INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 27, 2020) – American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford issued the following statement regarding Hurricane Laura’s destructive path along the Gulf Coast: “The American Legion extends its support and prayers to those impacted by Hurricane Laura.…
The American Legion & Texas Veterans/Workforce Commission VIRTUAL CAREER FAIR will be held on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 from 10:00am-4:00pm (Central Time). For more details, follow the appropriate Registration links below. Employers/Service Providers Registration Link: Job Seekers Registration Link:…
State Commander Jeff Perkins pulls the winning ticket for the “2020 Reignite Patriotism Sweepstakes”. Congratulations to Steven Valdez of Post 178 , the first ticket drawn for the Grand Prize of $10,000.00. All winners will be contacted and a list…
The 2021 Membership cards and some of the bulk supplies are in and the Department Staff is putting the membership boxes together and will start shipping out to posts this week. Go to Post Information Report to make sure your…
(INDIANAPOLIS – June 12, 2020) – American Legion National Commander James W. “Bill” Oxford issued the following statement today: “The American Legion stands on principles and serves purposes worldwide that are violated when justice, freedom and democracy are not applied…
(INDIANAPOLIS—June 1, 2020) – National Commander of The American Legion James W. “Bill” Oxford issued the following statement today: “The desecration of national war memorials, which honor veterans of all races, is an absolute disgrace. The heroes honored by these…
(WASHINGTON—May 29, 2020) – The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization is imploring President Trump to sign legislation which would relieve students from repaying loans that were issued because they were defrauded by disreputable schools. “Veterans have been aggressively…
(INDIANAPOLIS—May 28, 2020) – The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization praised a tweet by President Trump today indicating that federal orders for members of the National Guard would be extended through the middle of August. The tweet comes…
(INDIANAPOLIS—May 20, 2020) – The head of the nation’s largest veterans organization called on the White House to extend federal orders to thousands of members of the National Guard whose current deployment in coronavirus relief efforts falls one-day short of…
