Florida American Legion Riders sponsored the Seven Bridges POW/MIA Remembrance Ride and Ceremony at the National POW/MIA Memorial in Jacksonville, Fla. Photo by Moriah McNutt/The American Legion
American Legion National Commander Jim Troiola honors combat leaders, including Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s Statue of Liberation during observances of the World War II liberation of France. In Normandy, the national commander and top U.S. military leaders saluted the sacrifices necessary to rid the world of Nazi tyranny in the days leading up to the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.
Blowing snow and freezing temperatures didn’t stop members of Leighr A. Wright American Legion Post 53 and the Hillsdale, Mich., community from honoring veterans in local cemeteries by placing wreaths on their gravesites.
After a two-year hiatus, Airborne Division’s All American Week at Fort Bragg, N.C. returns to strengthen culture among soldiers, veterans and community.
American Legion members from across Pennsylvania gathered in Middletown to remember Past National Commander Dominic D. DiFrancesco and rename his home post in his honor.
