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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Commenting on proposals to slash the DoD budget, the leader of The American Legion said the cuts, along with changes to military retirement benefits, are unnecessary and dangerous to America's national security. "It is unconscionable to consider cuts to defense while we are engaged in three wars," National Commander Fang Wong said. "Throughout our nation's history, every time we cut defense we paid for it with American blood." Wong warned...
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla., Oct. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Holcim (US) Inc. (www.holcim.us) announced its sponsorship of the American Legion's First Annual Nature Coast All Veterans' Reunion, October 2 through 9, 2011 at Holcim's Crystal River, Florida facility. Holcim and the American Legion are celebrating the veterans with a week of education and commemoration, with the first five days reserved for discussions and visits to on-site memorials. The American Legion will display memorials honoring...
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Commenting on proposals to slash the DoD budget, the leader of The American Legion said the cuts, along with changes to military retirement benefits, are unnecessary and dangerous to America's national security. "It is unconscionable to consider cuts to defense while we are engaged in three wars," National Commander Fang Wong said. "Throughout our nation's history, every time we cut defense we paid for it with American blood." Wong...
Legion's national commander calls proposed hikes a threat to national security WASHINGTON, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legion sternly opposes plans to increase out-of-pocket health-care costs for military retirees, American Legion National Commander Fang A. Wong said, after learning that the White House recommends increasing TRICARE premiums and charging new annual fees to help reduce the federal deficit. "President Obama told more than 10,000 Legionnaires at our...
Public permit meetings will consider U.S. energy independence, jobs INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The national commander of The American Legion is encouraging Americans to attend a number of public meetings next week concerning the Keystone XL Pipeline, a proposed Canadian-American oil project, which has the support of the nation's largest veterans organization. "This project alone has the potential to create 20,000 construction and manufacturing jobs and...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legion is lauding freshman Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada for his campaign to encourage colleagues to put aside their differences and pass quickly a bill to provide funding for military construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The Senate and House of Representatives passed separate versions of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055) in mid-summer, but minor...
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Legion Department of Indiana will sponsor its annual Fall Family Festival and Veterans Information Fair Sunday, September 18, 2011, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the campus of American Legion Post 64 in Indianapolis. Hoosier Veterans of all eras and their families are invited to attend the no-cost picnic and celebration. "The festival is a celebration of and for Hoosier veterans," said Mike Miller, Indiana American...
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Among the major events preceding its 93rd national convention in Minneapolis was a veterans hiring fair produced jointly by The American Legion and the United States Chamber of Commerce. Legion organizers praised it as among the most productive of recent Legion-sponsored career fairs and credited the U.S. Chamber's participation, through its network of local and regional chambers of commerce, for its success....
MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction has been tasked with slashing more than a trillion dollars from the U.S. budget. But according to U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, that task shouldn't include slashing from two critical programs: veterans benefits and national security. Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, told The American Legion National Convention today that the U.S. military and those who once served in...
ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- When members of American Legion posts across the U.S. gather on August 26 for the start of their 93rd annual national convention in Minneapolis, Memorial Blood Centers will be there to pay tribute to their heroism and provide a unique opportunity for them to continue their legacy of saving lives. For three full days--August 26, 27, and 29--Memorial Blood Centers will be onsite at the Minneapolis Convention Center, welcoming...
