American Legion Veterans in Chapel Hill, NC
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Read moreMajor Everett “Bud” Bud Hampton, USMC (Ret.), recently served as guest speaker at The Friendly City Civitan of Durham, NC. The Civitans were holding their 9th Annual Veterans’ Appreciation Luncheon with 72 area veterans attending.
Read moreEd Gill has a story to tell. It is the story of his father, a Marine who was killed at Iwo Jima. Ed was just three years old when he died a combat casualty.
Read moreAlvin “Al” Braxton Hackney passed away on Saturday, July 10th, 2015. He was 83. Al Hackney served for many years
Read moreWe are about to conclude another successful post year. A year that continued our trend of increasing activities, promoting and developing community awareness, building our post membership, and developing a strong cadre of post officers on the Post Executive Committee who are committed to continuing our 96 year legacy of service.
Read moreAt the legion meeting last night “The Dachau Ashes” were discussed. The story, briefly, is that a US World War
Read moreThey descended upon Washington, DC, and Quantico, VA, to gather in remembrance of the 70th Anniversary of their assault on
Read more“Thank You for your service,…..” You have heard it many times and when it first started, it was closer to
Read moreOur very own Bud Hampton, a survivor of Iwo Jima and other South Pacific campaigns, was selected by The Greatest Generation Foundation to revisit the islands and participate in a Commemorative Ceremony on Iwo Jima.
Read moreThe Orange County Veterans Service Office is hosting a Job Fair in Hillsborough on March 25th at 10 am.
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