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Members of the War Memorial Post 30 placed American flags at veterans’ graves at Oak Hill Cemetery in Camden in remembrance of Memorial Day. The flags will remain in place until Veterans Day. (Photo by Jeff Sukeforth)
War Memorial Post 30-Camden American Legion shares thoughts about Memorial Day 2021 from the American Legion National Headquarters, Media & Communications Center, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Thirty years ago, America engaged in a new war in a volatile region. Iraq had invaded the sovereign nation of Kuwait.
It was an act of aggression that could not stand. The United States led a coalition of 35 nations with a bold and clear mission to liberate an occupied country.
Stuttgart High School senior Grace Earl received a Good Deed Award after she created over 300 cards for veterans.
Stuttgart High School senior Grace Earl received an American Legion Auxiliary Youth Good Deed Award after she created over 300 Veterans Day cards for patients at the veterans’ hospital in Little Rock. Earl was nominated on behalf of the American Legion Department of Arkansas.
Dyan Bohnert, the Children and Youth Chairman for the American Legion Auxiliary Daniel Harder Unit 48 in Stuttgart, presented the award to Earl at her school on Friday, April 16.
Charlotte Purdy, Children and Youth Chairman for the American Legion Department of Arkansas, learned about Earl’s story after reading a Stuttgart Daily Leader article written about her Veterans Day efforts.
The American Legion
Apr 14, 2021
Thanks to the generosity of a local attorney, and a collaboration between the American Legion Department of Indiana and Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation (HVAF), a formerly homeless veteran now has a vehicle all his own.
On April 9, Marine Corps veteran Steve Griffin was presented a car by Department Commander Allen Connelly at the Indiana American Legion’s headquarters in Lawrence. The donation came as a result of an individual reaching out to Billy Johnson, who is in charge of business development for the American Legion Department of Indiana.
Johnson said Indianapolis attorney Kevin Alerding, who Johnson taught during ROTC classes at Ball State University, reached out to him to see if he knew of any veterans in need of a used vehicle. The department took the donated vehicle through its Legacy Foundation, which was created to identify the unmet needs of U.S. military personnel, veterans and their families, and provide the necessary resou
The Shelby Star
The fate of this year’s American Legion World Series remains to be determined, but organizers have decided to cancel the popular 7th Inning Stretch Festival that is held each year in Shelby in connection with the tournament.
“After much consideration, the American Legion World Series organizers have decided to cancel the 2021 7th Inning Stretch Festival,” read a statement from the American Legion National Headquarters.
The festival, which features a 5K, Little Miss ALWS Pageant, booths, food, games and music including a well-known headliner, was created when the American Legion World Series made Shelby its home.
It gives players, their families and locals a chance to let down their hair and celebrate summer.
Still serving veterans: Indiana Veterans Center
The new Indiana Veterans Center, housed in the original American Legion National Headquarters building in downtown Indianapolis, provides a modern one-stop facility for veterans services, with a nod to the building s historic past.
Feb 22, 2021