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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Elmer J. Wallace: The Only Fallen Coast Artillery Colonel During WWI
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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The Headless Snake
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The Headless Snake

This is not another book about Vietnam and the war, or for that matter, the military. It is an instructional..
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VA Hospice Day of Remembrance
HONOR GUARD

VA Hospice Day of Remembrance

Prescott, AZ
Every year the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, holds a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

The Yanks are Coming

This story is fictional, based on fact, and a tribute to the nine thousand American..
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Life and Love: its joy - its pain
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Life and Love: its joy - its pain

This collection of poetry shares stories of life and love as Erik Braum (pen name of Frederick "Erik" B. Nelson)..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

Sat down in ranks

I had an infection in my right knee. There were red streaks around the wound and I probably had some..
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Ann Arbor Post 46 Donates to New Fisher House Michigan
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Ann Arbor Post 46 Donates to New Fisher House Michigan

Fisher House Michigan (www.fisherhousemichigan.org) is a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization in the process of fundraising to build a Fisher House..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

The Man Behind Badge 711

This is a book about my years as a NYC fireman, 1959-1979, the war years. It also tells about my..
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Child Advocacy and Crawfish
VOLUNTEERING

Child Advocacy and Crawfish

Houma , LA
Houma, Louisiana: On April 21, 2018, Lenox Hotard American Legion Post 31 spent the day doing what everyone enjoys..
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Local Law Enforcement Explorer Scout Troop Receives Donation
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Local Law Enforcement Explorer Scout Troop Receives Donation

The American Legion Post 46 of Ann Arbor, Michigan is donating $5,000.00 to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Explorer..
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Royse City Post 100 participates in National Day of Prayer
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Royse City Post 100 participates in National Day of Prayer

Royse City, TX
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING

A very worthwhile experience

I was at a point (19 years old) when I didn’t know what to do with my life. ..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

World War II

WORLD WAR II The talk of the valley was all about war!! The talk of the nation the same. The young men were..
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Post 19 Blue Cap recipients recognized
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Post 19 Blue Cap recipients recognized

Jennings, LA
During the May meeting of James O. Hall Post 19 of The American Legion, Department of Louisiana, in Jennings, 7th..
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Veterans open house draws numbers
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Veterans open house draws numbers

WESTMINSTER, MD – Want a good way to bring Veterans in to your post home? Invite them in. This is..
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Working mom, post-9/11 veteran accepts district role
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Working mom, post-9/11 veteran accepts district role

Anna, TX
Ashley Holland, a working mom, business entrepreneur and Persian Gulf War veteran, still has time in her busy life to serve..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

I am America

I lost my first child on the day I was born on April 19, 1775…I am America. He fell on..
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National Commander's Pin
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National Commander's Pin

Royse City, TX
American Legion National Commander Denise H. Rohan is awarding her national commander 'Family First!' incentive pin to any American Legion..
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Riders escort Vietnam veterans to showing of documentary they were the subject of
LEGION RIDERS

Riders escort Vietnam veterans to showing of documentary they were the subject of

Muskogee, OK
ALR Chapters 15, 198 and 1340 escorted Vietnam veterans Donald Mason and Gale Betrand, along with their families and film..
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OTHER

In honor of the men in my family who served in World War I,..

La Junta, CO
I’m the daughter of Petty Officer 1st Class George M. Gemmecke, who served in the Navy from February 1942 to..
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FAMILY LEGACY

Family service remembered

Seal Beach, CA
Fifty years ago - Nov. 19, 1967 - our father, Alfred W. Gill, passed away after suffering for months from..
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GI BILL

How military service changed my life

Mundelein, IL
Borrowed shoes, rented apartments, early-age work to supplement family income, sharing toys and clothes with my brother, no extra money..
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Legionnaires attend dedication of Korean War memorial
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Legionnaires attend dedication of Korean War memorial

Harrison, AR
A dedication ceremony for a Korean War memorial, located on the campus of College of the Ozarks in Hollister, Mo.,..
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French students from Illinois participate in Arc de Triomphe ceremony
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French students from Illinois participate in Arc de Triomphe ceremony

Fox Lake, IL
Ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe By Amanda LeBrun (Grant Community High School French teacher) On March 25, 2018, I had the pleasure..
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Behind the Murder Curtain Special Agent Bruce Sackman Hunts Doctors and Nurses who Kill our Veterans
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Behind the Murder Curtain Special Agent Bruce Sackman Hunts Doctors and Nurses who Kill..

Editorial Reviews Review "As if being hospitalized wasn't traumatic enough, spend more time with the ultimate wolves in sheep's clothing—medical professionals who..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS

Veteran of the Red White and Blue

To the veterans of the red white and blue. We the people own you a debt of gratitude Remembering and honoring those..
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I Held the Hand of a Hero Today
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I Held the Hand of a Hero Today

I am a volunteer at my local VA Medical Center's Hospice ward. On 29 March 2018, I was visiting..
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Donation of ping pong tables to the 51st Fighter Wing Squadron, Osan Air Base, South Korea
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Donation of ping pong tables to the 51st Fighter Wing Squadron, Osan Air Base,..

Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea, OT
Legionnaires led by Commander William Wight from Col. Lewis L. Millet Post 38, South Korea donated three ping pong tables..
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