American Legion Magazine

Grants awarded to educational and research institutions to memorialize veterans interred in VA and VA grant-funded cemeteries as part of the Veterans Legacy Program. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs aannounced eight grants to educational and research institutions totaling $2,199,686 to memorialize veterans interred in VA and VA grant-funded cemeteries as part of the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program.

TCAVA includes critical funding for expanded suicide prevention programs and tens of billions of dollars for veterans’ programs are at risk if Congress fails to act. The American Legion has never backed down from a fight for veterans. We did not quit on the GI Bill or Agent Orange, and we won't now.

Websites offer help finding unclaimed insurance proceeds, savings bonds and more. LEARN HOW YOUR PLANNED GIFT CAN HELP THE AMERICAN LEGION After my parent passed away, we discovered several small accounts and an insurance policy we were not aware existed. This situation made me wonder how often families uncover forgotten or unclaimed assets. Is this a common occurrence, and where should someone start their search?

Your path to overcoming mental health challenges can serve as an inspiration to others facing the same struggle. Everyday life can take its toll on a person’s mental wellness. But for some veterans, it’s a harder struggle. Transitioning from military to civilian life can take its toll on a veteran’s mental health.

The high school precision and sporter class shooters will compete in Hillsdale, Mich., July 23-25. The American Legion’s Junior 3-Position Air Rifle National Championships get underway Thursday in Hillsdale, Mich., on the campus of Hillsdale College. The 15 competitors in the precision class and 15 in the sporter class will compete July 23-24 by shooting a .177 caliber rifle in three positions – prone, standing and kneeling.

Testosterone screening will be added to the periodic health assessment for troops over 30. The Pentagon will institute annual testosterone deficiency screenings for service members ages 30 and older, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced in a social media video Wednesday. “I’m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best,” Hegseth said in the video, posted to X.

Other recent additions include flagpoles, Persian Gulf veterans memorial in Washington. The American Legion’s national memorial database currently stands at 3,869 entries, and is continually being added to. Among the most recent additions are the following.

The two-day summit is one of five planned in each region to help women veterans and those transitioning out of service with VA health care enrollment, benefits and more.

Post 13 in Sitka worked with the DPAA and community to honor the servicemember after 84 years of buried as an unknown. Members of American Legion Post 13 in Sitka, Alaska, had the distinct honor to render respect and help transfer the remains of an unidentified World War II servicemember after over 80 years buried as unknown in the Sitka National Cemetery.

Across the nation, members of the Legion Family made sure America’s 250th birthday was celebrated the right way. As Americans across the country came together to celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, members of the American Legion Family were at the forefront of events commemorating the United States’ semiquincentennial.