NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN LEGION 2022 Resolution No. 1: Statement on Ukraine Origin: Register Resolution No. 2816 (NC) Department Executive Committee Submitted By: National Security Commission WHEREAS, The American Legion believes in a rules-based international order where the territorial boundaries of any sovereign […]
BY SVETLANA SHKOLNIKOVA • STARS AND STRIPES • MARCH 2, 2022 WASHINGTON — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting congressional lawmakers to reconsider the U.S. security structure in the Baltics, where leaders have long sought permanent American military bases in their countries. “Having a U.S. […]
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 2, 2021 mnlegion.org CONTACT: Tim Engstrom Director of Communications American Legion Department of Minnesota tengstrom@mnlegion.org 952-679-0134 Eden Valley-Watkins High School student wins state level of American Legion Oratorical Contest ANOKA — A […]
Mail Call from The Minnesota Legionnaire This letter to the editor contains information I have come across from the American Red Cross and is pertinent to our mission as Legionnaires: Donate Blood to Save Lives: There may be different reasons behind the blood requirement of […]
Below are the numbers for one of our four pillars “Children & Youth”. These numbers represent the great work we Legionnaires and the Legion family do. This pillar is one of our why’s, why we belong and for those who don’t belong to this fantastic […]
By Mike Maxa Are we in a permanent full-moon phase? The number of phone calls I have received these past few months is staggering on how the posts in the Department of Minnesota are conducting themselves. Have we lost our way and forgotten how to […]
The Laurel (Miss.) Leader-Call By Mark Thornton • 12 hrs ago An old flag flapping in the breeze in the middle of town led to a grave discovery — more than 50 of them, actually. An overgrown, untended cemetery, between Masonite and Interstate 59 on […]
FOREST LAKE — The Minnesota American Legion Family Appreciation Rally is the next membership get-together on the Legion Family calendar. It is slated for March 12 at Forest Lake Post 225. Cost is $20. To make reservations, contact rally chairmen Terry Larson and Don Skow. […]
Attributable to Department Commander Tom Fernlund Feb. 18, 2022 Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family and friends of U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn, who died Thursday at 59 after a long battle with kidney cancer. Hagedorn was a strong supporter of veterans. Perhaps his […]
‘Able to act now’ By Tim Engstrom MINNEAPOLIS — There’s a place just six blocks west of the Minneapolis VA Medical Center on 54th Street where veterans can find clothing, boots, blankets, sleeping bags, towels, sheets, pillows, bags, hygiene products, financial assistance, temporary shelter, Alcoholic […]
Military.com 15 Feb 2022 • Military.com • By Patricia Kime The Department of Veterans Affairs will change its disability ratings criteria for mental health conditions, sleep apnea and tinnitus, part of a major overhaul of the review process to ensure that compensation matches veterans’ medical […]
An American Legion Department of Minnesota legislative priority approved by the Department Executive Committee at the October 2021 committee meeting. Call to Action: Legionnaires call your local representatives and Senators for them to back this bill and pass it this year! HF3046; a bill for […]
Military Times By Leo Shane III • Feb 8, 02:10 PM Another federal panel will review arguments later this year on whether veterans should be allowed to use both the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Montgomery GI Bill to get a college degree, the latest legal […]
Military Times By Leo Shane III • Feb 7, 01:31 PM The White House’s latest idea to fix the nation’s supply chain issues is to put more veterans in trucks. Officials from the Department of Defense, Veterans Affairs, Labor and Transportation in coming days will […]
Air Force Magazine Feb. 7, 2022 • By Greg Hadley Congress will consider yet another continuing resolution—the third this fiscal year—to keep the government funded into March, as lawmakers continue to haggle over the fiscal 2022 budget. The Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act, introduced […]
NEW PRAGUE — An Army veteran and mother of two fell on hard times, then her 2005 Buick Terraza van with over 200,000 miles on it needed thousands of dollars in repairs. She didn’t know what to do. On Friday, Feb. 4, The American Legion […]
There aren’t many other places to get it MINNEAPOLIS — The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is now among the few hospitals able to offer deep brain stimulation surgery. “There was a big hole in our country,” said VA staff neurosurgeon Robert McGovern. “Until now, […]
Military Times By Leo Shane III • Feb 2, 02:53 PM Only a few dozen veterans have landed jobs through the Department of Veterans Affairs’ nearly $400 million pandemic employment assistance program, despite significant backing from lawmakers and initial interest among eligible individuals. The Veteran […]
Feb. 3, 1943: The USAT Dorchester is struck by a German torpedo and sinks in the north Atlantic Ocean. Onboard are four Army chaplains – Methodist Church minister George L. Fox; Reform Rabbi Alexander D. Goode; Reformed Church in America minister Rev. Clark V. Poling […]
Thank You for your continued service as a chair for Minnesota’s blood program. This information I have come across from the American Red Cross and other venues in the past, that I have edited. I think it might be helpful in your endeavors this year. […]
1 Feb 2022 • Military.com • By Patricia Kime With cost imperiling a $282 billion bill that would help those exposed to burn pits, as well as Vietnam veterans with hypertension, two senators are proposing a much less expensive compromise that could still help more […]
By Tim Engstrom The Minnesota Legionnaire ST. PAUL — The American Legion National Commander’s Tour of Minnesota starts in the Twin Cities and heads south this year. National Commander Paul E. Dillard is all set to tour the state April 10 to 15. He was […]
A new era of American Legion identity has begun. The American Legion brand mark is now available for a variety of promotional uses – from social media channels to membership drives – and can be downloaded here. The logo does not replace the 1919-patented official emblem […]
Military.com 26 Jan 2022 • Military.com • By Patricia Kime The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to expand several programs that allow senior veterans to age in their homes or live in home-like settings as alternatives to elder care facilities. VA officials announced Monday […]
Stars & Stripes BY ALEXANDER RIEDEL • STARS AND STRIPES • JANUARY 25, 2022 No matter what military service they join, hopeful recruits have shared one defining experience — the unusual, and for some, embarrassing group medical exams at military entrance processing stations. But a […]
Military Times By Leo Shane III • Jan 25, 11:59 AM Veterans Affairs officials will hold off on disciplinary action against non-medical staffers who have not yet received the COVID-19 vaccine in light of a federal court ruling last week questioning the legality of the […]
Washington, January 24, 2022 | Samantha Gonzalez Subcommittees: Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs , Full Committee Today, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.), the Ranking Member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oreg.), and Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.), released the following statements after joining over one hundred of […]
By Jeremy Wolfsteller That moment you’re at home watching TV and start to notice you’re having an irregular heartbeat. You start breathing erratically and realize something is wrong. You call for an ambulance, which brings you to the nearest non-VA emergency room. Knowing your enrollment […]
Stars & Stripes BY CAITLIN DOORNBOS • STARS AND STRIPES • JANUARY 19, 2022 WASHINGTON — House lawmakers unanimously voted to bestow a Congressional Gold Medal to a secret U.S. military unit that fooled German troops with inflatable tanks, audio recordings and other methods of […]
By Tim Engstrom ST. PAUL — Imagine being Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, on Dec. 7, 1941. You are standing at the window of your office, helplessly watching your fleet be destroyed. Based in Hawaii, the four-star officer had ignored […]