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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Legionnaire receives honor from France
Auburn, IL
The honor is as follows: It is my pleasure as Consul General of France in Chicago to inform you, on the..
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Gus Farr receives 60-year membership award
Comstock Park, MI
I asked and received this from Gus Farr's son, Tom Farr. I have known Gus Farr all my life. Besides being..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Memories of service from a four-generation Navy family
Steelville, MO
Four generations of the Cook family served in the U.S. Navy from World War I-era until present day. My father,..
4,967 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
WWII submarine veteran recalls experiences in Pacific Theater
Mandeville, LA
The doctor's comment, without any reason given or documented, could have sealed Herman Prager's fate in 1942: not fit to..
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LEGION RIDERS
Blue Star Memorial Marker Dedicated at Veterans Memorial Park Port Angeles WASH
Port Angeles, WA
Veterans, city officials and the Port Angeles Garden Cub members dedicated a Blue Star Memorial Marker at the Veterans Memorial..
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Armed Forces Day event to be held May 21
Bella Vista, AR
May 21, 2014, 7:30 p.m., Bella Vista, Ark. Seventeen-piece JM Band and 60 singers, and Singing Men of Arkansas patriotic music..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Legionnaire counts seven generations of U.S. military service in his family tree
El Dorado, KS
Above: Harold Hamlin holds the commissioning pennant that flew from the masthead of the USS Wren the day it was..
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Long Beach Navy Yacht Club
Long Beach, CA
American Legion Yacht Club Post 0291 - Newport Beach, Calif. On the weekend of March 28, the "Navy Yacht Club" of..
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POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Florida Legion visits Naval Aviation Museum & National Flight Academy
Pensacola, FL
In February 2014, National Vice Commander Paul E. Dillard and Department of Florida State Commander Art Schwabe toured the National..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Wounded Vietnam veteran steps into painting that hung over his bed
Louisville, KY
Army veteran Johnny Brooks was drafted only three weeks after his 20th birthday, three weeks after marrying his high school..
7,134 views
LEGION RIDERS
Why I joined the American Legion Riders
Port Angeles, WA
I am a veteran of the United States Marine Corps and Air Force and have had a lifelong passion with..
6,128 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Small town honors its two Medal of Honor recipients
Cheshire, CT
Civil War veteran Eri D. Woodbury's Medal of Honor | Image from Cheshire Historical Society Since the Medal of Honor was..
5,538 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vet shares Infantry training experiences in Korean War
Fulton, TX
When the Korean War started in June 1950, I, along with a shipload of men whose orders had already been..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Legionnaire receives “Welcome Home Vietnam Veteran” proclamation
Port Angeles, WA
On March 25, 2014, Michael Chapman, Clallam County commissioner, presented the Clallam County's "Welcome Home, Vietnam Veterans Day" proclamation to..
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Legion history
Allentown, PA
I've been exposed to the Legion since my junior high and high school days: Herbert Paul Lentz Post, Allentown Juvenile..
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Hollywood post celebrates Legion's 95th birthday
Hollywood, CA
Hollywood (Calif.) Post 43 officers 1st Vice Commander Don Schilling, Commander David Gibson, 2nd Vice Commander Tim Shaner cut a..
4,381 views
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Flag retirement ceremony
West Babylon, NY
Sgt. John Sardiello Post 1638 of West Babylon, N.Y., held a flag retirement ceremony on the steps of the local..
6,879 views
LEGION RIDERS
Chili cookoff supports Operation Comfort Warriors
Corpus Christi, TX
Corpus Christi Texas American Legion Post 364 and the American Legion Riders held a chili cookoff on March 15 to..
4,391 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
Idaho post memorial shows 'you don't have to be a big organization' to honor..
Kimberly, ID
Vietnam veteran Wayne Sayer has traveled Idaho roads back and forth, up and down, and has thought a lot about..
4,497 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Legion post helps Korean War vet finally receives honor for valor posthumously
Green Valley, AZ
Photo courtesy of Regina Ford | Green Valley News | Standing: Tony Day Seated: Wong Suey Lee and Al Fisch What..
4,949 views
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Post 284 donates to Bushnell flags
BELLEVIEW, FL
There are 126 national cemeteries across our country, 13 of which did not honor our veterans on Memorial Day by..
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Post 284 celebrates 95th birthday of American Legion
Belleview, FL
On March 14, 2014, American Legion Post 284 (Belleview, Fla.) celebrated the 95th birthday of the American Legion. Betty J...
4,293 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Day of Remembrance Olympia, Washington
Lacey, WA
By Bob Nakamura, American Legion member, Cathay Post 186, District 1, State of Washington. On Feb. 19, 2014, the Washington State..
4,388 views
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Post donates $10,000 to VA Volunteer Services
Jackson, SC
In recent years the membership of American Legion Post 168 in Beech Island, S.C., has slowly dwindled. The post, once..
3,927 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Montana community creates monument honoring veterans
Libby, MT
What do a shoe cobbler, a car dealer, and an ex-police officer have in common? Being normal occupations, most will..
6,096 views
FAMILY LEGACY
Five brothers serve in five branches
Crete, IL
One room in Richard Hughes’ Arizona home, complete with models and boot camp photos, pays testament to the five in..
3,759 views
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Passing of a WAVE
Everett, WA
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VOLUNTEERING
Welcome Home Troops Tailgate Party
Las Vegas, NV
Each year, Paradise Post 149 partners with "Welcome Home Heroes" to give a tailgate party for injured troops, both active..
4,438 views
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National commander visits Bella Vista Post 341
Bella Vista, AR
Courtesy of Weekly Vista (Bella Vista, Ark.) Legion national commander pushes value of membership The American Legion needs to be strong, said..
4,451 views
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Back-to-back national awards
Bella Vista, AR
Historians from Bella Vista Post 341 took back-to-back first-place honors in the National Historian Contest in 2012 and 2013. In..
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