US Department of Defense Birthday U.S. Department of Defense Birthday The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) celebrates its birthday on August 10th, the day in 1949 when the National Military Establishment […]
Agent Orange Awareness Day Agent Orange Awareness Day Agent Orange Awareness Day is celebrated annually on August 10th to commemorate the day in 1961 when the U.S. began spraying toxic herbicides over […]
Purple Heart Day Purple Heart Day is on August 7th, and it's a day to honor the men and women who have been wounded or killed while serving in the […]
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Coast Guard Birthday Aug 4, 2025 Aug. 4 is the birthday of the Coast Guard, founded in 1790 with congressional authorization to build the first set of vessels aimed to […]
Korean Armistice Agreement 1953 korean-war-veterans-armistice-day The Korean Armistice Agreement, signed on July 27, 1953, was the culmination of many months of bickering between officials from the United States, North Korea, […]
Distinguished Service Award THE AMERICAN LEGION, DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA, WILL CONFER DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PLAQUES AND MEDALS EACH YEAR TO OUTSTANDING CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, EITHER LEGIONNAIRE OR NONLEGIONNAIRE, IN RECOGNITION […]
Holiday Hospital Tour The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Commander and President Holiday Hospital Tour will be December 6th - 12th, 2024. Here is the schedule of events for […]
What is The American Legions focus around Halloween What is The American Legion’s focus around Halloween? Safety. In 1972, The American Legion implemented a nationwide Halloween safety program for young […]
Bushy Run Chapter 260 Legion Riders The Riders would like to thank everyone who came to support their Open Mic Bike Night. There were many wonderful performers. They thanked Daymon […]
