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HONOR GUARD
Post continues to honor veterans
Plano, IL
For some 20 years Leon Burson Post 395 has been providing honors for veterans at the end of their lives. The..
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HONOR GUARD
Pa. honor guard handles 120 ceremonies each year
Topton, PA
The Honor Guard at the Ray A. Master, Post 217, Topton, Pa., was started in 1947. Our present Honor Guard attends..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in uniform
Southbury, CT
I enlisted while attending the University of Chicago in 1942. They sent me to Dartmouth College. I did OK, but..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family service to country
Johnston, IA
My grandfather served in the Army in World War I. My father served in the Navy during World War II...
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FAMILY LEGACY
Clifton M. Booth
Hicksville, OH
I am a Vietnam veteran, and I would like to put in something for my uncle Clifton M. Booth. He..
3,225 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Three generations so far
Lake Elsinore, CA
Having served in the Marine Corps from February 1959 to August 1968, I am proud to have my grandson (Iraq..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Veterans' memorial in Sun City, Georgetown, Texas
Round Rock, TX
On Memorial Day 2003, we dedicated a veterans' memorial in Sun City which is part of the city of Georgetown,..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Tomlinson family military history
Lakewood, CO
My father, W.D. Tomlinson, served in the Air Force for 27 years as an officer, navigator and pilot. I served..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family legacy
Port Richey, FL
Grandfather served in World War I. Father served in World War II. I served in Vietnam. My youngest brother served in Saida..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
USS MADDOX DD-731, Vietnam, 1965-1967
San Jose, CA
As an 18-year-old kid fresh out of high school in the Naval Reserve, I received my orders after reporting to..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Something Will Come Along: Witty Memoirs of a Foreign Service Officer with Nine Children
During World War II, Malcolm Lawrence was a radio operator/gun with the 94th Bomb Group at Bury St. Edmunds, England...
3,628 views
SUPPORT FOR POST-9/11 VETERANS
Music video honoring women in millitary filmed at Florida post
Middleburg, FL
The American Legion Post 250 in Middleburg, Fla., will be hosting a music video release party for "Save the Hero,”..
3,422 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
American Spirit a novel by John Janda
American Spirit by John Janda is a novel that explores the struggles with PTSD through the character of a civil..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
In Texas, one veteran dedicates life to painting fallen heroes
Baytown, TX
Ken Pridgeon paints a portrait of a fallen servicemember. | Photo courtesy of Portrait of a Warrior Ken Pridgeon wakes every..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Airborne School at the "Benning School for Boys"
The following are excerpts from a forthcoming book – Paratrooper: My Life with the 101st Airborne Division by Michael B...
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
American Spirit a novel by John Janda
American Spirit tells the story about a civil war veteran who experiences PTSD and makes a full recovery. After finishing..
3,150 views
OTHER
Sharing my birthday with The American Legion
Evart, MI
My name is Thomas G. Clyne and I'm an American Legion member. I'm an Army veteran (1968-1974). It's an honor..
3,663 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Simply stated: five brothers
Orleans, MA
The legacy begins long before I was born. Brother No. 1, born 1925, went to war in the South Pacific for..
3,583 views
OTHER
San Antonio mayor issues proclamation in recognition of our 96th anniversary
San Antonio, TX
San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor issued a proclamation dated March 15, 2015, offering official congratulation from the Office of the..
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LEGION RIDERS
Share your experience with The American Legion Riders.
Pocatello, ID
I had been a member of American Legion Post 4 for about 12 years. In the fall of 2002 I..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Yakoski family military service
Tunkhannock, PA
The original family name was YAKOWSKI, but my father dropped the "W" during his time in the Army. My branch..
3,555 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Swope/Malott family
Ashby, MA
My father was in the Army in the 1920s era. All my uncles (seven) served in World War II, i.e.,..
2,855 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Met in Army and married after four days
Bedford, PA
Charles and Bea Turner had been married over 50 years before their deaths, but only knew each other four days..
2,777 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My 20 years in the U.S. Air Force
Santa Rosa, CA
I joined the United States Air force on 9 July 1959. At that time the draft was after every eligible..
5,201 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Family history
El Paso , TX
My father served in the U.S. Army for 27 years and retired as a W-4. I served six years and got..
2,800 views
OTHER
96th birthday
Duncan, OK
Dobbs-Adams American Legion Post 55, Duncan, Okla., will celebrate The American Legion's 96th birthday Friday, March 13, at the Post..
2,960 views
OTHER
Sharing our heritage
Mount Vernon, IA
Every year our post represents The American Legion by holding a birthday party at Hallmark Nursing Home here in Mount..
2,897 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My time in uniform
Pocatello, ID
I graduated from Highland in May 1967; the Vietnam War had broken a few years earlier. By July I was..
3,258 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Back in 1951
Voorhees, NJ
I departed from my beautiful Island of Puerto Rico and joined the Air Force. Back in those days racial bias..
3,524 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Arctic Warriors
The Bering Strait links the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea and separates the continents of Asia (Siberia) and North..
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