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THE BIG Q

Big Q Poll

What would be the best way to improve VA's issues with delayed claims and inaccurate record-keeping?

CHOOSE A RESPONSE

Choices

A change in culture, from top management to low-level employees.

An increased budget to hire more staff, create more resources.

A law that would allow poor-performing employees to be more easily fired.

A massive overhaul is the only way to fix a large, complex department.

Other. Answer in the comments section.

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POST 25, NEWPORT, NH

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WHAT'S NEW

Scouts' cross-country bike ride nets $11,000 for OCW

OPERATION COMFORT WARRIORS

Scouts' cross-country bike ride nets $11,000 for OCW

Bike Ride America breaks $10,000 goal for Operation Comfort Warriors with donations from Post 215 in LaGrange, Ind.

64 Legion teams compete for World Series spots

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64 Legion teams compete for World Series spots

Full Legacy Run route online

LEGION RIDERS

Full Legacy Run route online

TODAY'S HEADLINES

Legion applauds passage of veteran small business legislation
Legion to Congress: Fully fund homeless veteran programs
'It's all about the kids'
Career fair, employment events set for national convention
Legion to Congress: We want full VA accountability
Galloway to serve as master of ceremonies
Legacy Run online registration ends Aug. 1
Legion commends Congress for VA bill
Legion survey to measure effectiveness of PTSD/TBI treatment
Junior Shooting Sports alum making national splash
Boys Nation 69th class graduates with honor, dignity

NEW VIDEO ON LEGION TV

Luis Gonzalez reflects on his Legion Baseball experience
2015 National Junior Shooting Sports Championship
2015 Boys Nation Hill Day
2015 Boys Nation election
2015 Boys Nation party conventions
Boys Nation Arlington visit
I Am The American Legion: Bob Looby
Boys Nation delegates pay tributes
Boys Nation Greenbelt Post 136 visit
Boys Nation Oath of Office
Boys Nation arrival
New Orleans Veterans Benefits Center

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Braden Shipley reflects on Legion Baseball experience
Medal of Honor Story: Sal Giunta
Leroy Supak, Atomic Veteran

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Legion members represent TALARC at “Hamvention”

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Stolen Valor making news in Maryland

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Great War Veterans Seeking Their Bonuses March on Nation's Capital, are Dispersed by US Army Units
Pope Leo I Convinces Attila the Hun Not to Sack Rome
Battle of Tannenberg/Grunwald: Polish-Lithuanian Army Defeats Teutonic Knights
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HONOR & REMEMBRANCE

Winona Riders stand flag line for grave rededication

COMMUNITY MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS

Winona Riders stand flag line for grave rededication

Civil War veteran gets headstone 92 years after his death

COMMUNITY MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS

Civil War veteran gets headstone 92 years after his death

LEGIONTOWN

Civilian's quest for knowledge about secret plane crash leads to Cold War memorial

COMMUNITY MEMORIALS & MONUMENTS

Civilian's quest for knowledge about secret plane crash leads to Cold War memorial

Legionnaire restores garden benches for wounded veterans

VETERANS HELPING VETERANS

Legionnaire restores garden benches for wounded veterans

Local American Legion renovation is receiving help from Air Force volunteers...

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Local American Legion renovation is receiving help from Air Force volunteers...

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Fundraiser for OCW in LaGrange

Fundraiser for OCW in LaGrange

2015 Boys Nation Day 8

2015 Boys Nation Day 8

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Upcoming Events

5 AUGUST 2015

American Legion Baseball scholarship department applications due to National Headquarters

6 AUGUST 2015

National Membership Workshop
DSO (Department Service Officer) School

SEE FULL CALENDAR

Upcoming Career Fairs

12 AUGUST 2015

Little Rock, Arkansas
West Valley City, Utah

13 AUGUST 2015

Farmingdale, New York

20 AUGUST 2015

Detroit, Michigan

25 AUGUST 2015

San Francisco, California

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