STILL SERVING AMERICA

Resources

The American Flag

• Citizens Flag Alliance
• An Introduction to the Flag Amendment
• Flag Folding
• The Flag Code
• The Flag display FAQ
• United States Flag Manual (PDF) from the Military Salute Project
• Montana Governor's Flag Proclamations
• Site Dedicate to the American Flag
• Colonial Flag Foundation

Department Service Officer

• VA&R Bulletin on C&P Brown Water Navy Tracking Program–Update
• VA&R Bulletin on VA Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance
• VA Places Stay on Adjudication of Claims for New Agent Orange Presumptive Conditions Until Regulations are Finalized
• New Veterans Identification Card
• VA Extends Agent Orange Benefits
• VA&R Bulletin on Federal Circuit Court Invalidates Department of Veterans Affairs Extraordinary Awards Procedures
• VA&R Bulletin on VA Final Regulation on Presumption of Service Connection for Osteoporosis for Former Prisoners of War
• VA Bulletin on Relaxation of Priority Group 8 Enrollment Restrictions
• VA Bulletin on VA National PG 8 Relaxation Income Thresholds
• VA medical benefit changes for Purple Heart Medal Recipients
• VA Bulletin on Veterans Identification Card
• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adds AL Amyloidosis to the Agent Orange/herbicide Presumptive List Background (PDF)
• VA Changes PTSD Nomenclature
• New GI Bill Chapter 33 Timeline
• Statement of Joe Wilson, VA&R Commission Chairman, to the House Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs (PDF)
• VA Announces Recovery Spending
• VA Published Final Rule on PTSD Change (PDF)
• Veterans Being Billed by VA for Service-Connected Illnesses Verification
• Billing for Authorized Treatment at Non-VA Facility
• VA Medical Care Hardship Poster (PDF)
• VA Financial Stress Program Poster (PDF)
• VA health care bulletin on Other Than Honorable Discharges

Montana Veteran Affairs

• Website for Montana Veterans Affairs Division
• Montana Veteran Service Offices ` (HTML) (PDF)
• Montana State Veteran Benefits (HTML) (PDF)
• Additional Benefits Available for Service-Connected Disabled Veterans (HTML) (PDF)
• VA Health Care Elegibility and Enrollment
• Month of Death Discrepencies (PDF)
• VA Travel Reimbursement Increase (PDF)

VA Special Programs
Source: NAUS

• My HealtheVet – The central site for information on VA Healthcare.
• Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom Veterans – Information for returning Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve service members of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF).
• Disabled Veterans – Information for veterans, employers and the general public about benefits administered by VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service.
• Homeless Veterans – Information on programs and initiatives designed to help homeless veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.
• Military Services – Information for separating service members as well as veterans.
• Minority Veterans – Information on VA programs, benefits and services for minority veterans.
• Survivor Benefits – Information on VA programs, benefits and services for surviving spouses and dependents of military personnel who died while in active military service and for survivors of veterans who died after active service.
• Women Veterans – Information on VA benefits, services and health care specifically for women veterans.
• Veterans in Business – Information on business ownership and expansion opportunities, programs and resources for veterans, including service-connected disabled veterans.
• Accessibility – Information on accessibility issues, programs and resources.
• VA Training for College and University Staff
• Burial and Memorial – The home page for all information regarding Veteran's burials and memorials, including links to the gravesite locator.

Veteran Jobs and Businesses

• Helena Job Service
• VetCentral (Veteran Jobs and Careers)
• Hire Heros USA
• Corporate Grey ONLINE
• Employer Support of Guard and Reserve
• Veterans Corporation helping veterans to start or grow a business

Scholarships

• The American Legion's Legacy Scholarship provides scholarship to the childern of fallen soldiers.
• Americanism and Constitution Essay Contest (7th and 8th Grade Students)
• Americanism and Constitution Survey Award (12th Grade Students)
• Military scholarships for active duty military, veterans, and their familes are available through Grantham University.
• The 2nd Cavalry Association offers scholarships to any member of the Association, their family or active soldiers in the 2d Stryker Cavalry Regiment and their children.

Special Support Sites

• The National Resource Directory for wounded, ill and injured Service Members, Veterans, their families and those who support them.
• Montana National Guard's Beyond the Yellow Ribbon initiative
• Heroes at Home is a joint program of Rebuilding Together and Sears Holdings to help low-income U.S. service members, veterans, and military families by making necessary repairs, improvements, and modifications to their homes.
• American Legion site for new Post 9/11 GI Bill
• Military One Source A Single Source of Information for those who are currently on active duty, reserves, or national guard
• Air Military Command's Space Available Travel for active duty military and retired military.
• Our Military
• Salute Our Services seeks solutions to ease the burden of deployments on the families of those who are deployed.
• Need a copy of your DD214 or other military records, including medical records
• The National Archives is a starting point for locating veterans or active duty personnel
• Montana Veterans' Upward Bound is a program designed to help veterans refresh their academic skills.
• Veteran Tickets Foundation a source for free tickets to selected events.
• Mesothelioma

Connecting and Sharing via the Internet

• TroopTube is the official DOD video sharing site. Similar to YouTube, TroopTube allows members to share videos either privately or publicly.
• The American Legion VetCam is a video conferencing site that provides a live video link between a service person and their family.
• Spouse Buzz, powered by Military.com, is a virtual support group where you can instantly connect with thousands of other Military Spouses, day and night for support.
• The American Legion Western Region Information & Technology Exchange Service is a blog for those interested in learning about or participating in the use of technology for the benefit of The American Legion, Departments, and Posts.
• American Legion of Montana group on Facebook.
• Follow American Legion of Montana on Twitter.

Legislative Action and Media

• Montana Congressional Delegation
• Montana State Representatives
• Find your congressman using Project Vote Smart
• Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Information System
• Montana Media Contacts (PDF) (Xcel)
• How to Writer Letters to Congress
• Montana Membership Facts

Fallen Warriors

• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - The Virtual Wall®
• The Missing in America Project seeks to locate, identify and inter the unclaimed cremains of veterans through the joint efforts of private, state and federal organizations.
• Map the Fallen is a Google Earth Map that shows both the hometown location of fallen warriors and the place of thier death.
• DoD Military Casualty Information
• icasualties.org
• Military Times' Honor the Fallen
• Military Times' 4000 Casualties
• Washington Post's Faces of the Fallen
• Legacy.com's In Rememberance
• Operation Enduring Feedom (Afganistan) page
• Operation Iraqi Freedom
• CBS News' American Heroes is a partial list with stories
• CNN's U.S. and Coalition Casualties

Other Resources

• The American Legion Birthday Speech 2010 (PDF) (Word)
• Information regarding Removal of SSN from ID and CAC
• Flag Day Speech 2009 (PDF) (Word)
• Memorial Day Speech 2009 (PDF) (Word)
• Memorial Day Prayer 2009
• 90th Anniversary Birthday Speech 2009 (PDF)
• Veterns Day Speech 2009 (PDF)
• Veterns Day Speech 2008 (PDF)