Needless to say, everyone gets a bit anxious in the winter. But there are some things we can do to help get through winter reasonably active and mentally healthy.
Safety and Health: Winter can be a scary time for anyone especially the elderly, who fear slipping on ice or wonder whether they’ll be able to pay the heating bills. There are a few...
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Calling out to our Legion family —
One of our Homeless Housing Units in Coraopolis is in need of furniture. We are painting, cleaning carpets and getting it ready for occupancy, but we need some furniture. We have one bedroom suite that has been donated.
We need living room furniture and another bedroom set. No large bulky furniture because...
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Looking for ways to support and honor U.S. military servicemembers and veterans who protect our security and freedom? You may have a Legion member who is currently serving overseas that you can send care packages to but, if you don’t have a specific name of someone to send to then please use the following information.
In years past, you could...
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The PA State Civil Service Commission will be offering a veterans employment outreach day on December 15th. Following is a brief notice and attached is a promotional flyer. Thank you very much for your assistance!
ATTENTION VETERANS! The State Civil Service Commission is holding a Veterans’ Employment Outreach day on December 15, 2011...
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 18, 2011) - The Department of Veterans Affairs is implementing a telephone support program to help the spouses of returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, after a pilot telephone support program showed significant reduction in stress for spouses.
“Returning to civilian life after living in constant combat readiness can be...
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WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health (ORH) is joining the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state and national rural stakeholders in celebrating the first-ever National Rural Health Day today.
“National Rural Health Day provides an excellent opportunity to bring attention...
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National commander “profoundly disappointed” by impasse, concerned about national security consequences.
WASHINGTON (November 21, 2011) — American Legion National Commander Fang A. Wong says he is “profoundly disappointed” that the bipartisan Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (the so-called “supercommittee)...
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President Obama signed the VOWS to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 into law on Nov. 21, which will help many of America’s unemployed veterans get back into the civilian work force.
Provisions of the new law, including tax credits for businesses that hire veterans, are backed by The American Legion, which has been urging Congress and the White House to...
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JEFFERSON - As a young boy, retired Lt. Col. Richard Harris, a 1969 graduate of Jefferson-Morgan, watched the annual Veterans Day Parade in Jefferson each year with his mother. He remembered the impact the veterans in their crisp uniforms had on him as they stopped to perform the 21-gun salute.
“We were standing on the corner of the Gallatin...
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