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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..
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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..
3,276 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..
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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..
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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,..
3,135 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..
3,185 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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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,..
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OTHER
Military Patches Quilt by Fred Black
Sandusky, MI
I have been collecting military patches since the 1950s. I was in the Army..
3,485 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..
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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 –..
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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..
3,451 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..
3,193 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...
3,611 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Images of America - Camp Merritt
A collection of photographic and post card images of the United States largest embarkation base during World War One. Available..
3,105 views
OTHER
Is the country worse today?
Nashville, TN
I was far from being a hero. I was just a dentist, stationed at a USAF hospital of a fighter..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Boyce Aten Post 25 (El Centro, Calif.) Flag Day Ceremony
El Centro, CA
On Flag Day 2017, Boyce Aten American Legion Post 25 (569 Broadway St, El Centro, Calif.) teamed up with city..
3,146 views
SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Why I became a life member of The American Legion
Madison, FL
This is the story of why I became a life member of The American Legion. My story of membership is..
5,318 views
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Crossing borders
Members of the American Legion Department of Mexico teamed up with the Pahrump Valley 4 Wheelers to participate in the..
3,451 views
OTHER
American Legion post in Ireland
Sutton, NE
In 2005, my husband and I (both veterans, NEARNG) made a trip to Killarney, Ireland, and stumbled across The Flesk..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Captain (airline)
Jean Aldrich (Snidow), a lovely young stewardess, was crossing the North Pacific on a Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 with 219..
2,874 views
OTHER
A visit to a grave
Garrison, NY
On Jan. 4, 1958, I reported for duty on USS Limpkin MSC 195, a costal minesweeper home-ported in Yorktown, Va...
3,188 views
GI BILL
GI Bill
Terre Haute, IN
I joined the Air Force after graduating high school. The oldest of 7, there just wasn't money for nursing school...
3,680 views
LEGION RIDERS
Motorcycle safety training
Merced, CA
American Legion Riders of Post 83 decided to get back to the basics of riding a motorcycle. During Motorcycle Safety..
3,388 views
OTHER
Three generations of winners
Naperville, IL
I wanted to send this along as something that could be of interest to show how the youth of our..
3,456 views
MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Department of California awards Recruiter of Year 2017 to North San Diego County veteran
San Diego, CA
SAN DIEGO - Our military personnel and wartime veterans are always needing to know what resources are available, and that..
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