Marker painted blood red by World War veteran tribute
World War veteran John Bowe of Canby Minnesota requests annual repainting of his monument in blood red to honor ground shed by Minnesotans. Bowe, a Legionnaire with a long wartime record, recalls early service in the French Foreign Legion and travels through the Americas and Europe, earning the Legion of Honor and the Croix de Guerre.
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Minnesota
American Legion
USSS
Pierre
Deathwood
Dakotas
Mon- Waul
Spokane
California
Mexico
Spato
Qaireer
Bowe
Parkuent
Spain
Italy
Morocco
Alers
Tle
French Foreign Legion
Ner Vere Navarin
Rene. Crobkx
Tottrragere
Legion of Hanor
Harding
Sno; Juster
Coolidge
Leigh Hunt
Ben
Adhem
Bey
Ted
Ashington
Dorrow
Wilson
Ndt
National Cemetery
Arlington
National Memorial
Ar‘ington
Iin
Potomac
Bnd
Uberty
Norld
Daylight Post 2290 Suspended Over Policy Conformity
The Daylight Post 2290 of California, part of the American Legion, was suspended not for views on adjusted compensation but for not conforming to legally adopted policies of the national and department organizations. Adjutant Morgan Keaton announced the action, with the executive committee backing the suspension and calling for charter surrender until the department acts. The post may seek reinstatement after convention review. opposing posts may retain rights but must align with established policy.
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Daylight Post
Department of California
American Legion
Morgan Keaton
California
TPA
James F. Collins
Department
Ixenton
Legion speaker Warns Against Radicals and Communists
In Berkeley a Legion meeting heard Robert N. Rowell assert a need for a determined fight against communists and allied forces. He claimed 15 radical leaders head 1,490 sectional radicals with a large fund in the West and urged Legion members to defend the country against radical threats.
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Robert N. Rowell
BRB
P.O. Ellis
Tnc
Berkeley
Coxl
American Legion
United States
Radicatis
California
Nevada
Oregon
LW. W
Veterans Urged to Beware of Sharpers
Warning to all veterans about attorneys who promise to obtain government certificates or legal benefits, urging caution against paying fees for services not guaranteed by official channels.
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Legion
Memorial on Stone Mountain Features Confederate Leader
Granite figures rise on Stone Mountain Georgia as a vast Confederate memorial unfolds amid a ceremony with governors and military officials. The 700 figures will depict Confederate history across a 1300 by 140 foot area, with Lee's 18 foot likeness central and Civil War veterans among the attendees.
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Confederacy
Ger
David OG
Shanks
Army
James’ G. Williams
Charleston
Navy
Daughters of the Confederacy
Lee
Stone
Harding
Wilson
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Diler
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Elvil
Sbils
Sam Houston Group
Grand Army of
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Ise Graves
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Phrota
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