by caLegion Contributor | Jun 20, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM THE CONSTITUTION & BYLAWS COMMISSION: Comrades, Earlier today I received a phone call from Department expressing some Post’s concerns that they have submitted their Bylaws with no response or action. Today I did an audit of what I have in my records...
by caLegion Contributor | Apr 30, 2025
On March 30, 2025, the Department Oratorical Contest was held at Clovis Veterans Memorial District, at 808 4th Street, Clovis, CA. The contest started at 1pm. There were 6 students who participated, one from each Area. The contest finals were the following:1st place...
by Kevin Burns | Feb 27, 2025
The United States entered into World War I with only around 26 pilots. In American Legion Memorandum Number 47, published in April 1922, Eddie Rickenbacker implored the American Legion to help recruit for pilot training stating that we needed to have pilots trained...
by Kevin Burns | Dec 2, 2024
California has a great legacy in Aerospace and the American Legion has been there to support it since our inception. That history from 1919 to 1945 has been highly documented with how the American Legion promoted airpower for the military, research support for the...
by Mark Rice | Mar 27, 2024
Comrades and Posts, The deadline is quickly approaching and there are a lot of Posts that need to bring their Bylaws up to date in order to come off of Administrative Probation (check the Administrative Compliance Report). On Wednesday, April 3rd at 7:00 PM, there...
by Jared Morgan | Mar 11, 2024
Now that the Oscars are over, it’s time to focus on the California Media Awards. It’s been a few years, but The American Legion Department of California is once again shining a light on outstanding contributions to journalism, public relations, media, and...
