(INDIANAPOLIS, April 11, 2019) — Calling it a case of “mission delayed turning into mission failure,” American Legion National Commander Brett P. Reistad called for VA officials to implement a plan to prevent future communication breakdowns between home-care social workers…
The American Legion’s 100th anniversary commemoratives coin series was released March 14 by the U.S. Mint with introductory pricing. On April 15 after 3 p.m., regular pricing will take effect. Visit www.legion.org/coin for purchases, pricing details and more information. The coins pay…
(INDIANAPOLIS, March 29, 2019) — The leader of the nation’s largest veterans organization stated his “extreme displeasure” with certain members of Congress who chose to replace POW/MIA flags with transgender equality flags outside their Washington offices. “According to several media…
Set to go on sale tomorrow at noon Eastern, the American Legion 100th anniversary coins celebrate the organization’s post-World War I origins and commitment to building a strong America. Authorized by Congress, these coins are one of two U.S. Mint…
Effective today, February 1st , the Department of Texas will start processing membership online for the Headquarters Posts and Posts that are currently not using the Post Online membership processing. You will notice several different changes to the various membership…
At the Midwinter Conference the Awards Committee recommend several changes to the 2020 Awards program to the M,O & PA Commission and to the Department Executive Committee, which were approved. The one major change for post membership awards eligibility is…
(INDIANAPOLIS, January 25, 2019) — The leader of the nation’s largest veteran’s organization expressed relief Friday on behalf of some 800,000 federal workers, including more than 41,000 active-duty members of the U.S. Coast Guard, after President Trump reopened the federal…
The American Legion National Headquarters IT Division is warning American Legion members to not immediately open attachments that come from what appear to be American Legion sources but may actually be spam. There has been a recent increase in spam…
The American Legion’s Post Excellence Awarded has added new criteria. To now qualify for the Post Excellence Award, a post is required to achieve excellence in four areas: membership, submission of the Consolidated Post Report (CPR), sharing of post history,…
WASHINGTON (November 14, 2018) — The national commanders of the nation’s two largest veterans organizations are demanding that Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie bring immediate attention to his nursing home program that currently has 70 percent of its…
All Posts in the Department of Texas launches can now process their membership online. This feature utilizes electronic payment methods via MyLegion.org and eliminates the need for Posts to send the National/Department portion of the (3-part) membership cards and paper…
“Team Texas” Proudly presents our Candidate for National Commander of The American Legion Paul E. Dillard. Paul is a 40+ year Paid Up For Life Member of C.R. Simmons – C.G. Harwicke Post 29 in Sherman Texas. He has served…
