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1939 WWII begins Europe/1966 Legion speaks out for Viet. POW's | 1945 WWII ends in Europe/Labor Day | 1783 Revolutionary War ends/1997 1st Law Enforc. Offcr. Of year award | 2000 Legion presents 1st “Spirit of Service” Awards for active duty | |||
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2002 Legion leads “A Day To Remember” events 9-11/Patriot Day | 2001 Legion reactivates the Family Suppt. Netw. after 9/11 | |||||
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1932 Sons of Am. Legion est. | *Legion Meeting 7PM/1919 Congress charters The Am. Legion. | 1947 air force created | 1942 Legion constitution changed war to wars | |||
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Autumn Begins | 1994 Legion & Smithsonian plan exhibit for Enola Gay | |||||
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6 | 7 | Notes: *3rd: 2004 Legion lobbied to end Disab. Vet. Tax *16th: 1996 Legion gives $20,000 college scholarship to 10 inaugural Samsung American Legion high school scholars. *19th: 2004 Legion Blue Star Salute honors troops & families. Armed Forces Day. | ||||
Oct 2024 | ||||||
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1995 The Legion forms the Persian Gulf Task Force | 1917 32nd Div. nicknamed the Iron Jaw Division | 1952 Post 91 bldg. 128 W. Wisconsin Ave. officially dedicated | ||||
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2001 Afghan war starts | 2001 Legion creates Am. Legacy Scholarship Fund | 1990 The Legion creates the Family Support Network | ||||
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1775 U.S. Navy created | 1919 Oconomowoc Legion first mtg in courthouse | 1989 Legn lead law creates U.S. Court of Vet's Appeals | 1890 Edwin Jones born/2003 Legion stops tax on disabty | 2015 Veterans Memorial Park was dedicated | ||
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Legion Meeting 7PM | 2009 President Obama signs the Vets Health Care Budget Reform Act | |||||
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Halloween | ||||||
3 | 4 | Notes: *17th: 2007 Am. Legn. Riders become a national program *2010 Legion forms PTS-TBI Ad Hoc Committee *2012 VA guarantees its 20 millionth home loan | ||||
Nov 2024 | ||||||
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Daylight Savings Ends | 1952 Sky Watch & Grnd. Observer Corp. for citizenry created/Elect. Day | |||||
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1919 First Legion conv. in Minneapolis/1775 Marines created | 1918 WW1 ends/Veteran's Day | |||||
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Legion Meeting7PM | ||||||
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Thanksgiving | ||||||
1 | 2 | Notes: *1993 Riders of the American Legion first formed 2002 *2002 Legion launches natl. "I Am Not A Number" campaign |
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Dec 2024 | ||||||
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1941 U.S. enters WW2/Pearl Harbor Day | ||||||
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1898 Spanish Am. War ends | ||||||
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1921 Oconomowoc armory completed & Post 91 meeting place | Legion Meeting 7PM | 2019 Space Force created by Pres. Trump | Winter Begins | |||
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Christmas Eve | Christmas | |||||
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New Years Eve | ||||||
5 | 6 | Notes: *15th: 1943 Natl. Cmdr. Colmery writes draft of "GI Bill of Rights" *2010 The Legion partners with United Services Automobile Association (USAA) *2014 VA waiting-list scandal caused deaths of veterans waiting for care, Legion calls for resignations | ||||