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VA expands access to care, benefits for some former servicemembers who did not receive an honorable or general discharge 2024-04-25
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs posted a final rule amending its regulations regarding character of discharge determinations, expanding access to VA care and benefits for some former service members discharged under other than honorable conditions or by special court-martial.When former service members with other than honorable discharges and bad conduct discharges (adjudged at special court-martial) apply for […]
Veterans in INDYCAR: Keagan Baker 2024-04-25
Throughout the 2024 NTT INDYCAR SERIES, American Legion Social Media Manager Steven B. Brooks will be talking with veterans who work within the INDYCAR SERIES, whether for Chip Ganassi Racing, INDYCAR itself, or other racing teams, tracks or entities involved in the series.This week we’re talking with U.S. Air Force veteran Keagan Baker, who for […]
INDYCAR heading South this weekend 2024-04-25
Fresh off a 13th-place finish – an eight-spot improvement from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season opener – Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) rookie Linus Lundqvist and the rest of the racing series are shifting from the West Coast to the South for this weekend’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.Lundqvist will again […]
China is ‘moving at breathtaking speed in space,’ Space Force general says in Tokyo 2024-04-25
U.S. Space Command’s new leader warned of China’s rapidly advancing space capabilities this week following meetings with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts. “We’re seriously focused at U.S. Space Command on our pacing challenge, which is the People’s Republic of China,” Space Force Gen. Stephen Whiting told reporters during an online press conference from Japan’s capital […]
52 youth advance to National Oratorical Contest 2024-04-24
Fifty-two high school students won their respective American Legion department oratorical contest to advance to the American Legion National Oratorical Contest in Hillsdale, Mich., May 18-19, where they will speak on the U.S. Constitution and compete for over $203,000 in scholarships. The contest will begin Saturday, May 18, on the campus of Hillsdale College, where […]

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