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Along the Path of Heroes - Part 2: Omaha Beach and D-Day
Carmel, IN
In July of 2016 I joined a tour group and took an 11-day trip to Europe to tour World War..
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Leadership College, SAL Squadron 364 and Legion Post 176
Springfield, VA
Brother Jay Rarick, 2nd Vice of Sons of the American Legion Squadron 364, Woodbridge Va., and Comrade Floyd Kline, acting..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Old Songs
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
AWOL
We had two Washingtons in our boot camp platoon back in 1977. One was called Skinny and one was called..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Navy Vietnam vet plays Taps at Orange County Fair's Heroes Hall
Huntington Beach, CA
Navy Vietnam veteran Glenn Blackway proudly played Taps at the newly-renovated Heroes Hall during the 2017 Orange County Fair in..
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GI BILL
GI Bill
Freeland, MD
The Naval Reserve program during the late '60s was very popular. I was inducted in March 1967 at the Naval..
3,048 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Marine Corps Boot Camp, Plt.259 2nd. RTBN, Parris Island S.C.
You only went to two places for Marine boot camp. One was in California and the other was in South..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Purple Heart
My dad(Russell F. Coash) was an observer/pilot in World War 1 (1917-1918) and was in a motor launch with five..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Membership First Place (Category VI) awarded to First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes
Springfield, VA
At year end, Post 176 Membership Chairman/First Vice Commander Dennis Madtes received the First Place (Category VI) Post 176 Springfield..
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FAMILY LEGACY
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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SALUTE TO NURSES
USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944, #2
These are additional photos of activities aboard USS Tranquillity.
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SALUTE TO NURSES
USS Tranquillity, 1943-1944
After seeing the article requesting info on nurses in the military, I remembered I had received a scrapbook from my..
3,378 views
OTHER
Along the Path of Heroes, Part 1: From Pearl Harbor to Europe
Carmel, IN
The month of August marks the 72nd anniversary of the end of World War 2 as the empire of Japan..
2,668 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Parris Island pin-up girl
I volunteered for mobilization as a Navy Reservist with the 1st Navy Customs Inspection Battalion during OIF III in 2004-2005...
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation Award to Luke Bender
Springfield, VA
Luke Bender was awarded the Post 176 Law Enforcement Certificate of Commendation. He received this award for outstanding service to..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Casket flags
Cumberland, ME
This is a story about my father's casket flag and the dedication of my Legion post (Anderson-Mayberry Post 91 of..
3,606 views
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100th Centennial Celebration Planning, Post 138, Spencer, Mass.
Spencer , MA
On Sunday, July 23, Gaudette-Kirk Post 138 of Spencer, Mass., hosted an informational meeting inviting all Massachusetts posts to help..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Normandy to Berlin: The Trek to Honor the Legacies
Normandy to Berlin: The TREK to Honor the Legacies is written in the aspect of a historical novel. The author,..
2,822 views
HONOR GUARD
Flag retirement ceremony
Covington, LA
This is a picture pf the St. Tammany Honor Guard with the Daughters of the American Revolution, after a flag..
2,748 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Post 572, Parma, Ohio, honors first commander 1945-1946
Parma, OH
On Wednesday, July 19, American Legion Post 572 honored Mike Zaredecky, 99 years old, Army veteran and Post 572's first..
2,872 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
THE RESCUE MAN: A Snafu Snatching Rescue Pilot's Extraordinary Journay Through WWII
The Rescue Man presents the extraordinary and unique journey of a World War II-era rescue pilot, First Lieutenant Frank Philby..
3,173 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Ex-Serviceman
EX-SERVICEMAN by Michael Royal The front yard grass was little long as I stepped out of the garage to..
2,791 views
GI BILL
GI Bill - not
Coeur d'Alene, ID
I dropped out of college to work in the silver mines where I grew up in North Idaho. Within two..
2,999 views
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
St. Tammany Honor Guard and Victory Bells
The Victory Bells from the WWII Museum and the St. Tammany Honor Guard with members from American Legion Post 16..
2,679 views
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Soaring Valor
The Gary Sinise Foundation sponsored 27 WWII veterans with a trip to the WWII Museum in New Orleans. The Soaring..
3,040 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Pickens Veterans Memorial Park Jasper GA
The Mission of Pickens County Veterans Memorial Park Association, Inc. is to pay tribute to veterans who fought and will..
3,043 views
GI BILL
How the GI Bill has helped me
Boonville, MO
I served in the United States Navy from 1960-1964. Upon my completion of service, I was unable to locate satisfying..
2,982 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Naval Veteran and San Diego State University graduate student’s project, the “Shower Safe Base..
Naval Veteran and San Diego State University graduate student’s project, the “Shower Safe Base Foot” Mr. or Mrs., ..
4,692 views
GI BILL
Marines and the GI Bill changed my life
Hamilton, OH
Growing up in rural Maine in the '60s was hard. With no money for college, I joined the Marine Corps...
2,720 views
AMATEUR RADIO
TALARC special event
Albany, NY
On Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, from 10 am to 3 pm EDT, Mark Halabuda, W2UIS, American Legion Post 1034, Wallkill,..
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