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Ex-Serviceman
EX-SERVICEMAN by Michael Royal The front yard grass was little long as I stepped out of the garage to..
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GI BILL
GI Bill - not
Coeur d'Alene, ID
I dropped out of college to work in the silver mines where I grew up in North Idaho. Within two..
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
St. Tammany Honor Guard and Victory Bells
The Victory Bells from the WWII Museum and the St. Tammany Honor Guard with members from American Legion Post 16..
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Soaring Valor
The Gary Sinise Foundation sponsored 27 WWII veterans with a trip to the WWII Museum in New Orleans. The Soaring..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Pickens Veterans Memorial Park Jasper GA
The Mission of Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park Association, Inc. is to pay tribute to veterans who fought and will..
2,984 views
GI BILL
How the GI Bill has helped me
Boonville, MO
I served in the United States Navy from 1960-1964. Upon my completion of service, I was unable to locate satisfying..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Naval Veteran and San Diego State University graduate student’s project, the “Shower Safe Base..
Naval Veteran and San Diego State University graduate student’s project, the “Shower Safe Base Foot” Mr. or Mrs., ..
4,619 views
GI BILL
Marines and the GI Bill changed my life
Hamilton, OH
Growing up in rural Maine in the '60s was hard. With no money for college, I joined the Marine Corps...
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AMATEUR RADIO
TALARC special event
Albany, NY
On Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, from 10 am to 3 pm EDT, Mark Halabuda, W2UIS, American Legion Post 1034, Wallkill,..
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BASEBALL
Post 176 baseball team wins district title
Springfield, VA
On July 21, 2017, the Post 176 baseball team beat the Vienna team to capture the 17th District title. Vienna..
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GI BILL
GI Bill
Honolulu, HI
At the time our North Dakota Air National Guard was activated, I had 2 quarters of school to complete. The..
2,959 views
GI BILL
Wheeling Jesuit University GI BIll Legionnaire Dan Wilson
Wintersville, OH
My name is Dan Wilson. I am a proud member of American Legion Post 740 in Richmond, Ohio, and commander..
3,100 views
FAMILY LEGACY
In loving memory of my daddy, Alvin J. Walton, World War II veteran
Northport, AL
My daddy, Alvin J. Walton, served in the Navy during World War II. When Daddy was drafted, he was given..
3,049 views
GI BILL
My GI Bill usage
Upland, CA
Using my GI Bill after my Navy tour of duty during the Korean War gave me a success story that..
2,847 views
OTHER
The 2nd Amendment
Nashville, TN
I served in the USAF during the Vietnam War. Yet I never fired a gun. Sound crazy? I was a..
2,413 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Because You Are There
What a horrible start to a day. The coffee pot was not in the coffee maker properly and now I..
2,223 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Making A Marine in the 21st Century
Making a Marine in the 21st Century is the ultimate guide to Marine Corps Recruit Training. Aspiring new recruits, recruiters,..
2,751 views
GI BILL
What GI Bill?
Jamestown, ND
We were 8-year obligors and allowed no GI Bill. I think they reinstated it many years after we worked our..
2,826 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Citizen Soldier
I have the greatest respect for all the soldiers who gave their lives and fought in our wars during my..
2,784 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building
Pocatello, ID
Bannock County Veterans Memorial Building Plans for the Bannock County war memorial were progressing. American Legion Post 4, along..
2,867 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
MARRIED AT THE AMERICAN LEGION POST 286
On June 3, 2017 Larry Ray SCHWENK, Vice commander of the Son's of The American Legion post 286, married Cynthia..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Bill Cook, looking for Billy Fields
Pompano Beach, FL
My wife Joan and I are retired and living in Pompano Beach, Florida. One day in August 2007 we had a..
3,046 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Dedication of American Legion Post 344 Memorial Bridge
Rockaway, NJ
The Post 344 (Rockaway Township, N.J.) History Committee, in the process of documenting its history from December 1945 to the..
2,942 views
GI BILL
NC State College to the U.S. Air Force
Clarksville, VA
Joe Noah was born on March 1, 1928, in Greensboro, N.C. He soloed in a J-3 Cub in August 1944,..
3,187 views
OTHER
Military Patches Quilt by Fred Black
Sandusky, MI
I have been collecting military patches since the 1950s. I was in the Army..
3,032 views
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Help for heroes
Las Vegas, NV
Every year, Paradise Post 149 is honored to work with Walker Furniture to select deserving veterans in the community in..
2,550 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
American Legion Post 516’s Civil War battle flag rededication ceremony
Hollidaysburg & Gettysburg, PA
On July 2, Hollidaysburg American Legion Post 516 hosted a Civil War battle flag rededication ceremony for Company M –..
6,175 views
HONOR GUARD
St. Tammany Parish Honor Guard
Covington, LA
The St. Tammany Parish Honor Guard participated in the Madisonville July 4 parade and ceremony. Members from American Legion Post..
2,981 views
GI BILL
July 1946, 1st Marine Division, 1st Medical Division Hospital
Ontario, OH
Over 300 Navy medical doctors, dentists and corpsmen were sent to town in China on the yellow sea after Japan..
2,753 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
The best post
Olongapo City
The best post is Post 4 in Olongapo City, Philippines. We are a small post, but the most friendly post...
3,208 views
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