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Koutz raises OCW goal to $750,000

National commander increases goal for fundraising program that provides exercise gear and entertainment equipment to wounded servicemembers.

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Navy honors 4 Vietnam-era sailors

The crew of the crashed helicopter was recently interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

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1930s Legion Baseball uniform found, returned

Legionnaire Joe Price of Frederick, Md., was surprised to receive his Post 11 baseball uniform after 80 years.

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Iowa’s Operation Troop Support a true success

When nearly 3,000 Iowa National Guardsmen were deployed, the state’s American Legion Family stepped up for the servicemembers and their loved ones.

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Discussing prior service with interviewers

When you interview for a job, be sure not to rehash your military experience. Keep focused on what is relevant.

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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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TBI/PTSD committee to make final recommendations

PNC William Detweiler, chairman of the Legion’s Traumatic Brain Injury/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Ad Hoc Committee, to deliver report to NEC.

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Normandy veteran tells tale of invasion, workcamps

Upon graduating high school, I snuck to Yuma, Ariz., to marry my sweetheart, Wilma, on June 6, 1943. I was only 19. 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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Minutes from Fall 2012 FODPAL meeting available

Minutes of FODPAL meeting held on 17 Oct 2012 at The American Legion Headquarters, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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April 26, 2013 - NS/FR Weekly Update

National Security / Foreign Relations Division Week in Review Week ending 4/26/2013

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