From Left to Right: Past National Vice Commander, James Higuera; Past Department Commander, Dennis Fercho; Chairman of National Veterans Education, other Benefits, & Homelessness Committee Eric Measles; Steve King (Father) and Neal King (Student), Samsung Scholarship Recipient; Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova; Congressman Raul Ruiz; Naomi Porter, Samsung Scholarship Recipient, and Mrs. Porter (Mother); Legislative Council Liaison John Aldridge; National Executive Committeeman (NEC) Robert Heinisch
At the National Legislative Conference Commander’s Call, The American Legion had various guest speakers.
Here, Congressman Raul Ruiz, MD was presented with the Distinguished Public Service Award for his hard work and success in the PACT Act.
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Chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, The American Legion is the nation’s largest veterans service organization and its Department of California is dedicated to serving the approximately 2 million veterans living in communities across the Golden State.