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Granbury Tornado Relief Fund
Posted on May 23rd, 2013
On Wednesday, 15 May 2013, an EF4 Tornado hit the area of Granbury, TX immediately adjacent to Post 491 destroying or damaging over 110 homes. It also caused major damage to the American Legion Post 491 building that has forced us to cease all in-house Post activities until further notice. On the night of the… Read More »
Oklahoma Tornado Relief
Posted on May 23rd, 2013
We have received several calls from Posts, Units and Squadrons wanting to help out our Legion Family Members in Oklahoma. We have contacted the Department of Oklahoma and they have asked that anyone wishing to help out can make monetary donation to going to the National Website and click on the Oklahoma Tornado Assistance button… Read More »
American Legion praises Congress for passage of new Stolen Valor Act
Posted on May 23rd, 2013
WASHINGTON (May 23, 2013) – The American Legion is praising Congress for passing the new Stolen Valor Act, which addresses areas that were previously ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The new Stolen Valor Act would make it a crime to profit from lies about military awards and decorations, as opposed to the previous law… Read More »
Department Training
Posted on May 22nd, 2013
The Department of Texas has several training events coming up in the next couple of months, please checkout the Training Page for more details. Hotel information is posted for the July training in Killeen.
VA and Veterans Service Organizations Announce Claims Initiative to Reduce Claims Backlog Joint Effort Aimed at Promoting Use of Fully Developed Claims
Posted on May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and The American Legion announced a new partnership to help reduce the compensation claims backlog for Veterans. The effort—the Fully Developed Claims (FDC) Community of Practice—is a key part of VA’s overall transformation plan to end the backlog in 2015 and process… Read More »
