Legion College graduate engaging new members through training
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Legion College graduate engaging new members through training

Commerce, TX
One of the biggest issues we have in The American Legion is membership engagement. Members who do not get involved..
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Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam
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Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam

Check out a grunt's 'Nam novel.' "Carl Melcher Goes to Vietnam" is a poignant fictionalized memoir from someone who..
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Volunteers support Navy recruits on Christmas Day
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Volunteers support Navy recruits on Christmas Day

Worth, IL
For the fourth year in a row, Post 991 in Worth, Ill., hosted a busload of Navy recruits from Great..
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The Yanks are Coming Over There: Anglo-Saxonism and American Involvement in the First World War
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The Yanks are Coming Over There: Anglo-Saxonism and American Involvement in the First..

World War I was a global cataclysm that toppled centuries-old dynasties and launched “the American century.” Yet at the outset..
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ESSO77 20th Remembrance Ceremony at Geilenkirchen Air Base
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ESSO77 20th Remembrance Ceremony at Geilenkirchen Air Base

Geilenkirchen Air Base
On Jan. 14, a ceremony took place to remember the fallen KC-135E crew of ESSO77. The ceremony was attended..
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Mission 115 (Oct. 14, 1943) "Black Thursday" Memorial
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Mission 115 (Oct. 14, 1943) "Black Thursday" Memorial

Schweinfurt, Germany
'Schweinfurt' translates as ‘pig ford’ or ‘pig crossing.’ But it is unlikely that many of the 3,000 airmen who clambered..
2,793 views
Ruel Neal Post 79 honors two 70-year members
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Ruel Neal Post 79 honors two 70-year members

Le Roy, IL
Two members of Ruel Neal Post 79 (Le Roy, Ill.) were honored on Dec. 10, 2018. A ceremony was held..
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Post 298 (Marion, Iowa) shares the centennial message
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Post 298 (Marion, Iowa) shares the centennial message

Marion, IA
American Legion Post 298 in Marion, Iowa, was interviewed for a TV spot on Jan. 10, 2019. It is..
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Taking care of veterans
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Taking care of veterans

SBP's mission might be to shrink the time between disaster and recovery, but this nonprofit founded in New Orleans after..
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"LOVE OUR VETS: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD"
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"LOVE OUR VETS: Restoring Hope for Families of Veterans with PTSD"

Chances are that if your loved one has seen war, he or she has PTSD at some level, and you..
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Wreaths Across America in Pocahontas County, W.Va.

Green Bank, WV
The Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Corps participated in the nationwide Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday at the Arbovale Community Cemetery...
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Palm Springs Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall
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Palm Springs Fallen Heroes Memorial Wall

Palm Springs , CA
Palm Springs American Legion Owen Coffman Post 519 commander Michael Templeton and historian Lee Wilson Jr. recently displayed the Palm..
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Latin Post 840 hosts Three Kings Day celebration
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Latin Post 840 hosts Three Kings Day celebration

On Sunday, January 6, our post held its annual Three Kings Day celebration. In Spain, Mexico and Latin America, January..
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Take a Veteran To Lunch
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Take a Veteran To Lunch

Seward, AK
Here in Seward, Alaska, we have our American Legion Post 5 Family who work to support all our veterans and..
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Don't kneel on me
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Don't kneel on me

This song is about showing respect for our flag and our veterans, those still serving and those who lost their..
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Whiteblooms
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Whiteblooms

Whiteblooms is autobiographical, covering my tour of duty in Vietnam from 1967 to 1968 as well as continuing many years..
1,885 views
Highway for a Vietnam hero
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Highway for a Vietnam hero

This channel will post such “Bringing Forgotten Soldiers’ Stories to Life” videos as periodic episodes. This will be based on..
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Helmets for Heroes
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Helmets for Heroes

San Diego, CA
In 2017 the Department of California generalized the eventual demise of their decades-long staple Ways & Means programs. A continuous..
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Young Legionnaire poses question to Reistad: "How can I someday be a national commander?"
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Young Legionnaire poses question to Reistad: "How can I someday be a national commander?"

San Diego, CA
On Jan. 3, while attending an honors banquet at American Legion Escondido Post 149 in the San Diego 22nd District,..
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Veteran reconnects with his military pride and honor thanks to post event and Honor Flight
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Veteran reconnects with his military pride and honor thanks to post event and Honor..

Grand Haven, MI
For 68 years, Korean Conflict veteran James “Jim” Dumbauld of Jackson, Mich., never received thanks for his service in the..
2,231 views
Veterans need funds for new van
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS

Veterans need funds for new van

Blairsville, GA
Veterans need funds for new van By SAMANTHA SINCLAIR scoutingaround@cherokeescout.com Page 8A - Cherokee Scout Local Wednesday, January 2, 2019 Andrews – About seven..
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Bell ringing celebration to commemorate WWI
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Bell ringing celebration to commemorate WWI

Leesburg, FL
In November 2018 our senior community had a bell ringing celebration to commemorate WW1. We had approximately 50 seniors..
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Post returning to its home
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Post returning to its home

Murfreesboro, TN
Post 16 (Bob Brown), located at 120 Hancock St., Murfreesboro, Tenn., is returning to a historical place for the post...
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Parma (Ohio) Post 572 brings Christmas cheer to veterans and residents of nursing homes
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Parma (Ohio) Post 572 brings Christmas cheer to veterans and residents of nursing homes

Parma, OH
An annual tradition for the past 5 years at Joseph J. Jacubic Post 572 in Parma, Ohio, is to bring..
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Christmas at the Post in Seward Alaska
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Christmas at the Post in Seward Alaska

Seward, AK
Every year American Legion Seward Post 5 in Seward Alaska serves up a community Christmas Dinner. In a small..
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Snapdragon: The World War II Exploits of Combat Photographer and Darby's Ranger Phil Stern
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Snapdragon: The World War II Exploits of Combat Photographer and Darby's Ranger Phil Stern..

Prior to Phil Stern's death on Dec. 13, 2014, his original, unfinished, tattered wartime memoir was discovered, stashed away in..
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Not a man shrunk from the conflict

Pahrump, NV
Not a man shrunk from the conflict Lieut. Colonel Armistead, Sept. 24th, 1814 By S Culshaw In July, we will celebrate..
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Army Dominates Houston 70-14 To Win Armed Forces Bowl

White Plains, NY
By John Chuhran SAL Squadron 135, White Plains, NY Fort Worth, TX -- The Army Football Team played brilliantly throughout the 2018..
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The other forgotten war

Madison, WI
The Korean War has often been called the “Forgotten War.” This centennial year of our participation..
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Coping with the effects of Agent Orange

Winfield, KS
“Work-Arounds to Daily Struggles from Exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam” Like many young men of my generation, I, Dennis Joy..
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