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| VETERANS BENEFITS |
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| Emotional calls to VA highlight veterans’ pleas for help |
| American Legion, Veterans Benefits Administration team up for tele-townhall that put Legionnaires directly in contact with Dr. Paul R. Lawrence, VA’s Under Secretary for Benefits. |
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| 100 MILES FOR HOPE |
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| American Legion Family members join 100 Miles challenge |
| More than 1,900 participants are walking, biking, running and finding other ways to get healthy and support the Veterans & Children Foundation. |
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| Participants in the 100 Miles for Hope campaign are encouraged to share their journey |
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| AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS |
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| ALR fundraising efforts: ‘We have to continue pushing forward’ |
| Despite no in-state Legacy Run, American Legion Riders Chapter 6 in South Carolina has raised $19,000 for the Legacy Fund. We want to hear about other chapter, post, district and department success stories. |
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| The ‘Warriors Road’ to healing |
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| COPING WITH COVID-19 |
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| Legion post: ‘We didn’t take a break because those soldiers don’t get to break’ |
| Hardin Post 113 in Kentucky regularly provides snacks and other items to soldiers departing for or returning from overseas deployments. |
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| MORE COPING WITH COVID-19 STORIES
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| NEW PODCAST: Tango Alpha Lima tackles a good deed gone awry, edible crayons and more |
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| MEMBERSHIP AND POST ACTIVITIES |
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| ‘Boys State’ cast hopes documentary can ‘invigorate’ jaded voters |
| Award-winning documentary premieres Aug. 14 on Apple TV+. |
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| MORE MEMBERSHIP STORIES
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| BASIC TRAINING |
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| What was the primary reason the American Legion System Worth Saving program came into existence in 2003? |
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| HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE |
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| OUR WWII STORY: Ford Motor Company’s Camp Legion |
| Henry Ford converted camp for underprivileged youth into a training center for disabled veterans. |
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| MORE HONOR AND REMEMBRANCE STORIES
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| MORE HEADLINES |
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| Department of Texas sponsoring Sept. 15 virtual job fair |
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| Military families can now access database to find hourly child care |
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| Legion’s call to action: Close the digital divide for veterans |
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| Keep up with us on social media! |
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| AUGUST 13, 2020 |
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