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WOMEN VETERANS
Vigil to support victims of sexual trauma in military
Naugatcuk, CT
PLYMOUTH — On April 22, 20-year-old Pfc. Vanessa Guillen was reported missing at Fort Hood Army Base in Texas. For..
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Sierra Vista, AZ
I started my 100 Miles for Hope yesterday, 3 August, with 7.5 miles walk/jog and today with a 6.9 miles..
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100 MILES
First miles of 100 Miles For Hope
Ansbach
I am currently 12 weeks into my Half Marathon training program. This sets me up to complete the 16 weeks..
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100 MILES
100 Miles For HOPE
Marina, CA
I started my 100 miles yesterday with 2.25 miles.
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100 MILES
Started 100 Miles For Hope 8/4
West Monroe , LA
A 74-year-old Navy veteran riding a bike in the hills of north Louisiana did 4.3 miles today.
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100 MILES
A little each day
Palm Coast, FL
I started my ride today with a 6.29 mile bike ride. I should complete my 100 miles by about Aug...
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Will you be ready to prevent a suicide?
Bunnell, FL
Dave Lydon, Flagler County Veterans Service Officer, received a call in his office from a Vietnam veteran suffering from PTSD...
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Montpelier, OH
Day Two: 13 miles on the Exercycle. Total: 25 miles for the 100 Miles of Hope.
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Missouri 302: the little post that could
Fenton (St. Louis), MO
You spoke. We listened. It's happening! How do you re-imagine your program after 100 years? Well, we have taken an..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
America: A Treasure in the World
I have always felt that being born in America, and in her most beautiful state (Tennessee), is akin to winning..
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Montpelier, OH
I started my 100 Miles for Hope today with 12 miles on the Exercycle.
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LEGION RIDERS
Law Enforcement Appreciation Ride
Spearfish, SD
WE THANK YOU! SPEARFISH, SD – The Black Hills Chapter of American Legion Riders Post 264 rode with flags flying high..
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100 MILES
Time to get cracking
Parker, CO
I registered today and got my first bike ride in, 20 1/2 miles. I ride a recumbent trike, which..
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Washington, DC
Sons of The American Legion National Commander Clint Bolt starts his "100 Miles for Hope" campaign in Washington, D.C.
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Bleeding Spirits
Bleeding Spirits is a clear-eyed recounting of a veteran's experience during the deadliest year of armed conflict in Vietnam and..
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VOLUNTEERING
“Always Veterans Day” thanks to Lap Robes for Veterans
Rochester, NY
On Nov. 11, 2019, a community center on the shores of Lake Ontario in Rochester, N.Y., was filled to capacity..
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100 MILES
#100milesforhope
Avon , IN
Aug. 3, and here I go! As a retired female Army veteran, I am going the 100 miles for..
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100 MILES
100 Miles for Hope
Esbon, KS
I started today, 8/3/2020. I already have 2 miles in and it is only 09:00.
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WWII STORY
Newly wed on a momentous day
Corbett, OR
James R. Baker served in the U.S. Navy 1943-1545, He married Ardis C. Mershon June 6, 1944. My parents were high..
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WWII STORY
A View From the Tail - Clifford W. Taylor
Erie, PA
Cliff Taylor enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps on Jan. 16, 1944, prior to graduating from high school...
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OTHER
Buffalo (Minn.) Post 270 hosts car shows
Buffalo, MN
During this time of social distancing and staying home, Buffalo American Legion Post 270 in Minnesota decided to take advantage..
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VOLUNTEERING
Flowers for vets and the sick
Batesville, IN
Tom Renck of Batesville American Legion Post 271 has a unique opportunity to help a friend with a mission to..
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OTHER
Pointe Du Hoc
Slaughter, LA
Pilgrim at Pointe du Hoc White Cliffs of Heaven, rising from the sea That's how I saw them from the ship Before..
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VOLUNTEERING
Fundraising "Cash-4-Trash" program
Murphy, NC
Murphy American Legion Post 96 on community pride American Legion Post 96, Murphy, N.C., and our members would like to..
1,964 views
WWII STORY
A story of Cpl. Elmer Oscar Strom, USMC
Gatesville, TX
This is a story about Elmer Oscar Strom. Here is some history of a real American hero. Elmer Oscar Strom was..
1,506 views
WWII STORY
The march
Whittier, CA
My father, Merle Warner, was a waist gunner on a B-17 with the 401BG615BS during WWII. From May 1944 to..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
American Legion Post 109: The 3 Amigos
Gaffney, SC
Three veterans, age 73, started a Facebook page called "The 3 Amigos." They have known each other since junior high..
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SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Post that lobbied for the LEGION Act receives red-lined copy of act
Frederick, MD
Francis Scott Key Post 11 of Frederick, Md., proudly framed and put on display a red-lined copy of the bill..
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OTHER
When the Coast Guard "saddled up"
Denville, NJ
I enjoyed the Legion magazine's article about the "Mounted Military" and I'm sure many of my fellow Legionnaires did as..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Dr. Robert Gjertson
My father was drafted in the summer of 1941, and assigned to Cavalry. He used to regale my brother..
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