'Unbroken' inspiration Louis Zamperini honored with monument in hometown
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'Unbroken' inspiration Louis Zamperini honored with monument in hometown

Olean, NY
The late World War II veteran, POW and Olympian Louis Zamperini is making headlines because of the box office success..
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Monument to honor submarine service veterans, local history in New Jersey
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Monument to honor submarine service veterans, local history in New Jersey

Forked River, NJ
In South Toms River, N.J., the homestate to two submarine inventors, veterans are at work to add a fitting monument..
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Tennessee post gets free paint job
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Tennessee post gets free paint job

East Ridge, TN
American Legion Post 95 of East Ridge, Tenn., has gotten a new look thanks to Randy Newman, a painting contractor..
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Eagle Scout identifies all veterans' gravesites within his community
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Eagle Scout identifies all veterans' gravesites within his community

Madison, AL
By Charles Molineaux MADISON, AL (WAFF) - As the saying goes, some gave all... only for the passage of time to..
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A forgotten hero pulled from the dustbin of history
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A forgotten hero pulled from the dustbin of history

Colorado Springs, CO
I, as adjutant of American Legion Post 5 in Colorado Springs, received a call saying that we had failed to..
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Memorial Day in Berryville, "a story worth telling"
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Memorial Day in Berryville, "a story worth telling"

Berryville, VA
Our town, Berryville, in Clarke County, Va., is typical of the small communities found in the rural areas of the..
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Legionnaires envisioning replica of Vietnam Memorial Wall in southwest Florida
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Legionnaires envisioning replica of Vietnam Memorial Wall in southwest Florida

Punta Gorda , FL
In 2013 a group of Vietnam veterans from southwest Florida discovered that a traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall was for sale..
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Town repurposes grain elevator to honor veterans
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Town repurposes grain elevator to honor veterans

Eagle Grove, IA
Making the landscape work double-time, residents of Eagle Grove, Iowa, will remember military sacrifice every time they pass through town...
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POW/MIA vigil
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POW/MIA vigil

West Babylon, NY
On Sept. 19, 2014, the Suffolk County American Legion held a POW/MIA vigil in Babylon, N.Y. County and state officials,..
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Old piano a hidden World War II memorial
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Old piano a hidden World War II memorial

Jasper, AL
When one thinks of World War II veteran memorials, they usually think of parks or town squares with lawns, flowers..
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Memorial Day 2014 at American Cemetery, Margraten, Holland
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Memorial Day 2014 at American Cemetery, Margraten, Holland

3344 HH H.I. Ambacht, Netherlands, NY
I am a 77-year-old Dutch-born U.S. disabled veteran. As a United States Air Force veteran, I have served in many..
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Egg Harbor tribute to those lost on 9/11
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Egg Harbor tribute to those lost on 9/11

Egg Harbor City, NJ
A two-foot piece of mangled steel from the World Trade Center has found its final resting place at the Egg..
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Girl Scout raises $13,000 to build women in service monument
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Girl Scout raises $13,000 to build women in service monument

Johns Creek, GA
Photo courtesy of MyGirlScoutProject.com To kick off Veterans Day Weekend, on Nov. 7, Johns Creek, Ga., will dedicate its new Veterans..
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Buddy helps etch Vietnam War casualty into local memory
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Buddy helps etch Vietnam War casualty into local memory

College Place, WA

A member of my 1967 high school class was left off the Vietnam Memorial in our local Fort Walla Walla..

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Veterans memorial in South Dakota repurposes former military chopper
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Veterans memorial in South Dakota repurposes former military chopper

Watertown, SD
The Watertown Veterans Memorial in Watertown, S.D., began as an idea two vets scribbled on a napkin in a local..
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America's tallest flag dedicated in Sheboygan, Wisc.
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America's tallest flag dedicated in Sheboygan, Wisc.

Sheboygan, WI
The "world's tallest tribute to freedom," is a 400-foot tall flagpole waving an American flag that's 7,200 square feet. The..
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Legion rallies community around new veterans memorial in Oxford, N.C.
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Legion rallies community around new veterans memorial in Oxford, N.C.

Oxford, NC
Veterans in Granville County, N.C., are now honored with a memorial thanks to Post 90 in Oxford, N.C. The Granville County,..
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Iowa Post 389 thinks up unique projects to promote patriotism
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Iowa Post 389 thinks up unique projects to promote patriotism

Anthon, IA
In Anthon, Iowa, a new Iwo Jima Memorial stands beside Post 389. Legionnaire Marvin Hansen served at Iwo Jima on..
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At Hall of Honor, Afghanistan veteran will receive Purple Heart on Appreciation Day
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At Hall of Honor, Afghanistan veteran will receive Purple Heart on Appreciation Day

New Windsor, NY
Purple Heart Appreciation Day, Aug. 7, is a date to remember and honor those who have been wounded or killed..
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Korean War veteran makes memorial to fallen comrades
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Korean War veteran makes memorial to fallen comrades

Carmichaels, PA
A Korean War veteran who wishes to remain anonymous still wishes to honor his fallen comrades with this beautiful monument...
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Purple Heart Memorial dedicated in Freeland, Pa.
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Purple Heart Memorial dedicated in Freeland, Pa.

Freeland, PA
On July 13, 2014, American Legion Post 473 and VFW Post 5010 of Freeland, Pa., honored recipients of the Purple..
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Fourth of July flag posting
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Fourth of July flag posting

Lutz-Land O'Lakes, FL
The Lutz-Land O’Lakes American Legion Post 108 places small American flags on the grave of each identifiable veteran at the..
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Our veterans crosses
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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
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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
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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..
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2014 Flags Over the Dam
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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
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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
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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..
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Virginia museum recreates Vietnam soldier experience
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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
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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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