Friday, 02 July 2010 21:06, Written by The American Legion
American Legion Seeks Gold Star Parents bill
Leaders of The American Legion are urging members of the Senate to pass legislation that would benefit the elderly parents of servicemembers who died while serving their country.
Friday, 02 July 2010 20:33, Written by The American Legion
American Legion Seeks RAPID Improvements
During its review of pending House legislation at a congressional hearing July 1, The American Legion recommended further improvements to the Rating and Processing Individual’s Disability (RAPID) Claims Act.
Tuesday, 30 March 2010 01:38, Written by The American Legion
Peter Gaytan, executive director of The American Legion's Washington office, was a featured guest March 27 on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” news program. For the first 10 minutes, host Pedro Echevarria asked Gaytan questions about the impact of health-care reform legislation on veterans. Gaytan then answered questions from callers.
Thursday, 25 March 2010 12:43, Written by Linda L Buchanan
On Wednesday, June 2, 2010, the members of American Legion Battlefields Post #144 will prepare and serve dinner to the participants of this year’s Ride 2 Recovery. This could be in excess of one hundred people.
About Ride 2 Recovery
Mission Statement
To help make a difference in the lives of vets by assisting in their mental and physical rehabilitation programs.
Tuesday, 23 March 2010 13:12, Written by The American Legion
National Commander Clarence Hill
“I have been assured personally by the President, Secretary of Defense, VA secretary, Speaker of the House, majority leaders, and numerous other senators and representatives—as has National Commander David Rehbein before me—that nothing in the national health care reform legislation will change current DoD and VA health-care eligibility or practices,” said The American Legion National Commander Clarence E. Hill, responding to the health-care reform bill passed Sunday by the House of Representatives.
Tuesday, 05 January 2010 16:23, Written by The American Legion
3rd platoon, Bravo Troop 3-61 Cavalry
Another batch of items purchased for the soldiers of the U.S. Army's Bravo Troop 3-61 Cavalry arrived in Afghanistan recently. Through its Burn Pit blog, The American Legion—with generous contributions from Target Corp. and Computer Science Corp.—raised more than $100,000 to provide comfort items for the soldiers.
Monday, 02 November 2009 03:39, Written by The American Legion
WASHINGTON (Oct. 28, 2009)—The leader of The American Legion, the nation's largest veterans service organization, says he feels a mixture of pleasure and disappointment at the contents of the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Authorization Act. The measure was signed into law today by President Obama and witnessed by Peter S. Gaytan, Executive Director of the Legion's Washington, D.C. headquarters.
Monday, 02 November 2009 03:24, Written by The American Legion
Representatives of The American Legion, Target Corp., and Computer Science Corp. met in northern Virginia October 29 for the final U.S. leg of a nationwide drive to put smiles on the faces of 56 soldiers who were forced to destroy all their possessions when enemy insurgents attacked them in Afghanistan.
Saturday, 25 July 2009 08:39, Written by The American Legion
An unfortunate consequence of Operation Iraqi Freedom and America’s Global War on Terror, many children of our active-duty military personnel are now members of single-parent families. In most cases, this also means their chances to attend college have greatly diminished. Children of military personnel killed on active duty are entitled to receive money toward a college education. But, it’s not enough.
