On Oct. 10, 2015, there was a launch and christening ceremony for the USS Illinois Virginia-class nuclear submarine in Groton,..

My name is Walter J. Durbin. I am a life member of the Legion and consider the Legion and my..

With the help of the veterans hospital, Loma Linda Hospital and county supervisors, all homeless veterans have been sheltered and..

American Legion Tawakoni Post 517 in West Tawakoni, Texas, is proud to submit the attached picture of Marvin Dugenske (on..

As boys they dreamed of being superheroes. As men, they served their country fighting alongside their brothers and sisters. Today,..

Zachary Evan Aponte, 2015 Boys State attendee for Nathan Bruckenthal-Adam Cann Memorial Post 385, has received an appointment to West..

Walter W. Craig ALA Post 354 raised $3,500 to give Christmas gifts to the 60 homeless veterans at Mechling-Shakley Veteran..

Having a God-given talent as an artist, my son Mike Sekletar (SAL member Post 118), Amherst, Ohio, has donated his..

A few months after Hitler had promised Holland neutrality, German paratroopers invaded our country at night. This happened while I..

It was all smiles today as a military veterans advocacy group thanked the College of Southern Nevada for a job..

American Legion Post 171 held its membership meeting Dec. 2, 2015, with special guest speaker Westerville Canine Officer Brian Schwartz..

AMERICAN LEGION POST 117 VETERANS DAY CEREMONY HON. ROBERT J. WITTMAN OF VIRGINIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, November 19, 2015 Mr. WITTMAN. Mr. Speaker,..

American Legion Homer White Post 66 of Hiawatha, Kan., reserved three days to honor those who served and those who..

The Veterans Day ceremony at Matthews-Crawford Post 131 featured the honoring of 20 World War II veterans to commemorate the..

There is something about military service which brings diverse members, even generations apart, closer together. This was evident in the words..

If you are old enough to remember that windy and biting cold day in November 1963, you will recall the..

I am an ambassador for a charity called "67 Blankets for Nelson Mandela Day" in the United States. We knit,..

At the Oct. 28 meeting of Richard H. Stewart Jr. American Legion Post 543, held at the St. James Community..

On Nov. 11, 2015, Veterans Day, Williams-Jobe-Gibson American Legion Post 128 will add to their Veterans Day activities the reading..

ATLANTA, May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Center for Nonprofits (GCN) announced today that the fourth annual Georgia Gives..

by Jerry P. Skorch, Post 371, Gibbsboro, N.J. In the January 2015 issue of The American Legion Magazine, Post 371 Adjutant..

The tough issues that The American Legion faces today in helping returning veterans with severe injuries and emotional trauma are..

A little-known battle of the War of 1812 was on Lake Champlain near the small city of Plattsburgh, which was..

American Legion Junior Shooting Sports at Centennial Post 209 began the fall semester on Sept. 9. The class was full and..

In 1971 or 1972 the prime minister of Sweden (Olof Palme), in a speech at the National Press Club in..

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute and Traveling Wall will once again visit the Somerset County Park Commission’s North Branch Park/County..

Lost my brother Nick last March to cancer, we both served, Nick was a Seabee. Wrote a story in his..

On Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, the American Legion Post 66 Honor Guard hosted a dinner for scholarship recipients and family..

"Every Hero Has a Story" is scheduled for Labor Day, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the American..