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October 2009 Headlines

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October 26 - 31

• 51 graduate from Legion College
• Legion has mixed feelings on new Defense Act
• Boy Scouts celebrate 100 years
• Legion champs honored at World Series
• Legion logs 916,000 volunteer hours with VA
• Committee OKs amendment to elevate priority status of veteran-owned small businesses
• Oratoricals helped shape Lou Dobbs' career
• VA seeks temporary contractor to help process education claims
• Legion champs honored at World Series
• Legion to attend 2010 Defense Authorization Act signing today
• Legion: VA outsourcing should be temporary
• Eleventh annual Legion College under way
• Flag amendment needs co-sponsors in House, Senate

October 19 - 25

• Milwaukee: Premiere Midwest destination
• VA: Emergency GI Bill payments succeed
• Scouts celebrate 100 years
• Legion College welcomes 50 students
• Maryland launches state version of legislative council
• 2009 History Contests winners
• Obama signs VA advance funding bill
• VA calls student veterans to explain GI Bill
• Rule aims to ease PTSD claims
• Target matches COP Keating donations
• Legion cheers “landmark” VA advance appropriations measure
• Key resolutions of the 2009 Fall Meetings
• How to nail a sales pitch

October 12 - 18

• VA's error-prone billing system costs veterans
• UAVs are changing the way we wage war
• More than $50,000 raised for COP Keating
• Hill urges Legion to move 'full speed ahead'
• Urban warfare in a rural setting
• CWF awards $636,869 in grants
• Nebraska Legionnaire wins 2009 Best Warrior Competition
• Chapel to be dedicated at Corps Museum
• Open Your Heart program still strong
• Shinseki delivers “state of VA”
• Legion praises VA help for Agent Orange victims

October 5 - 11

• Supreme Court still divided over Mojave Cross
• New Senate bill would help more vets with traumatic injuries
• Carpenter wins Comeback Player of Year
• 2009 Samsung Scholars selected
• VA homeless vet grants
• Veterans Arts Festival kicks off in Texas
• Timely budgets would ease VA stress
• Marine talks about his experience turned HBO movie
• VA creates office for survivors of veterans
• Second H2H Classic raises $33,000
• Legion calls for 'transparency' at VA
• Secretary Shinseki announces “Green Routine” initiative

October 1 - 4

• Post conducts 240th 'Veteran of Month' service
• Florida post sponsors American Legion Softball Team
• Legion to Congress: Approve VA budget immediately
• Student veterans can apply for payments online
• New Web site for wounded warriors