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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Memorial Day Parade
Springfield, NJ
Each Memorial Day our town of Springfield, N.J., honors our veterans with a ceremony and a parade through the town...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Veteran
Whether you join the Army, Navy or Marines You serve your country as a proud American human being You go through hard..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Our Flag
Rippling through the wind Against the blue sky A salute to freedom A glory that doesn’t die Our flag stands up To the greatest peak Strong..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Condolence Message For Memorial Day
As we say in silent prayer A condolence message that shall be heard everywhere For as we are in meditation We honor our..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Post 828 remembers fallen comrades
San Antonio, TX
SAN ANTONIO – (May 27, 2019) On this Memorial Day weekend, Fred Brock American Legion Post No. 828 honored the..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
If These Boots Could Talk
If These Boots Could Talk by Jean Meyer If these boots could talk I wonder what stories they would tell About the men..
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FAMILY LEGACY
70 years of membership for three generations
St. Louis , MO
We are three generations with 70 years of membership and service to The American Legion. It’s a tradition and an..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Memorial Day in Saint Regis, Mont.
Saint Regis, MT
Every Memorial Day is honored with a 3-part ceremony put on by the members of Ray Welch Post 13. ..
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Grand Haven (Mich.) American Legion Post 28 and local elementary school engage students during..
Grand Haven, MI
Inspiration comes from many places, and for Grand Haven (Mich.) special education teacher Jan Clark, inspiration for the annual Patriot..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Poem for Old Glory
Myrtle Beach, SC
I wrote this poem for Flag Day. I have more poems, and songs about veterans, police officers and first responders,..
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AMERICAN LEGION CENTENNIAL
Colorado Springs American Legion Post 5 honors first commander
Colorado Springs, CO
John A. Carruthers was born in Ireland in 1884 but came here as a small lad in 1888. While John..
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SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION
Detachment of Ohio presents donation that pushes CWF over $1 million
Bellville, OH
Detachment of Ohio Commander Dale Anderson II of Parma Heights Squadron 703, and Child Welfare Foundation Chairman, "Dewey" Cary Kuhl..
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Purple Heart dedication in Millville, Mass.
Millville , MA
Several years have passed with the Memorial Day Committee, along with Millville American Legion Post 0411, to honor all our..
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AMERICAN LEGION CENTENNIAL
Marion (Iowa) Post 298 honors first commander
Marion, IA
Post 298 honored their first post commander, Allen McElwain, in a ceremony at Cedar Memorial Cemetery on May 19 at..
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Refurbished gun returns to WWII memorial
Monroeville , OH
American Legion SchLoeMan Post 547 (Monroeville, Ohio) Historian Bill Stang, with Dick Palmer and Bob Good, brought a refurbished WWII..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Bergen County (NJ ) American Legion installs officers; Fran Carrasco of Lodi installed as..
Lodi, NJ
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ -- Francis A. “Fran” Carrasco was installed on May 18 as the 87th commander of the Bergen..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
5th District (Ohio) Legionnaire of the Year 2018-2019
New Riegel, OH
SPOTLIGHT ON 5th DISTRICT (OHIO) LEGIONNAIRE OF THE YEAR: Seneca County Veteran Meet Michael Mike Nye, who served our country..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Legion provides new flags to complete redone classrooms
Toms River, NJ
After a widespread mold problem last summer, Lakehurst Elementary School needed new ceilings, floors, new supplies and a whole lot..
1,891 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Somebody's Catching Hell
Somebody's Catching Hell is a novel about a team of Marine aerial photo interpreters in the months leading up to..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Francis Scott Key Post 11 Commander Keith Clevenger presents Navy JROTC medals to cadets..
Frederick , MD
On Wednesday, May 8, 2019, American Legion Post 11 Commander Keith Clevenger honored two top Navy JROTC cadets with medals..
2,527 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Jerry Taylor Veterans Plaza
Sunnyside, WA
Sunnyside Post 73 of has been busy over the last few years building a Veterans Memorial that will eventually hold..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
United States Memorial Day Ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Order of events for the annual observance of the American Memorial Day in Ireland: -- Assembly at 11:00 AM..
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LEGION RIDERS
Adams Hanna Moore Post 156 hosts Honor Flight Maryland BWI
Ellicott City, MD
On May 11, 2019, Honor Flight Maryland, in partnership with Post 156, provided an inaugural bus tour for identified WWII,..
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Royse City post participates in National Day of Prayer 2019
Royse City, TX
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by..
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Memorial Day in Kingsburg, Calif.
Kingsburg, CA
On the weekend 0f Memorial Day, Post 191 in Central California springs into action. On Friday morning at 0700 hours..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Blue Star By-Way
Squaw Valley, CA
Squaw Valley American Legion Post 621 erected a Blue Star By-Way marker on the nature trail of the Bear Mountain..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Forks, Wash., will soon have a Gold Star Family Memorial
Forks, WA
Wednesday, May 8, 2019, was more than just the anniversary of V-E Day for military veterans and their families. It..
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MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Lewis L. Millett Post 38 has successful recruiting day
Area North, Seoul, Osan, Korea
Lewis L. Millett Post 38, South Korea, held a recruiting drive on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Camp Casey..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Eighty Six Year Gap
After the attack on Pearl Harbor we realized we could be reached and declared war. More than 11 million men..
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LEGION RIDERS
New Mexico Ameican Legion Riders - Giving Big
Albuquerque, NM
New Mexico is a state that's just short of 122K square miles with almost 2.1 million people. Of those, about..
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