Useful Websites and Telephone Numbers

American Legion National Headquarters :  The  American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana,  with additional offices in Washington, DC. In addition to thousands of  volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities  in local communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and  committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff of  about 300 employees. 

Department of Virginia American Legion Headquarters 

Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) Home Page:  www.va.gov
VA Health Care:  www.va.gov/health-care
Returning Veterans:  www.oefoif.va.gov
Survivors:  www.vba.va.gov/survivors/index.htm

Disabled American Veterans: https://www.dav.org/
VA Facilities:  www.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp
VA Forms:  www.va.gov/vaforms/
VA Benefit Payment Rates:  www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/rates-index.asp
Education Benefits:  www.gibill.va.gov
Home Loan Guaranty:  www.homeloans.va.gov
Life Insurance:  www.insurance.va.gov
Vocational Rehab:  www.vba.va.gov/bln/vre/index.htm
Burial and Memorial Benefits:   www.cem.va.gov
Veterans Employment and Training:  www.dol.gov/vets
Veterans Preference:  www.opm.gov/veterans/index.asp

VetResources:  www.va.gov/VetResources (at this site, you can sign up for a weekly newsletter)
Records:   www.archives.gov/st-louis/military-personnel
Department of Defense:  www.defenselink.mil

VA Disability Compensation Manual : VBA Claims Processing Manual (M21)

Student Loan Discharge information for disabled veterans

American Legion Video:  To Strengthen a Nation 12: Legacy & Vision

• The Executive Branch - The White House
• The Legislative Branch - The United States Senate
• The Legislative Branch - The United States House Of Representatives

Additional Federal Government Resource Links:

• Library of Congress
• Federal Judiciary Branch  - US Courts

• The Pentagon
• The United States Army
• The United States Navy
• The United States Marine Corps
• The United States Air Force
• The United States Space Force
• The United States Coast Guard
• The American Merchant Marines

• United State Military Academy
• United States Naval Academy
• United States Merchant Marine Academy
• United States Coast Guard Academy
• United States Air Force Academy
• United States Air Force ROTC 

• Korean War Veterans Memorial
• Vietnam Veterans Memorial
• National World War II Memorial
• Memorial Museum Association
• United State Air Force Museum
• Arlington National Cemetery
• American Memorial Park 
• Congressional Medal Of Honor Society 
• JOINT POW/MIA Accounting Agency
• George Washington's Mt. Vernon - Military Badges