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    • Legion joins with others to call for swift passage of Dole Act 
      June 25, 2024

      Legion joins with others to call for swift passage of Dole Act 

    • GI Bill at 80: ‘What has changed? What remains the same?’
      June 21, 2024

      GI Bill at 80: ‘What has changed? What remains the same?’

    • PACT Act extends presumptions of service connection for three new cancer types
      June 14, 2024

      PACT Act extends presumptions of service connection for three new cancer types

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      FINVET: a one-stop financial resource for veterans

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      June 3, 2024

      Supreme Court gives huge victory to veterans

    • Task Force Movement continues to evolve
      June 24, 2024

      Task Force Movement continues to evolve

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      June 12, 2024

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

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      June 5, 2024

      Job fair Aug. 26 in conjunction with national convention

    • Task Force Movement Illinois off and running
      May 29, 2024

      Task Force Movement Illinois off and running

    • Legion-supported job fairs nationwide help veterans find careers
      April 30, 2024

      Legion-supported job fairs nationwide help veterans find careers

    • 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

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      June 26, 2024

      Driving VA health-care solutions in Albuquerque

    • ‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights
      June 26, 2024

      ‘A monumental step’ for LGBTQ+ rights

    • Legion joins with others to call for swift passage of Dole Act 
      June 25, 2024

      Legion joins with others to call for swift passage of Dole Act 

    • VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide
      June 24, 2024

      VA announces $10M in new funding opportunities for state, territory and Tribal governments to help understand, prevent veteran suicide

    • PRIDE shines, heals veterans
      June 20, 2024

      PRIDE shines, heals veterans

    • 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

    • OCW provides gaming PC to U.S. Army veteran who beat non-Hodgkins lymphoma 
      September 7, 2023

      OCW provides gaming PC to U.S. Army veteran who beat non-Hodgkins lymphoma 

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