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Songwriting With Soldiers: Veterans to Attend Live PBS Taping in Nashville
Award-winning songwriters, Veterans and service members will come together to share music at the Songwriting With Soldiers concert on Thursday, Aug. 1, at Nashville’s War Memorial Auditorium. The concert will…
Congress Approves LEGION Act
The U.S. House passed the bipartisan LEGION Act on Tuesday, extending the recognized wartime era back to Dec. 7, 1941. The LEGION Act — Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities…
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Trailer Wows as Navy Goes All In
By James Barber Today is a great day for the United States Navy and for the United States of America: The “Top Gun: Maverick” trailer premiered at Comic-Con in San Diego, and now…
Three of the Stupidest Wars Ever Fought in World History
By Blake Stilwell There are a lot of good reasons humans have gone to war in the past few centuries, believe it or not. Halting or preventing genocides, declaring independence…
American Legion World Series Coverage Grows on ESPNU and ESPNews
Continuing growth of the American Legion World Series in Shelby, N.C., has led to an increase of live television coverage on the ESPN family of networks for 2019. Once again,…
Atlanta VA Abandons Over 200,000 Health Care Applications This Year Alone
An arm of the Veterans Affairs Department in Atlanta eliminated 208,272 applications from across the country for health care early this year amid efforts to shrink a massive backlog of…
Shop Your Favorite Brands on ShopVCS.com
Whether you are looking for gadgets for the home, sporting gear, fine jewelry or new clothes for your closet, or even tickets for your next event or theme park, Veterans…
Army, Air Force and Navy Exchange PX Shopping – How to Register
The Army, Air Force and Navy exchange allows all honorably discharged veterans to shop online. You must register first. To register, please call 1-844-868-8672. Prior to calling the 1-844-868-8672 go online to VETVERIFY.ORG there are…
Explore a Century of Enduring Policies and Programs of The American Legion
The current policies and programs of The American Legion are based on resolutions passed by the Legion’s national conventions and the National Executive Committee over the last 100 years. After…
73rd Annual Boys Nation Begins Friday
The 73rd session of American Legion Boys Nation begins Friday as 100 rising high school seniors arrive in Washington, D.C., to represent their respective states in one of the Legion’s…
Honorary Centennial Chairman Theodore Roosevelt IV Reflects on Values
Theodore Roosevelt IV, chairman of The American Legion’s 100th Anniversary Honorary Committee, reflected July 13 on a World War I veteran his grandfather revered: Sgt. William Henry Johnson of the…
Honoring Georgia’s Korean War Veterans
The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Veterans Service are partnering to say “Thank You” to Korean War Veterans for their honorable…
Army to Receive 7.62mm Squad Marksman Rifles as Early as Next Year
Heckler & Koch Defense Inc. will soon begin delivering thousands of 7.62mm squad-designated marksman rifles to the Army to give infantry and other close-combat units a better chance of penetrating enemy body…
Over 10,000 New Members Recruited by 168 Legionnaires
For The American Legion’s centennial membership year, 168 Legionnaires achieved Gold Brigade or Silver Brigade status for recruiting 10,256 new members. There were 122 Legionnaires who recruited 50 or more…
Veterans’ Creed – Why We Created It and Why It’s Important.
by General George Casey Last June, eleven VSO’s came together and developed a Veteran’s Creed, each of whose elements reflects the foundations of Veterans’ culture, military creeds and related VSO…
