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American Legion Post 516’s Civil War battle flag rededication ceremony
Hollidaysburg & Gettysburg, PA
On July 2, Hollidaysburg American Legion Post 516 hosted a Civil War battle flag rededication ceremony for Company M –..
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HONOR GUARD
St. Tammany Parish Honor Guard
Covington, LA
The St. Tammany Parish Honor Guard participated in the Madisonville July 4 parade and ceremony. Members from American Legion Post..
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GI BILL
July 1946, 1st Marine Division, 1st Medical Division Hospital
Ontario, OH
Over 300 Navy medical doctors, dentists and corpsmen were sent to town in China on the yellow sea after Japan..
3,103 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
The best post
Olongapo City
The best post is Post 4 in Olongapo City, Philippines. We are a small post, but the most friendly post...
3,561 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Images of America - Camp Merritt
A collection of photographic and post card images of the United States largest embarkation base during World War One. Available..
3,036 views
OTHER
Is the country worse today?
Nashville, TN
I was far from being a hero. I was just a dentist, stationed at a USAF hospital of a fighter..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Boyce Aten Post 25 (El Centro, Calif.) Flag Day Ceremony
El Centro, CA
On Flag Day 2017, Boyce Aten American Legion Post 25 (569 Broadway St, El Centro, Calif.) teamed up with city..
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SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Why I became a life member of The American Legion
Madison, FL
This is the story of why I became a life member of The American Legion. My story of membership is..
5,226 views
DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Crossing borders
Members of the American Legion Department of Mexico teamed up with the Pahrump Valley 4 Wheelers to participate in the..
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OTHER
American Legion post in Ireland
Sutton, NE
In 2005, my husband and I (both veterans, NEARNG) made a trip to Killarney, Ireland, and stumbled across The Flesk..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Captain (airline)
Jean Aldrich (Snidow), a lovely young stewardess, was crossing the North Pacific on a Seaboard World Airlines DC-8 with 219..
2,806 views
OTHER
A visit to a grave
Garrison, NY
On Jan. 4, 1958, I reported for duty on USS Limpkin MSC 195, a costal minesweeper home-ported in Yorktown, Va...
3,136 views
GI BILL
GI Bill
Terre Haute, IN
I joined the Air Force after graduating high school. The oldest of 7, there just wasn't money for nursing school...
3,621 views
LEGION RIDERS
Motorcycle safety training
Merced, CA
American Legion Riders of Post 83 decided to get back to the basics of riding a motorcycle. During Motorcycle Safety..
3,313 views
OTHER
Three generations of winners
Naperville, IL
I wanted to send this along as something that could be of interest to show how the youth of our..
3,358 views
MEMBERSHIP SUCCESS STORIES
Department of California awards Recruiter of Year 2017 to North San Diego County veteran
San Diego, CA
SAN DIEGO - Our military personnel and wartime veterans are always needing to know what resources are available, and that..
3,324 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Luther B. Easley Post 128, Salem, Ill., new building
Salem, IL
Luther B. Easley Post 128 in Salem, Ill., purchased a new building near the end of 2016. It is..
4,590 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
First haircut
I was drafted in the Army in September 1944 at the San Francisco Induction Center. The next day I was..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Joining while living abroad
In late August 1951 fellow “Army brat” Van C. and I decided to join the Air Force in Germany. Both..
3,265 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Superman?
In August 1970 I attended Navy basic training in Orlando, Fla. Walt Disney World was set to open that year,..
3,002 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Tough news to hear
It was a Friday in late November 1963, and my Company, B-10-5 was wrapping up our Basic training at Fort..
3,193 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Applying oneself
I was drafted into the Army in 1969 under Nixon. My basic training was at Fort Lewis, Wash., followed by..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Thankful for trainers
While some may have fond memories of their Basic Training, I have a different view. I joined the Navy in September..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Butterfingers
In September 1970, I began my Basic Training at Fort Knox, Ky. Learning to live in a barracks with 40..
3,202 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Keep your head down
Basic training, Sampson Air Force Base, Seneca, N.Y. - I was born in Hamilton, N.Y., in 1932. After I graduated..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
No goodnight kisses
In July 1962 I was in Company A, Second Battalion, First Training Regiment, located on Tank Hill, Fort Jackson, S.C.,..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fort Jackson, S.C.
I arrived at Fort Jackson, S.C. at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 19, 1983. As we got off the bus, I saw..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Fort Bliss
Upon enlisting in March 1976, I found myself, along with 50 other young men from all over the U.S., at..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Earning those stripes!
Drafted in 1968, I took the oath in Cincinnati, flew to Atlanta, was bused to Fort Jackson, S.C. for a..
2,374 views
MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not-so-funny sox
It was February 1953, and arriving at Sampson Air Force Base near Geneva, N.Y., my fellow recruits and I stepped..
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