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El Dorado Hills, CA
My father, Raymond B. Kelsey, was drafted into the Army during the last year of World War I. Upon his..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Post 284 presents school medals
Belleview, FL
On May 7, 2013, Belleview American Legion Post 284 presented school medals to students from Emerald Shores Elementary. It was..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family tradition
Easton , MD
Well, my legacy of service started with Cpl. Henry Snively in the Pennsylvania Militia during the Revolutionary War, serving at..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Four brothers who served their country with pride
Onalaska, WI
Four brothers served our country, each representing a different branch of the military.
Raymond E. Craig
(93) was a private..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Iron Butterfly
Chapin, SC
IRON BUTTERFLY By Ralph Christopher Around noon on Nov. 8, 1968, Chief Theodore Smith was leading a patrol with boat captains James..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Oklahoman serves at Normandy, survives work camps, returns home to Rosie the Riveter wife
Stillwater, OK
Upon graduating high school, I snuck to Yuma, Ariz., to marry my sweetheart, Wilma, on June 6, 1943. I was..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
First casualty I escorted home from Vietnam 1965
Oceanside, CA
I was on my first tour of duty as a Marine drill instructor at MCRD San Diego. Orders came down..
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HONOR GUARD
Guernsey County Veterans Council - In Memoriam
cambridge, OH
We bury each and every veteran of our community with dignity and respect. We shoot a volley, fold his flag..
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FAMILY LEGACY
My family and its military heritage
Cambridge, OH
My father was not able to join his neighbors in the second great war due to his asthma condition. However,..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
the Courthouse square in Cambridge, Ohio
Cambridge, OH
I don't think that any town honors its veterans like Cambridge, Ohio. It has the World War I Gun, statues..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
My service to the United States of America
cambridge, OH
I entered the U.S. Air Force under the opposition of my mother - Oh, she was angry! However, I stood..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Family Ties
citrus Heights, CA
The youngest in my father's family served in the Navy and I remember asking my uncle how he liked it...
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OTHER
Ron Shoemaker of Water Oaks Veterans Club
Belleview, FL
On May 1, 2013, Ron Shoemaker presented a check to Post 284 Commander Larry Deal. The check was from proceeds..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Families in Service to their Country.
Mansfield, OH
D-Day, June 6, 1944, Omaha Beach, Normandy. Staff Sgt. Robert Brant, U.S. Army, started his journey across France and..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Charles Marshall family
Sacramento, CA
I am Charles R. Marshall, a biographer, who served in the Alaskan Air Command in the Korean War. My support..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Married couple served in Second World War, at home and abroad
Bessemer, PA
My parents are both World War II veterans. They married a few months before my father entered active duty in..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Lovelady Gap
Shelby, OH
My ancestor, Thomas Lovelady, was an enlisted man in both the North Carolina and South Carolina militias during the Revolutionary..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Esphorst Family Military History
Swiss, MO
My great-great-grandfather, Caspar Esphorst, served in the Enrolled Missouri Militia for the Union Army in the Civil War. My grandfather, George..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Sounding taps for a World War II Marine vet
Laplata, MD
My father, Ralph Eugene Riley, was a decorated Marine who was wounded in action on Sept. 15, 1944, at the..
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FAMILY LEGACY
My Wife's Great Uncle
Philadelphia, PA
His name is John R. Glod. He was born Jan. 3, 1944, and served in Vietnam where he was injured..
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FAMILY LEGACY
The Lamchick Family
New London , CT
My father, Howard E. Proper Lamchick served in the Army of Occupation ..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Thank You
Deltona, FL
I’ve wanted to say thank you for some time now. In my Marine Corps travels, I’ve buried veterans, retirees and..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Why I Served
birmingham, AL
Growing up as most boys do playing army and raising cane throughout the neighborhood. The military was always visable as..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
From Boys State to World War II and then to Korea
Omaha, NE
JOHN DICKINSON A longtime member of American Legion Post 1 of Omaha, Neb., John Dickinson started his Legion affiliation..
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FAMILY LEGACY
The Henderson / McKnitt Family Military Service
Floridatown, FL
My sister appointed me family historian, on Marco Island, FL in 1999. She said, “You have to do something besides..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
EARNEST DARE CAMPBELL
BUNKIE, , LA
ENLISTED AT BARKSDALE AIR BASE SEPT. 17, 1940. DISCHARGED AT CAMP SHELBY OCT. 5, 1945, AS S/SGT. LEFT FOR AUSTRALIA..
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MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Edward Bailey PB2Y Plane Captian
Bagdad, FL
ED’S STORY SLOW HAND ED - A WW II PLANE CAPTAIN VERBAL INTERVIEW OCTOBER 9TH TO November 16, 2012 USING..
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WHY I LOVE MY POST
Poppy Season!
Newport Beach, CA
Unit 291 in Southern California sends poppies to each of our American Legion family members (Legionnaires, Auxiliary, Sons of the..
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OTHER
The Veteran
Littleton, CO
Back in 2002, I was the keynote speaker at a Veterans Day function. There were about 300+ in attendance. As..
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HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Bringing New Knowledge to the South Pacific
West Lafayette, IN
Bringing New Knowledge to the South Pacific By William Sabel I was instrumental in introducing watermelons to..
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