AM 1240 WJON » american legion http://wjon.com Sat, 18 May 2013 15:17:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 American Legion Post 455 To Host 1st Annual Get-Together Event http://wjon.com/american-legion-post-455-to-host-1st-annual-get-together-event/ http://wjon.com/american-legion-post-455-to-host-1st-annual-get-together-event/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:00:59 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=173725 The American Legion Post 455 is hosting their first annual Veterans Get-Together tomorrow (Sunday) in Cold Spring.

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]]> http://wjon.com/american-legion-post-455-to-host-1st-annual-get-together-event/feed/ 0 Funding For Honor Guards At Vet Funerals Cut http://wjon.com/funding-for-honor-guards-at-vet-funerals-cut/ http://wjon.com/funding-for-honor-guards-at-vet-funerals-cut/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:48:18 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=29290 The American Legion and other service organizations are looking for funding alternatives after learning the state will no longer pay for honor guards at veterans' funerals.

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]]> http://wjon.com/funding-for-honor-guards-at-vet-funerals-cut/feed/ 0 Getty Images Obama Speaks to American Legion Convention in Minneapolis [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/obama-speaks-to-american-legion-convention-in-minneapolis-photos/ http://wjon.com/obama-speaks-to-american-legion-convention-in-minneapolis-photos/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:41:59 +0000 Tim Lyon http://wjon.com/?p=29123 President Obama addressed The American Legion National Convention in Minneapolis today. He talked about job creation and the need to improve services for veterans returning from war. See photos from the President's speech, after the jump.

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]]> http://wjon.com/obama-speaks-to-american-legion-convention-in-minneapolis-photos/feed/ 0 Cory Ryan/Getty Images President Obama To Tackle Vets Issues In Minnesota http://wjon.com/president-obama-to-tackle-vets-issues-in-minnesota/ http://wjon.com/president-obama-to-tackle-vets-issues-in-minnesota/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:49:30 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=28928 President Barack Obama is tackling veterans' issues, including unemployment, during a speech at the American Legion national convention in Minneapolis.

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