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LEGION RIDERS
Dr. Dennis Wilcox, WWII veteran and community leader
Port Angeles, WA
The American Legion Riders, Walter Akeley Post 29, Port Angeles, Wash., were invited to stand a flag line for a..
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LEGION RIDERS
Santa saddles up his best team for the Community Christmas Tree-Lighting!
Port Angeles, WA
The American Legion Riders, Walter Akeley Post 29, escorted Santa to the Community Christmas tree lighting on Nov. 30. The..
4,429 views
COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Air Force vet honors Legion, late wife with mural on post building
Thibodaux, LA
Clovis Ordogne did something his late wife, Judy, would have never believed. He had a mural commissioned on the outside..
4,423 views
WHY I LOVE MY POST
Thanksgiving meal at Dallas post
Dallas, TX
American Legion Love Field Post 453, Dallas, held its annual Thanksgiving meal starting on Thanksgiving Day at 2 p.m. Many..
4,018 views
VOLUNTEERING
Post 149 To Serve Military & Their Families Free for Thanksgiving
Escondido, CA
Come one, come all! Local Post 149 in Escondido, CA is proud to serve free meals to active military..
4,249 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Army vet recalls brush with infamous Lady Be Good
Tomball, TX
When Roger Landry was stationed at Wheelus Air Base in Libya during the late 1950s, he and his buddies managed..
7,123 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Korean War vet fought valiantly on front lines
orlando, FL
Bob Barfield of Philadelphia joined the army at age 17 in 1951. After basic training, he completed Airborne Jump School..
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FAMILY LEGACY
Honor & remembrance
Fort Smith, AR
Johnny Martin joined the Army prior to graduating from high school and entered shortly after his graduation in 1967. He..
4,623 views
LEGION RIDERS
The Wally Run
Temecula / Murrieta, CA
On Nov. 9, 2013, 94 Riders from 12 ALRs attended a benefit ride hosted by ALR 852 for Army Staff..
4,688 views
OTHER
Matt Urban, Post 40, Monroe, Mich.
Monroe, MI
Every year a group of veterans from Monroe, Mich., go to Washington, D.C., for Veterans Day. We always stop at..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
A monument to Air Force Col. Edgar Whitcomb
North Vernon, IN
Some lives are worth commemorating because of the inspiration they give to future generations. Ed Whitcomb is one of those. From..
4,660 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Veterans Day letter by Korean War Marine veteran
Freeland, PA
I would like to speak of the living veterans who still hold memories of World War II, the Korean War,..
5,144 views
LEGION RIDERS
Veterans Day Parade in Tennessee
Franklin, TN
It was a beautiful but cool morning. We had to move our parade to Friday before Veterans Day but we..
4,498 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
105-year-old WWII vet recalls D-Day on Higgins boat
Emmetsburg, IA
The Infantry had headed out to sea several times in a Higgins Landing Craft near the coastal town of Barnstable,..
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COMMUNITY MEMORIALS / MONUMENTS
Honoring those who serve in Missouri
Nixa, MO
This Veterans Day event was held at the Nixa Community Center in Nixa, Miss. Our American Legion Post 434, together with..
4,848 views
OTHER
Veterans Day services in Webster City, Iowa
Webster City, IA
American Legion Post 191 went to the Webster City Middle School. We had 10 veterans, ranging from the Korean War..
4,984 views
VOLUNTEERING
Increasing Americanism
Cedarburg, WI
Peter Wollner Post No. 288 Color Guard participated in six Veterans Day ceremonies spanning Nov. 11-12, 2013. They worked with..
4,324 views
POST MUSEUMS AND MEMORIALS
American Legion Post 101 dedicates Purple Heart Wall
Bushnell, FL
On Nov. 11, 2013, Veterans Day, a Purple Heart Wall was dedicated to thank our soldiers who gave their all..
5,125 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Student's letter helps WWII vet receive medals after 67 years
Salisbury, MD
(In the photo above, Charles Mowbray talks with Leanna Morris, who helped the World War II veteran receive his medals...
5,606 views
OTHER
Veterans Day Salute Dinner
Westcliffe, CO
Post 170, Westcliffe, Hosts Legion Family Veterans Day Salute Honoring veterans is an American Legion Family effort at Westcliffe Post 170...
4,767 views
OTHER
American Legion Post 1982 Veterans Day Ceremony
Ansbach, NY
American Legion David Chavez Post 1982 and U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach hosted a Veterans Day ceremony at the Memorial Park..
4,340 views
OTHER
Flag retirement ceremony and honoring our veterans
Hiawatha, KS
HIAWATHA, Kan. — Brown County residents paused in two different ways on the eve of Veterans Day to honor an..
4,994 views
OTHER
Veterans Day in Laplace, La.
Laplace, LA
Post 383 in Laplace, La., shared its place on Veterans Day. We were part of the Veterans Day parade and..
4,985 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
Vet snaps shot with Marilyn Monroe in Korea
Levittown, Puerto Rico, IN
Marilyn Monroe was in Korea as part of the USO entertainment during the Korean War. Army veteran Luis Miranda remembers..
7,319 views
HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS
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...
3,859 views
VOLUNTEERING
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..
5,161 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
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..
5,082 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
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..
6,963 views
MY TIME IN UNIFORM
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..
6,559 views
OTHER
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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