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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Two incidents during CBR training
FORT DIX, NJ, April 1968.... our BCT company began CBR training. All recruits were issued gas masks with classroom instructions..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Stamp machine
After shining brass for weeks, they asked for a volunteer to run a stamp machine. I volunteered to keep from..
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99th American Legion Birthday celebration at Wenatchee (Wash.) Post 10
Wenatchee, WA
On March 15, 2018, American Legion Wenatchee (Wash.) Post 10 celebrated the Legion’s 99th birthday with a free dinner. There..
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Local veteran to participate in Honor Flight
Bellville, OH
Albert D. Beyer Jr. is expected to receive a warm welcome when he returns home on April 7. Beyer, a former..
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TN Post 3 celebrates 99th Birthday of The American Legion
Kingsport , TN
TN Post3 celebrated the 99th Birthday of The American Legion on March 16, 2018, with a birthday party and short..
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GI BILL
Dropout to Ph.D.
Newburgh, IN
When in his 1961 inaugural address JFK proclaimed: "Ask not what your country can do for you; but ask what..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 Four Chaplains observance ceremonies
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, CA
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of The American Legion in South Korea conducted three observance ceremonies during February..
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MY HERO, OUR STORY
130th Evacuation Hospital SM
Murphy , TX
To the best of my knowledge my late father (Roy H. Davison, DVM, OS Class of '41) was the only..
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National commander celebrates Legion's 99th birthday at Nanticoke Post 6, Seaford
Seaford, DE
American Legion National Commander Denise Rohan had a chance to help American Legion Nanticoke Post 6 celebrate the Legion's 99th..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Letting Go
Memory of war always loomed large for Dwight Bogdanovic – after all, his immigrant grandfather volunteered to fight in World..
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Post 176, Springfield, at American Legion Spring Conference
Springfield, VA
Post 176 was well represented at the Virginia Spring Conference on 9-11 March 2018, with eight attending. Much was presented..
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American Legion Post 44, Kwajalein, honors the United States Marine Corps Raiders
Hubert, NC
This past May, the membership of American Legion Post 44 located in Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands in the mid-Pacific (Micronesia),..
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Town of Vienna declares April Children and Youth Month
Vienna, VA
On Monday evening, March 12, 2018, Legion Family members from Dyer-Gunnell Post 180 attended the Town of Vienna, Va.'s Town..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
To Honor Fallen Heroes: How A Small German-American Village in New York City Experienced..
To Honor Fallen Heroes tells the story of College Point, a tiny enclave in Queens, New York in the years..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis
During an infamous thirteen-day stretch of October 1962, America faced the prospect of imminent nuclear war with the Soviet Union...
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Ardoin receives 70-Year American Legion Membership Certificate
Jennings, LA
During the March meeting of James O. Hall Post 19 of The American Legion, Department of Louisiana in Jennings, Post..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
"Red, White and Blue"
Celine Rose Mariotti has a new book of patriotic poems she has written. Some are about the flag, the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Behind My Wings
This book is a tribute to those who served so well. You are not forgotten! Read and remember, the stories of heroes..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
CAP cadet awarded for Americanism
Pembroke Pines, FL
Post Commander James Tewes presented the Americanism Award to a cadet from the Civil Air Patrol Pembroke Pines - Miramar..
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POST TREASURES
Veterans Memorabilia Museum and Education Center
Boca Raton, FL
Who else would want to have a place to display treasures from donated memorabilia of our veterans from all wars?..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Life is so Precious
Life is so Precious is a valuable reminder that you can persevere, sustain through anything in life to become the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
“Thanks for Serving” He Said
“Thanks for Serving” He Said I know Veterans Day is not until Nov 11th. I also remember a phrase I..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Moving day tips ease stress for military families
If you’re part of a military family, moving is a way of life. Whether this is your first move or..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
It's the Ideology: How to Defeat Islamist Terrorism Once and for All
The terrorism embraced by the likes of Islamic State and Al-Qaeda emanates from their common Islamist ideology of hate and..
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Native American tipi model honors Hayes
Minneapolis, MN
I loved honoring Marine Ira Hayes, the Pima Indian from Arizona, on this side of the tipi. The tipi stands..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not in my foxhole!
It was the middle of winter in early 1966 when I was grunting through my eighth and last week of..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
FLC Legal: The War in Vietnam that was Never Reported
It tells the story of a band of young trial lawyers, who had also spent nearly a year in training..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Remembering the Survivors
The shafts of stone lay row on row And glow in the setting sun, And for those that lay under the..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic adventure!
As I'm sure any veteran will testify, basic training was a unique experience. For me it was a mixture of..
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Royse City post attends Food Network event honoring veterans
Royse City, TX
On Feb. 25, the Food Network in conjunction with Bronwen Weber (Frosted Art Bakery) conducted an event to honor the..
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