If so, please let us know about your efforts so we can share them through our media channels.
Since the launch of the program in 2019, members of The American Legion Family have made more than 2.1 million Buddy Checks to veterans by phone, text, email or in person to check on their well-being and any needs they may have. In 2025 to 2026 alone, 4,339 posts participated in Buddy Checks that resulted in 345,193 veterans being contacted, according to that year’s Consolidated Post Report.
The National Executive Committee passed Resolution No. 18 that calls for Buddy Checks to be conducted Legion-wide during the weeks of The American Legion’s birthday, March 15, and Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The success of the Buddy Check program has shown it does not have to be restricted to the two weeks suggested within the resolution as many Legion posts conduct them weekly, monthly or quarterly.
If your post’s Legion Family took part in a Buddy Check effort this week around Veterans Day, please share your effort and its results. Email sbrooks@legion.org with the details, including any photos taken of the effort, and also share your Buddy Check story at Legiontown.org under the category Buddy Checks.
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