by nestor aliga | Jul 24, 2023
Harold Bray, the last survivor of the historic World War II USS Indianapolis (CA-35), was honored with a seven foot tall bronze statue on July 7 by the Benicia Community Foundation. The American Legion Post 101 of Benicia also assisted in the event. Bray was stationed...
by caLegion Contributor | May 18, 2023
This article was written by Dr. John Ellis, Ed.D. and was originally published by Herman Granados Post 739. The Battle When veterans get together at the American Legion, you can expect to hear all kinds of stories about their time in the service, a lot of them...
by caLegion Contributor | Apr 5, 2023
This article was written by Amado C. Salinas II, National Legislative Council Liaison and Area 5 Judge Advocate 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 Latin Americas, we...
by caLegion HQ | Mar 15, 2023
Please see attached Bill analysis from the Assembly Committee on revenue and taxation regarding AB-46, Personal income taxes: exclusion: Military Services Retirement and Surviving Spouse Benefit Payment Act. In this document the committee staff comments that “AB...
by Makenna Uriarte | Mar 9, 2023
National recipients of the 2022 Samsung American Legion Scholarship visited Washington, DC during the American Legion’s Washington Conference in February. Here, California students Neal King and Naomi Porter, along with eight other recipients from across the...