American Legion
Recent News About American Legion
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AMERICAN LEGION: Holiday Donor Blood Drive underway
The annual American Legion Holiday Donor Blood Drive is underway.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Legion Riders chapter 'always serving'
Each year, American Legion Riders Chapter 433 in Ironton, Ohio, stages a poker run to raise funds for a local individual or organizations that may need help.
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AMERICAN LEGION: White Bird post unveils first phase of veterans memorial park
American Legion Post 152 in the small town of White Bird, Idaho, population 91, has been raising funds to build a veterans park.
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AMERICAN LEGION: National commander honors service and sacrifice in visit to Arlington
American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad attended a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11 at Arlington National Cemetery’s amphitheater, where Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie delivered the keynote address.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Legion Baseball prepared Melvin and Snitker for success
Two former American Legion Baseball players, Bob Melvin and Brian Snitker, were named the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Managers of the Year Award on Tuesday.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Veterans outreach coming to California
American Legion national staff and Department of California Legionnaires are teaming up for a district revitalization and veterans outreach effort Nov. 17-18 in Temple City, Calif.
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AMERICAN LEGION: 70-plus veterans take on hep C in Galveston
Despite heavy storms prior to and then heavy at the start of the final day, the largest weekend motorcycle rally in the nation was the stage Nov. 1-4 for another successful collaboration between The American Legion and Abbvie in a nationwide campaign to provide free hepatitis C antibody testing for veterans.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Make Halloween fun and safe for youth
Halloween is a time for young people to dress up as their favorite cartoon character, music artist or superhero.
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AMERICAN LEGION: 2018 National Legion College underway Sunday
Fifty-five American Legion members representing 40 departments will gather at American Legion National Headquarters in Indianapolis Oct. 27 to Nov. 2 for the 19th consecutive session of National Legion College.
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AMERICAN LEGION: American Legion attends AUSA's annual expo
The Association of the United States Army (AUSA) held it’s 2018 annual meeting and expo Oct. 8-10 in Washington, D.C.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Daytona Beach another successful TAKE ON HEP C stop
The 26th annual Biketoberfest in Daytona Beach, Fla., was the backdrop for another successful American Legion-AbbVie collaboration during the TAKE ON HEP C campaign.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Homeless veterans in New Jersey receive care packages at stand down
Approximately 300 homeless veterans in Newark, N.J., received care packages which included clothing and hygiene products at a stand down event Oct. 13.
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AMERICAN LEGION: American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation launched
Described as “a renewed commitment to the future,” the American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation was established Wednesday to advance the organization’s continuous efforts to assist disabled veterans and military parents in need for decades to come.
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AMERICAN LEGION: New Medicare initiative aims to modernize access to personal health data
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new, online initiative that modernizes how beneficiaries get information about Medicare.
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AMERICAN LEGION: 2018 Consolidated Post Report numbers online
The 2017-2018 American Legion Consolidated Post Report (CPR) has been tabulated, and the results posted on www.legion.org/bythenumbers.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Kansas Legionnaires to honor Ike for 37th straight year
The Department of Kansas American Legion will hold its 37th annual Eisenhower Pilgrimage Oct. 13, honoring the former president, general and Legionnaire.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Wilkie: ‘State of the VA is better’
Newly appointed Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert Wilkie testified Sept. 26 before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (SVAC).
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AMERICAN LEGION: PNC Rohan honored among female military and business leaders
More than 200 women with experience and backgrounds as diverse as the military they represent gathered recently for the 20th annual Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) event in San Diego.
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AMERICAN LEGION: Veterans outreach effort coming to Georgia
American Legion national staff and Department of Georgia Legionnaires are teaming up for a district revitalization and veterans outreach effort Oct. 4-6 in Powder Springs, Ga.
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AMERICAN LEGION: A musical, theatrical journey back to the origins of The American Legion
A musical, theatrical journey back to the origins of The American Legion opened the 100th National Convention in Minneapolis.