American Legion LCW Post No. 1

Links To Other Webites of Interest to Veterans
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The American Legion Action Center.

Contact Elected officials, Review Important issues, recent votes, and current legislation. Includes a guide to the media.

Veterans Benefits Handbook

A new edition of the Department of Veterans Affairs' popular handbook "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents" updates the rates for certain federal payments and outlines a variety of programs and benefits for American veterans. The handbook can be downloaded free from VA's Web site at http://www.va.gov/opa/feature.
In addition to health-care and burial benefits, veterans may be eligible for programs providing home loan guarantees, educational assistance, training and vocational rehabilitation, income assistance pensions, life insurance and compensation for service-connected illnesses or disabilities.

Veteran's Online Job Search

Military.com serves as the exclusive online job search provider for The American Legion and will help connect Legion members transitioning from military service into civilian life with relevant job search tools.
Leveraging the expertise of its parent company, Monster Worldwide, Military.com powers the http://legion.monster.com Website to provide American Legion members with job postings, job search agents, resume builder and access to the Veteran Career Network. The Veteran Career Network is a community of nearly 350,000 Military.com members who offer to assist other veterans in their job search and transition to civilian life.

Citizen's Flag Alliance

The Citizens Flag Alliance, Inc., is a coalition of organizations, most of which are national in scope, that have come together for one reason: to persuade the Congress of the United States to propose a constitutional amendment to protect the American flag from physical desecration, and send it to the states for ratification.

Resolution 169 Booklet

   The American Legion Resolution 169 The War On Terrorism - A Guide To Building Public Awareness. Adopted by The American Legion National Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii - August 23-25, 2006
   Resolution 169 Booklet
   Note: This is a PDF file. Requires Adobe Reader and is best viewed with Adobe 5 or 6. Download it free here.

The National Flag Day Foundation

The Foundation's specific MISSION is through educational programs of different kinds to encourage Americans to better understand patriotism and the need to express their allegiance to the nation and the flag, especially on Flag Day, June 14th.

The National Anthem Project: Restoring America's Voice

The campaign to get America singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” while spotlighting the important role music education plays in giving Americans our patriotic voice. Did you know a recent Harris poll shows that two out of three American adults don’t know all of the words to “The Star-Spangled Banner” - and many more don’t know which song is our anthem or why it was written? Many of those who do say they know the words say they learned patriotic songs in music class. The National Association for Music Education (MENC) wants all Americans to know our National Anthem and take pride in singing it together - and wants all Americans to have access to music in school!

Defense POW / Missing Personnel Office (DPMO)

Click to go to Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office website

The home page of the Defense POW / Missing Personnel Office (DPMO). The information assembled on the website is to assist readers in understanding the U.S. Government effort to achieve the fullest possible accounting of our missing in action -- from all wars.

The Chapel of Four Chaplains

The Chapel of Four Chaplains is a non-profit organization established to encourage cooperation and selfless service among all people.
The inspiration for the Chapel and its mission comes from the courageous acts of the four Army Chaplains who were serving aboard the USAT DORCHESTER when it was hit by an enemy torpedo and sank in the North Atlantic on February 3, 1943.

The American Gold Star Mothers

Click here to go to www.goldstarmoms.com

The membership of American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. is composed of American Mothers who lost a son or daughter during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Beirut, Grenada, Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, Bosnia, Saudi Arabia, all Strategic Areas, or while in service to our country. The organization was founded nationally shortly after the First World War by Mrs. Grace Darling Seibold, Washington, DC, for the purpose of perpetuating the ideals of Americanism for which their children had so gallantly fought and died. American Gold Star Mothers, Inc. a federally-chartered organization, is a member of the National Veterans Affairs Voluntary Service Advisory Committee.

Military Moms - On Line Support Group

Military Moms is an on line support group for all Military families of all branches. The place for encouragement, understanding or companionship during your loved ones service time, or maybe a place to vent, or even perhaps to grab an opportunity to help another family with words of encouragement, wisdom or comfort. We even have Support Our Troops projects underway for people to participate in to keep their minds and hearts busy and active while they wait at home for that phone call or letter. Please take a moment and check out militarymoms.net – we look forward to your visit!

The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS )

TAPS is a national non-profit organization made up of, and providing services to, all those who have lost a loved one while serving in the Armed Forces. The heart of TAPS is our national military survivor peer support network. We also offer grief counseling referral, case worker assistance and crisis information, all available to help families and military personnel cope and recover. We provide these services 24 hours a day free of charge!

Children's Miracle Network

Though created by The American Legion in 1954, the Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. is a separate 501 (c) 3 corporation. Our foremost philanthropic priority is to provide other nonprofit organizations with a means to educate the public about the needs of children across this nation.

Legionnaire Insurance Trust

To offer Legionnaires from participating state departments valuable, quality insurance protection as a benefit of membership

Department of Colorado
SAL Detachment of Colorado	Colorado Legion Boys State

Post 4, Ft. Collins	Post 32, Longmont
Post 11-11, North Jeffco	Post 103, Littleton
Post 10, Boulder	Post 119, Estes Park
Post 15, Loveland	Post 1864, Parker
Post 20, Sterling	Post 1980, Woodland Park
	Post 1992, Aurora

National American Legion Baseball
Since 1925, The American Legion has sponsored a nationwide youth baseball program. During these past seven decades, millions of young players have enjoyed playing baseball. The American Legion and their 2.8 million members have raised millions of dollars each year for players to learn the importance of teamwork, discipline, leadership and good sportsmanship. The American Legion sponsors American Legion Baseball to give players an opportunity to develop their skills, personal fitness, leadership qualities and to have fun.

Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Web site is a worldwide resource that provides information on VA programs, veterans benefits, VA facilities worldwide, and VA medical automation software. Made available on September 1994, the site serves several major constituencies, including the veteran and his or her dependents, Veterans Service Organizations, the military, the general public, and VA employees around the world. These documents are easily accessible and richly linked from their table of contents, as well as searchable by keyword.
Military HOMEFRONT
MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the official Department of Defense web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders and service providers. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need!
Online Directory of Veterans Service Organizations
The Online Directory of Veterans Service Organizations is published as an informational service by the Office of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs This up-to-date, database driven website allows you to view VSO information in a variety of ways. You may also search through the VSO database to find information that suits your needs