Legion praises limiting TRICARE increases

The American Legion national organization applauds the House Armed Services Committee for approving a defense budget bill Thursday morning that, while allowing for modest increases in TRICARE premiums for working-age retirees, restricts the Department of Defense’s ability to raise fees in the future. TRICARE is the military health insurance program serving active-duty servicemembers, National Guard and reserve members, and military career retirees and their families. Continue reading

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President Addresses Nation: Osama Bin Laden Dead

President Obama Addresses Nation; Courtesy White House Photo by Chuck Kennedy, 5/1/11

Sunday evening (1 May 2011), President Obama addressed the Nation to announce that the United States has killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda.

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON OSAMA BIN LADEN

East Room

11:35 P.M. EDT

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children. Continue reading

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President Nominates New Security Team

By Jim Garamone,  American Forces Press Service

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2011 – President Barack Obama today thanked Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his service as he officially announced his intention to nominate CIA Director Leon E. Panetta to lead the Pentagon after Gates retires June 30. Continue reading

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VA Benefit Checks to go Electronic

By Craig Roberts, American Legion national organization

VA benefits checks will soon be a thing of the past. The U.S. Department of the Treasury recently announced that as of May 1, anyone applying for Social Security, VA or other federal benefits will need to choose an electronic payment method because paper checks will no longer be an option. Additionally, people currently receiving federal benefits by check, including payments from the VA, must switch to direct deposit by March 1, 2013. Continue reading

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‘Medicare at VA’ bill introduced in House

By Craig Roberts, American Legion national organization.

American Legion National Commander Jimmie L. Foster is urging the organization’s members to push for congressional support of a bill that, if enacted, would allow military veterans to use their Medicare benefits at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. The bill, H.R. 814, was introduced earlier this year by Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., ranking minority member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and longtime supporter of veterans. Continue reading

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