Tag: American Legion

Remembering Veterans Takes Front and Center on Memorial Day in Arizona Community

ASH FORK, Ariz.—A soldier may go to war and fall on the battlefield. But only a forgotten soldier truly dies. That’s how James A. Foster Jr., vice-commander of American Legion Post 57 in Ash Fork, Arizona, described it during a ceremony honoring veterans in Ash Fork Settlers Cemetery on Memorial Day. As the 50 people…


Steve Lewandowski: Veterans’ ‘Go-To’ Guy

DEL MAR, Calif.—Known as the “go-to guy” for helping veterans in his community, third-generation veteran Steve Lewandowski has made a name for himself after working tirelessly for years to help other vets in his area and local American Legion, the world’s largest wartime veterans organization. A former legion commander for his local post, Lewandowski received…


Huntington Beach Names New Park ’17th Street’ in Honor of City’s History

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Huntington Beach councilors unanimously approved “17th Street Park” as the new name for a park to be reconstructed at the former site of Michel E. Rodger’s Senior Center during the June 7 city council meeting. The naming of the park—at the crossing of 17th Street and Orange Avenue—has been an ongoing discussion since…