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The Headless Snake
This is not another book about Vietnam and the war, or for that matter, the military. It is an instructional..
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HONOR GUARD
VA Hospice Day of Remembrance
Prescott, AZ
Every year the Bob Stump VA Medical Center in Prescott, Arizona, holds a..
2,802 views
OTHER
The Trail to Leadership
Rockwall, TX
Legion member and author Quint Avenetti - CWO5, USMC (ret.) - writes on developing character in our next generation of..
2,273 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Yanks are Coming
This story is fictional, based on fact, and a tribute to the nine thousand American..
2,485 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Life and Love: its joy - its pain
This collection of poetry shares stories of life and love as Erik Braum (pen name of Frederick "Erik" B. Nelson)..
2,957 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Sat down in ranks
I had an infection in my right knee. There were red streaks around the wound and I probably had some..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Ann Arbor Post 46 Donates to New Fisher House Michigan
Fisher House Michigan (www.fisherhousemichigan.org) is a tax exempt 501(c)3 organization in the process of fundraising to build a Fisher House..
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OTHER
Royse City American Legion chooses its Law Officer/Firefighter First Responder of the Year
Royse City, TX
A police officer from the Dallas Police Department has been selected as the 2018 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year..
2,667 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Man Behind Badge 711
This is a book about my years as a NYC fireman, 1959-1979, the war years. It also tells about my..
2,400 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
We honor all who have served on the outside of our building, from WWI..
Centreville, MD
The first soldier on the mural is the first soldier to be killed in World War I, Jeff Davis, who..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Heads over heels, Company 353 fall down
Close to the end of boot camp in Great Lakes, at the end of November 1981, it was banking day..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Post 31 hosts the 3rd District Conference for the fourth time
Houma , LA
Houma, La.: On April 27-29, 2018, Lenox Hotard American Legion Post 31 spent six months preparing for our spring conference..
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VOLUNTEERING
Child Advocacy and Crawfish
Houma , LA
Houma, Louisiana: On April 21, 2018, Lenox Hotard American Legion Post 31 spent the day doing what everyone enjoys..
3,033 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Basic training memories
I was drafted in 1966 with a few other married guys out of Ohio in September. I had been married..
2,568 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Post 66 & VA clinic coffee
San Luis Obispo, CA
Post 66, Legion Riders Chapter 66 and Post 66 member Mike Knight, owner of Coastal Peaks Coffee, have joined together..
2,597 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Mary Starr receives appreciation award
Hiawatha, KS
Mary Starr, WWII nurse, arrived to her duty station in England on D-Day. She and her husband both served in..
2,318 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Local Law Enforcement Explorer Scout Troop Receives Donation
The American Legion Post 46 of Ann Arbor, Michigan is donating $5,000.00 to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Law Enforcement Explorer..
2,715 views
OTHER
Royse City Post 100 participates in National Day of Prayer
Royse City, TX
The National Day of Prayer was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of Congress, and signed into law by..
2,495 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A very worthwhile experience
I was at a point (19 years old) when I didn’t know what to do with my life. ..
2,613 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
World War II
WORLD WAR II The talk of the valley was all about war!! The talk of the nation the same. The young men were..
2,766 views
FAMILY LEGACY
A photo journey of my father's unit in World War II and helping liberate..
Kansas City, KS
I am a Vietnam vet and I have published a photo website of my father's unit journey through Europe and..
2,292 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 19 Blue Cap recipients recognized
Jennings, LA
During the May meeting of James O. Hall Post 19 of The American Legion, Department of Louisiana, in Jennings, 7th..
2,495 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Veterans open house draws numbers
WESTMINSTER, MD – Want a good way to bring Veterans in to your post home? Invite them in. This is..
3,430 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Working mom, post-9/11 veteran accepts district role
Anna, TX
Ashley Holland, a working mom, business entrepreneur and Persian Gulf War veteran, still has time in her busy life to serve..
2,194 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
I am America
I lost my first child on the day I was born on April 19, 1775…I am America. He fell on..
2,207 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
National Commander's Pin
Royse City, TX
American Legion National Commander Denise H. Rohan is awarding her national commander 'Family First!' incentive pin to any American Legion..
2,315 views
LEGION RIDERS
Riders escort Vietnam veterans to showing of documentary they were the subject of
Muskogee, OK
ALR Chapters 15, 198 and 1340 escorted Vietnam veterans Donald Mason and Gale Betrand, along with their families and film..
3,378 views
OTHER
In honor of the men in my family who served in World War I,..
La Junta, CO
I’m the daughter of Petty Officer 1st Class George M. Gemmecke, who served in the Navy from February 1942 to..
2,328 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Family service remembered
Seal Beach, CA
Fifty years ago - Nov. 19, 1967 - our father, Alfred W. Gill, passed away after suffering for months from..
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OTHER
USS Arizona survivors - BMC Joe George Bronze Star with Combat V ceremony
Lakewood, OH
The cliff notes version of the trip last week is that 2 of the 5 living USS Arizona survivors were..
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