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Women veterans: A new dog tag honoring women veterans is available through Emblem Sales. The dog tag is inscribed with “Women Proudly Served.”
To order the dog tag for $3.95, search for item No. 815.702:
 www.emblem.legion.org

Twitter: The American Legion hit 40,000 followers on Twitter. Are you one of them?  www.twitter.com/AmericanLegion 
In addition to getting breaking news about the Legion, the Legion tweets links to other media sources reporting on issues important to membership, valuable information on gaining employment through Legion career fairs, and photos/coverage of American Legion national and local events from across the country.

Operation Comfort Warriors: In December, The American Legion Department of Iowa accepted a $31,626 donation toward Operation Comfort Warriors from Dr. Pepper Snapple Group. From July to August last summer, Dr. Pepper Snapple Group donated 25 cents for each case of Dr. Pepper, 7Up or Snapple products sold. The promotion ran in Fareway, Dahl’s and Hy-Vee food stores in Iowa.
 www.twitter.com/AmericanLegion 

Temporary Financial Assistance: In 2014, The American Legion’s Temporary Financial Assistance program disbursed grants totaling $655,361, benefiting 642 families and 1,452 children.  www.legion.org/financialassistance