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    • New Jersey Legionnaires salute the GI Bill
      June 14, 2019

      New Jersey Legionnaires salute the GI Bill

    • Blue Water veterans legislation passes Senate, heads to White House
      June 13, 2019

      Blue Water veterans legislation passes Senate, heads to White House

    • MISSION Act guidance available in booklet
      June 5, 2019

      MISSION Act guidance available in booklet

    • Scholarships, Legion Riders and claims help top May report
      May 7, 2019

      Scholarships, Legion Riders and claims help top May report

    • American Legion testifying on Capitol Hill April 30, May 1
      April 25, 2019

      American Legion testifying on Capitol Hill April 30, May 1

    • Job fairs coast-to-coast in June
      May 30, 2019

      Job fairs coast-to-coast in June

    • Legion workshop at Fort Hood to aid transitioning servicemembers
      May 29, 2019

      Legion workshop at Fort Hood to aid transitioning servicemembers

    • How to write a career summary
      May 9, 2019

      How to write a career summary

    • Scholarships, Legion Riders and claims help top May report
      May 7, 2019

      Scholarships, Legion Riders and claims help top May report

    • A look at May's job fairs
      May 1, 2019

      A look at May's job fairs

    • New Jersey Legionnaires salute the GI Bill
      June 14, 2019

      New Jersey Legionnaires salute the GI Bill

    • GI Bill exhibit headed to New Jersey, D.C.
      June 5, 2019

      GI Bill exhibit headed to New Jersey, D.C.

    • How has the G.I. Bill changed your life?
      June 4, 2019

      How has the G.I. Bill changed your life?

    • GI Bill exhibit headed to Intrepid Museum
      May 16, 2019

      GI Bill exhibit headed to Intrepid Museum

    • VA wants your GI Bill success stories
      April 23, 2019

      VA wants your GI Bill success stories

    • Blue Water veterans legislation passes Senate, heads to White House
      June 13, 2019

      Blue Water veterans legislation passes Senate, heads to White House

    • New cabin to honor Gold Star families
      June 13, 2019

      New cabin to honor Gold Star families

    • MISSION Act guidance available in booklet
      June 5, 2019

      MISSION Act guidance available in booklet

    • VA clinic named for longtime Georgia Legionnaire
      June 3, 2019

      VA clinic named for longtime Georgia Legionnaire

    • Facebook Live event to focus on MISSION Act changes
      May 28, 2019

      Facebook Live event to focus on MISSION Act changes

    • New Jersey Legionnaires on pace to break record to help kids needing organ transplants
      June 13, 2019

      New Jersey Legionnaires on pace to break record to help kids needing organ transplants

    • More than just calories on National Doughnut Day
      June 4, 2019

      More than just calories on National Doughnut Day

    • Register now for 2019 Children & Youth Conference
      June 3, 2019

      Register now for 2019 Children & Youth Conference

    • Flags for Freedom: grads remember fallen alum
      May 22, 2019

      Flags for Freedom: grads remember fallen alum

    • Illinois Coast Guardsmen share gratitude to the Legion
      May 17, 2019

      Illinois Coast Guardsmen share gratitude to the Legion

    • USAA Tips: Beyond the 30-second elevator speech
      May 9, 2019

      USAA Tips: Beyond the 30-second elevator speech

    • Financial spring cleaning
      March 20, 2019

      Financial spring cleaning

    • Money management in marriage
      February 20, 2019

      Money management in marriage

    • Six ways to use technology in 2019
      December 20, 2018

      Six ways to use technology in 2019

    • How to talk to your aging parents
      November 20, 2018

      How to talk to your aging parents

    • PNC Rohan among women veterans honored in Virginia
      April 29, 2019

      PNC Rohan among women veterans honored in Virginia

    • Women in the military: ‘We want to do our part’
      April 27, 2019

      Women in the military: ‘We want to do our part’

    • American Legion to attend Tattoo festival
      April 17, 2019

      American Legion to attend Tattoo festival

    • Women veterans, tell your stories
      March 27, 2019

      Women veterans, tell your stories

    • Legion to have presence at Virginia International Tattoo festival
      March 21, 2019

      Legion to have presence at Virginia International Tattoo festival

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