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Our veterans crosses
Henderson, KY
Henderson County, Ky. - home of two Medal Of Honor winners, World War II veteran Luther Skaggs Jr. and Vietnam..
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Hiawatha Post 66 dedicates fallen Vietnam hero's marker
Hiawatha, KS
On Memorial Day 2014, a day on which we remember those who made their final call while on active duty,..
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Fallen American soldiers of WWII receive a face in the Netherlands
Elizabethtown, KY
Almost 70 years after the end of World War II, a new Dutch project will remember the thousands of soldiers..
4,780 views
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2014 Flags Over the Dam
Boulder City, NV
Each year, Paradise Post 149 participates in the annual Flags Over the Dam, a procession from Hoover Dam to the..
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Colorado Freedom Memorial honors state's war dead
Aurora, CO
Photo | Bruce Quackenbush for the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation Radio show host and Air Force veteran Rick Crandall broadcasted his..
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Flying 125 flags to honor individual Kansas veterans
Westmoreland, KS
More than 100 flags representing area veterans fly on Memorial Day weekend at the city cemetery in Westmoreland, Kan., thanks..
3,637 views
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Virginia museum recreates Vietnam soldier experience
Ruckersville, VA
Photo | Vietnam War Foundation Museum from the Vietnam War Foundation Craig LaMountain returned from Vietnam, but his brother Vetal didn’t...
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Illinois post commemorates Memorial Day
La Grange, IL
Members of Post 1941 (La Grange, Ill.) commemorate Memorial Day.
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Forgotten for 95 years, fallen veteran will be honored
Trafford, PA
The community of Trafford, Pa., was founded in 1904 by inventor and entrepreneur George Westinghouse. When the country was thrown..
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Petroleum-contaminated site to veterans park and memorial
Seymour, WI
What was once a petroleum-contaminated property was cleaned up and is being reused in a way that has both enhanced..
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Florida monument honors all vets who served in wartime in Iraq
Cape Coral, FL
Cape Coral, Fla., claims to have the first monument (not memorial) that honors veterans from both Iraq wars: Operation Iraqi..
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Small town honors its two Medal of Honor recipients
Cheshire, CT
Civil War veteran Eri D. Woodbury's Medal of Honor | Image from Cheshire Historical Society Since the Medal of Honor was..
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Montana community creates monument honoring veterans
Libby, MT
What do a shoe cobbler, a car dealer, and an ex-police officer have in common? Being normal occupations, most will..
5,497 views
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Veteran envisions, creates national monument honoring military working dogs
San Antonio, TX
Almost a half-century after his service, John Burnam saw the Military Working Dog Teams National Monument dedicated. He learned about..
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Southwest Florida group honors Iwo Jima anniversary, veterans
Cape Coral, FL
Guns n Hoses Pipes n Drums of Southwest Florida will honor the 69th anniversary of the iconic raising of the..
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Two vets turn dying tree into small memorial for POW/MIA
Alpine, TX
The apartment complex for seniors and disabled people where I live, Alpine Manor Apartments in Texas, recently had a large..
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One decade, $700K of fundraising leads to unique monument
Bella Vista, AR
The original idea, hatched in 2001 at Post 341 in Bella Vista, Ark., was simple enough: a granite wall of..
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Lynchburg post dedicates Walk of Honor and Purple Heart monument
Lynchburg, VA
Post 16 in Lynchburg, Va., unveiled a Purple Heart Memorial last spring, to honor those veterans wounded or killed in..
3,913 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Belcher Veterans Memorial
Belcher, LA
Whayland H. Greene, a World War II veteran who earned a Purple Heart and two Bronze Stars, had a dream..
7,380 views
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Colorado posts join forces to remember
Loveland, CO
American Legion posts 15 and 2000 in Loveland, Colo., joined forces in honoring those who served on Dec. 7, 1941. Today..
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Vietnam memorial vault lowered
Elm Mott, TX
A memorial made after the Vietnam Wall came to Waco more than five years ago was finally lowered in the..
4,003 views
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Small Missouri town honors veterans with large unique memorial
Stella, MO
In Stella, Mo., you can't miss the veterans' memorial. Though the population of the village hovers around 150, the town..
5,192 views
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Air Force vet honors Legion, late wife with mural on post building
Thibodaux, LA
Clovis Ordogne did something his late wife, Judy, would have never believed. He had a mural commissioned on the outside..
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A monument to Air Force Col. Edgar Whitcomb
North Vernon, IN
Some lives are worth commemorating because of the inspiration they give to future generations. Ed Whitcomb is one of those. From..
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Honoring those who serve in Missouri
Nixa, MO
This Veterans Day event was held at the Nixa Community Center in Nixa, Miss. Our American Legion Post 434, together with..
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United States Marine Corps Combat Helicopter Association Memorial Bell Ceremony
Folsom, CA
My brother John and I will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda in Sacramento, California, with..
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"What do you See" - Poem by Leon Kohler
Lakeland, FL
Our fellow comrade Leon Kohler (from Post 4 in Lakeland, Fla.) has written a very moving poem after viewing the..
4,105 views
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POW/MIA remembrance in South Tampa
Tampa, FL
Post 138 in Port Tampa City held a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday, Sept. 20, to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition..
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POW/MIA remembrance ceremony, Post 25, El Centro, Calif.
El Centro , CA
The ceremony was held Friday, Sept. 20 at Boyce Aten American Legion Post 25 located in El Centro, Calif. Although..
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Post keeps memory of member's World War II KIA uncle alive
Palm Springs, CA
Owen Coffman Legion Post 519 (Palm Springs, Calif.) recently dedicated its main hall room to one of World War II’s..
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