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I anticipate an update from our Post Commander Charlie O’Leary and his wife Nancy from their attendance at the American Legion District 8 Legion-Auxillary Meeting last Saturday in Alva, OK. Meanwhile I had to miss the incredible banquet the Hut … Continue reading →

I was relieved when I found out our Post Commander Charlie O’Leary and his wife Nancy survived the treacherous travel weather on their annual trip to Arizona. They were involved in a horrific vehicle accident but pulled through dinged up … Continue reading →

When I was a young boy the world seemed so different than now. Things were magical and hopeful regardless the Cold War, beginings of the Vietnam War, and Civil Rights initiatives. For me it ended when John F. Kennady was … Continue reading →

When I was a high school student in 1968 in southern California I enrolled in my school’s first Black History class. Two of us in the class were not black but we were all friends. I had the opportunity to … Continue reading →

Like many in my age group I recall “Drills” in school of crawling under my desk and covering my head. The fear of Soviet nuclear attack was real and actions to prepare for the eventuality equally real. How many of … Continue reading →