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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Royal Oak (Mich.) Post 253 honors those flying the American flag
Royal Oak, MI
Members from Frank Wendland Post 253, Royal Oak, Mich., are shown presenting a Flag Certificate of Appreciation to the employees..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Every hero had and still has a price to pay...
Every hero had and still has a price to pay... Thanks for fighting for my freedom and dying for it and fighting along..
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LEGION RIDERS
An amazing gift
Gainesville, FL
Wal-Mart Distribution Center approached the Legion Riders about the Wreaths Across America project. The first year they began the tradition..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Dear Jimmy
March 25, 2014 Dear Jimmy This is to my cousin, Master Sergeant James Grega, United States Air Force. First of all I..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Richard H. Stewart Jr. Post 543 announces new Veteran to Veteran (V2V) Program
St. James, NC
The American Legion Post 543 Veteran to Veteran (V2V) Program was designed to connect Brunswick County military veterans experiencing transition..
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HONOR GUARD
American Legion, Post 543 Honor Guard at change of command ceremony
St. James, NC
Photo credit: John Muuss Photographic Artist Inc. ..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Post 555 attracts members with spaghetti and tacos
Midway City, CA
MIDWAY CITY, Calif., Oct. 1, 2015 – American Legion Post 555 in Midway City will be serving spaghetti dinners every..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Take Me Home
Here is the link to the video montage and tune on Vimeo and YouTube. https://vimeo.com/139736732 https://youtu.be/NUv9fjs3AR4 Please let me know is there..
3,469 views
SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Fourth annual concert to benefit our wounded warriors
Rochester, NY
On Saturday, Aug. 15, the streets of Greece, N.Y., were rumbling with the sounds of motorcycles and patriotic vehicles as..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Green Socks
MY GREEN SOCKS In the gym just the other day this young fellow scoffed and said: “Your socks don’t match your other..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Don't Finish Third - A Cold War Story
Don't Finish Third - A Cold War Story recounts my 356 days serving in the Alaskan Air Command as a..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Ohio post upcycles community's trash into eyecatching veterans' monument
Johnstown, OH
In Johnstown, Ohio, Post 254 recently dedicated a large Wall of Honor monument that commemorates local veterans, including 21 Ohioans..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Italian immigrant served both Italy, U.S.
Dacula, GA
I respectably request The American Legion consider honoring my father, Gus Valeri, who served in WWI. His accomplishments were considerable..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Military history of Frederick W. Ellis
Daphne, AL
On April 3, I was taken to Fort Devens, and after a week of indoctrination and being issued clothing, physicals..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Fairhope, Ala., honors its veterans
Fairhope, AL
VSOS UNITE TO BUILD A MEMORIAL FOR FAMILIES AND VETERANS Veterans and local citizens join forces to create a unique..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Doyle's War, Save the Males
Four years as an Air Force air traffic controller during the Korean War was my introduction to the gender wars...
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
World War II veteran awarded the French Legion of Honor
New Castle, IN
Carl R. Crisp, a New Castle resident and a veteran of the Army Air Corps in World War II, was..
3,673 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Dishonoring the Honorable
This book exposes the CORRUPTION and RED TAPE at the DVA. Hopfully my 21 years experience will help veterans in..
3,229 views
OTHER
Book addresses POW's struggle
Alexandria, VA
The tough issues that The American Legion faces today in helping returning veterans with severe injuries and emotional trauma are..
3,550 views
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Welcome home, Vietnam veterans
Mesa, AZ
Forty years after the end of the Vietnam War our veterans from that terrible conflict are to be celebrated for..
3,566 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
EXCITEMENT! Shot At And Missed
I have recently published my new book, EXCITEMENT! Shot At And Missed (Tate Publishing), remembrances of my brother, Sgt. Ken..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
AGENT ORANGE ON GUAM
I personally handled the Agent Orange herbicides drums and 50 lbs bags of powdered silvex, mixed by hand and power..
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FAMILY LEGACY
My dad was a WW I veteran
Flushing, NY
My dad, Arthur W. Farash, was drafted in the US Navy in 1917 in Newport, Rhode Island, and joined the..
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HONOR GUARD
Snoqualmie Valley Veterans Honor Guard
Snoqualmie, WA
Established in 2009, the Snoqualmie Valley Veterans Honor Guard made up of members of the Renton-Pickering Post 79, Department of..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Sprague family military history dates to Union Army
Plattsburgh, NY
My great-grandfather Samual Sprague served an enlistment in the Union Army, then another one for his married brother. My father Ralph..
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OTHER
9/11/1814: Battle of Lake Champlain
Plattsburgh, NY
A little-known battle of the War of 1812 was on Lake Champlain near the small city of Plattsburgh, which was..
3,072 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Pride, family and country
Merrimack, NH
I was taught to be respectful, honest and caring. Raised in a small New Hampshire town. We cared about our..
3,392 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam tragedy
Lancaster, CA
Since I worked on the C-123s at Phan Rang, I knew most of the flight crews. I put me..
3,206 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time, my life in uniform
North Bend, WA
My time in uniform predates my membership in The American Legion. My dad, a World War I Navy veteran, was..
4,515 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Dessert Shield, Storm and Farewell
Red Lion, PA
I was commissioned May 19, 1973, and spent my time as a reservist on SADT/AT tours with..
2,757 views
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