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CPO Bill Infield taught me basic electricity
Craig, AK
I came out of the service on January 1, 1975. A bad economic time and I couldn't find a job...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Father's War: Memories from Our Honored WWII Soldiers
Following is a section of a detailed letter shared with me for the book, "My Father's War: Memories from Our..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Ghost Ship of Brooklyn
Moored off the coast of Brooklyn until the end of the war, the derelict ship, the HMS Jersey, was a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Organizer
What Medical Cannabis Could Look Like For Our Veterans: Forum with the Senior VA Staff - 13 September 2017 WASHINGTON –..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
William Leppert/stories of service/Vietnam
William Leppert/Stories of Service/Vietnam is a member of the American Legion. He was interviewed by the Kansas City Public..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
American Legion Post 603 installs 2017-2018 officers
Vallejo, CA
The historic American Legion Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 installed its newly elected officers on Aug. 11 at www.VallejoVetsBuilding.org. Incoming..
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GI BILL
GI Bill success
Muscation, IA
Admission to a VA hospital in 1953 for medical complications as a result of frostbite incurred in 1950 during the Chosin..
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OTHER
Along the Path of Heroes - Part 2: Omaha Beach and D-Day
Carmel, IN
In July of 2016 I joined a tour group and took an 11-day trip to Europe to tour World War..
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OTHER
Leadership College, SAL Squadron 364 and Legion Post 176
Springfield, VA
Brother Jay Rarick, 2nd Vice of Sons of the American Legion Squadron 364, Woodbridge Va., and Comrade Floyd Kline, acting..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Old Songs
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
AWOL
We had two Washingtons in our boot camp platoon back in 1977. One was called Skinny and one was called..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Navy Vietnam vet plays Taps at Orange County Fair's Heroes Hall
Huntington Beach, CA
Navy Vietnam veteran Glenn Blackway proudly played Taps at the newly-renovated Heroes Hall during the 2017 Orange County Fair in..
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GI BILL
GI Bill
Freeland, MD
The Naval Reserve program during the late '60s was very popular. I was inducted in March 1967 at the Naval..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Marine Corps Boot Camp, Plt.259 2nd. RTBN, Parris Island S.C.
You only went to two places for Marine boot camp. One was in California and the other was in South..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Purple Heart
My dad(Russell F. Coash) was an observer/pilot in World War 1 (1917-1918) and was in a motor launch with five..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Membership First Place (Category VI) awarded to First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes
Springfield, VA
At year end, Post 176 Membership Chairman/First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes received the First Place (Category VI) Post 176 Springfield..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Amusing story from World War 1
So. Deerfield, MA
When my dad, Everett C. Perry, Private 1st Class, Co. F, 23rd Infantry 2nd Division, U.S Army, was 20 and..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944, #2
These are additional photos of activities aboard USS Tranquillity.
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SALUTE TO NURSES
USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944
After seeing the article requesting info on nurses in the military, I remembered I had received a scrapbook from my..
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OTHER
Along the Path of Heroes, Part 1: From Pearl Harbor to Europe
Carmel, IN
The month of August marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War 2 as the empire of Japan..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Parris Island pin-up girl
I volunteered for mobilization as a Navy Reservist with the 1st Navy Customs Inspection Battalion during OIF III in 2004-2005...
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation Award to Luke Bender
Springfield, VA
Luke Bender was awarded the Post 176 Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation. He received this award for outstanding service to..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Casket flags
Cumberland, ME
This is a story about my father's casket flag and the dedication of my Legion post (Anderson-Mayberry Post 91 of..
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OTHER
100th Centennial Celebration Planning, Post 138, Spencer, Mass.
Spencer , MA
On Sunday, July 23, Gaudette-Kirk Post 138 of Spencer, Mass., hosted an informational meeting inviting all Massachusetts posts to help..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Normandy to Berlin: The Trek to Honor the Legacies
Normandy to Berlin: The TREK to Honor the Legacies is written in the aspect of a historical novel. The author,..
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HONOR GUARD
Flag retirement ceremony
Covington, LA
This is a picture pf the St. Tammany Honor Guard with the Daughters of the American Revolution, after a flag..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Post 572, Parma, Ohio, honors first commander 1945-1946
Parma, OH
On Wednesday, July 19, American Legion Post 572 honored Mike Zaredecky, 99 years old, Army veteran and Post 572's first..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
THE RESCUE MAN: A Snafu Snatching Rescue Pilot's Extraordinary Journay Through WWII
The Rescue Man presents the extraordinary and unique journey of a World War II-era rescue pilot, First Lieutenant Frank Philby..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
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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