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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...
Post 20 Blood Drive
Post 20 has been hosting a Blood Drive for the Central California Blood Center since October 2021. Prior to hosting their first Blood Drive, Post...
Activities Report: Medellin, Colombia
I was asked to be the keynote speaker for an Annual Veterans Morning Symposium. Although we have quite a number of veterans that live in...
Banderas Bay Post 12 Fundraiser
I am down in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco Mexico helping raise funds to open a mental health care facility for our veterans living here. Commander Jesse...
The American Legion Uniform
The official American Legion uniform, which has evolved over the years from the military style blouse coat with Sam Brown Belt to the current Dark...