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MEMORIAL DAY
Victor J. Melito, U.S. Navy and WWII veteran
South Ozone Park, NY
My grandfather, Victor, enlisted as a volunteer in the U.S. Navy in March 1942. As a plasterer by trade, he..
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MEMORIAL DAY
Leo G. Burns, U.S. Navy and WWII veteran
New York, NY
My grandfather, Leo Burns, had always wanted to serve in the U.S. Navy and was ready to enlist when he..
1,516 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day
Gladbrook, IA
Servicemember Name: Roger W. Schroeder Years in Service: May 4, 1944-March 13, 1946 Branch: United States Navy Rank: Yeoman Second Class TAL..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Liberty Post 122 American Legion Riders director honored by Baltimore TV station
Owings Mills, MD
An ABC station, WMAR TV of Baltimore, recently honored Marine Sgt. Elias Bouloubassis of Liberty Post 122 in Owings Mills,..
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VIRTUAL MEMORIAL DAY
Remembering my dad, James L. "Larry" Staub, USN, WWII Veteran
Aloha, OR
My father, James L. "Larry" Staub, was born 22 September 1923 in Marshall, IL, enlisted in the USN in August..
1,545 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Vietnam Vignette
In 1963 as the Vietnam War war was building up, Uncle Sam decided I was needed in South Korea. On..
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VOLUNTEERING
American Legion Post 483, Veterans Advisory Committee, BlaQue Resource Network and volunteers serve 1,000..
Queens, NY
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 ROSEDALE, NY – American Legion Post 483 feeds more than 1,000 families in need of food..
1,910 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
American Legion Post 28 (Grand Haven) conducts memorial ceremony for namesake Charles A. Conklin
Grand Haven, MI
When American Legion Post 28 in Grand Haven, Mich., was chartered on June 12, 1919, the 35 chartering members’ first..
1,995 views
WWII STORY
Dad was armorer on original "Hell's Angels" B-17 ground crew
Lindsborg, KS
My dad, Ernest H. Touhey, was an armorer on the B-17 called "Hell's Angels." Some believe the Hell's Angels was..
2,185 views
WWII STORY
"How New Mexico won WWII"
Silver City, NM
From American Legion Post 18 in Silver City comes the Story Corps "Military Voices" Library of Congress-archived interview of WWII..
2,487 views
WWII STORY
Army Air Corps in C/B/I Theater - flying the HUMP
Cincinnati, OH
Unfortunately, my 95-year-old father (Krieger W. Henderson Jr.) passed away a year ago (ANC columbarium 524). As all fellow Legionnaires..
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WOMEN VETERANS
Local Business Creates Fundraiser to Help Homeless Veterans - Journey of a Homeless Female..
canton, GA
The TRIB Group held their annual tradeshow convention in Atlanta this past February to kick off the 2020 sales season...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Cherokee County veterans vehicle donation program for homeless and disabled veterans donates three vehicles..
Canton, GA
American Legion Post 45 and their subgroup, the Cherokee County Homeless Veterans Program, were making dreams come true. On..
1,271 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Post honors vet during coronavirus
Twisp, WA
The American Legion Hall for Post 143 in Twisp, Wash., may be closed because of the coronavirus, but that doesn’t..
1,099 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Menorial Day 2020
LaGrange, GA
CAPT Joseph Hewitt WW2
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MEMORIAL DAY
Virtual Memorial Day: Harold F. Sisson
Spencerport, NY
Harold F. Sisson U.S. Army Air Corps Service 1942-1945 American Legion member 1945-2004
1,286 views
OTHER
Food donation to front-line hospital workers
Rio Rancho, NM
This was a joint effort of Marine Corps League Detachment 1316, American Legion Post 118 and VFW 5890 in Rio..
1,362 views
POST TREASURES
I can say I am the only 3% member of American Legion PFC Floyd..
Colorado Springs, CO
Post 5 commander of 1924 Eugene Preston passed in 1926. During that short time of being a Legion member he..
2,056 views
WWII STORY
Foster child to G.I.
Bella Vista, AR
MY WORLD WAR II STORY The draft was still on when I was a senior in Racine, Wis., at..
2,080 views
VIRTUAL MEMORIAL DAY
Edward Frazier, World War II veteran
Smithville, TN
Edward Frazier of Smithville, Tenn., passed away on April 3, 2020, at his residence. He was a World War II..
1,483 views
OTHER
Tales from "Antenna Valley" that can't be told
Neptune, NJ
Some stories can’t be told, and I’m a storyteller. In 1968, the Marine Corps An Hoa Combat Base was situated..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Post 23 (Sanger, Calif.) works hand in hand with VAMC in Fresno
Sanger, CA
COVID-19 is seemingly holding the world and the U.S. economy hostage, making it difficult to acquire just about anything these..
1,380 views
WWII STORY
No souvenirs
Prince Frederick, MD
While going through a box of papers, I found this magazine from 1945; It belonged to my mother-in-law Lt. Edna..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Another Vietnam story about the Last Battle
The Auxiliary Navy Ships (AO, AE, AOE, AF, AK, AD, AR, and AG’s) kept the fleet armed, fueled, supplied, repaired..
1,990 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Arlington Heights, Ill., remembers Fallen Heroes
Arlington Heights, IL
Each Memorial Day, the Village of Arlington Heights, Ill., conducts a Memorial Day parade and ceremony. The parade honors our..
1,533 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Turning Baseball Upside Down
Eleven Arizona State Legion Championships, thousands of games, hundreds of drafted players and experiences to last a lifetime. Our..
1,553 views
WWII STORY
My Blue Star World War II story
Cumming, GA
On July 31, 1945, George and Lydia Dodd added another blue star to the wartime service flag hanging in their..
2,921 views
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Great response to Buddy Check
Rathdrum, ID
During this time when our country is dealing with the COVID-19 virus, American Legion Post 154 in Rathdrum, Idaho, completed..
1,221 views
MEMORIAL DAY
Only son KIA en route to liberate Dachau prisoners
Starke, FL
PFC James Russell Cloud of Georgia entered the Army on July 27, 1944, and was killed in action on April..
1,356 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Post 828 Elder Willie E. Foster Sr., 97, passes
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (April 17, 2020) Willie E. Foster Sr. passed away on April 9, 2020, at his home on..
1,486 views
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