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The American Legion Department of Texas

Dept of Texas Recognized for Hiring Vets

Good afternoon Texas American Legion,   Thank you for your service!   On behalf of the Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Veterans Commission, we want to thank you for participating in the “We Hire Vets” employer recognition program. We…

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GI Bill Update – Forever GI Bill Implementation

The Department of Veterans Affairs will hire 200 temporary workers and shell out $70 million to implement a major expansion of veterans’ education benefits — a process beset by communication and information technology challenges, veterans advocates and VA officials said…

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Post 100 Places Wreaths for Tracy Laramore and Jerod Osborne

American Legion Post 100 took the time recently to place wreaths at the grave sites of the post namesakes Tracy Laramore and Jerod Osborne. Spc. Tracy Lee Laramore graduated from Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas.  Tracy was stationed in Colorado, Korea,…

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Home Depot Foundation arrives at Post 671 in Borger, TX

On Thursday, December 7, the Home Depot Foundation arrived at American Legion Carl Mc Andrews Post 671 in Borger, TX to get to work. Having pre-staged approximately $25,000 worth of supplies and materials, about 60 volunteers from Texas and Oklahoma…