by caLegion HQ | Sep 11, 2025
A MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER: PATRIOT DAY – September 11 Fellow Comrades, On this solemn day, we pause to remember and honor the 2,977 innocent lives lost on September 11, 2001. That day of unimaginable tragedy also marked the beginning of the War on Terror...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 23, 2025
According to Stars and Stripes, a coalition of Gulf War Veterans and advocacy groups is urging DOD to fully declassify hundreds of thousands of documents related to the 1991 Gulf War. Their goal is to uncover more information about possible toxic exposures following...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 17, 2025
Eighty years after the first atomic bomb test in New Mexico, Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV) has introduced legislation to improve access to medical benefits for Veterans exposed to radiation during nuclear testing or cleanup efforts. The Providing Radiation Exposed...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 7, 2025
The American Legion Family is celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday with a year-long initiative focused on wellness, service, and support. The USA 250 Challenge invites individuals and teams across the country to participate in activities that promote physical...
by Rikki Almanza | Jul 3, 2025
World War II Marine Corps Veteran and American Legion Karl Ross Post 16 member Frank S. Wright is hoping for a mailbox full of birthday wishes as he prepares to turn 100 on July 5 in Lodi, California. Wright, who served with distinction in the Pacific Theater, wants...
by Rikki Almanza | Jun 23, 2025
Lawmakers have introduced the Vietnam Veteran Commemoration Fund Act, a bipartisan bill extending federal efforts to recognize Vietnam War-era Veterans before the program’s official end on November 11. The Vietnam War Commemoration program, established by Congress in...
