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Nestor Aliga
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Name US Navy Ship after Telesforo Trinidad
In 2021, Manuel L. Quezon Post 603 was asked by the USS Telesforo Trinidad campaign to assist in naming the next guided missile destroyer as “USS...
American Legion Baseball is back in Vallejo
Three Major League Baseball players hail from Vallejo — CC Sabathia, Bill Buckner, and Tug McGraw. They are three of the thousand that played American...
‘Merrill’s Marauders’ documentary explores this little-known WWII unit
One of World War II’s most heroic and least talked about units will finally receive their Congressional Gold Medal (CGM) and they will be featured...
Extend National Cemetery Privileges to Reservists and National Guard
Tens of thousands who diligently served in the National Guard and/or the Reserve Components are currently not eligible to be buried in a Veterans Affairs...
National Vietnam War Veterans Day in Vallejo
The Vallejo Veterans Memorial Building (VMB) and its seven veterans service organizations — The American Legion Mare Island Navy Yard Post 550, American Legion Manuel...
VIDEO: Post 603 Commemorates Pearl Harbor Day in Vallejo
In November, after I submitted the article, “Post 603 postpones 80th Anniversary Commemoration of Pearl Harbor Day” (page 16 of December 2021 issue), I got...
VIDEO: National Commander visits Napa Post 113
On December 13, despite a major storm, National Commander Paul Dillard stopped for lunch at the historic Napa Post 113.
California American Legion convention adopts 11 resolutions
The Department of California convention was very successful despite being held virtually on June 26-27, 2021. These 11 resolutions were adopted.
WWII Veteran presented Chinese American WWII Veteran Congressional Gold Medal
OAKLAND, CA – APRIL 10: WWII Army veteran Harry Lew claps his hands before he is presented with the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor during...
VA seeks feedback to guide new suicide prevention grant program
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published a notice in the Federal Register April 1, to solicit public feedback to guide implementation of...
