by Nestor Aliga | May 10, 2022
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 in an upcoming documentary. “We were expendable,” said Merrill’s Marauder Sam V. Wilson, the retired US...
by Robert Richter | Jan 16, 2021
Anna Theresa Brown, a beloved Marine, Legionnaire, veterans organization leader, friend, sister, aunt, and party hostess died of natural causes on December 25, 2020. Not one to go quietly, she had been battling an acute illness since early November, and survived a...
by caLegion Contributor | Jun 6, 2020
By REES LLOYD June 6, 2020 is the 76th anniversary of a day which should live in the minds and hearts of all generations of Americans as a true milestone of liberty: D-Day, June 6, 1944 — a day to be emulated by Americans if tyranny again makes it necessary to fight...
by caLegion Contributor | Oct 22, 2019
Seven Californians were among 18 baseball players and coaches picked by fans to join American Legion Baseball’s “Centennial Team.” The organization is honoring the greatest players from the first 100 years of The American Legion, which celebrated its centennial on...
