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Commanding Marion, Iowa, Post 298: keeping it in the family
Marion, IA
Post 298 in Marion, Iowa, is very proud to have had a father and son both command the post: Albert..
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Certificate awarded for 60 years of service
Jacksonville , FL
Bruce Blanton was presented a 60-year membership certificate from the Sons of The American Legion on August 9, 2018, at..
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Mother and son honored
Franklin Park, IL
Mildred Gort, a former Post 974 commander and Air Force veteran, and her son, Detachment Commander Eugene Gort, are honored..
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Blankenship brothers serve in WWI
Olive Hill, KY
Creed and James Bruce Blankenship were my great-uncles and served during World War I. Both were born in Pike County,..
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Family history
Enola, PA
Father, Mother, Son & Daughter James J. Leonard, Enola Legion Post 751, Enola, Pa. Lifetime Member 68 years, Post Commander..
2,781 views
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Mother and Son making a difference in Texas
Royse City, TX
Service in the American Legion wasn't a foregone conclusion for Jason Castleberry. Jason had been a member of the VFW..
2,711 views
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A true ALA family
Winchendon, MA
The Grout family has been involved with Eugene M. Connor Post 193 in Winchendon, Mass., for more than 80 years...
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Three generations of female veterans
Caledonia, MI
While the majority of veteran lineage is male, my family differs. My daughter, my granddaughter and myself honor our veteran..
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Learning of a father's legacy
Harrison, AR
SM/Sgt. Joseph E. Puett Sr.: My Dad by Joseph E. Puett Jr. When I first met my dad, he was just a man..
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A photo journey of my father's unit in World War II and helping liberate..
Kansas City, KS
I am a Vietnam vet and I have published a photo website of my father's unit journey through Europe and..
2,173 views
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Family service remembered
Seal Beach, CA
Fifty years ago - Nov. 19, 1967 - our father, Alfred W. Gill, passed away after suffering for months from..
2,209 views
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Courage and service run in the family
Prescott, AZ
The scrapbook is full and overflowing with more than 150 newspaper clippings from four newspapers available to Chester Sheldon during..
3,185 views
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Furla family military history
Saint Louis, MO
My late dad, August J. Furla, Captain, U.S. Army, MC, was a World War II and Korean War veteran. He..
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Family service
Jefferson, NC
Warren Grant Powers, WWII, U.S. Army Gary S. Powers, U.S. Army, 1967-1973 Jerry Warren Powers, U.S. Marine Corps, Jan. 7, 1972-July..
1,894 views
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Our hero, our story
San Antonio, TX
Our maternal grandfather, John Robertson Branch, was a proud member of the Sons of the American Revolution. His lineage was..
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Bus kills soldier in Salinas station
Reno, NV
Aug. 27, 1945 Private Max E. Schooler, of Fort Ord, was killed under the wheels of a Greyhound bus as it..
2,714 views
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The Catalano Family
Rossiter, PA
My Father started; he served in World War I under General Pershing as interpreter. My older brother served in the Navy..
2,694 views
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The Noriega Family, a family of Americans who served
Newhall, CA
This is a tribute to my father, his five brothers, an uncle, four cousins and I, who all served our..
4,228 views
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The grandfather
Mustang, OK
My grandfather, Corporal Ben Stickley, was in the 42nd Infantry Division (Rainbow Division) Company F, 168th Infantry. He served 16..
2,601 views
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Bronze Star
Boca Raton, FL
My father never talked about his service in the U.S. Army during World War II in Europe (France and Germany)...
2,613 views
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Amusing story from World War 1
So. Deerfield, MA
When my dad, Everett C. Perry, Private 1st Class, Co. F, 23rd Infantry 2nd Division, U.S Army, was 20 and..
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In loving memory of my daddy, Alvin J. Walton, World War II veteran
Northport, AL
My daddy, Alvin J. Walton, served in the Navy during World War II. When Daddy was drafted, he was given..
3,508 views
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The story of Post 19 namesake James O. Hall
Jennings, LA
Post 19 of The American Legion Department of Louisiana is named after Captain James O. Hall, United States Army. ..
3,580 views
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My family helped me receive vet's benefits
Ames, IA
My oldest brother Milt served as an aircraft mechanic in the Army Air Corps during WWII, and oldest sister Dorotha..
2,559 views
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Florida Governor's Veterans Service Award
Live Oak, FL
My father died from cancer in 1969, and when I heard a veteran could get an service for his or..
3,090 views
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WWI veteran Frank Alexander Sladey, Rainbow Division 42nd
Bethlehem, PA
Frank Alexander Sladey, the grandfather of my wife, Eleanor Callan Roberts, was a WWI veteran and a member of the..
3,396 views
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Escorting French officers In WWI
Decatur, IL
My father had a keen sense of humor. He was in the first motorcycle unit in the Army. He told..
2,812 views
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Military family
Lake Ariel , PA
It never occurred to me until one day when I was talking to one of my children. We really are..
3,051 views
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First-generation Americans in World War II
Highland Park , NJ
My parents, aunts and uncles immigrated to the U.S.A. at the beginning of the 1900s to escape the repression and..
2,481 views
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The Early Bird - Prior to WWII
Pataskala, OH
My father, John W. Faught Sr., was born in 1917 and raised during the Depression era in Shawnee, Ohio. Like..
2,625 views
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