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American Legion Riders. Website. legion .org. The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is a patriotic organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state, U.S. territory, and overseas departments, in turn, made up of local posts. It was established in March 1919 in Paris, France, by officers ...
History of The American Legion. March 15, 1919 – Present day. Cover of the April 7th edition of American Legion Weekly highlighting the plight of unemployed American veterans in 1922. The history of The American Legion, a U.S. war veterans' organization headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, began in Paris, France, March 15 to 17, 1919, by a ...
The C rating was issued from 1933 until 1978. The Legion's ratings were applied to movies made in the United States as well as those imported from other countries. Since it reviewed films when released for distribution, the Legion usually rated non-U.S. films a few years after their first release in their country of origin, occasionally years ...
1909–1919. Rank. Lieutenant Colonel. Battles/wars. World War I. Alvin Mansfield Owsley (June 11, 1888 – April 3, 1967) was an American diplomat who served as the National Commander of the American Legion from 1922 to 1923, and later served as United States minister to Romania, the Irish Free State, and Denmark .
The following list of Australian magazines have been sorted according to circulation data that is relevant as of December 2012: [29] Rank 1. Name. Circulation. Founded. Publisher. 1. Australian Women's Weekly. 470,331.
Clark V. Poling, John P. Washington. The Four Chaplains, also referred to as the Immortal Chaplains or the Dorchester Chaplains, were four chaplains who died rescuing civilian and military personnel as the American troop ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, in what has been referred to as the second-worst sea disaster of World War II.
In 1959, the corps also attended its first American Legion National championship, placing tenth of 24 junior corps. This was followed by American Legion Nationals finishes of 6th, 5th, and 4th the following three seasons and 3rd in 1964. The corps experienced financial and membership issues in 1966, taking the season off after nearly disbanding.
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