by Rikki Almanza | Mar 5, 2024
March is celebrated as Women’s History Month. Women have made significant contributions across various fields, including the military. Throughout U.S. history, women have played vital roles in the Armed Forces, often without receiving due recognition....
by Christian Southards | Jan 31, 2024
Four Chaplains Day commemorates the sacrifices made by four U.S. Army chaplains, who gave their lives trying to save as many lives as possible after a Nazi submarine torpedoed the U.S. Army transport Dorchester on Feb. 3, 1943, as it crossed the Atlantic Ocean....
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 18, 2024
Nearly 600 grave markers were stolen overnight from Woodlawn Celestial Gardens, one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles County, located in Compton. The burial ground is the final resting place for city founders and Veterans, including those from the Civil...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 17, 2024
Pomona’s American Legion Post 30 has fallen victim to a relentless wave of burglaries, leaving the historic building in shambles and its irreplaceable war memorabilia destroyed. The most recent incident occurred on December 30, when nine WWII-era rifles,...
by caLegion HQ | Jan 8, 2024
The American Legion Department of California’s Four Chaplains’ Day Inter-Faith Service will be held at Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 12050 E. North Avenue in Sanger, on Saturday, February 3, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. American Legion members, family, friends, and the public...
by Rikki Almanza | Dec 19, 2023
David O. “Doc” Chung, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, recounts his experiences in a new book titled “Face of the Enemy: An American Asian’s War in Vietnam and at Home.” At 73 years old, Chung, a Purple Heart recipient, shares his story,...
