American Legion
Recent News About American Legion
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AMERICAN LEGION: American Legion Baseball Registration for 2021 Now Open
Registration for the 2021 American Legion Baseball season opened Jan. 1.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Remembering Every Veteran
The COVID-19 pandemic forced cancellations across the country for Wreaths Across America events, but Kent Island American Legion Post 278 pushed forward.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Roe, American Legion Ally, Retiring From Congress After Six Terms
Dr. Phil Roe, R-Tenn., the ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, is set to retire at the end of the 116th Congress.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Baseball Registration for 2021 Opens Jan. 1
Registration for the 2021 American Legion Baseball season will open Jan. 1.
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AMERICAN LEGION: As COVID-19 cases increase, American Legion Assistance Continues
During the fall as Missouri saw its coronavirus cases spike, Roscoe Enloe Post 5 in Jefferson City saw less and less members come to its facility.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Support American Legion Programs During Your Holiday Shopping
Holiday shopping is upon us. So make AmazonSmile your go-to for finding great deals on gifts while supporting your favorite charitable organization.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Dec. 15 Provides Opportunity To Promote Legion’s Oratorical Contest
Dec. 15 will mark the 229th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights.
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AMERICAN LEGION: 2021 Overseas Graves Decoration Fund Open
The 2021 American Legion Overseas Graves Decoration Trust Fund is now open to requests.
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AMERICAN LEGION: New myLegion Coming In December
In mid-December, a new mylegion.org will be released for American Legion members and officers.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Commander, Senate VA Committee Chairman Meet In Kansas
Priorities seemed to be the theme for last night’s dinner between American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford and Sen. Jerry Moran. The two met while Oxford was visiting American Legion Post 256 in Wichita, Kan.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Indiana Legion Post Offers Up Free Flu Shots To Local Veterans, Spouses
For 25 years Byron Cox American Legion Post 72 in Crawfordsville, Ind., has put on a Veterans Expo that brought together local veterans with a variety of vendors – health-care professionals, American Legion service officers, educators and others – filling the post.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Commander Oxford Continues Three Goals For Membership Growth
As American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford leads the organization again for the 2020-2021 membership year due to the pandemic, he is continuing his same three goals announced upon his election in August 2019.
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AMERICAN LEGION: VA Approves Claims For More Than 22,500 Blue Water Navy Veterans
Nine months after the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began processing Agent Orange disability claims for Blue Water Navy veterans, more than 22,500 have been finalized, resulting in more than $640 million in payments to veterans or their surviving dependents.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Ten Things You Didn't Know About The Navy
The U.S. Navy celebrates its birthday on Oct. 13. In 1775, a naval force was established by the Continental Congress to aid in the conflict with the British.
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AMERICAN LEGION: North Carolina Legion Riders Not Letting Pandemic Ruin Their Plans
For the past few years, Department of North Carolina American Legion Riders Chairman Jack Ward has wanted to get an in-state Legacy Run started in his state – in part to increase the donations from the department to The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Swimming 100 Miles For Veterans and Children
Charlie Parker is in a wheelchair but isn’t letting that stop him from completing American Legion National Commander Bill Oxford’s 100 Miles for Hope challenge.
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AMERICAN LEGION: American Legion Testifies On Bill Aimed At Reducing Veteran Suicide
Katie Purswell, deputy director of Health Policy for The American Legion, testified on Sept. 9 before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on S.
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AMERICAN LEGION: California Eagle Scout receives American Legion Award
Restrictions on large gatherings may have prevented The American Legion from having its 101st National Convention in 2020, but it didn’t stop the organization from personally presenting its national Eagle Scout of the Year award in person on Aug. 29.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Donates 10,000 Masks To Soldiers’ Home Ravaged by COVID-19
The American Legion made a donation of 10,000 medical masks to the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home on Aug. 19 in Holyoke, Mass.
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AMERICAN LEGION: National Legion College Postponed to March 2021
As the coronavirus pandemic continues nationwide with various restrictions by state, the 2020 National American Legion College has been rescheduled from November and application deadline is now extended as a result