by Rikki Almanza | Apr 16, 2024
American Legion Chino Post 299 celebrated its 100th anniversary with a gala in Chino on Saturday, April 6. The post was renamed on Nov. 7, 2018, after Elmer Carl Jertberg, who helped organize the post in 1924 and was chosen as its first commander. Jertberg, born Feb....
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 20, 2023
September 18, 1947 marks the day the United States Air Force was officially established. However, its roots trace back to the early 20th century, when military aviation first took flight. Pioneering the Skies: The 20th Century In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps took...
by Christian Southards | Aug 7, 2023
962,403 — 137,023 — 200,740 — 615 — 36,412 — 22,499: the estimated number of fallen and wounded Service Members in each major U.S. conflict since World War II to have been awarded at least one Purple Heart, based on casualty research conducted by both the...
by caLegion Contributor | Jan 24, 2023
What drives people to join the military?Patriotism? Poverty? Fear? Honor? Glory? Citizenship? The draft? Love? The reasons are many and, in many cases, more than one reason applies. This is the true story of Marguerite Martin and Felix Lovera, two young lovers who...
by Web Team | Dec 19, 2022
The Christmas Truce of 1914, WWI A wonderful and true story of how the spirit of Christmas created a short truce during World War One in 1914. The Christmas Truce of 1914 is a well-known and poignant event that occurred during World War I. On the evening of December...
by Christian Southards | Nov 11, 2022
Since the mid-1950s, save for a few years between 1968–1975 when Veterans Day was briefly moved to the fourth Monday in October, every Nov. 11 has honored veterans who have served in the U.S. Military, both in peacetime and in times of war. However, this was not...
