1. Boys State for Military Dependents overseas
Kentucky Boys State using the Legion Overseas Deployment Program to give access to the dependents living on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

2. Objectives Explain Legion Overseas Deployment (LOD) Program
Awareness of American Legion Youth Programs overseas
Efforts and locations of briefings
High School on Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Foundation Grant
2016 Success
Call for Action!

3. Legion Overseas Deployment (LOD)
Servicing soldiers during Deployment Cycle
Before
During
After
Support Families
Community Efforts

4. Djibouti, Africa 2013: Combat Zone KY Nat Guard
VA Benefits
American Legion Benefits
Membership
Support for family back home
Medical Services
Counseling Services

5. LOD UK: Royal Air Force Bases, United Kingdom
LOD Mission transformed into supporting family members living overseas with veterans.
Kentucky Boys State members briefed local high school
First time for such briefings to take place
Recruited both Juniors Girls and Boys to attend any program in the United States.

6. W.T. Sampson High School NS Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
LOD Cuba 1
Can anyone identify ALL three people in this picture?
Administrators and Base Command briefed on Girls and Boys State programs.
LOD Cuba 2
Students, Parents, and Administrators briefed on Boys and Girls State programs

7. Stevie Ray: Volunteer and Family Trust Donation
Saw a opportunity to help multiple Girls and Boys attend an elite Civic and Leadership Program.
Donated over $20,000 to pay for travel, hotel, food, and tour of Kentucky from NAVSTA Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and Kentucky.
Family Trust for Education
Political Director of KBS

8. Special Thanks to New York Boys State and Legion
American Legion Boys' State New York
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JOHN E. MURPHY
PROGRAM DIRECTOR DAVID O’BRIEN
Long Story Short….
After researching for a long time, Cuba falls under the Department of New York with a post in Havana.
Mr. Murphy and O’Brien gave approval to recruit students paid for by Stevie Ray to attend KBS.
THANK YOU! “It is all about the kids!”

9. Legion National Interview of Students
SPECIAL THANKS TO MIKE BUSS

10. Kentucky Monthly Featured Article
Steve Vest – Publisher
LOD 2 Team Member
Was moved by the work of KBS and American Legion to do a featured article on both organizations.
LOD 3 Team Member to follow up
Copy Presented to Everyone!
If you are nice, Steve might give you a free subscription, mention DR. Pete at

11. SUCCESS

12. CALL for American Legion Action
Recruitment the children of VETERANS serving overseas in Department of Defense Dependent Schools
Kentucky Boys State working hard on such awareness
Request individual states to reach out overseas.
REQUEST Legion National to communicate to DoDDS around the word!
This is about VETERANS and OUR YOUTH and making leaders from those who serve the Nation!

13. THIS JUST IN FROM LOD CUBA 3