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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Response to Marine Barracks Escort Section, March 31, 2018
Aston, PA
What do you say when a mother would ask if their son was in the sealed casket? When I served I..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
My family and me, patriots to the end!
Enterprise, AL
This is something I wrote back in May 2014, and it applies more than ever! My ENTIRE adult life has..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Fourth of July
Our Beginning The Fourth of July The 1770’s, both good and bad we were in a new land, both happy & sad The British..
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OTHER
Leroy “Roy” Day, grand marshal of the Greenwood Memorial Day Parade, at 102 years..
Greenwood, ME
One hundred years ago, when Roy Day was but two years of age, if his parents brought him to view..
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BASEBALL
American Legion’s popularity swamps budget
Eninitas, CA
The revival has turned into a rebirth. Hoping for four teams and willing to settle for two in trying to revive..
3,518 views
OTHER
Post Activity for Memorial Day
East Lansdowne, PA
Post 578 of East Lansdowne, PA conducted Memorial Day ceremonies at several locations throughout the Borough. Beginning with a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Price of Freedom (In case you didn't know)
I watch the one that I hold dear struggle within, showing no fear. Through cloudy days and restless nights, he tries with courage..
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OTHER
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 South Korea - Armed Forces Day Parade..
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea
Legionnaires of the Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of the American Legion in South Korea participated and represented..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Using the Purple Heart Medal to stop Violence
As one of many soldiers who survived our wartime wounds, we understand we have been chosen to guard the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Vietnam
It is great to be from a country that is free We don’t respect it until we have crossed the sea I..
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OTHER
Georgia post remembers across three counties
Richland, GA
Morton-Richardson Post 128 of Richland, Ga., spent the traditional - 30 May - Memorial Day placing flags on the graves..
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OTHER
Check Canopy: Biograghical Fiction Novel by Jack Welsh a Legion Member: ..
Fayetteville, NC
An Army Colonel reflects on his life and career after losing a battle against kidney disease, largely because he was..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Flags for Veterans
Lady Lake, FL
I had the honor of volunteering at Florida National Cemetery with over 1,000 others. Together we placed over 140,000 flags..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Harford Post 39 & Town of Bel Air, MD hold 34th Annual Memorial Day..
Bel Air, MD
Bel Air, MD - Harford Post 39, in conjunction with the Town of Bel Air, Maryland, held their 34th Annual..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Columbia Falls Freedom Post 72 sponsored a new flagpole in MT Veterans Home Cemetary
Columbia Falls, MT
Past Commander Michael Shepard worked on getting a new flagpole. The acreage being used is way past the flag done..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Oscar's Flag
Cherryfield, ME
Oscar’s Flag We stood on the steps of the old Post Office in Machias, Maine; me the Executive Director of..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Condolence Message For Memorial Day
As we say in silent prayer A condolence message that shall be heard everywhere For as we are in meditation We honor our..
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GI BILL
GI Bill education changed my life.
Hot Springs, SD
After the service, in 1975, I went back to school at Northern State College in Aberdeen, SD on the GI..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Fallen
Wounded Warriors and the fallen, are for you and me, a thing of beauty as they fought, to keep our land still free. Such..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 South Korea - Armed Forces Day Parade..
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea
Legionnaires of the Col. Lewis L. Millett Memorial Post 38 of the American Legion in South Korea participated and represented..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Special Bond
A Special Bond My life was touched by lots of folks Throughout these many years, Most brought me joy in countless ways While others..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Keeping The Faith.....
Members of our Legion Post have been meeting in local diners for breakfast once a month for some time now...
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OTHER
Royse City Post supports two graduates joining the Marines
Commerce, TX
As both college tuition rates and the threats of terrorism around the world seem to be continuously rising, many high..
2,407 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
From Enemies to Partners: Vietnam, the U.S. and Agent Orange
More than four decades after the end of the Vietnam War, the United States and Vietnam are just beginning to..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Musical Memory
I took Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC in the spring of 1967. I also took my 94B20 cook..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Memorial-Day Tribute
I wrote this poem in memory of the troops who have served our country in the past, and as well for..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Learning of a father's legacy
Harrison, AR
SM/Sgt. Joseph E. Puett Sr.: My Dad by Joseph E. Puett Jr. When I first met my dad, he was just a man..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Elmer J. Wallace: The Only Fallen Coast Artillery Colonel During WWI
Colonel Elmer J. Wallace Courtesy of USD Photograph Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, University of South Dakota “I may..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Until the day we meet again
Until the day we meet again another soldier, another friend he gave his all, he gave his life defending what he felt was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam 1972 - the beginning of the end
Panajachel, Guatemala
Becoming a “patriot warrior” and living out this role absorbed my early adult life. This all peaked on 14 April..
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