From protecting our borders and state capitals to delivering pandemic aid, supporting local law enforcement, and serving in combat, National Guard and Reserve servicemembers have been increasingly called upon to confront unique challenges. They often leave their families...

We need your support to ensure the Major Richard Star Act receives a floor vote in the Senate! Currently, combat-injured veterans face a reduction in their retirement pay for every dollar of disability compensation they receive.  The Major Richard Star Act...

The American Legion urges the passage of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act (HR8371), but some in Congress stand in opposition of this landmark legislation. This is a comprehensive veteran's package that includes several...

Vietnam War combat nurse and Legionnaire Diane Carlson Evans spearheaded the creation of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C., to provide healing, honor, and recognition to the women who served and the lives they saved. Carlson Evans of Helena, Mont., is a...

Congressman Michael Waltz of Florida has introduced HR7401 (Contract Our Veterans Act of 2024) to require the Department of Defense to work with certain veteran-owned small businesses in procurement contracts. In 2006, Congress enacted a similar bill to require the...

Gold Star Spouses are currently put in a heartbreaking predicament- choose love and happiness through remarriage before the age of 55 and lose critical benefits, or forgo companionship and keep their benefits. This predicament creates an untenable choice for our widows and...

Access to Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) and its tradition of bestowing full military honors during burials is currently under threat.  The Department of Defense (DoD) has proposed restricting Arlington eligibility primarily to recipients of awards such as the...

Coast Guard personnel are vital to national security, but they serve in the only military branch working without pay during government shutdowns. The Department of Homeland Security, not the Department of Defense, oversees the Coast Guard. That means that during shutdowns...

Few insults are more egregious than to take advantage of disabled veterans or their families, under false pretenses. We know it’s immoral to exploit any veteran filing for VA benefits. The American Legion wants the return of criminal penalties enforced against these...