by caLegion Contributor | Jun 27, 2021
The American Legion Department of California issued a fundraising challenge to several other departments for the month of July. The challenge is centered on American Legion National Commander Bill Oxford’s 100 Miles for Hope Program, which was developed as a way...
by Jared Morgan | Feb 18, 2021
San Diego teen Keegan Leonard had his doubts after letting loose his shots at the paper target. “My first set of targets, I felt that I didn’t do my best and doubted whether I could improve at all,” said Leonard, 18, a senior at La Jolla High School....
by Christian Southards | Jan 21, 2021
For the better part of a century, TIME has selected a single Person of the Year—someone who has had, for better or worse, an extraordinary amount of influence on the world. But for the first time ever, TIME also announced a Kid of the Year: 15-year-old scientist and...
by caLegion Contributor | Nov 17, 2020
The American Legion is looking to fill its “Youth Programs Manager (Boys Nation, Youth Cadet Law Enforcement, Scouting)” position, Grade 15, in the Americanism Division at National Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Internal Bid forms with attached resume for this...
by Christian Southards | Oct 16, 2020
Apple TV+’s Sundance Festival-winning documentary “Boys State” was recently the subject of The American Legion-sponsored podcast Tango Alpha Lima, hosted by Legionnaires Mark Seavey, Ashley Gorbulja-Maldonado, and California’s Jeff Daly. The...
by Jared Morgan | Oct 14, 2020
The American Legion is helping in the search for a La Habra teen who went missing from her bed Monday night. Buena Park Post 354 has set up a mobile command center at its building, located at 8071 Whitaker St., Buena Park, and is coordinating with the La Habra Police...