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FAMILY LEGACY
My uncle: Col. Henry W. Steadman, USMC
Dallas, TX
Model Marine By Jim Brasher This is a story about a young man I knew during the Great Depression and the days,..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Visiting vets is also self-healing
Port Huron, MI
I have recently been volunteering with the hospice program "We Honor Vets" and have not only enjoyed the visits in..
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FAMILY LEGACY
An all-service family
San Antonio, TX
Starting with World War I, a great-uncle was a doughboy in France. In World War II an uncle was a..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Bless 'Em All
Bless’Em All It was a beautiful mid-morning on Veterans Day. I was walking across the Wal-Mart parking lot on my way..
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HONOR GUARD
Very busy and visible
Columbus, IN
Bartholomew County Veterans Honor Guard of Indiana is comprised of veterans of various local veteran organizations, as well as honorably..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
94th Division honors Vincenzo Geramita with Bronze Star earned 70 years ago
Lyndhurst, NJ
Military Experience (U.S. Army): Vincenzo Geramita began basic training at Camp Phillips, Salina, Kan., in 1942. In 1943 he was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
How I met my commander in chief
Santa Ana, CA
It was September 1966 and hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico. With a force not seen in South Texas..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
American Legion Post 555 sponsors two local high school students for Girls State
Midway City, CA
Karen Neilson and Lisa Nguyen, seniors at Garden Grove High School and Westminster High School respectively, just returned from a..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
POW/MIA ceremony in Babylon, N.Y.
Babylon, NY
A POW/MIA ceremony was held Sept. 18 and 19 at Babylon Town Hall. The guest speaker was Christine Bernroth, N.Y. State..
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RALLY AROUND THE FLAG
Honoring the flag ... and the soldier
Yarmouth Port, NY
KEESEVILLE, NY - November 2, 2015 I own a small flagpole company in upstate New York, called Adirondack Flagpoles, and..
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LEGION RIDERS
Norfolk, N.Y., American Legion Riders
Potsdam, NY
A welcome tradition to summer days is the rumble of motorcycles passing through local towns in support of various North..
3,585 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A very personal story from a World War II veteran
Tallahassee, FL
Military is a great magazine. It is loaded, however, with gung-ho stories of action in the war; battles, sea victories,..
3,434 views
OTHER
North Carolina military archivists speak to Post 543
St. James, NC
At the Oct. 28 meeting of Richard H. Stewart Jr. American Legion Post 543, held at the St. James Community..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Soldier Pays
The Soldier Pays What do they mean it’s the results that could not be foreseen? It’s about the mothers, fathers, brothers,..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
The Forgotten One/The Demons That Followed Me Home
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Primary Candidates
Primary Candidates is a Hunter Morgan novel about international and political terrorism. It takes place during the 2008 presidential primary..
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OTHER
Replica Liberty Bell to be dispayed and heard on Veterans Day
Sidney, IA
On Nov. 11, 2015, Veterans Day, Williams-Jobe-Gibson American Legion Post 128 will add to their Veterans Day activities the reading..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Michigan post works with youth to inspire patriots through programming
Boyne City, MI
In Boyne City, Mich., Post 228 has kept the youth involved in Americanism programs for almost two decades. By nurturing..
2,703 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
A salute to Veterans Day
Lambertville , NJ
Thoughts and reflections from an old Vietnam War veteran ..
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IN YOUR OWN WORDS
CAPTAIN, INFANTRY
CAPTAIN, INFANTRY A Vietnam War Memoir The mid-1960s..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
World War II heroes receive their welcome in San Diego after Honor Flight
San Diego, CA
On Oct. 4, when 80 World War II veterans returned to San Diego from their Honor Flight to Washington, D.C.,..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
George Washington Post 88 - the legend continues
Berkley, MI
A Brief History of American Legion George Washington Post 88 American Legion George Washington Post 88 was founded in 1922 by..
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VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Donation to Detroit VA for National Veterans Golden Age Games
Berkley , MI
American Legion George Washington Post 88 recently met in Berkley, Mich., on Oct. 20 and donated to the Detroit VA..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vietnam, Cold War and Desert Storm
Hawarden, CO
I started out as a track mechanic in Nam and a 5-ton wrecker driver. I'm no hero. I came back..
2,896 views
IN YOUR OWN WORDS
21 Months, 24 Days
I am Richard Udden, a Vietnam combat infantry veteran and Purple Heart recipient who lives in Marshfield, Massachusetts. I..
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FAMILY LEGACY
A portrait of my grandfather
Bel Air, MD
A portrait of my grandfather: how I came to possess a mysterious portrait of my grandfather that I never knew..
4,037 views
VETERANS HELPING VETERANS
Georgia Gives Day Selfie Contest and Mundy-Beck Post 911
Atlanta, GA
We need your support and donations. Print out the attached sign, fill in the blanks, take a selfie with you..
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OTHER
Georgia Gives Day
Atlanta, GA
ATLANTA, May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) announced today that the fourth annual Georgia Gives..
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VOLUNTEERING
Honor Guard Luncheon in St. Albans, Vermont
St. Albans , VT
The Heald Funeral home of St. Albans, Vermont puts on an annual luncheon to thank the military honor guard, the..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
In Rensselaer, N.Y., city to rededicate a bridge to honor veterans
Rensselaer, NY
The city of Rensselaer, N.Y., along with Legion Post 1683 will christen the former Broadway Viaduct with the new name..
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