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    • Exhibit message in Iowa: how the GI Bill happened
      May 16, 2018

      Exhibit message in Iowa: how the GI Bill happened

    • Legion VA appeals unit records 72 percent success rate
      May 9, 2018

      Legion VA appeals unit records 72 percent success rate

    • Iowa Gold Star Military Museum to welcome GI Bill exhibit
      May 2, 2018

      Iowa Gold Star Military Museum to welcome GI Bill exhibit

    • Legion testifies on VA life insurance programs
      April 25, 2018

      Legion testifies on VA life insurance programs

    • National commander featured on C-SPAN
      April 2, 2018

      National commander featured on C-SPAN

    • Fighting for those who fought for us
      May 1, 2018

      Fighting for those who fought for us

    • Culinary training program certifies veterans in a marketable skill
      April 24, 2018

      Culinary training program certifies veterans in a marketable skill

    • Upcoming career events nationwide
      April 17, 2018

      Upcoming career events nationwide

    • Job seekers, subscribe to Legion's Career Center newsletter
      April 11, 2018

      Job seekers, subscribe to Legion's Career Center newsletter

    • Department of New Jersey partnering for casino job fair
      April 9, 2018

      Department of New Jersey partnering for casino job fair

    • Exhibit message in Iowa: how the GI Bill happened
      May 16, 2018

      Exhibit message in Iowa: how the GI Bill happened

    • Legion symposium focuses on education for veterans, servicemembers
      March 9, 2018

      Legion symposium focuses on education for veterans, servicemembers

    • GI Bill’s legacy, effect and evolution honored in LA
      January 18, 2018

      GI Bill’s legacy, effect and evolution honored in LA

    • Bob Hope Patriotic Hall welcomes American Legion GI Bill exhibit
      January 8, 2018

      Bob Hope Patriotic Hall welcomes American Legion GI Bill exhibit

    • New Jersey Legionnaire honored for advocacy
      November 8, 2017

      New Jersey Legionnaire honored for advocacy

    • Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie tapped to lead the department
      May 18, 2018

      Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie tapped to lead the department

    • Long-term direction of VA uncertain; 50 days without a secretary
      May 17, 2018

      Long-term direction of VA uncertain; 50 days without a secretary

    • VA MISSION Act easily passes House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
      May 9, 2018

      VA MISSION Act easily passes House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

    • National commander: VA legislation 'a fair compromise'
      May 4, 2018

      National commander: VA legislation 'a fair compromise'

    • 'We want our post to be known for this'
      May 3, 2018

      'We want our post to be known for this'

    • OCW grant boosts VA's nationwide baby shower
      May 10, 2018

      OCW grant boosts VA's nationwide baby shower

    • $176,000 in donations impact Legion programs
      May 10, 2018

      $176,000 in donations impact Legion programs

    • $50,000 OCW grant supports VA's nationwide baby shower
      April 26, 2018

      $50,000 OCW grant supports VA's nationwide baby shower

    • Legion leadership delivers OCW grant to Puerto Rico
      April 23, 2018

      Legion leadership delivers OCW grant to Puerto Rico

    • CWF grant helps blind youth read
      April 10, 2018

      CWF grant helps blind youth read

    • Should your house be your bank?
      May 21, 2018

      Should your house be your bank?

    • INSIDE THE BOX
      April 20, 2018

      INSIDE THE BOX

    • Taxes made simple? Not on your life
      March 21, 2018

      Taxes made simple? Not on your life

    • Turn saving into fun
      January 19, 2018

      Turn saving into fun

    • Iowa Legion post gets $20,000 'surprise'
      December 21, 2017

      Iowa Legion post gets $20,000 'surprise'

    • OCW grant boosts VA's nationwide baby shower
      May 10, 2018

      OCW grant boosts VA's nationwide baby shower

    • $50,000 OCW grant supports VA's nationwide baby shower
      April 26, 2018

      $50,000 OCW grant supports VA's nationwide baby shower

    • National commander visits Boston VA with department leadership
      April 16, 2018

      National commander visits Boston VA with department leadership

    • Legion staff member joins VA committee on women veterans
      January 31, 2018

      Legion staff member joins VA committee on women veterans

    • Growing in order to continue giving
      August 21, 2017

      Growing in order to continue giving

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2018 Oratorical Contest

2018 Oratorical Contest

Legion Family utilizing World War I memorial grants for remembrance

Legion Family utilizing World War I memorial grants for remembrance

Rohan's visit to the Department of Massachusetts

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New exhibits in National Headquarters museum

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American Legion Commander's Testimony 2018

American Legion Commander's Testimony 2018

Four Chaplains Memorial Service

Four Chaplains Memorial Service

GI Bill Exhibit opens at Patriotic Hall

GI Bill Exhibit opens at Patriotic Hall

2017 Year in Review

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