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Honoring veterans in Florida
Palm Bay , FL
PALM BAY, FL - American Legion Posts 117 and 394, along with the Palm Bay Police, have selected Officer Tanya..
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Purple Heart Trail dedicated
Middletown, RI
The State of Rhode Island officially proclaimed sections of Rt. 1 and RI 4 as the Purple Heart Trail. The event..
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Post Everlasting book
Stillwater, OK
Being historian for Post 129 in Stillwater, Okla., I create each year a Post 129 Yearbook and publish it for..
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Memorial Day 2021
Hampton, SC
Hampton (S.C.) American Legion Post 108 celebrated Memorial Day on the county courthouse grounds with a crowd of about 75..
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A promise made, a promise kept
Cherry Hill, NJ
In 1932, the Locustwood Cemetery Association deeded 400 free gravesites to the American Legion Department of New Jersey for use..
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Frisco Veterans Memorial – a place of honor and respect
Frisco, TX
The City of Frisco has a proud history of service to others and honoring its veterans, dating to 1948 with..
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Osyka, Miss., Veterans Park
Osyka, MS
We are very proud of our heroes and our Veterans Park. Our cemetery has 200 veterans, with the oldest from..
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A very special Memorial Day in the Sunshine State
Rockledge, FL
American Legion Post 359, on the Sunshine State’s fabled "Space Coast," was host on Memorial Day to one of the..
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Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedicated at Frisco Commons Park
Frisco, TX
The Gold Star Families Memorial Monument dedication ceremony was held on May 13, 2021 at Frisco Commons Park, Frisco, Texas...
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Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park
Stoughton, WI
It was an idea talked about over the years, but it was finally time to do something. The Stoughton Veterans..
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Honored with a salute
Johnson City, TN
Gratitude One fat tear seeped from the corner of his eye and quickly moistened the deep crevasses around it. It..
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Papa-Coadjutor of Rome visits North Dakota Veterans Memorial
Grand Forks, ND
The new military memorial park in Grand Forks, N.D., was recently visited by His Holiness and Eminence Papa Rutherford I,..
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"Table For One" enhancement chairs
Pembroke, MA
I would like to thank THE AMERICAN LEGION DISPATCH for posting the article for the "Table For One Tribute Chairs"..
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National City (Calif.) War Memorial and Veterans Wall of Honor
National City, CA
The National City War Memorial was originally dedicated in 1948 to the memory of National City servicemen who died serving..
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Connecticut Iwo Jima monument
Bristol, CT
Sitting on the town line of Newington and New Britain, Conn., a rock's throw from..
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James Barry of Post 556 visits Veterans Memorial Wall in Perryville, Mo.
Ellisville, MO
James Barry served from 1961-1967 in the Kentucky and Missouri Air National Guard units. James is a member of Post..
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Memorial honors those in ‘Second Korean War’
Gladstone, MI
GLADSTONE, Mich.. — Just in time for Veterans Day, the Delta County Veterans Memorial Park in Gladstone, with help from..
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Fort Donelson National Cemetery, (Dover, Tenn.) Wreaths Across America (WAA) ceremony, with Dover Post..
Dover, TN
The ceremony was conducted a day early (Dec. 18) due to the possibility of showers on Saturday. We would..
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Stevensville (Mont.) Fort Owen Post 94
Stevensville, MT
After the War on Terror a memorial was started by the Post 94 members for servicemembers who enlisted to serve..
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Wreaths Across America
Saratoga Springs, NY
On Friday, Dec. 18, local U.S. Navy veteran Frank Schmidt and his family joined Wreaths Across America to place wreaths..
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Wreaths Across America
San Bruno, CA
On Dec. 12, 2020, the American Legion Post 105 Family (Legionnaires, Auxiliary, Sons and Riders) met at Golden Gate National..
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Veteran graves
Williamsport, PA
American Legion Post 1 in Williamsport, Pa., the first post established in Pennsylvania, cares for this group of graves, which..
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Missouri City (Texas) veterans memorial
Missouri City, TX
Post 294 of Missouri City, Texas, has been actively engaged with the Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department during the..
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Wreaths Across America/Paoli Battlefield
Malvern, PA
Wreaths Across America at the Paoli Battlefield requested help from Bateman Gallagher American Legion Post 668 due to the restrictions..
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Fallen Tribute Towers exhibit hosted by Cherry Hill post
Cherry Hill, NJ
A very emotional exhibit – the Fallen Tribute Towers: Remembering Our Fallen - was hosted by American Legion Post 372..
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Mare Island Naval Cemetery rededicated on Veterans Day
Vallejo, CA
MINC is the oldest naval cemetery on the West Coast. Memorial Day and Veterans Day ceremonies have been held here..
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Post 354 memorial bench dedication
Bon Air, VA
On Sept. 26, 2020, American Legion Post 354 of Bon Air, Va., dedicated and donated a memorial bench to the..
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Traveling tribute towers of post-9/11 fallen from the War on Terror
Cherry Hill, NJ
REMEMBERING OUR FALLEN A very emotional exhibit will soon be displayed at American Legion Post 372 in Cherry Hill,..
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The namesake of "America's Soviet Ship"
Ocean Springs, MS
An article in The American Legion Magazine of October 2020 describes “America’s Soviet Ship.” The 15,804-ton vessel was built..
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Iowa's Freedom Rocks
West Des Moines, IA
Thousands of people visit a huge rock sitting along Highway 25 near Menlo in western Iowa, about a mile south..
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