Albert Hickman Still Remembered for Aviation Bravery
Few community posts have as close of a connection to their namesake as Albert J. Hickman Post 460. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, he was only 21 years old and one of the youngest pilots assigned to VF-121 where he flew a McDonnell F3H-2N Demon. Fighter Squadron 121...
Commissions: An overview
This is an embedded Microsoft Office presentation, powered by Office. By Rick Pushies,Department Web TeamTechnical Advisor, Media & Communications Commission Commissions and committees are a big part of how The American Legion serves our veterans, their...
Overview: House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Advance 18 Bills Tackling Wide Range of Veterans Issues
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced 18 bills supporting veterans last Thursday. Chairman Mark Takano (D-CA) said, “the best way we can honor our veterans is through action—with these 18 bills, we can back up our ‘thank you’s’ with concrete steps to...
A Brief History of Transportation Communications in the American Legion
Radiotelegraphy was the first means of radio communication. The first practical radio transmitters and receivers invented in the late 1800s used radiotelegraphy. It continued to be the only type of radio transmission during the first few decades of radio, called the...
Aerospace Commission Supports the Four Pillars of The American Legion
The Aeronautics Commission is one of the oldest in the American Legion. Aerospace, is made up of two components “Aeronautics” (aviation) and “Astronautics” (space). With the commercialization of space, this is becoming an important sector of the economy as more of...
