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Commander Hill expresses condolences over Fort Hood Shootings

Marine64 — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:00:55 -0500

WASHINGTON (Nov. 5, 2009) -- American Legion National Commander Clarence E. Hill released the following statement concerning this afternoon's shootings at Ft. Hood:

Postal Service Announces Holiday Mailing Guidelines

linda — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:31 -0500

By Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Jung
Special to American Forces Press Service

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Oct. 28, 2009 - U.S. Postal Service officials have announced recommended mailing dates for delivery by Christmas to U.S. servicemembers serving in Afghanistan and other overseas locations.

Military families, Colorado Legion bond through 'Operation Soldier'

Marine64 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:58:35 -0500

Military families and Colorado Legion bond through ‘Operation Soldier'

Taking a page out of The American Legion's efforts to "reconnect" with America's military, the Department of Colorado has instituted a program that significantly increases the interaction between military members, military families and the nation's largest veterans organization.

COP Keating relief effort reaches Virginia

linda — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:57:31 -0400

Representatives of The American Legion, Target Corp., and Computer Science Corp. met in northern Virginia Oct. 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.

"This is extraordinary," said Assistant Deputy Secretary of Defense Gary J. Mostek, as DVDs, video games, laptop computers, cameras, memory cards, books, magazines and other items were sorted at American Legion Post 28 in Triangle, Va.

A mix of victories and defeats in new defense act, says The American Legion

linda — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:10:32 -0400

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.