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Legion Riders to provide escort to Civil War cremains

Riders from Post 79 in Zionsville, Ind., will provide escort to cremains to Arlington National Cemetery, where they will be buried.

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Oklahoman serves at Normandy, survives work camps, returns home to Rosie the Riveter wife

Upon graduating high school, I snuck to Yuma, Ariz., to marry my sweetheart, Wilma, on June 6, 1943. I was only 18. But the next few years would be very different for me, as I was drafted into the Armed Forces in October that year.

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Arizona post honors small-town heroes

Legionnaires plan, fund and design memorial honoring Iwo Jima flag-raiser and World War I heroes.

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USS Monitor sailors buried at Arlington

Exactly 151 years after America's first ironclad proved itself in battle, two of its crewmen were laid to rest.

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The Battle for COP Keating

The Battle for COP Keating

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Thank You

I’ve wanted to say thank you for some time now. In my Marine Corps travels I’ve buried veterans, retirees and killed in action Marines.

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New monument in South Korea to honor U.S. troops

The U.N. Memorial Cemetery in South Korea will finally get a monument that honors U.S. troops who fought there.

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New honor and remembrance web page

Legion launches section of legion.org highlighting stories, photos and videos of bravery, courage and sacrifice.    

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Rebuilding a court of honor

A St. Louis post preserves the history and memories of 1,185 World War I fallen heroes.

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Nimitz sculpture returning to Pearl Harbor

Battleship Missouri Memorial chosen as permanent home of 600-pound bronze statue paying tribute to the legendary World War II admiral.

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