Veterans News Bureau

By National Commander David K. Rehbein   Historically, American Legion posts have gone above and beyond the call of duty by helping not only The American Legion Family, but entire communities that were devastated by natural disasters. read more Go to Source

By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2009 - U.S. Marines raised the American flag yesterday during the dedication ceremony for the new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad as Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker declared "a new era" for Iraq and the Iraqi-U.S. relationship. read more Go ...

Vet job fair coming to Nashville read more Go to Source

President Extends Holiday Greetings, Thanks read more Go to Source

The American Legion Department of Tennessee purchased sixteen webcam laptop computers and mailed them to the Pat Tillman USO Center in Afghanistan for the purpose of having them placed and utilized by the hospitalized military personnel serving in there. The American Legion state commander, Earl Watson realized how ...

Fayetteville, N.C., the community that declared itself the world's first sanctuary community for soldiers and their families, has been named "America's Most Pro-Military Town" by Time magazine. "In a time of long deployments, the city is stepping up to take care of the families left behind," says Time senior writer Nathan ...

American Legion Riders Post 105 in Phoenix has made this Christmas season quite merry for residents of the Arizona State Veteran Home. Earlier this year, the Riders gave them DVD players and a movie library, thanks to a huge bike night fundraiser called Hot August Nights that delivered the ...

A fundraising plan one year in the making ended up a bigger success than Legionnaire Phil Taylor ever hoped. The Dec. 6 Citadel-Virginia Military Institute game between the two colleges' hockey clubs raised nearly $5,700 for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund, which benefits the children of active-duty U.S. servicemembers ...

When Hobie Jenkins decided to start bottling his family's barbecue sauces, he didn't do it to make money. The proceeds from all Jenkins' sauce sales go to various charitable organizations. The American Legion Department of Florida is the most recent beneficiary of Jenkins' generosity. Hobie J Gourmet Sauces is now ...

The American Legion is calling on Congress to cease federal funding of the Veterans Business Development Corp. (also known as The Veterans Corporation, or TVC). A just-released report from the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship states that TVC has failed in its mandate to properly provide monetary ...