The American Legion calls for ending ‘Forever War,’ repealing, replacing Authorization for Using Military Force   WASHINGTON (April 15, 2021) –  Calling the White House plan to fully withdraw troops from Afghanistan by September 11, “a good start,” the leader of the nation’s largest veteran […]

April is Children and Youth Month for The American Legion. Today is also Maundy Thursday and U.S. Air Force Academy Day (the Air Force Academy was established April 1, 1954). Today in American Legion history:  April 1, 1922: The American Legion National Headquarters moves into […]

March 16, 1926: Sgt. Stubby dies in his sleep. The only known canine to become an official – rather than honorary – member of The American Legion, the celebrated bull terrier was a stray who wandered into a training camp of the 102nd Infantry Division […]

Yesterday Commander Mark sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety and Policy Committee asking them to pass SF116 Veteran Restoration and Justice Act. The Commanders letter is below. To: Senate Judiciary Committee 95 University Ave. W. Minnesota Senate Bldg., Room 3221 St. […]

Since 1935, the American Legion has run Boys State, a week-long exercise in self-governance using the political system on the state government level. High school students are accepted into the program, where they are split into two parties, Nationalists and Federalists, that run political campaigns […]

By Daily Herald | Published 7:01 am Wednesday, February 24, 2021  The American Legion Department of Minnesota had a key role in this week’s reopening of the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). The center’s massive collection of federal-employee records is crucial for resolving veterans’ health […]

IndyStar: Jimmie Johnson unveils Carvana livery for 2021 IndyCar season  Nathan Brown | Indianapolis Star | Published 8:30 a.m. ET Feb. 22, 2021  This offseason, Jimmie Johnson has spent as many hours in the cockpit of an American open-wheel car as anyone. But up until […]

The American Legion mourns passing of baseball great Tommy Lasorda (INDIANAPOLIS, January 7, 2021)  — The nation’s largest veterans organization paid tribute today to Tommy Lasorda, the legendary Hall of Fame manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Army veteran and Legionnaire who died Jan. 7 […]

Today in American Legion history: Jan. 7, 1921: The American Legion Weekly magazine announces among the members to serve a one-year term on the new national Americanism Commission is Fiorello H. La Guardia, future governor of New York and eventual mayor of New York City. […]

I am reposting this to remind Legionnaires why we are Legionnaires…. 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 […]

Covid-19 by the Numbers: As of Date: 21-Dec-20 Population of Minnesota = 5640000 {Source Google Search} % of Population Total Tests: 5232347 Approximate # of People Tested: 2870337 50.89% % of Total Tests Positive Cases: 399311 7.08% 7.63% % of Positive Cases Recovered Cases: 373301 […]

Links for Covid-19 Relief www.minnesotaveteran.org/covidrelief Special Needs Grant Overview for Veterans, a $3000 Grant. HTTP://mn.gov/mdva/assets/2020-04-03-covid-19-special-needs-grant-overview_tcm1066-426399.pdf (Copy link  into your browser) Covid-19 Disaster Relief Grant Overview, a $1000 Grant. HTTP://mn.gov/mdva/assets/2020-04-03-covid-19-disaster-relief-overview_tcm1066-426398.pdf (Copy link  into your browser) State Soldier Assistance Program. This is a one time Grant to […]

Legion posts affected by COVID can apply for $1,000 grant The American Legion Mission Blue Post Assistance Program At the 2020 Fall National Executive Committee Meeting, Resolution #36, Subject: Mission Blue Post Assistance Program was approved. Posts impacted by a government’s public health restrictions implemented […]

November 19, 2020 The Honorable Tim Walz, Governor State of Minnesota 130 State Capitol 75 Dr. Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55155 Re: State Hospitality Emergency Relief Plan Dear Governor Walz: Our industry was dealt another devastating blow yesterday. One from […]

(INDIANAPOLIS—December 8, 2020) – American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford issued the following statement today concerning the death of legendary pilot Chuck Yeager: “America lost a great veteran last night but heaven gained a great pilot. Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was as brave […]

  Covid-19 by the Numbers: As of Date: 7-Dec-20 Population of Minnesota = 5640000 {Source Google Search} % of Population Total Tests: 4623492 Approximate # of People Tested: 2669121 47.32% % of Total Tests Positive Cases: 356152 6.31% 7.70% % of Positive Cases Recovered Cases: […]

Leo Shane III | 2 days ago  President Donald Trump late Friday signed legislation to allow Iraq War hero Alwyn Cashe to be awarded the Medal of Honor, a move that nearly ends Cashe’s family and supporters 15-year quest to honor him with the nation’s […]

By PHILLIP WALTER WELLMAN | STARS AND STRIPES | Published: December 6, 2020  KABUL, Afghanistan — A special tactics airman will receive one of the nation’s highest military medals for risking his life to protect more than 150 American and local troops in Afghanistan, the […]

Today in history: At 7:55 a.m. Hawaii time, on Dec. 7, 1941, a Japanese dive bomber bearing the red symbol of the Rising Sun of Japan on its wings appears out of the clouds above the island of Oahu. A swarm of 360 Japanese warplanes […]

This Day in Legion History (for the next two weeks): Dec. 1, 1929: American Legion posts nationwide begin sponsoring soup kitchens to feed the hungry during the Depression. Post 81 in New Jersey serves more than 14,000 meals in less than 15 months. Posts in […]

This week in American Legion history: Nov. 23, 1934: American Legion Past National Commander James Drain is appointed to serve both as the organization’s national treasurer and as national judge advocate at the same time. Nov. 24, 1968: The American Legion joins forces with Indiana […]

This week in American Legion history: Nov. 17, 1933: Through a National Executive Committee resolution, The American Legion formally opposes diplomatic recognition of the communist Soviet Union as the legal government of the people of Russia. Nov. 18, 1945: At The American Legion National Convention […]

Maybe you’ve heard of or seen the NightWare app, it isn’t something you’re going to quickly download in the App Store for the Apple Watch; instead, it requires a prescription. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week cleared the Minneapolis-based company’s therapeutic platform as a […]

This week in American Legion history: Nov. 9, 1926: Originating five years earlier in Pennsylvania posts, the American Legion School Award program becomes national, honoring outstanding eighth-grade boys evaluated on five points: honor, courage, scholarship, leadership and service. The American Legion Auxiliary offers a similar […]

Here’s the week in American Legion history: Nov. 1, 1921: The American Legion helps dedicate the towering Liberty Memorial in Kansas City during the organization’s third national convention. Kansas City is an early stop in the Allied Victory Tour across the United States with Gen. […]