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, […]
Membership Target Date 2024-2025 Department August 15, 2024 - 35% September 4, 2024 - 50% October 9, 2024 - 55% November 7, 2024 - 65% December 4, 2024 - 75% […]
Be the One how-to videos The American Legion has created Be the One videos that include information on how to respond to, and help, veterans in crisis and bring awareness […]
American Legion Post 267 installs officers The American Legion Byers-Tosh Post 267 of Ligonier held its annual installation of officers ceremony for 2024-25 on Sunday, Aug. 4. Officials from the […]
Ride to honor a man who gave to the community American Legion 831 Campbelltown is holding a benefit motorcycle ride for John Maderik, better known as Zipper. He was a […]
