Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 24, 2012

Military Day a Success at the Florida Capitol
Florida Senate Honors Service Men & Women

Tallahassee — Throughout today the Florida Senate honored, recognized and celebrated our state’s service men and women in a number of ways, including the passing of Senate Bill 922, adopting a resolution to honor each of Florida’s Medal of Honor recipients from the War on Terror, and celebrating the veterans who currently serve in the Florida Senate.

“Florida’s service men and women make unparalleled sacrifices every day, leaving loved ones and friends behind, to answer the call of duty and protect our nation from foreign threats,”...

On December 20th 2011 at 10am, The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation presented the Orlando based national non-profit Birth Defect Research for Children (BDRC) with a check for $18,500 at the Legion Headquarters on Lee Road. The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation was established in 1954 to provide philanthropic opportunities to non-profits that educate the public about the special needs of children. This grant will allow BDRC to implement their Accessibility and Outreach Project.

BDRC’s Accessibility and Outreach Project will utilize ReadSpeaker software on all web-generated content. ReadSpeaker will make it possible for web visitors of all literacy levels and physical capabilities to hear the content of...

The American Legion National Article (December 13, 2011) It was only fitting that on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, members of Congress should gather to consider present day threats to American military communities. This time, however, the concern was not with an enemy from afar, but from within our own borders.

Dean Stoline, deputy director of the Legion’s Legislative Division, attended a Dec. 7 Joint House and Senate Homeland Security committee hearing on “Homegrown Terrorism: The Threat to Military Communities Inside the United States.” According to Stoline, the session focused on a 14-page House Homeland Security Committee report telling of “at least 33 threats, plots and strikes...

Obama Administration on Track to End Veteran Homelessness by 2015, Announces $100 Million to Expand Homeless Prevention Program

WASHINGTON (Dec. 13, 2011) – The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development today announced that a new national report shows that homelessness among Veterans has been reduced by nearly 12 percent between January 2010 and January 2011. The 12 percent decline keeps the Obama Administration on track to meet the goal of ending Veteran homelessness in 2015.

“This new report is good news for the tens of thousands of Veterans we have helped find a home. Our progress in the fight against homelessness has been significant, but our work is not complete until no Veteran has to sleep on the...

WASHINGTON – Volunteers will placed holiday wreaths at Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries on Saturday, Dec. 10, to honor the Nation’s Veterans.

“This generous gesture to remember our Veterans at this time of year shows that Americans cherish the service and sacrifice of these heroes,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.  “The volunteers who turn out for this event show America’s heartfelt, true holiday spirit.”

At most locations, the Civil Air Patrol organizes wreath-laying ceremonies with assistance from local citizens and Veterans service organizations.  All 131 VA national cemeteries receive wreaths, one for each military service branch, one for the Merchant Marines and one for prisoners of war and those missing in action.

This is the sixth year that Worcester Wreath Company of...