Newest installment of American Legion history video series explores organization’s relief efforts.
Since 1919, The American Legion has stepped forward to serve in the darkest of times throughout the nation. Earthquakes, mining accidents, fires, floods, a terrorist attack and global pandemic are among the many crises the organization has addressed, head-on, by providing shelter for refugees, food for the stranded, communications when lines were down and funds to help communities rebuild.
Episode 8 of “To Strengthen a Nation” traverses over a century of service by The American Legion – from deadly Mississippi River floods to Hurricanes Camille, Hugo and Katrina, along with the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
The 10-minute video, hosted by California Legionnaires Lorna Duyn and Jeric Wilhelmsen, reveals the origins of the National Emergency Fund and the civil-defense purposes of the American Legion Amateur Radio Club, among other elements of the organization’s history.
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