Sign in
Browse By Category
Share Your Story
OTHER
San Diego 22nd District holds Leadership Training Conference
San Diego, CA
Chuck Camarato, 22nd District leadership chairman, conducted his second leadership training seminar on Sept. 21. This training focused on the..
4,421 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Chaplain George Schmidt is Virginia Post 110's Legionnaire of the Year
Virginia Beach, VA
Chaplain George Schmidt (left) of American Legion Post 110, Virginia Beach, Va., has earned recognition as Post Legionnaire of the..
4,209 views
OTHER
150 Members of the Helena Army National Guard 1-189 leave for 14-month Ddployment
Helena, MT
There was a sending-off ceremony for members of the Army National Guard on Saturday, March 23, 2013. Learning of the..
4,305 views
LEGION RIDERS
Money raised for cancer
Caldwell, OH
From left to right: Tony Buckey, president of American Legion Riders Post 641 handing Ann Pickenpaugh from Ripples in Caldwell..
4,059 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Post keeps memory of member's World War II KIA uncle alive
Palm Springs, CA
Owen Coffman Legion Post 519 (Palm Springs, Calif.) recently dedicated its main hall room to one of World War II’s..
5,217 views
OTHER
American Legion Post 110 conducts Patriot Day 9/11 remembrance ceremony
Virginia Beach, VA
A Patriot Day ceremony was conducted by American Legion Post 110 on Sept. 11, 2013, at Our Lady of Perpetual..
4,474 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Maine post plans veteran museum, community center
Fort Kent, ME
Martin-Klein American Legion Post 133 and the Fort Kent Historical Society are joining forces to pursue a Veterans Museum &..
3,906 views
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteering within and outside the Legion
Watertown, MA
I am a Legionaire in my fifth year but have been volunteering and fundraising for veterans for 10 years. I..
3,417 views
OTHER
You are remembered
Sioux Falls, SD
"In Flanders Fields" was written during World War I by Canadian physician and Lt. Col. John McCrae. He was inspired..
4,169 views
OTHER
Post/Unit 42, Ocean Springs, makes state history
Ocean Springs, MS
For the first time in the history of American Legion Post 42 of Ocean Springs, three current members of..
5,169 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Hometown heroes
Elizabethtown, PA
The highest honor that can be awarded a man in the military is the Congressional Medal of Honor. About 3,400..
4,433 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Oakdale Veteran's Memorial enhanced by hardscapes
Oakdale, MN
The new Veteran’s Memorial at Oakdale City Hall creates an enduring space for citizens to honor military friends and family,..
5,125 views
FAMILY LEGACY
1918 Great Flu Pandemic in World War I
Rosemount, MN
My father, Arne Thompson, was the son of Norwegian immigrants who lived in Minnesota. During World War I, he served..
5,423 views
OTHER
Boys Staters from Post 284 receive medals and certificates
Belleview, FL
Two of the six boys who went to Tallahassee for Boys State came to Post 284’s meeting on Sept. 2,..
4,066 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Auxiliary Unit 284 visits veterans
Belleview, FL
On July 30, 2013, Belleview American Legion Unit 284 visited the Ocala Ritz Veterans Village. Here struggling veterans can stay..
3,987 views
OTHER
Post 230 presentation to Veterans Association
Hawthorne, FL
Members of American Legion Post 230 of Hawthorne, Fla., visited the Veterans Association at The Atrium, Gainesville, Fla., on Wednesday,..
4,130 views
OTHER
Post 230 awards first annual scholarship
Hawthorne, FL
American Legion Post 230 (Hawthorne, Fla.) Commander Harry Carter presents a check for $500 to Courtney O'Brien as her father..
3,839 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
One soldier learns at Anzio that war is not at all like the movies
San Antonio, TX
Though Guadalupe Coy was drafted into the Army during World War II, he was pretty excited about the chance to..
4,986 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Transatlantic love story: WWII veterans to celebrate 70 years of marriage
Conroe, TX
William Hastings joined the Army in 1942 to beat the draft. After training in the Army Air Corps and serving..
4,624 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Marine proudly recalls service during World War II
Bowerston, OH
I was born, raised and educated in a small town in Ohio. I graduated from high school in June 1942...
7,436 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Keeping a proud family military history alive
Blytheville, AR
My name is Michael Freligh and a proud member of American Legion Post 24 in Blytheville, Ark. Our family military..
3,770 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Hometown hero honored after 68 years
Florence, KY
To whom it may concern: My name is Norbert Lankheit, commander, Squadron 4 Florence Ky., and now also serving as SAL..
3,909 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Wisconsin town raises $250,000 to honor veterans
Bloomer, WI
The Wisconsin town of Bloomer may have less than 4,000 residents, but it came together to create a memorial that..
4,453 views
OTHER
San Diego 22nd District Inter-Post Membership Challenge
Vista, CA
During the 2012/13 membership year, San Diego Post 731 issued a membership challenge to Vista Post 365. The bet: "highest..
4,388 views
OTHER
Hampstead, Md., Post 200 to hold candlelight vigil for POW/MIAs
Hampstead, MD
On Friday, Sept. 20 beginning at 7 p.m., the Hampstead American Legion located at 4600 Legion Lane, Hampstead, Md., will..
4,169 views
OTHER
American Legion provides drop box for flags
Hiawatha, KS
Hiawatha, Kan. American Legion Homer White Post 66 Vice Commander Steve Winter is shown with the retired-flag drop box he..
5,109 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Elijah B. Hayes Post 168 recognizes 70-year member
Patterson, CA
Post 168 recently honored Marcel Chapuis for 70 years of Legion service at its installation of officers. A native of Salinas,..
4,136 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Paintings honor veterans at Minnesota cemetery
Little Falls, MN
The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery committal hall is getting a unique memorial: five 8-by-10-foot oil paintings representing the five different..
4,704 views
FAMILY LEGACY
The Bugler, 32nd Division, World War I
Oklahoma City, OK
In the summer of 1917, entering World War I was unavoidable by the United States. The German U-boat submarine assault..
6,326 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Army court reporter witnesses the Indian independence movement
Philadelphia, PA
At the tail-end of World War II, JAG court reporter Tom Hickey took a ship to India, a country at..
4,681 views
« first
‹ previous
…
259
260
261
…
next ›
last »
