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Kevin Burns
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American Legion Flies New York to Paris in 1927
In 1927, the race for the Orteig prize became one of the greatest sporting events in all history. People around the world followed every tidbit...
Legion Pod Gives Air Force New Capability
Technology has been the primary source of military innovation throughout history. It drives changes in warfare more than any other factor.
Dutch Remember American Sacrifices in WWII Liberation
In 2020 the Netherlands will complete a year-long commemoration to 75 years of liberation from five years of Nazi repression. The Netherlands was occupied in...
Albert Hickman Still Remembered for Aviation Bravery
Few community posts have as close of a connection to their namesake as Albert J. Hickman Post 460. A native of Sioux City, Iowa, he...
A Brief History of Transportation Communications in the American Legion
The American Legion was instrumental in the development of aviation navigation through the use of radio beacons with their lobbying efforts in the 1930s, and...
Aerospace Commission Supports the Four Pillars of The American Legion
With the commercialization of space, this is becoming an important sector of the economy as more of the astronautics requirements are moving over to the...
Army Air Corps at forefront of 1918 influenza pandemic
In the fall of 1918, U.S. Army and Navy medical officers in camps across the country presided over the worst epidemic in American history.
Aerospace Heritage in The American Legion
Aeronautics is one of the oldest Commissions in the American Legion.
