American Legion Post 20
@AmLegionPost20
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American Legion Post 20, affiliated with the National Press Club in Washington, DC, is one of the legion's oldest posts.
Joined October 2020
Merry Christmas from Post 20. "I'll Be Home For Christmas" debuted in 1943, and it resonated with troops and families separated by WWII. https://t.co/JpRRVN99VT
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Post 20 is very happy to share this news about Sgt. Andrew Wolfe of the WV Air National Guard, who was wounded in the DC shooting. https://t.co/9HBeKkw1xe
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia National Guard member who was shot last month in the nation’s capital is being transitioned from hospital acute care to in-patient rehabilit…
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Proceedings Photo of the Week: U.S. Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) render honors as the ship passes the USS Arizona memorial while pulling in to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, 29 Nov 2025. U.S. Navy (Matthew C. Wolf)
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#OTD in 1941, three sailors were photographed while having a drink at a bar in Pearl Harbor. Clifford Olds (right), was on board USS West Virginia when it was sunk during the Japanese attack the next morning. When salvage workers found his remains in a compartment several months
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Decorated Native American WWII Veteran Charles Shay of Indian Island, ME, died on December 3, 2025 at his home in Bretteville-L’Orgueilleuse in France’s Normandy region. He was 101. Shay, was a 19 year old Army Medic when he landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. #WeRememberThem
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#OTD in 1945: A group of five TBM Avenger torpedo bombers took off from the U.S. Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on a routine training flight. Although contact is maintained for a time, the radios eventually go silent and the aircraft are never seen again, spawning
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All 14 airmen involved in Flight 19 were never seen or heard from again.
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Today is Wear Brown Shoes Day. Naval aviators wear brown shoes to distinguish themselves from the rest of the Navy. The tradition started prior to WWI when officers training to be pilots wore brown shoes instead of black to hide dust from the airfield.
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A slow salute for this citizen soldier. https://t.co/Nk2jyqdFUJ
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West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from wounds in DC shooting.
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American Legion Post 20 sends prayers for the two National Guard members wounded in the DC shooting. https://t.co/XveelKAAV1
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FBI investigates motives behind ambush shooting near White House; suspect identified as Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal.
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🎉🐭 Happy Mickey Mouse Day! Today is Mickey's 97th birthday. 🐭🎉 Did you know Disney artists created 1,200+ military insignias during WWII? Here’s one for Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 245 featuring Mickey in action! 💥👊 #MickeyMouse #NavalHistory
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"It’s been 61 years since he earned those medals, & it was time that we gave them to him.” A 2-year investigation by a #Kansas American Legion service officer uncovered the long-awaited medals for a Vietnam War @USArmy #veteran, including a Purple Heart. https://t.co/Sn2cCzOoYW
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Veterans Service Organizations including the @AmericanLegion laid wreaths at a Veterans Day program at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC.
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For Veterans Day, from the poem Spoken from the Hedgerows: Listening to the chatter each night of those who survived the day. There is no other human relationship like it. At its heart comradeship is an ecstasy. You will die for an other. You will not consider it a personal loss.
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We've compiled a list of #VeteransDay deals & discounts for #veterans, servicemembers & their families, incl. @baseballhall, @WWIImuseum, @ProFootballHOF & more. Offers subject to change & may not be available in all areas. Complete list: https://t.co/XUhKv4MtTp.
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Please join Post 20 for our next meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Our guest speaker is our own Brian Zimmer, who will recount experiences with Military Assistance Command-Vietnam (MACV). https://t.co/g816TK66iD
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A Vietnam War veteran who served at the far tip of the spear will describe his experiences at the next meeting of the National Press Club's American Legion post. Post 20's luncheon meeting will take...
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#OTD in 1943, German submarine U-537 reached the coast of northern Labrador and sent a team ashore to erect an automatic weather station. Weather Station Kurt's location was so remote that it was not discovered until 1977. It was assumed to be a Canadian experiment until 1981
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Our #BeTheOne training is a great opportunity for those who want to learn more about interacting with & responding to #veterans who may be in crisis. We've got 2 virtual sessions scheduled for next week. Learn more/register: https://t.co/D3bDrkq8li.
#SuicidePrevention
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