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A Trump administration VA is expected to roll back a Biden administration policy that allows the agency to provide abortion counseling and, in some cases, the procedure itself, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

Department of Veterans Affairs Delays Air Transportation Reimbursement Rule Until 2029

American Legion National Vice Commander James Kellogg knew some of the troops whose names are among the 58,749 memorialized on the Vietnam Memorial Wall

A claim shark is an individual or company that illegally charges fees to “assist” or “consult” veterans with filing their VA benefit claims. Claim sharks are not VA accredited as required by federal law.

American Legion National Commander James A. LaCoursiere, Jr., issued the following statement today concerning yesterday’s election results

The Legion was so right to point us to Buddy Checks, which is just an opportunity to carve out time from your day to check in on somebody important to you. This is a community issue. And there is community everywhere.

Whether a program is chartered by a post, department or national, it is incumbent on The American Legion that we control the actions of that program to best meet the needs of our organization, provide oversight and protect the brand.

President Joe Biden’s signature of the bipartisan law — the Sgt. First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxins Act — ushered in the largest expansion of veterans benefits in a generation.

American Legion Internal Affairs and Membership Division staff at National Headquarters reached out to posts with membership growth this year to share their success stories.

Conservatives led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are certain to attempt to remove the provision requiring women to register for the draft

The White House is opposing a congressional proposal to give junior enlisted service members their biggest pay raise in a generation.

The American Legion expressed its support for legislation that would improve educational and economic opportunities for veterans and servicemembers

Through 2027, Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care visits of each year

The American Legion’s newly updated Be the One website is full of information to help Legion Family and community members take part in this mission to save lives.

Roger Corman, the “King of the Bs” who helped turn out such low-budget classics as “Little Shop of Horrors” and “Attack of the Crab Monsters” and gave many of Hollywood’s most famous actors and directors early breaks, has died.

A Korean War veteran from Minnesota who still carries shrapnel in his leg from when he was wounded in combat will finally get his Purple Heart medal, 73 years late.

Military retirees and some spouses or dependents whose next-generation Department of Defense identification cards have an “INDEF” expiration date continue to face problems using their IDs

Women Veterans are the fastest growing group using VA services, and VA is expanding care to better serve their needs, from primary care to specialized care, including mental health, chronic conditions and reproductive health.

Please do this voter voice and send it to as many people as you know to complete it. DAV is including our CTF / Legion preferred disabled vets property tax bill and the MDVA education bill in it.

nited States Senate passed a long-awaited emergency national defense funding package, aiming to support our allies and improving our national security abroad.