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 | American Legion Rider's 7th District Officer's |
| Resolution No. 35: American Legion Riders as a National Program |
 Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including their life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it. |
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Friday Jul 11
• STATE CONF
Saturday Jul 12
• STATE CONF
Sunday Jul 13
• POW/MIA MONUMENT DEDICATION
12:00pm-6:00pm Leaving the Legion in Bloomfield at 12:00 noon stopping at Shoals Post at 12:45-13:00
leaving there at 13:30 to head to Mitchell
Dedication Ceremony at 14:00
Free Hog Roast to follow.
•STATE CONF
ALR Post 196 Officers :
Links Section
Director:
Dewey Long
Asst Director:
Charlie Whelchel
Secretary:
Debbie Dayhoff
Treasurer:
Missy Long
Sgt @ Arms:
Jim Blackmore
Membership Chairman:
Ray Dayhoff
Historian:
Tonia Long
Chaplain:
Jack Long
Run Coordinator:
Steve Medlock
Webmaster:
Charlie Whelchel
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The American Legion Riders
The American Legion Riders are members of the American Legion who are also motorcycle enthusiasts. They can be found participating in parades, partaking in motorcycling events, and supporting the communities in which they live, work, and play. Members of the ALR come from the Legion, the Legion Auxilliary, and the Sons of the American Legion. The American Legion Riders were formed...
...to participate in parades and other ceremonies that are in keeping with the Aims and Purposes of the American Legion.
...to promote motorcycle safety programs and to provide a social atmosphere for American Legion members who share the same interest.
...to use our Association to promote and support programs of the American Legion.
The American Legion Riders is not a M/C, and does not practice M/C rules or regulations. The American Legion Riders is family-oriented, just as is its parent organization: the American Legion. We, Your American Legion Riders ride for God and Country. The American Legion Family and Allied Veterans everywhere. Protect those that protect us. Amen.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27, 2008--Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today said an expansion by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) of its Vet Centers, which provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to returning combat veterans, is well ahead of schedule. In February 2007, VA announced it would open 23 new centers during the next two years. Fifteen of those centers are already operational, and five others are seeing patients in temporary facilities while finalizing their leases. The other three facilities will begin operations later this year. "Building on our past successes, 2008 will see a permanent increase in the number of Vet Centers, as we bring the remaining facilities on line to reach a record 232 Vet Centers by the end of the year," Peake said. "To support this expansion and augment the staff at 61 existing Vet Centers, this year we are channeling a 44 percent increase in funding to the Readjustment Counseling Service, which operates the Vet Centers -- nearly $50 million more than last year's budget," he added. The community-based Vet Centers are a key component of VA’s mental health program, providing veterans with mental health screening and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) counseling, along with help for family members dealing with bereavement and loved ones with PTSD. The 15 new Vet Centers that are open in permanent locations are in Binghamton, N.Y.; Middletown, N.Y.; Watertown, N.Y.; Hyannis, Conn.; DuBois, Pa.; Gainesville, Fla.; Melbourne, Fla.; Macon, Ga.; Manhattan, Kansas; Escanaba, Mich.; Saginaw, Mich.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Baton Rouge, La., Killeen, Texas; and Las Cruces, N.M. Five additional Vet Centers are providing services in temporary space while they finalize their leases: They are in Toledo, Ohio; Ft. Myers, Fla.; Montgomery, Ala.; Everett, Wash.; and Modesto, Calif. The final three locations where Vet Centers will open for clients later this year are in Berlin, N.H., Nassau County, N.Y., and Fayetteville, Ark. Vet Centers provide counseling on employment, plus services on family issues, education and outreach, to combat veterans and their families. Vet Centers are staffed by small teams of professional counselors, outreach specialists and other specialists, many of whom are combat veterans themselves. VA's Vet Centers have hired 100 combat veterans back from Iraq and Afghanistan as outreach specialists, often placing them near military processing stations, to brief servicemen and women leaving the military about VA benefits. These outreach specialists meet with returning veterans, work through family assistance centers and visit military installations to carry the message that VA will be there for the troops and family members after discharge.
Senate Passes Veterans Bill Week of May 05, 2008 The Senate recently passed S. 1315, the Veterans Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007, by a vote of 96 - 1. The act includes provisions to: (1) establish a new program of insurance for service-connected disabled veterans; (2) expand eligibility for retroactive benefits from traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance; (3) increase the maximum amount of Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance that a service-connected disabled veteran may purchase; (4) provide individuals with severe burn injuries specially adapted housing benefits; and (5) extend the monthly educational assistance allowance for apprenticeship or other on-the-job training to two years. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives.
Indianapolis to Phoenix Five Days for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund August 17-21, 2008--Riding For America’s Future National Commander Marty Conatser will help kick off the 2008 American Legion Legacy Run from Indianapolis to the 90th Annual American Legion National Convention in Phoenix in August 2008. Hundreds of riders from across The United States will gather for the third consecutive year in Indianapolis. They will thunder through seven states and the Southwestern deserts for five grueling days to make possible a college education for the children of American servicemen and women who have died defending our freedoms since the attacks of September 11, 2001. Other riders will join each day and increase the number of participants along the 1,800-mile route, which follows along much of the famous “Route 66.” The riders’ goal is to raise no less than $350,000 for THE AMERICAN LEGION LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP for the 90th Annual American Legion National Convention. The American Legion Riders and American Legion posts along the route will play a crucial supporting role by manning refueling stops, coordinating with local law enforcement officials, and supporting The American Legion Legacy Run road warriors with food and water. The American Legion Legacy Run welcomes all riders from all over the country to join. All who register for the ride receive the 2008 Run patch set as well as a mapbook with information about exact routes, scheduled stops, timetables, daily maps, and checkpoint locations. Registration is now open: Registration Form 2008 Tentative Itinerary: Late registration and road captain orientations at Wayne American Legion Post 64, 601 S. Holt Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241 on Saturday, August 16, 2008. Saturday, August 16 – Pre-Run Rally- Indianapolis, IN Sunday, August 17- Indianapolis to Saint Robert (Ft. Leonard Wood) MO Monday, August 18- St. Robert, MO to Oklahoma City, OK Tuesday, August 19- Oklahoma City, OK to Tucumcari, NM Wednesday, August 20- Tucumcari, NM to Gallup, NM Thursday, August 21- Gallup, NM to Phoenix/Tempe, AZ (NOTE: All times, mileages, and stops subject to change as coordination is made with American Legion Riders and supporting posts and communities along the route.) The 2008 American Legion Legacy Run (ALLR) is open to all motorcycle riders. Any and all organizations (i.e., local ALR Chapters, A.B.A.T.E., Buffalo Soldiers, GWRRA, BMW MOA, H.O.G., etc.,) interested in joining the Run as a single group under the control of their own road captains and sweeps may also be incorporated into the Run. Groups may join for the entire ALLR or for any portion (for instance, from one gas stop to the next). Pre-coordination with the Legacy Run planning group will be necessary. All registrations processed before Aug. 1, 2008 receive a full registration kit by return mail containing the official ALLR 2008 patch set, mapbook, and SOP along other registration materials. Those riders who wish to be guaranteed a position with the core Indy-to-Phoenix group must print the registration form and register by mail (PO Box 1055, Indianapolis, Indiana 46206) before 1 August 2008. Registrations on a space-available basis will also be available at Post 64 the day before departure at the $45 rate. Participants must ride motorcycles with at least 750cc displacement and capable of safe operation over long distances. They must be physically able to maintain a moderate-to-heavy daily ride schedule of as many as 400 miles or more per day for five days at posted interstate highway speeds. ALL vehicles and equipment, including tires, lighting, and brakes, will be subject to inspection by run officials. Pre-Registration is still only $35 for each operator or supporter. Supporters, volunteers, and American Legion posts are encouraged to register for $35 in exchange for the full registration kit and patch set. Passengers may also register at the reduced rate of $15 before August 1, 2008 and receive the patch set and other material. NOTE: Registrations postmarked after August 1, 2008, are $45.00 for both operators and passengers. (PATCH SETS AND MAPBOOKS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR LATE REGISTRATIONS.) For more information contact Bill Sloan, run coordinator, at wsloan@legion.org or call 317-630-1265.
Our next scheduled meeting will be Aug/2/08,11:00a.m. at the Post.Dist Mtg @ Shoals.2:00p.m.
Dont Forget State Conferance.Jul/11,12,13.
See a Vet, Thank a Vet! Dewey Long 7th Dist ALR Dir
