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The American Legion Magazine publishes monthly articles and interviews that delve into important national topics, healthcare, global security, history, travel, and various other subjects.

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Philadelphia to host epic 250th birthday bash for Navy, Marine Corps

2 days ago | legion.org | Matt Grills

Homecoming 250 will kick off the nation’s semiquincentennial with a celebration of the services. The Navy and Marine Corps will return to their birthplace in Philadelphia this fall for the national celebration of their 250th anniversaries. The party starts Oct. 9 with a grand parade of ships up the Delaware River, launching a series of tours, concerts, demonstrations, athletic events, a Navy 250th commemoration and other activities through Oct. 16. And on Nov.
The driver of American Legion Baseball

1 week ago | legion.org | Jeff Daly

The American Legion’s successful baseball program celebrates its centennial this year, thanks in large part to the volunteers, donors and others who make a difference in California and elsewhere. California American Legion Baseball games take place on fields all over the Golden State.
SAL encouraged to start planning for program’s centennial

1 week ago | legion.org | Andy Proffet

The Sons of The American Legion will turn 100 in 2032. While the centennial of the Sons of The American Legion is still seven years away, it’s not too early to start planning and preparing for the milestone. That was the crux of Tyler Vanice’s message to the SAL National Executive Committee (SAL NEC) during the SAL NEC Spring Meetings May 3 in Indianapolis.
Hegseth says Iran ‘will pay’ for its support of Houthi militant attacks in Red Sea

2 weeks ago | legion.org | John Vandiver

Defense secretary goes to social media platform X to issue warning. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Iran early Thursday that it will pay a price for its support of the Yemen-based Houthi group that for more than a year has launched strikes at U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea. Hegseth said “LETHAL” Iranian support of the Houthis risked U.S. retaliation, in a post on the social media site X. “We know exactly what you are doing,” Hegseth said.
US military actions against Houthis degrading group’s attack abilities, CENTCOM says

2 weeks ago | legion.org | Lara Korte

U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen have dealt a serious blow to militant group’s ability to keep up attacks on military and commercial ships in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said. Hundreds of American strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in recent weeks have dealt a serious blow to the militant group’s ability to keep up attacks on military and commercial ships in the Middle East, according to U.S. Central Command. While the Houthis continue to target the Harry S.
A monument to the human-animal bond

1 month ago | legion.org | Matt Grills

A new memorial in Washington, D.C., will pay tribute to the sacrifices and heroic deeds of service animals and their handlers. In her three decades as an artist, Susan Bahary has sculpted some of the country’s most famous service animals: the Marine war dogs of Guam, President George H.W. Bush’s service dog Sully, and a certain Boston terrier mix who helped locate wounded and capture a German spy in World War I. “They’re like my children, so it’s hard to pick a favorite,” she says.
Soldiers killed in Lithuania training accident part of a close-knit unit

1 month ago | legion.org | John Vandiver

The soldiers who died last week during a mission in Lithuania were remembered as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit. Three of them were promoted posthumously. The soldiers who died during a mission in Lithuania were remembered this week as a mix of dedicated young fathers, talented Army mechanics and key members of a close-knit unit.
VA secretary to meet with Senate VA committee for first time since taking office

1 month ago | legion.org | Linda Hersey

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins accepts request to appear before Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins will come before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee for the first time since taking office to answer questions about the agency’s plans to further reduce its workforce amid a hiring freeze and the cancellation of hundreds of contracts with community agencies. Collins accepted a request by Sen.
80 years ago, Patton’s Army rolled into what is now the largest US military community overseas

1 month ago | legion.org | Phillip Walter Wellman

Army’s arrival in Kaiserslautern on March 20, 1945, marked the beginning of a decades-long relationship that would see the U.S. military shape the economy and identity of the city and surrounding area like nowhere else in Europe. Gen. George Patton’s Third Army faced little resistance as it advanced through southwest Germany into a small industrial city scarred from years of Allied bombing.
Hegseth orders review of fitness, grooming standards for all service branches

2 months ago | legion.org | Wyatt Olson

Hegseth: ‘We must remain vigilant in maintaining the standards that enable the men and women of our military to protect the American people and our homeland as the world’s most lethal and effective fighting force.’Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday ordered a “rapid” services-wide review of existing standards for physical fitness, body composition and grooming, according to a Pentagon news release.