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GI BILL
Chapter 33 for Ed.D.
Inver Grove Heights, MN
Between 9+ years of active-duty Army and a second tour in Iraq with the MNARNG, I was 100 percent vested..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Culture shock
Finding myself standing on yellow footprints with some crazy man yelling worse than my father not to move ... I..
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Richland Post 548 Memorial Day ceremony video (2017)
Bakerstown, PA
Post 548's Memorial Day ceremony for 2017 was videotaped by Armstrong Cable TV. https://youtu.be/WmgIpZq8mj8
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Posts join forces to honor WWI veterans
Nixa, MO
American Legion and VFW Veterans Join Forces to Remember and Honor WW I Veterans “May We Never Forget” any of our..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
They go unnoticed...those who guard the tomb
THEY GO UNNOTICED…THOSE WHO GUARD THE TOMB There is no name to remember It isn’t necessary. They stand their watch. Their names,..
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Military patchwork quilt by Frederick Black Jr.
Sandusky, MI
I have been collecting military patches since the 1950s. I was in the Army from 1957 to ’59, trained as..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Memorial Day Reflections -
Memorial Day by Frank Rivas, MD Huntington, WV It is a most special day where laughter and tears become intertwined. For..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
VIETNAM JOURNAL series two
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Arizona Post 94 Member Achieves 70 yrs of continuous membership
Sun City West, AZ
Wayne A. Danker, affectionately known as “Doc,” was recognized at the May Post 94 Mary Ellen Piotrowski meeting for his..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Post 245 hosts tribute to Texas' fallen
Seguin, TX
Texas Gold Star Families, veterans and visitors from all around the South Texas area gathered to remember the 604 fallen..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Cozad, Neb., Veteran's Memorial Park and Avenue of Flags
Cozad, NE
The Veteran's Memorial Park in Cozad is home to the Veteran's Memorial Monument and the Avenue of Flags. The monument..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
V-5/V-12 World War II Navy Memorial on Doane University campus
Lincoln, NE
Our government instituted V-5 and V-12 training programs on college campuses for U.S. naval line and aviation officers in the..
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New York/New Jersey Club of On Top of the World, Clearwater, Fla.
Clearwater, FL
See the video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6yBoInQXtATVng1bk1hdGhrMHM/view
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DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT
Helping out
Here at Post 4 in Olongapo City, Philippines, we do lots of things to help the city. We sponsor four..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Memorial Day 2017, Paul Hartt Post 145, Bloomington, Neb.
Bloomington, NE
This is a collage of photographs I took of Memorial Day 2017, conducted by Paul Hartt American Legion Post 145..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Twenty two Pair of Boots
Twenty Two Pair of Boots by Jean Meyer Twenty two pair of boots sit empty today Cause twenty two men couldn't stay. The..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Cold feet
I was in basic training from Oct. 1963 through Dec. 1963. Late in training we had to go out on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Honoring our vets
The first mural is called: "Freedom is not Free" Statue of Liberty mural. It is 65'X40'. The torch on..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Russia Before Putin
This book is now available on Amazon. It contains personal reminiscences of the 5O years from Stalin to Brezhnev; an..
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Heroes in our midst
Greenfield, WI
We step back a bit when we hear the term “Hero” used in many undeserving ways. Let’s take a look..
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Memorial Day ceremony
Cabot, AR
Criswell-Robinson Post 71 held their annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 29, 2017. Our ceremony was dedicated in the memory..
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Governor signs legislation
Boulder City, NV
While attending Memorial Day ceremonies at the Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Governor Brian Sandoval signed several pieces of legislation..
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SALUTE TO NURSES
World War II
A photo of my graduating class of hospital corpsman with the three nurse instructors who had approximately three months to..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
American Legion Memorial in Hackleburg, Ala.
Hackleburg, AL
It was again my honor to place flags at the memorial in Hackleburg. 214 veterans listed on two monuments; 11..
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Tradition
Hackleburg, AL
It has long been my dream to be that veteran who placed our Old Glory on our fallen's graves. Myself..
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Memorial Day observance
Hackleburg, AL
For our very first function we had a great turnout. Next year will be even better. Hopefully all the live..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Legion works to save Michigan War Veterans Memorial
Detroit, MI
Since 2007 Legionnaire Dick Chatman, past department commander and adjutant of Coleman A. Young Post 202, has led the efforts..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Life as a female Marine in WWII
During WWII, women Marines were a novelty. I was one of them. Living facilities at Camp Lejeune, N.C. were not..
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
A visit from Dad, WWI veteran
The early weeks of Army basic training at Camp Steward, Ga. were spent firing rifles, marching, and writing letters home...
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MEMORIES OF BASIC TRAINING
Not movie idols
When we were taking basic training, a movie was going to be made there. They picked out 22 guys as..
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