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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 thousand commissioned officers and enlisted men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Forces to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name "American Legion."
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 ...
The American Legion Weekly. Vol. 4, no. 1. New York City: The American Legion. p. 11. OCLC 622734470 – via Internet Archive. ... he is now a National Vice-Commander of The American Legion, and his department, Vermont, is second in the list of States in proportion of Legionnaires to number of men contributed to the service. ^ McFarland, Keith ...
Two female veterans are leading American Legion posts in Monroe County.. Angela Jaworski is the commander of American Legion Post 268 in Milan. Kathy Musick is the commander of James E. Yenor Post ...
Nov. 13—HENDERSON — Dozens of American Legion and Auxiliary members attended the Veterans Day ceremony at the American Legion Post #60 on Saturday. Following the singing of the National Anthem ...
Distinguished Service Cross. Frederick William Galbraith, Jr. (May 6, 1874 – June 9, 1921) was the second national commander of The American Legion from 1920 to 1921. He was a highly decorated World War I veteran who was instrumental in helping to make the Legion the largest and most powerful war veterans' association in the United States.
Led by Gold Star Mothers (mothers of soldiers killed in war), more than 1,100 veterans marched across the Lincoln Memorial Bridge to the Arlington National Cemetery gate, just beneath the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Reverend Jackson H. Day, who had a few days earlier resigned his military chaplainship, conducted a memorial service for their ...
November 11, 2023 at 2:59 PM. Veterans of all wars and community members were invited to attend a special Veterans Day service on Saturday at the Harry Higgins Post 88 of the American Legion in ...