VETERANS DAY AT THE MANSIONS YOUR DAY

AMERICA HONORS YOU Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who gave their lives and those who perished while in service.

A LITTLE HISTORY U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. Our United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, requesting that President Calvin Coolidge issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies.

A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec A Congressional Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday: “...a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'." In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who died in World War I.

THANK YOU U.S. Representative Ed Rees presented a bill establishing this holiday through Congress. President Eisenhower signed the bill into law on May 26, 1954. And so, we veterans, and our grateful Nation honor you for your service.

OBSERVANCES Veterans Day is observed by parades, speeches, BBQ and the Post Office being closed. But what can YOU do, here and now, to further the recognition and services to and for our veterans? Will this be just another day for you?

SO, WHAT CAN YOU DO, NOW? OUR AMERICAN LEGION POST EXISTS IN CYBER SPACE (INTERNET) NO BRICK-AND-MORTAR LOCATIONS FACE-TO-FACE MEETINGS VIA INTERNET CHARTERED BY THE AMERICAN LEGION MONTHLY NEWSLETTER WEB SITE: EPOST2100.ORG MEMBERS ALSO RECEIVE LEGION PUBLICATIONS

WHY DOES IT EXIST? TO SERVE THOSE UNABLE TO ATTEND TRADITIONAL BRICK-AND-MORTAR POSTS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT, NOT BASED ON YOUR LOCATION

WHAT DOES IT DO? WE PROVIDE EASILY REACHABLE ASSISTANCE FOR VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES. WE AID IN THE SUPPORT OF LEGISLATIVE INFLUENCE.

WHAT ARE THE PROS? NO NIGHT DRIVING; SAVING ON GAS/TIME BAD WEATHER, ILLNESS ARE NO HINDRANCES SHORT MEETINGS & PRACTICAL AGENDAS OUT OF TOWN, NO PROBLEM EASY ACCESS TO LEADERS & RESOURCES HELP DESK FOR COMPUTER PROBLEMS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS AND A WEB SITE

WHAT ARE THE CONS? LIMITED TO ONLY INTERNET USERS LIMITED SOCIAL ACTIVITIES NO AUXILIARY, SAL, ALR, ETC.

HOW CAN YOU JOIN? PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR DD214 FORM FILL OUT AN APPLICATION/TRANSFER FORM PAY $35.00 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE CONTACT ADJUTANT TED RICHARDS AT 404-754-0415

HOW CAN I DONATE? APART FROM MEMBERSHIPS, WE ACCEPT TAX- DEDUCTABLE FUNDS. CONTACT FINANCE OFFICER CHUCK GOETZ AT 1-706-219-4209.

OUR APPRECIATION We appreciate Director of Activities at the Mansions for extending to our ePost the opportunity to share with you in observance of Veterans Day.

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