North Baltimore (Ohio) Legion Post 539
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North Baltimore (Ohio) Legion Post 539

North Baltimore , OH
Below is a small article sent to the Ohio American Legion for post in their news: The North Baltimore Post 539..
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Warrior awards scholarship to former Poppy Princess who became a rose
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Warrior awards scholarship to former Poppy Princess who became a rose

Oak Creek, WI
American Legion Post 434 in Oak Creek, Wis., awards its first recipient of the John Sagan scholarship to Anneliese Oswald...
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Gen. Omar Bradley
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Gen. Omar Bradley

Moberly, MO
Sarah Graff, chair of the General Omar Bradley Memorial, Library, and Museum Inc. (www.omarbradley.org), and Walt Lantzy, LTC, U.S. Army..
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American Legion Post 84 (GA) Be the One hike
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American Legion Post 84 (GA) Be the One hike

Demorest, GA
American Legion Post 84 is in the early planning stages of our Be the One Suicide Prevention Awareness Hike, set..
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Why I raised my right hand
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Why I raised my right hand

Staten Island, NY
I was a 15-year-old high school student when attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, happened. As a first-generation immigrant and a..
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Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul!
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Four wheels move the body; two wheels move the soul!

Waunakee, WI
Legion Riders have a well-deserved reputation for charitable work, community service and camaraderie. When there's a need, they open their..
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Why I Chose the Army
WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY

Why I Chose the Army

Dobson, NC
I chose the Army not out of some sort of branch loyalty or family tradition. I chose the Army because..
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Veterans Farmers Market finds permanent home through American Legion partnership
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Veterans Farmers Market finds permanent home through American Legion partnership

Lawrence, NY
LAWRENCE, N.Y. — A ribbon-cutting ceremony June 19 marked the opening of a permanent home for the Veterans Farmers Market..
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Morning glory mural
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Morning glory mural

Winnsboro, TX
American Legion mural project Early in 2024 during my wandering around our small town of Winnsboro, Texas, I began to notice..
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WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY

Memories of my Vietnam War service

Tewksbury, MA
I joined the U.S. Army after graduation from high school in the summer of 1964. I was sent down south..
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The Son of the Sons, New Jersey 2025
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The Son of the Sons, New Jersey 2025

Middlesex, NJ
On Thursday June 12, 2025, SAL Squadron Commander Vito W. Lasala Jr. was honored with the Detachment of New Jersey..
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Grunt to Great: Navigating the Interview Process from Military to Civilian Workplace
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Grunt to Great: Navigating the Interview Process from Military to Civilian Workplace

LAKE TIME CREATIVE RELEASES NEW BOOK Grunt to Great: Navigating the Interview Process from Military to Civilian Workplace ..
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Fred Brock Post 828 holds joint officer-installation ceremony, including second female commander
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Fred Brock Post 828 holds joint officer-installation ceremony, including second female commander

San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (June 17, 2025) – The Fred Brock American Legion Post 828 Family, consisting of Legionnaires, Auxiliary and..
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Why I chose the Army -- or, boy, I’ve really done it now!
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Why I chose the Army -- or, boy, I’ve really done it now!

Hockessin, DE
I graduated from high school in June 1965, a couple of grades behind my same age friends. I was born..
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Donkey crew visits
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Donkey crew visits

Richland Center, WI
Dogs and cats aren't the only animals that can bring comfort to kids young and old at heart. Meet the..
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Launching a global war on trauma
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Launching a global war on trauma

Gaithersburg, MD
Recently, three members of the American Legion Post 295 Family from Maryland traveled to Ukraine, visiting both the Patron Pet..
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Free mental health and outreach programs by local veterans group pay off in combating veteran suicides
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Free mental health and outreach programs by local veterans group pay off in combating..

Canton, GA
Every year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs conducts the nation’s largest analysis of veteran suicide rates. Unfortunately, the results..
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'For me, it was a calling!'
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'For me, it was a calling!'

Wyandotte, MI
Never a doubt! Since grade school I knew it. For me, it was a calling! In 1970, I was in third..
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First All Ladies of Any Era Honor Flight
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First All Ladies of Any Era Honor Flight

Hannibal, MO
The first all-era and all-ladies Honor Flight began as a thought almost a year ago, which became an ideal, which then..
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'The greatest time of my life'
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'The greatest time of my life'

Oberlin, KS
I joined the Army in 1978 and retired from the Army Reserve in 2015 after 36 years and seven months...
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A win-win
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A win-win

Wilson, NC
My dad was an active-duty naval officer when I finished college, so I'd grown up seeing the lifestyle, traveling the..
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'I knew I belonged there'
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'I knew I belonged there'

Trenton, NJ
I chose the Navy Seabees because I knew I belonged there. I had a friend who had been a Seabee,..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG

Burn ban? No problem.

Moose Crerk, AK
The members at Con Miller Post 30 in Moose Creek, Alaska, held a wonderful and respectful ceremony today on Flag..
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'Something larger than myself'
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'Something larger than myself'

Lorain, OH
I wanted to be part of the world's best fighting force, so I joined the U.S. Army in 1976 and..
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'I wanted to be a part of something larger than myself'
WHY I CHOSE THE ARMY

'I wanted to be a part of something larger than myself'

Lorain, OH
I wanted to be part of the world's best fighting force, so I joined the U.S. Army in 1976 and..
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'My parents couldn't talk me out of it'
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'My parents couldn't talk me out of it'

North Tonawanda, NY
I chose the Army primarily because of my grandfather, my mom's father. He was an infantryman with the 86th Infantry,..
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Hill 119, Defending a Reconnaissance Marine’ OP, Vietnam, 1969-1970
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Hill 119, Defending a Reconnaissance Marine’ OP, Vietnam, 1969-1970

The Marines and corpsmen of Delta Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division were surrounded by the North Vietnamese Army..
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'With a family history like this, how could I not serve?'
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'With a family history like this, how could I not serve?'

Ogden, UT
My ancestral heritage, and indeed my family's history, is the story of America. My eighth great-grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, immigrated from..
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Oklahoma Congresswoman recognizes veterans with American flags flown over nation's capital
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Oklahoma Congresswoman recognizes veterans with American flags flown over nation's capital

Guthrie, OK
(City of Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma) - Following the March firestorm, the American Legion LeBron Post 58 Family attended the..
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'The Navy was my college'
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'The Navy was my college'

San Luis Obispo, CA
I chose the Navy for three reasons: 1) To be close to the beach. 2) Women’s uniforms are the..
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