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Centennial chronology on display at historic San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building

The American Legion’s first century is on display through Dec. 20 inside one of the organization’s most historic local venues, the War Memorial Veterans Building...

Legionnaire Honored for 50 Years Service to California Boys State

Legionnaire Richard 'Dick' Shick was recently honored for 50 years of service to California Boys State, a program of The American Legion that teaches young...

California Legionnaires stand strong in Paradise

In the days and months following the devastating Camp Fire near Paradise, Calif., Legion members stood strong to support the community.

West Los Angeles VA may finally be on track to help homeless veterans

By Ken Olsen More than three years after settling a lawsuit over the misuse of its West Los Angeles campus, VA may finally be on track...

2019 Legacy Run to again be a moving experience

One of the most moving experiences of the 2018 American Legion Legacy Run stop in Albert Lea, Minn., was when more than 200 American Legion...

Legion’s second century: An opportunity to welcome in more veterans

At about every American Legion national convention National Adjutant Daniel Wheeler has attended over the past 40 years, a resolution has been brought forth about opening some periods...

Legion posts host Legion Family Play Day

The American Legion’s National Executive Committee passed Resolution 20 during Spring Meetings in May. The resolution calls for American Legion posts to “promote a fun,...

National commander: ‘Evil will not triumph’

American Legion National Commander Brett Reistad issued the following statement in response to the recent mass shootings: “From Gilroy, California to El Paso, Texas to...

Tuesday at Boys Nation 2019: Senators elect a president and vice-president

By Andy Proffet The final question posed to the candidates in The American Legion Boys Nation 2019 presidential debate asked them to identify the most important...

Text messages spur district’s membership surge

By Henry Howard Monique Clemons’ phone wouldn’t stop dinging. The immediate responses to her mass text message confirmed Clemons was onto something. As commander of...