VietNam
VietNam Tet Offensive, launched this day 50 years ago
Hank Melanson remembers his friend’s face on that January day a half century ago, outside Khe Sanh in what was then part of South Vietnam. Three bullets had just ripped through the throat and heart of Ed Heifner, an 18-year-old Marine like Melanson, as the two young men pushed up Read more…
Veteran Wall
Constitution of the American Legion
CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION PREAMBLE For God and Country, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents Read more…
Veteran Wall
The American Legion Emblem
Every part of The American Legion emblem has meaning. The emblem is laid upon the rays of the sun, giver of life, warmth and courage; foe of the cold, of the darkness, of fear, of apprehension. In turn, each of the emblem’s parts signifies a meaning, which no American Legionnaire Read more…