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At random: Three wives of Presidents of the United States have sponsored submarines. Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower christened the USS NAUTILUS, Mrs. John F. Kennedy christened the USS LAFAYETTE and Mrs. Hillary Clinton christened the USS Columbia SSN771 in 1995.

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Ric

Posted 2019-03-15 7:40 AM (#93637)

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Subject: American Legion 100th Birthday

Not sure how many here may be American Legion members but the organization is 100 years old today. March 15, 1919 to March 15, 2019!!!
It all started 100 years ago today when four officers decided to start an organization to help the millions of veterans returning home from World War I. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Legion for full story.

I'm a member of local Post 234 and have been for a number of years.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICAN LEGION!!!

It is very strange to compare how meetings are conducted between USSVI and the Legion. At first to compare the relaxed atmosphere of a USSVI meeting to a Legion meeting formality took me aback but it does work. Not every military service operated at the informal level the submarine service did/does.

JrKrup, Skimmer

Posted 2019-03-15 10:31 AM (#93640 - in reply to #93637)

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Subject: RE: American Legion 100th Birthday

It is also the Ides of March. This is the day that Julius Caesar uttered the words, "Et tu, Brute?" (You too, Brutus?) just before he was killed by Roman nobles - including Brutus and Cassius.

Happy Birthday, American Legion!

Ric

Posted 2019-03-15 10:46 AM (#93642 - in reply to #93640)

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Subject: RE: American Legion 100th Birthday

We can thank them for the GI Bill!! Bought my first house!

Tom McNulty

Posted 2019-03-15 11:06 AM (#93643 - in reply to #93642)

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Subject: RE: American Legion 100th Birthday

They indirectly bought my 1st house. But, in my case, the GI Bill got me my Engineering degree which gave me the income to buy the house.

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