As you entered the banquet hall this evening, you may have noticed a small table in a place of honor. It is set for one. This table is our way of symbolizing the fact that members of our profession of
From Daniel Webster, 11th District, Florida
September 19, 2019 Dear Mr. Stott, For more than a century, the American Legion has been a voice for veterans and a place for veterans to find services, advocates, fellowship, and opportunities for engaging in their local communities. Chartered
The Young Marines
The Young Marines is a youth program in the United States and Japan open to all youth between the ages of 8 to 18 or completion of high school (whichever is later, not to exceed 20 years of age). The
Florida Patriot Guard Riders Support Snowball Express
The Patriot Guard Riders are proud to support the Gary Sinise Foundation/Snowball Express Program, an organization that brings children together from all over the world for a five-day experience filled with fun activities, like sporting events, dances, amusement parks and
Happy Birthday to the VFW Auxiliary!
September 14, 1914 The Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary was organized 105 years ago in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (as the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars). For 105 years, the VFW Auxiliary has been fulfilling its original objectives by
HMC Veteran to Veteran Café
Hospice of Marion County 3231 SW 34th Ave Ocala, FL 34474 352-873-7441 Dear Veterans, Hospice of Marion County (HMC) would like to extend an invitation to our first Veterans Cafe. HMC in collaboration with the National Hospice and Palliative Care
Salute to Veterans Run
The Salute to Veterans Run/Walk (S2VRun) has become a time honored tradition and longest running Veterans Day 5K in Jacksonville with this being the 8th year. This year’s run features $2000 in prizes, great food & drinks, and a family/kid
VA recognizes September as Suicide Prevention Month
In observance of Suicide Prevention Month, VA encourages Veterans, community leaders, co-workers, families and friends to #BeThere — to help prevent suicide. You can #BeThere by being present, supportive and strong for those who may be going through a difficult
9/11 Traveling Wall Schedule
Legionnaires, Please note the attachment, re: the arrival of the Traveling ‘PATRIOT WALL’, that will be in Ocala for the 9/11 ceremony, starting on Sept. 11th at 8:30 AM. Please join us in tribute to our Veterans and 1st Responders
The Story of Taps
‘Taps’ was composed in July 1862 at Harrison’s Landing in Virginia, but aside from that basic fact, the fanciful piece quoted above in no way reflects the reality of that melody’s origins. There was no dead son, Confederate or otherwise;
