 flags representing area veterans fly on Memorial Day weekend at the city cemetery in Westmoreland, Kan., thanks..
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