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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Royal Oak (Mich.) Post 253 helps provide service dog
Royal Oak, MI
The veterans at the Oakmont Assisted Living Center in Rochester Hills, Mich., started a fund to provide a service dog..
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Pearl Harbor Day ceremony
North Little Rock, AR
Criswell-Robinson Post 71 from Cabot, Ark., at the Pearl Harbor Day ceremony at the Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum in North..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
World War II Marine's 100th birthday at Legion Post 348 (CA)
Palmdale, CA
When Patricia Murray volunteered to do her part in winning World War II, she brought her roller skates with her..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
D-Day for V-Day: Bridging the veterans dental health gap with charity
Rockwall, TX
It started with a simple question by a caring dentist: “what about a free dental care day for veterans on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Long Journeys Home: American Veterans of World War II, Korea, and Vietnam
In the modern history of American veterans, it is sometimes difficult to separate myth from fact. The men and women..
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Brewster students salute veterans
Brewster, NY
In Brewster, N.Y., the Henry H. Wells Middle School faculty and students recently joined Commander William R. Miller III (2nd..
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SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
A caregivers holiday party
Syracuse, NY
On Dec. 2 Legion Post 1276 in Syracuse, N.Y., held a holiday party for veterans and their caregiver families. The..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Bus kills soldier in Salinas station
Reno, NV
Aug. 27, 1945 Private Max E. Schooler, of Fort Ord, was killed under the wheels of a Greyhound bus as it..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Texas post shows that "Every Member Matters"
Royse City, TX
In January 2017 the Royse City post received its temporary charter, and since that time the post has grown to..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
WARRIOR (July 4th meditation)
WARRIOR (July 4th meditation) Fate has made me a warrior Sworn to protect and defend To never stop, never leave Until the battle's..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Four War Veteran
Navy veteran of four wars buried at IVH Cemetery This month, I was back at the Iowa Veterans Home cemetery in..
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VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering across borders
Nye County, NV
Members of the Department of Mexico and Pahrump Nevada Post 22 teamed up with the Pahrump Valley 4 Wheelers to..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Dream becoming a reality
Iron River, WI
On May 7, 2017, we first posted an article about this yet-to-become veterans memorial and park. The following is a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
When They Were Small I Knew Them All
I am a retired computer programmer/artist. Each year for the 20+ years I have completed a Santa painting depicting..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Allie's Response to Retiring the Flag
April 19, 2009 Allie’s Response to Retiring the Flag Allie is Clyde French’s granddaughter. She is 4 years old and..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Flags over Newton
For the second year in a row, the Sons of Legion Post 440 in Newton, MA have done an awesome..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Brave And Honorable
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Paying homage to American veteran on Veterans Day
Seoul, South Korea
Bill Beatty (Service Officer) and Don Wong (Historian), members of Colonel Lewis L. Millet American Legion Post 38, paid homage..
2,610 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Paddle Man’
This was at the end of our Quantico Officers Basic School training I recall that in November 1965 we all went..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Laundry and raisins
I sure do remember Basic Training! I was at Great Lakes Naval Training Station from November 1966 to February 1967...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Memories
I went to Sampson, N.Y., for boot camp. At 17, I was 5’2” and 100 pounds. The first time we..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tuba vs. sousaphone
A fond memory has to do with my membership in one of the training camp’s regimental bands during boot camp...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A former POW’s impact
I had never been much farther east of the Twin Cities in Minnesota than the Wisconsin line, and the free..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A cold shower
Basic training memories caught my eye. I smiled, then chuckled because so many things happened. It’s an experience that should..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
‘Outstanding trainee’
Fifty years ago I was 19 and drafted into the Army. Some dodged the draft and fled to Canada, but..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Join the Air Force, ‘See the World’
Growing up on a small farm in southern Kansas, I was not looking forward to my high school graduation in..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Rubbing elbows with movie stars
My fondest memory of my Army basic training is seeing actor Steve McQueen in the summer of 1963 at Fort..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Infantry training
As a 20-year-old in 1953, I was inducted into the Army. Sent to Fort Meade for assignment, I stayed there..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training in a ‘luxury’ hotel
I graduated from high school in 1942 at the age of 17. In November I enlisted in the Army Air..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A successful, integrated ‘Rebel’ flight
I tried to join the Air Force the first week of November 1954 and was told to come back the..
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