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Legislative Report – End of 2023 Legislative Year
The California State Legislature has adjourned for the 2023 legislative year. Here is a listing of the bills that were signed in to law by...

California Post 419 Donates to Department of Hawaii
At the 2023 American Legion National Convention held in Charlotte, NC, American Legion Post 419 in Santa Clara, CA, donated $2000 to the Department of...

Operation Freedom Paws: Four Paws, Two Feet, One Team
Operation Freedom Paws creates lifesaving service dog teams that empower veterans and other individuals with disabilities at no cost to them. They are excited to announce...

20 & 4 Quilt Winner
The winner of the Twenty and Four Quilt Raffle is Kristie Grayson from Simi Valley, CA! Kristie, Please contact Mildred Wright-Pearson at frenchieboy07@gmail.com to determine...

ArtsUP! LA & Returning Soldiers Speak are Seeking Submissions for The Letters Project
ArtsUP! LA and Returning Soldiers Speak believe in the transformative power of story. Through dialogue, workshop, and performance, veterans, first responders, and their families gain...

Area 1 Baseball Champions: Yuba-Sutter Stripers, Post 705
The Yuba-Sutter Stripers Post 705 are the winners of the Area 1 Tournament Championship game.

California American Legion Opposes Amendment to Veterans Housing Law
In a letter addressed to Chairman Derrick Van Orden and Ranking Member Mark Levin of the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, The American Legion (TAL), Department...

FIDA 2023 DroneSoccer World Championship
I was invited to attend and speak at the 2023 Federation of International DroneSoccer Association (FIDA) World Championship Invitational as part of the Camp of...

UPDATED: Letter to the Editor: on California Property Tax Exemptions for Disabled Veterans
Christian Southards, junior editor of The California Legionnaire, responds to Evert Wells' letter on California property tax exemptions for Disabled Veterans.

The Littlest “Soldier”
Army veteran Francisco “Frank” (aka “Sarge”) Ortiz has his own reflections on the time he spent in both Afghanistan and Iraq. But, at the same...