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    • VA updates PACT Act benefits regulations
      September 13, 2024

      VA updates PACT Act benefits regulations

    • Legion joins with other VSOs in calling for Congress to immediately fund $15-billion VA budget shortfall
      September 12, 2024

      Legion joins with other VSOs in calling for Congress to immediately fund $15-billion VA budget shortfall

    • AMA making a difference in processing veterans’ claims appeals
      August 25, 2024

      AMA making a difference in processing veterans’ claims appeals

    • 3 ways to realize the PACT Act’s promise and fulfill my husband’s dying wish
      August 9, 2024

      3 ways to realize the PACT Act’s promise and fulfill my husband’s dying wish

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      August 1, 2024

      VA launches updated Burn Pit Registry

    • Veterans find job opportunities, employment assistance and more at convention
      August 26, 2024

      Veterans find job opportunities, employment assistance and more at convention

    • ‘What they will remember is the Legion was there’
      August 25, 2024

      ‘What they will remember is the Legion was there’

    • Texas nominees claim 3 of 4 American Legion employment awards
      August 25, 2024

      Texas nominees claim 3 of 4 American Legion employment awards

    • ‘Natural transitions’
      August 23, 2024

      ‘Natural transitions’

    • Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at summit
      August 12, 2024

      Cyber scholarships for justice-involved veterans announced at summit

    • Legion testifies in support of bills to aid veterans, Guard and Reserve seeking education
      June 12, 2024

      Legion testifies in support of bills to aid veterans, Guard and Reserve seeking education

    • American Legion event to honor 80th anniversary of GI Bill
      June 11, 2024

      American Legion event to honor 80th anniversary of GI Bill

    • Supreme Court gives huge victory to veterans
      June 3, 2024

      Supreme Court gives huge victory to veterans

    • Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints
      May 2, 2024

      Lawmakers want DOD to provide data on troops’ tuition assistance complaints

    • Tuition assistance program for servicemembers needs more funding, more awareness as recruiting tool
      February 28, 2024

      Tuition assistance program for servicemembers needs more funding, more awareness as recruiting tool

    • SWS heading to Montana
      September 10, 2024

      SWS heading to Montana

    • Senators push $15M bill to study birth defects in children of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals
      September 5, 2024

      Senators push $15M bill to study birth defects in children of veterans exposed to toxic chemicals

    • VA Secretary: ‘We’ve exceeded our most aggressive projections’
      August 27, 2024

      VA Secretary: ‘We’ve exceeded our most aggressive projections’

    • Canine training and ‘the thing under the thing’ presented as PTSD, suicide prevention therapies
      August 26, 2024

      Canine training and ‘the thing under the thing’ presented as PTSD, suicide prevention therapies

    • AMA making a difference in processing veterans’ claims appeals
      August 25, 2024

      AMA making a difference in processing veterans’ claims appeals

    • Providing financial ‘relief’ for back-to-school expenses
      July 25, 2024

      Providing financial ‘relief’ for back-to-school expenses

    • More than $60 million for children and youth
      April 10, 2024

      More than $60 million for children and youth

    • Origins of April as Children & Youth Month
      April 1, 2024

      Origins of April as Children & Youth Month

    • $68,000 Legion grant supports veterans in Alabama
      December 5, 2023

      $68,000 Legion grant supports veterans in Alabama

    • Remembrance Bowl: more than a homecoming
      September 29, 2023

      Remembrance Bowl: more than a homecoming

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