by Christian Southards | Mar 30, 2023
Cesar Chavez Day, March 31, honors the civil rights leader who raised awareness for agricultural workers’ struggles, many of which he experienced himself, and fought against racial and economic discrimination in the second half of the 20th century through non-violent...
by Christian Southards | Feb 28, 2023
On Feb. 28, 1991, a coalition force led by the United States liberated Kuwait from Iraqi invaders, defeating one of the world’s largest militaries in days and returning the Persian Gulf to a state of relative peace. Prelude to the Persian Gulf War Mired in debt from...
by caLegion Contributor | Feb 21, 2023
A Long Line is a video that showcases all of the Department of California Commanders, starting with the first Department Commander in 2019 all the way through our 106th and current Department Commander, Jere...
by Christian Southards | Feb 10, 2023
Part of the Solomon Islands Campaign, the Battle of Guadalcanal was a major turning point in the war against Imperial Japan in the Pacific theater of World War II. It ended Japan’s outward expansion and allowed the Allies to gain a foothold in the Pacific, eventually...
by Christian Southards | Jan 25, 2023
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was Nazi Germany’s last, desperate attempt to avoid destruction in the face of advancing Allied armies. While the battle only lasted six weeks, comparatively short next to other major events of the war,...
by Kevin Burns | Jan 23, 2023
Joshua Lang, a member of the Ronald Reagan Pacific Palisades Post 283, was influenced by stories of his grandfather Oscar, who used to work at Travis Air Force Base as a flying mechanic; a crew chief who would do all the maintenance test flights. Unfortunately,...
