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Making a bad year better
Over a lifetime we learn that certain years are worse than others. Sometimes we wish that we could relive..
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Re-dedication and Memorial ceremony of the Puerto Rico Medal of Honor Grove
Latin American Post 840 and Auxiliary Unit 840 spearheaded a fundraising effort to completely renovate the Puerto Rican Medal of..
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Post 1836 of Woodside, N.Y. holds Memorial Day ceremony
On Memorial Day 2019, American Legion Post 1836, Blvd Gardens (Woodside, N.Y.) held its annual ceremony which has occurred for..
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The Veteran
Whether you join the Army, Navy or Marines You serve your country as a proud American human being You go through hard..
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Our Flag
Rippling through the wind Against the blue sky A salute to freedom A glory that doesn’t die Our flag stands up To the greatest peak Strong..
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Condolence Message For Memorial Day
As we say in silent prayer A condolence message that shall be heard everywhere For as we are in meditation We honor our..
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If These Boots Could Talk
If These Boots Could Talk by Jean Meyer If these boots could talk I wonder what stories they would tell About the men..
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Somebody's Catching Hell
Somebody's Catching Hell is a novel about a team of Marine aerial photo interpreters in the months leading up to..
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The Eighty Six Year Gap
After the attack on Pearl Harbor we realized we could be reached and declared war. More than 11 million men..
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NVC Cotten's visit to New Hampshire
The weekend of April 12-14, the Detachment of New Hampshire hosted East Region NVC Michael Cotten (Delaware.) as well as..
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American Legion provides classroom flags
Lakehurst Elementary School in Lakehurst, N.J. recently suffered a massive mold problem, sufficient enough to shut down the entire building..
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Brothers meet in Holland during WWII
During WWII (Europe) Russell H. Souders, Sr. served in the artillery with the 9th Army while his brother flew a..
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Six Months Wonder
audio -- https://johnmac13.podbean.com/e/six-months-wonder/ I was too young for Korea although I had a friend whose older brother died there. I was too old for..
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“Where the Hell is Korea?” – Warfare in the land of Sorrow.”
“Where the Hell is Korea?” – Warfare in the land of Sorrow.” The Korean War, often referred to as the “Forgotten..
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Our Dad, Our Hero
My father, Vivian Adams Wadford, passed at the early age of 49. Like most WW II vets, he..
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Ain’t No Justice
Poetry by Robert Hubenthal It seemed to me while in my youth Life is not fair and that’s the truth The rich the..
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Spotlight on Jean Wilson - Dept. of Ohio 2nd Vice Commander
First, thank you Jean, for taking time out of your busy schedule to speak with me. Q. Jean, when and..
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The Next Best Thing
Growing up, I remember my dad talking about his experiences during WWII in the Pacific. I remember studying every page..
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Haboob Wind
This is my popular book which is on track to be a best seller. Here is one of the..
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Honor POW/MIA
Richard Eckert Jr. from Watersound, Fla. and Craig Smith from New Orleans were winners of the Annual Coastal Mississippi Patriot..
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My experience as a minor league bat boy
Sometimes you can be in the right place at the right time. For me, one of those times was in..
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Forever 29
l Asad, Iraq, 2006. A long year for some. A year of strife, service to country, and loss..
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"Thanks For The Memory"
Recently I watched an old broadcast of a Johnny Carson show. He had Bob Hope as one of his..
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Phantom in the Sky: A Marine's Back Seat View of the Vietnam War
Phantom in the Sky is the story of a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) in the back seat of the supersonic..
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I Am America - A Memorial Day Tribute
I lost my first child on the day I was born on April 19, 1775…I am America. He fell on..
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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: A Century of Honor, 1921-2021
For one hundred years, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has served as the nation’s most cherished shrine to the..
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Maine Legion co-founder's cap on display
Our Post displays the cap of James Boyle, who was a veteran of WW1 and..
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THE LAND WE CALL OUR HOME
In the Land we love The Land We call our Home! "The Star Spangled Banner" Is the symbol of unity!. And "We the People" Must..
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We Have Met the Enemy and Is it us?
When the Korean War began in June 1950, I signed up, I was single, had five years' experience in construction,..
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Zero to Hero: From Bullied Kid to Warrior
“Nobody who knew me as a young man would have picked me to become a..
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