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I just joined ALR in Rushford MN about a month ago and this CLUB is AWESOME and a GREAT bunch of Guys n Girls an I couldn't be happier to be a part of such a GREAT dedicated group of people. I look forward to serving the Legion and the Club now and in the Future and the Rides are great too!
- Johannes KestnerVeteran Services: Health Care
Health Care
The range of health issues facing America's veterans is both wide and ever-evolving. The American Legion recognizes this and provides valuable health-care information on a variety of conditions, as well as regularly updated information on the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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TBI/PTSD committee to make final recommendations
PNC William Detweiler, chairman of the Legion’s Traumatic Brain Injury/Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Ad Hoc Committee, to deliver report to NEC.
VA launches women veterans hotline
VA phone line designed to answer questions from veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women veterans.
Should VA procurement be decentralized?
The American Legion believes VA should decentralize its programs such as procurement and information technology to improve its efficiency and timeliness.
VA-leased facilities in jeopardy of closing
Unless Congress moves quickly, 15 of VA’s medical facilities across the country will be forced to close.
Tell us about your own VA claim wait
Legion wants to hear from Legionnaires about specifics of their VA benefit claims in order to paint a clearer picture of the growing backlog.
Legion: Truncating TRICARE a misguided idea
National commander takes issue with Washington Post editorial stand on TRICARE for Life premiums.
Legion to VA: ‘Get it right’ in Mississippi
Four years after its first whistle-blower spoke out, VA’s medical center in Jackson continues to put its patients at risk.
Salt Lake City veterans home renamed for Legionnaire
First veterans nursing home in state named for longtime Department of Utah National Executive Committeeman William Christoffersen.
Patient wait times still too long at VA
Veterans are still enduring unreasonable wait times in gaining access to VA health care.
Legion defends VA chief against columnist
Eric Shinseki taken to task by TIME Magazine columnist Joe Klein. The Legion responds in defense of VA chief.