The Legion of Veterans (Spanish: Legión de Ex-Combatientes, LEC) was a Bolivian Chaco War veterans' organization. It was organized on 13 September 1935...
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The American Legion, commonly known as the Legion, is an organization of U.S. war veterans headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. It comprises state...
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The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization founded in 1925. Members include people who served in the military, Royal Canadian...
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www.thegazette.co.uk. "D-Day veterans to be awarded the Legion d'Honneur". GOV.UK. "The Legion d'Honneur for US veterans". Consulat Général de France...
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dependents Royal Canadian Legion, a non-profit Canadian veterans' organization South African Legion of Military Veterans, the oldest veterans organization organisation...
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British Legion (RBL), formerly the British Legion, is a British charity providing financial, social and emotional support to members and veterans of the British...
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The Veterans' Legion of Indonesia (Indonesian: Legiun Veteran Republik Indonesia), established on 1 January 1957, is the national ex-service organisation...
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Royal Canadian Legion French Foreign Legion Veteran Societies Federation Hungarian Royal Gendarme Veterans' Association Veterans' Legion Kaikosha Myanmar...
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referencing the veterans (French: Anciens legionnaires) and veteran foreign regiments (French: Anciens régiment étranger) of the Legion, in case of the CEPs...
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legion was renamed the French Legion of Veterans and Volunteers of the National Revolution (Légion française des vétérans et des volontaires de la Révolution...
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G.I. Bill (redirect from Veterans Educational Assistance Program)
practically all wartime veterans. John H. Stelle, a former Democratic Governor of Illinois, served as the Chairman of the Legion's Executive Committee, which...
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International Legion Defence of Ukraine, or the Ukrainian Foreign Legion, is a military unit of the Ukrainian Ground Forces of composed of foreign volunteers...
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and sisters of American war veterans. Founded in 1919, the ALA is dedicated to serving veterans, military, and their families. A group of 20 officers...
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Germán Busch (category Bolivian people of German descent)
of the General Staff and was the Supreme Leader of the Legion of Veterans, a veterans' organization founded by him after his service in the Chaco War....
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nationalities have joined the unit. The Georgian Legion was founded by Mamuka Mamulashvili, a veteran of the Abkhaz–Georgian conflict, First Chechen War...
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The Polish Legion of American Veterans, USA (PLAV) is an organization made up of U.S. military veterans. Despite its name, membership in the PLAV is open...
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Legio IX Hispana (redirect from Ninth Legion)
and 9th legions, but "it is not clear that any of these survived even to the time of Philippi".(p 133) Octavian later recalled the veterans of the Ninth...
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Legio II Augusta (redirect from 2nd Augustan Legion)
veterans) and some of its soldiers may have been integrated into the new Legio II Augusta. At the beginning of Augustus' rule, in 26 BC, this legion was...
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The Nigerian Legion is a non-profit Nigerian veterans' organization founded in 1964. Members includes people who served in the Nigerian Armed Forces. It...
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The Roman legion (Latin: legiō, Latin: [ˈɫɛɡioː]), the largest military unit of the Roman army, was composed of Roman citizens serving as legionaries...
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The Jewish Legion was an unofficial name used to refer to five battalions of the British Army's Royal Fusiliers regiment, which consisted of Jewish volunteers...
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African Legion is the oldest military veterans organisation in South Africa. It is referred to simply as the SA Legion or even 'The Legion' and is one of the...
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like the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, that pushed for and got the G.I. Bill enacted. These gave veterans access to free or...
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military service. Veteran service organizations such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Disabled American Veterans, as well as state-operated...
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Remembrance poppy (redirect from Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal)
and children of the devastated regions of France. When the American Legion stopped using the poppy symbol in favor of the daisy, Veterans of Foreign Wars'...
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The French government gives out the Legion of Honour awards, to both French and foreign nationals, based on a recipient's exemplary services rendered...
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organization, The American Legion, does to improve veterans communities, such as scholarships, veterans help programs (i.e. ending veterans homelessness), and...
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the departure of the majority of the regiment back to their country of origin. Today the Legion in Italy is an association of veterans and people who...
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Gulf War syndrome (redirect from Causes of Gulf War syndrome)
From 1995 to 2005, the health of combat veterans worsened in comparison with nondeployed veterans, with the onset of more new chronic diseases, functional...
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events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans. The stadium served as the primary venue for...
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