by Makenna Uriarte | Mar 9, 2023
National recipients of the 2022 Samsung American Legion Scholarship visited Washington, DC during the American Legion’s Washington Conference in February. Here, California students Neal King and Naomi Porter, along with eight other recipients from across the...
by Eric Measles | Mar 6, 2023
This article is precisely what I had hoped to report to the Department of California from this meeting. I was joined by PDC Dennis Fercho and I attended as Chairman of the National Veterans Education, Other Benefits, & Homelessness Committee. I attended two days...
by National HQ | Feb 23, 2023
American Legion Service Officers helped veterans with benefit claims and appeals during the Veterans Awareness Campaign at Post 83 in Merced, CA. Photo by Jeric Wilhelmsen This article was written by Henry Howard and was originally published on Legion.org Retired Navy...
by National HQ | Feb 23, 2023
An American Legion System Worth Saving town hall in Columbia, SC. Photo by Henry Howard Sacramento will be the site of The American Legion’s first System Worth Saving (SWS) visit this year. Military veterans in California’s capital city are invited to share their...
by National HQ | Feb 21, 2023
Legionnaire Jeffrey Freeman shares his Be the One story. Photo by Henry Howard This article was written by Henry Howard and was originally published on Legion.org Jeffrey Freeman shared his story of surviving a suicide attempt for the first time to a live audience....
by National HQ | Feb 21, 2023
Class of 2022 National American Legion College students. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion The 2023 National American Legion College (NALC) is scheduled for Nov. 12-17 in Indianapolis at American Legion National Headquarters....
