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Florida Observes Gold Star Family Day

September 22, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

    TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott has signed the Gold Star Family Day in Florida Proclamation, recognizing the heartfelt sacrifices Gold Star Family members have experienced through the years.  Sept. 24 is Gold Star Family Day in Florida. Download read more >

LEGION FAMILY STRONG

September 20, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

Our Foundation Never Faltered September 20, 2017 ~The American Legion, Department of Florida and Florida Posts have been hard at work, delivering goods and lending a helping hand to their communities and the hardest hit areas in the aftermath of read more >

We Will Overcome

September 15, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

Hurricane Irma Hurricane Irma will surely be one for the history books, 70,000 square miles of area impacted, with sustained wind speeds up to 185 mph, a storm larger than the entire state of Florida. Years from now we will read more >

Orlando VA Appointment Cancellations & Clinic Closings

September 7, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

Orlando VA to Cancel Sept. 8 Appointments for Daytona Beach, Viera clinics; Close all Clinics Sept. 9 – 11 ORLANDO, Fla. – Due to Hurricane Irma, the Orlando VA Medical Center (VAMC) is cancelling all scheduled appointments for its outpatient read more >

Note From Bill Hoppner, Disaster Preparedness Chair

[ Florida > News ]

The window is closing for hurricane Irma preparation. The time to prepare is now. I have been monitoring Facebook, and many of you are working hard getting prepared and sharing your inputs with others, this is great . Governor Scott read more >

Situation Update – Miami VA Healthcare System

[ Florida > News ]

EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS Situation Update – Miami VA Healthcare System 09/06/2017 04:47 PM EDT The Health Resource Center Disaster Hotline: 1 800 507 4571 Miami VA Healthcare System Status: The Key West VA Outpatient Clinic and Key Largo VA Clinic are read more >

Post 117 Filling Trailer Bound For Texas

September 1, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

American Legion Post 117 – Palm Bay, FL Post 117 is loading a trailer bound for Texas on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 . They have been communicating with Department of Texas Adjutant, Bill West, to arrange for a drop off read more >

Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort

[ Florida > National > News ]

National Relief Efforts The American Legion’s National Emergency Fund provides direct financial assistance to Legion Family members and posts impacted by natural disasters. To date, they have distributed more than $8 million in aid to people in desperate need. While read more >

Flu Shots for VA Patients

[ Florida > News ]

Walgreens will again be offering flu shots to the Departments of Veterans Affairs (VA) patients. As a summary: National Partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Walgreens to vaccinate VA patients Fifth year of delivering flu shots to VA read more >

Water for Texas

August 30, 2017 [ Florida > News ]

The American Legion Post 117 is sending a trailer full of water to Texas to aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Trailer leaves when its full or by Wednesday, September 6, 2017. They are requesting bottled water to be read more >