4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (437+ words) The recently completed American Legion National Convention in Louisville, Ky., included various commission and committee meetings, big-name guest speakers and the election of a new national commander. Click here to view all of the national convention’s videos and see what…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (106+ words) The American Legion More than a dozen resolutions passed by National Executive Committee now on Digital Archive. The full text of the resolutions passed at the 107th American Legion National Convention in Louisville, Ky., are now available on the Digital Archive....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (239+ words) Roger Byron with First Liberty Institute presented the award to Avell at the 107th American Legion National Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 2. “Pastor Avell and Dad’s Place are exactly the kind of people we like to honor with the Onderdonk…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (323+ words) Recipients of The American Legion Veterans Employment & Education Commission’s Large Employer of Year and Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) Specialist awards were honored on stage at the 107th National Convention in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 2. Campbell Hawkins, vice president of Colorado…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (458+ words) Army veteran Tammy Roberts is a nurse who prides herself on helping others. Roberts, who served from 1986 to 1989, buried her service-connected ailments for admittedly far too long. She worked in a communications center, where she was tasked with shredding classified…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (58+ words) The American Legion Today at the national convention: Aug. 31 Final day before General Sessions full of training opportunities. Monday at the 107th American Legion National Convention in Louisville, Ky., will be dominated by training opportunities before the General Sessions begin on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (54+ words) The American Legion Today at the national convention: Aug. 30 Live streamed Patriotic Memorial Service starts at 11 a.m. Sunday at the 107th American Legion National Convention in Louisville, Ky., features a number of group events and meals, as well as continuing educational opportunities....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (746+ words) Pam Cain can remember Feb. 15, 1966, like it was yesterday. She was walking home from middle school in the Washington, D.C., area when an unfamiliar car and her grandparents’ car were parked outside her home. She wondered why her grandparents were there…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (465+ words) The American Legion’s Base Assessment and Servicemember Experience (BASE) program started in 2022 to help improve the lives of servicemembers and their families by hearing directly from them about their needs and then working with the Department of War on improving…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1102+ words) While a recent Washington Post investigation found trade schools which fleeced the VA of more than $300 million by teaching useless courses, charging exorbitant tuition, and other acts of GI Bill fraud, a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs leader said many of…...