American Legion

1. How does the group define itself? Where does this come from? Congress enacted the American Legion in 1919. It is a veteran’s organization whose mission is to help, including mentorship, wholesome community programs, and advocating patriotism and honor. These members devote itself to fellow military members and veterans. The American Legion is a non-profit organization. The success of each American Legion lies within an active membership and volunteer work. The American Legion serves its local communities (The American Legion, 2015). This group in my local community helps veterans to transition into civilian life. They help veterans with disability claim issues, finding employment, and volunteer work. After having a car wreck in which my…

Alan W Dowd published a commentary about the close relationship between the United States and Great Britain as being the cornerstone of a peaceful world in ‘The American Legion Magazine”December 2016.Since the article is published in “The American Legion Magazine,” the readers are assumed to be veterans and patriotic. This magazine could also be found on tables in medical office waiting rooms so it would not be considered to be exclusive. The article is inclusive to any audience that may be…

Health Administration (VHA), The Veterans Benefit Administration, and the National Cemetery Administration. The VHA being one of the largest and effective research organizations in the United States. The growth of the Department of Veteran Affairs, according to Korb, is attributed to support from voluntary public organizations and fellow veterans, like the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Affairs etc.., as they have had a lot…

INTRODUCTION: Congratulations!!! You have joined American Legion Riders Post 38, one of the greatest riding organizations in the world. Our number one goal is to ride safe and have fun while representing the American Legion in a public venue. In order to have fun riding in a group, we have to be safe and that means all riders know and understand the importance of safety. This manual is designed to help you understand our riding program and what you can expect when participating in group…

than little rock Iowa, Explain? Says he’s pretty comfortable right here. Small town life, almost no crime, lived in St. louis, Chicago has seen and lived the big city life and doesn’t like the crime mainly. He managed a store in Ferguson Missouri. Where the Ferguson Missouri riots were over the back man who was shot. He said when he managed the store there were approximately 1000 shop lifters a month and 95 of them would be black. It was there was of life the government funded their life they…

one of the largest welfare commitments the federal government had ever made. However Confederate veterans were excluded, even though some Southern States funded small pensions and built old-age homes for ex-soldiers. In May of 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service to raise an army. So all men between the ages of twenty one and thirty had to register with the draft board (later it changed to eighteen and forty five). In June of 1917 more than nine and one half million men signed up for the…

Valor Doors Foundation: Overview Valor Doors Foundation (VDF) is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that specializes in assisting "at risk homeless" or transitioning veterans with long term employment in the home remodeling industry. Vision and Philosophy Our vision is to become an apprenticeship program in home repair for motivated veterans that are attached to Veterans Court Diversion programs and that are discharging from Veterans Affairs inpatient rehab facilities. We will…

In nearly all cases of survival, a person must have great mental and physical fortitude in order to overcome the challenges that face them. Unfortunately, when these survivors return to modern society, they often struggle due to the stark contrast between the challenges in which they survived and the comparative mundaneness of everyday life. Almost all survivors will face this problem at some point in their life. One of the most common victims of this struggle are veterans. Jonathan Kirk…

In the United States there has been a push to provide justice for crimes in a manner in which rehabilitation is a major focus. Because of this there has been a rapid number of specialty courts popping up throughout the nation. Specialty courts are specialized court sessions which target individuals with underlying medical, mental health, substance use and other issues that contribute to these individuals coming before the court with greater frequency. Specialty court sessions promote improved…

In 2010, then Secretary of Veterans Affairs (SECVA) Eric Shinseki recognized the need to transform the department and set out to modernize and improve Veteran Services by focusing on the in the areas of people, processes and technology. The department established as one of its priority goals to “Improve Veteran access to VA benefits and services.” In response to this goal, the department began a major transformation initiative. As part of this initiative, the Veterans Benefits Administration…