by Kevin Burns | Jan 15, 2022
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...
by Jared Morgan | Jan 9, 2022
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...
by Christian Southards | Nov 12, 2021
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...
by Kevin Burns | Aug 10, 2021
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...
by Kevin Burns | Oct 22, 2020
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...
by Kevin Burns | Jul 22, 2020
In the fall of 1918, U.S. Army and Navy medical officers in camps across the country presided over the worst epidemic in American history. During this time, The War Department operated approximately 40 airfields for aviator training, most were located near large...
