by Kevin Burns | Mar 14, 2022
Eddie Rickenbacker, a beloved veteran of the American Legion,[1] first rose to prominence as a race-car driver having appeared in every Indianapolis 500 race before World War I, and as a driver for the factory teams of Peugeot and Maxwell. Rickenbacker wasn’t...
by caLegion Contributor | Mar 11, 2022
The California American Legion Aeronautics and Aerospace Commission has been working hard to carry out its charge to promote civilian air activities and Aerospace research. Its chairman, Kevin Burns, has done well to keep The American Legion advised of all activity in...
by Kevin Burns | Feb 9, 2022
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 May 1940 after five days of sometimes heavy fighting. At that time, the city center of Rotterdam was...
by Kevin Burns | Jan 15, 2022
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 was only 21 years old and one of the youngest pilots assigned to VF-121 where he flew a McDonnell F3H-2N Demon. Fighter Squadron 121...
by Kevin Burns | Oct 22, 2020
The Aeronautics Commission is one of the oldest in the American Legion. Aerospace, is made up of two components “Aeronautics” (aviation) and “Astronautics” (space). With the commercialization of space, this is becoming an important sector of the economy as more of...
