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A proud wife of a serviceman

Lafayette, LA
It's an honor to be married 23 years to an Army pilot. Both of us graduated from Kaplan High School...
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Bugler Serves Those You Have Served
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Bugler Serves Those You Have Served

Naperville, IL
Rich Yndestad is a US Army veteran and a member of American Legion Post 43 in Naperville, IL. He..
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Pvt. Arnold Roscoe Collins - stateside service during World War I and World War II
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Pvt. Arnold Roscoe Collins - stateside service during World War I and World War..

Niceville, FL
Pvt. Arnold Rosco Collins is my great-grandfather. He served briefly during World War I and World War II. He never..
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Lt. Col. (ret.) Arnold Collins Jr. - World War II, Korea and Vietnam
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Lt. Col. (ret.) Arnold Collins Jr. - World War II, Korea and Vietnam

Niceville, FL
LTC (R) Arnold Collins Jr. is my grandfather on my mother's side. I was blessed to grow up around him..
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Pvt. Newton Willard Young, combat-wounded World War I Doughboy
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Pvt. Newton Willard Young, combat-wounded World War I Doughboy

Niceville, FL
Newton Willard Young is my grandfather. I spent many years researching and tracking down information on his service in World..
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Veterans Day ceremony and band concert
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Veterans Day ceremony and band concert

Port Townsend, WA
Each year Marvin G. Shields Memorial Post 26 in Port Townsend, Wash., presents a Veterans Day ceremony to which the..
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Honored veteran to lead parade
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Honored veteran to lead parade

Biddeford, ME
Richard Giroux will be the grand marshal for the annual Twin Cities Veterans Council parade, which takes place in Biddeford..
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United States Test & Evaluation Command
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United States Test & Evaluation Command

Hemet, CA
In March 1964, while working at Grid Services section, there was a request from Col. Black Todo: something for the..
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Five generations at war

Rockford, IL
My family has had the privilege of serving this country of ours since the Civil War. My great-great grandfather, A...
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United States Marine Corps Combat Helicopter Association Memorial Bell Ceremony
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United States Marine Corps Combat Helicopter Association Memorial Bell Ceremony

Folsom, CA
My brother John and I will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the State Capitol Rotunda in Sacramento, California, with..
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Serving the nation in the Cold War, Vietnam
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Serving the nation in the Cold War, Vietnam

Houston, TX
I was 17 when I joined the Army Reserve. I went to Fort Polk, La., for basic training and spent..
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Warner family has long legacy of service
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Warner family has long legacy of service

Fort Pierce , FL
My father, James W. Warner, joined the U.S. Navy on Oct. 26, 1911. In 1916 he was 2nd Class Quartermaster,..
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US Navy celebrates its birthday
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US Navy celebrates its birthday

Newport Beach, CA
The U.S. Navy had a special birthday party at Newport Harbor Post 291 Saturday, Oct. 12. During the Global Force..
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Soldier who served in Germany makes interesting Graceland discovery
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Soldier who served in Germany makes interesting Graceland discovery

Mount Dora, FL
Frank John Classen, born in Glencoe, Minn., served in the Army from 1954 to 1956. He was stationed in Nuremberg,..
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Doss-Malone American Legion Post 1200, Monee, Ill.
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Doss-Malone American Legion Post 1200, Monee, Ill.

Monee, IL
On Oct. 11, the Monee Post 1200 Riders hosted a POW-MIA Day ceremony at the post.
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American Legion history
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American Legion history

San Diego, CA
A Legionnaire and friend, Steve Lewandowski, from Encinitas Post 416, shared this great photo of Legion history with me. There was..
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Army veteran reunites with wartime friend after six decades
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Army veteran reunites with wartime friend after six decades

Rolling Hills, CA
Tom Stratos joined the Army in 1943 and was discharged on April 18, 1946. Though he immediately signed up for..
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A barber's secrets nearly prove deadly to distinguished Marine and his men

Howey-in-the-Hills, FL
Leroy Blessing enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1950, when he was 17. He hadn't yet completed high school. "What was..
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The story of 1st Sgt. William E Campbell Jr., U.S. Army, American hero

Clifton , NJ
The story of Sgt. Campbell starts at the beginning of World War II, with his birth in 1942. His dad,..
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Montana World War II veteran celebrates 70 years of marriage
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Montana World War II veteran celebrates 70 years of marriage

Glendive, MT
James Kenneth Black was born in 1923 on a prairie homestead in Montana’s Petroleum County. When Jim was just 5,..
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Salute to Veterans
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Salute to Veterans

Vista, CA
Back in the spring, members of Post 365 in Vista, Calif., decided they wanted to go to a San Diego..
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"What do you See" - Poem by Leon Kohler
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"What do you See" - Poem by Leon Kohler

Lakeland, FL
Our fellow comrade Leon Kohler (from Post 4 in Lakeland, Fla.) has written a very moving poem after viewing the..
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Army Reserves vet continued to serve country as engineer for nearly 30 years after..

Gardner, MA
Upon graduating from Northeastern University with a BSCE in 1960, I immediately lost my temporary draft deferment, joined a local..
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Marine serves country in Vietnam, then again in Iraq to honor long-held promise
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Marine serves country in Vietnam, then again in Iraq to honor long-held promise

Indianapolis, IN

In 1966, I was assigned to a new engineer battalion that was being formed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton..

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William "Bill" Bayliss receives Purple Heart for wounds on Iwo Jima
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William "Bill" Bayliss receives Purple Heart for wounds on Iwo Jima

Wabash, IN
William Bayliss finally got his Purple Heart – 24 years after he was wounded on Iwo Jima. It came through the..
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Brothers in arms: Seven siblings serve country in World War II, Korea

Middlebury, VT
In the Severson household, seven of nine brothers served during war and returned home safely between World War II and..
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American Flag History program
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American Flag History program

Tampa, FL
The American Legion Post 5 (USS Tampa) membership has created a fantastic program called "American Flag History." Commander Bill Hamblin..
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POW/MIA remembrance in South Tampa
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POW/MIA remembrance in South Tampa

Tampa, FL
Post 138 in Port Tampa City held a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony on Friday, Sept. 20, to commemorate National POW/MIA Recognition..
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Strategic Air Command vet recounts nuclear weapons training mission

Charlotte, NC
As a member of the Strategic Air Command during the 1950s, I was assigned to a B-36 bomber crew as..
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Homeless Veterans Stand Down

ELKO, NV
Reed-Gregory Post 7 ELKO,Nv. Our Local Veteran Service Officer Deborah Gentry in which she is a Post 7 member helped..
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