American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
The American Legion formed immediately after World War II in France. It was formed to give our doughboys something to do as they waited and prepared to head home. The “War to end all wars” was over. It was time to return home and return to their families and start a new life as citizens.
Read moreA very simple and basic proposal, well-thought out and coordinated to meet the expressed needs of the community and Town of Chapel Hill, should have been an easy task. It was not.
Read moreWe sadly report today that Robert Bauman passed away earlier today. He will be greatly missed as he was a catalyst in post programs and community projects.
Read moreIf you have ever spent time in a field kitchen working with limited resources and a hungry battalion, we are looking for you. And, if you are a swabbie who knows his way around a galley, we need you, too.
Read moreWith any local remembrance of the liberation of German concentration camps, there comes to mind Robert F. Patton. Robert was very active with his military unit association and worked well into his 90’s as an activist supporting remembrance of The Holocaust.
Read moreOut he came from the kitchen and still wearing his apron, Post Commander Heavlin was summoned by the assembled members for a special treat. He was about to receive a special award from the post officers.
Read moreIt is with deep, personal regret that we advise that Norman “Top” Jackson passed away today.
Read moreHunter Rudd and fellow Carolina Veterans Organization veterans were hard at work this week sorting food for homeless veterans as a Carolina Veterans Organization event. Their project was months in planning, a week in execution, and a day well spent.
Read moreIt is with regret that we share the news that one of our former Memorial Day guest speakers, Colonel Saul Strauss, U.S. Army, Medical Dental Corps, passed away yesterday at the age of 95. Colonel Strauss served as an oral surgeon in the U.S. Army Dental Corps, but he performed in combat as a battlefield Field Surgeon. He served his country for 37 years and made Chapel Hill his home.
Read moreSixty-nine years ago today, thousands of Marines stormed the beaches of Iwo Jima. Their mission was to secure the island and the three airfields there. The fighting went on for several weeks, but on 23 February 1945, five marines and one navy combat medic (hospital corpsman) raised the Stars and Stripes over Mount Surbachi.
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