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The Accumulating National Debt

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Added by Richard Crissinger on October 29, 2009 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Orders I will NOT follow...

Good watching

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Added by Jim (Maverick) Kearney Jr on October 22, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Rolling Thunder Video

Check out the video for Rolling Thunder. It is by a band from here in Western New York. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptenqvbFJ1I Continue

Added by Scott on September 26, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

I just received word from our friends at the Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, the Headstones for our 7 brothers we took there are now in place. They are resting in peace and are finaly home. The photos of their headstones are shown here too. Continue

Added by Bill Lauchlan on June 16, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

The Seven Buried Veterans

AWESOME.......TOTALLY FUCKIN' AWESOME!!!! AND IT;S ABOUT TIME!!!!!! Continue

Added by Summer Curtis on April 28, 2009 at 6:18pm — No Comments

Can anyone help me?

Hey all--I'm the secretary/membership chairman of our post Legion Riders. They came up with a new & official form for the members to be mailed to The American Legion Riders Department of Iowa. Does anyone have their mailing address, or do you think it'll make it if I just put the city of the state capital on the envelope? Thanks for any help you can provide!! RIDE SAFE!!!! Summer Curtis Continue

Added by Summer Curtis on April 28, 2009 at 6:14pm — 1 Comment

Burial of the seven remembered veterans

Remembered!The tribute today needs to go down in the annals of the history of Veteran's in the state of Iowa. The word is much over-used, but it was truly an awesome sight to see. It was uplifting to see so many vets gathered for one activity. I'm privileged to have been there with all of you. Airborne All the Way and Then Some. Continue

Added by Richard Crissinger on April 24, 2009 at 7:16pm — No Comments

DHS...

...has said that law enforcement agencies need to be watchful of "...rightwing extremist groups..."!?! Hmm. I fit into that redefined catagory about ten ways from Sunday. Bring it on you liberal *&^%#@%*& !! (Uh, pardon my language...) Continue

Added by Jim (Maverick) Kearney Jr on April 24, 2009 at 5:59am — No Comments

Medal Of Honor - Nicholas Cutinha

For those of you who served in Viet Nam, the words Hoc Mon have true meaning. The ambush that took place there, just outside Gia Dinh was the worst single day loss of life on record for that horrid war. 2 March 1968 is a day that will live on in for all who served, or like me, merely have come to know about the occasion from the recollections of those who were there and lived to tell the tale. I came to know about this day through the happenings at our American Legion Post 130, here in LaBelle… Continue

Added by Ray 'Bouncer' Leventhal on February 23, 2009 at 2:24pm — No Comments

Iron Butt Run .

Just did a Iron Butt Run a few weeks ago and I thought it was a blast . Had Legion , Aux , and non Legion . Eneryone made it and now are planning a another on 1500 in 24 or 36 hours. Continue

Added by Ralph (Crash) Branham on September 29, 2008 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Why join

I arrived at the 117th air station in Birmingham, it was one of those bone chilling days, that know one in there right mind would be out,but I had to Bring Johnathon home for the last time. as we stood on the flightline waiting, I looked over my shoulder there stood a group of guys and gals holding there american flags. I thought to myself, how thoughtful this was that they would do this for a family that they didn't even know.We proceeded to the funeral home in Trussville Alabama, once there we… Continue

Added by Mitchell Millican on April 16, 2008 at 12:27am — 1 Comment