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Visiting the local nursing home
Lake City, MN
Back in the pre-pandemic days (prior to March 2020), I decided to visit our local nursing home and identify any..
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OTHER
Honoring the legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen from the comfort of your own home
Vienna, VA
Have you thought about the legacy of our remaining WWII veterans? The age of COVID has taken so much from..
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WWII STORY
World War II homefront
Lakeland, FL
I was only 10 years old when Pearl Harbor was attacked, and I still regard myself as a veteran of..
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OTHER
High school scholarship donations
Laurel, MT
Laurel, Mont., Post 123 donated two $250 checks - for a boy and a girl - to Laurel High School...
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WOMEN VETERANS
Therese Agnes Hughes traces the history of U.S. women Veterans from WWII to the..
Monument, CO
“In a Heartbeat”. In her debut book, Hughes features 113 women Veterans serving in all of the U.S. military branches..
2,487 views
OTHER
American Legion post celebrates 100 years
Clovis, CA
On the eleventh day of the eleventh month at the eleventh hour in 1918, WWI ended with the signing of..
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Sons assist in vaccination efforts
Canandaigua, NY
Squadron 457 in Phelps, N.Y., and Squadron 282 in Lima, N.Y., combined efforts in early February to provide refreshments and..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Rejection
When I got back from serving country, from Vietnam era came, I tried to work again in town, and hoped no one..
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OTHER
Honoring chaplains and corpsmen from Iwo Jima
Bristol, CT
Feb. 23, 2021, is the one-year anniversary of the dedication of the Chaplain Monument to all chaplains who served on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
US281 American Legion Memorial Highway
I had first heard about the American Legion Memorial Highway in 1997, from, I believe, a Legion-related story. I immediately..
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OTHER
Honoring the 100 from CT who lost their lives at the Battle of Iwo..
Bristol, CT
On Feb. 20, 2021, a group of people from the Iwo Jima Survivors group, along with American Legion Post 2,..
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WWII STORY
A little girl’s memories
Stockton, CA
I was playing with toys in the kitchen while my mother ironed. She was listening to the radio that morning,..
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OTHER
Harley-Davidson Post 400 presents heroism medal
Milwaukee, WI
Curtiss S. Peck, commander, Harley-Davidson Post 400, Milwaukee, Wis., presented the American Legion Heroism Medal posthumously to 1st Lt. Daren..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
My Pearl Harbor Experience
My name is Robert F. Swift, and this is what I heard and saw on December 7, 1941, as a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Operation Homecoming, Feb 12, 1973, Clark Air Base, Philippines
I was stationed at Clark AB Philippines, February 12, 1973. This day will remain with me thanks to film..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Chariots in the Sky
I’ve written this novel, “Chariots in the Sky” as a historical fiction story. I didn’t want it to..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Veteran concert being shared with veterans in medical centers
Waverly, NY
Sponsored by Post 283 of Sayre, Pa.. We send thumb drives, links on Google Drive, P Cloud and views on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
60-year member greets National Commander
On the evening of February 10, 2021, the National Commander of the American Legion, James W. "Bill" Oxford, on the..
1,474 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Gladstone (Mich.) Sons Squadron 71 honors Michigan Veteran of the Year
Gladstone, MI
Gladstone's August Mattson Sons Squadron 71 honored Local #444 Marine Corps League lifetime member and commander Art Menard at a..
1,706 views
VOLUNTEERING
Jefferson Barracks POW-MIA Museum sponsors youth award
St. Louis, MO
Education, commitment and inspiration are all amiable ways to describe the youth program, which is now underway with the Jefferson..
2,008 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Odyssey Mine
Odyssey Mine Thought I would take an April stroll To find a fresh view of breath I’d go When walking in fields by..
1,411 views
OTHER
Post 84 Iwo Jima flag commemoration goes virtual
Sacaton, AZ
COVID has prevented us from bringing all our friends, relations and neighbors together for the 76th anniversary of the Iwo..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Rockland County (N.Y.) Legionnaires boost VA hospital art and recreation therapy program
Sparkill, NY
A robust art and recreation therapy program is an important part of an effective treatment regimen at Veterans Administration (VA)..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Veteran family-owned Florence Antique Mall honored
Florence, KY
Hello, My name is Mike Detzel, and I am a veteran and member of The American Legion. My wife Coleen..
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OTHER
Drive-by birthday parade for 101-year-old World War II veteran
Blue Ash, OH
The day arrived and questions were asked. Will the weather cooperate? They were calling for snow and cold. Who and..
1,692 views
OTHER
2021 virtual Four Chaplains ceremony in Yorktown, N.Y.
Yorktown Heights, NY
With the onset of the pandemic Yorktown, N.Y. American Legion Post 1009 knew they would have to innovate to continue..
1,363 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
A Lifetime of Service
Enlisting right out of high school, Rear Admiral Doniphan B. Shelton, US Navy, Ret, began a career that spanned..
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VOLUNTEERING
Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss Post 313 (Boerne, Texas) answers the call to help a..
Boerne, TX
We commemorate Dec. 7 as Pearl Harbor Day. But for 80-year-old United States Navy veteran Robert Ardoin of Comfort, Texas,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Social Platform for Women Veterans Celebrates One Year Anniversary of Connection and Support
BASALT, Colo. - The Military Sisterhood Initiative (MSI) will celebrate the one year anniversary of its digital relaunch on February..
1,454 views
OTHER
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin, new Secretary of Defense
Bellerose, NY
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin was nominated by President Biden for the cabinet post of Secretary of Defense. The U.S. Senate..
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