Author Archives: American Legion Post #142

The American Legion Digital Archive – a research tool allowing access to a host of Legion materials and publications – has been released for general use after more than a year of development. According to Library and Museum Director Howard … Continue reading →

The 2012 American Legion Flag & Emblem catalog features more than 50 new items. Legion family members who have placed an Emblem Sales order in the past three years should have received a catalog. Catalogs also can be requested, free … Continue reading →

Strategy Enables Returning Vets to Engage with VA at the Local Level Oklahoma Facebook Pages Muskogee VA Medical Center Oklahoma City VA Medical Center WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that all of its 152 medical centers … Continue reading →

WASHINGTON – Some Veterans covered under the Veterans Group Life Insurance program (VGLI) now have the opportunity to increase their coverage to the current maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. “Currently, 70 percent of the Veterans … Continue reading →

From Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki WASHINGTON — On Christmas night, 1776, General George Washington led a poorly-clothed, poorly-equipped, and poorly-fed American Army across the icy Delaware River to attack well-equipped Hessian troops at the garrison in Trenton, … Continue reading →