American Legion National Commander Jimmie L. Foster will discuss veterans issues and other areas of importance to The American Legion with President Obama during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House.
System Worth Saving task force members are in Lexington, Ky., all week for an inspection tour of the VA medical center there. The facility is designated as the polytrauma site for the VA Mid-South Healthcare Network.
A Legion System Worth Saving inspection team is beginning a two-day visit to the VA medical center in White River Junction, Vt., to assess the quality of veterans’ health care there.
D.C. Legion taffers are serving as volunteer ushers at an Arlington National Cemetery remembrance ceremony dedicated to military medical personnel lost during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Americanism staff are conducting a site visit to Shelby, N.C., new home of The American Legion World Series. Staff are meeting with members of the local Host Committee to continue planning the schedule of events, event promotion, and logistics for the inaugural Legion Baseball World Series tournament in Shelby this August.
Americanism staff are conducting a site visit to Shelby, N.C., new home of The American Legion World Series. Staff are meeting with members of the local Host Committee to continue planning the schedule of events, event promotion, and logistics for the inaugural Legion Baseball World Series tournament in Shelby this August.
Nesse Godin will be presented with the National Commander’s Public Relations Award as part of the 51st Washington Conference. Godin was chosen for her dedication to sharing with others – especially Boys Nation delegates – her experiences in the Holocaust.
The American Legion will host a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., at 12:30 p.m. today to announce the findings from women veterans survey in conducted online in January. The press conference will be broadcast on C-SPAN.
The 51st annual Washington Conference Commander's Call will feature several key speakers, including Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki.
The Legion's Economic, National Security/Foreign Relations, Legislative, and Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation commissions are hearing from health-care, national security and employment experts during the Washington Conference.
