A veteran- whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve-is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The "United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life".
That is HONOR, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
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HONOR
Nov 10, 2008 at 08:06 AM
A veteran- whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve-is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The "United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life".
That is HONOR, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it.
Author unknown.
DUES ARE DUE!!
Jun 29, 2009 at 09:08 PM
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
DUES FOR TERM 2010 ARE NOW BEING MAILED OUT!
This message is for all members of Post 316 but specifically for members who have recently joined the American Legion or transferred into our post. Should you receive a renewal membership notice please be sure that you make out and send your payment to AMERICAN LEGION POST 316. PO Box 496, Woodstock, Ga 30188DO NOT mail your payment o National in Indianapolis or your former post as you will then be reassigned back to Ga Dept, Post 400 or your former post.
To all members we look forward to your continued committment to the programs of the American Legion. Without your continued membership there would be no American Legion to sponsor and promote programs for our Verterans, our youth and for the community. Renewal notices are now being mailed out for the 2010 Legion Term
To each of you who have shown your faithfulness in the past and to you who will continue to support us a very heartfelt "thank you"!
Remember... Legionnaires are Veterans Still Serving America!
For God and Country,
Michael Sarris Post 316 Adjutant 770-975-3136
SBA VETERANS FORUM JULY 7, 2009
Jun 11, 2009 at 09:22 PM
Press ReleaseGeorgia Office Release Date:June 8, 2009Contact: Jim Hightower(404) 331-0100, ext. 215Release Number: 09-40SBA Holding Veterans Forum on July 7thAt the Featherbone Center in Gainesville, Georgia—Will Cover Agency Programs/Services Available to Veterans—
The U.S. Small Business Administration will present a forum for veterans on July 7thin Gainesville which will cover agency programs and services for active and retired military personnel who are starting or expanding small businesses.
The free forum will run from 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon at the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) office in the Featherbone Center, 999 Chestnut Street, Gainesville, Georgia 30501. The forum will focus on loan programs and other assistance available from the SBA and its resource partners and will include the new small business provisions in the 2009 American Recovery Act. SBA resource partners involved with the forum include the agency’s SCORE Program, the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network and the Georgia Institute of Technology Procurement Assistance Center (GTPAC).
Attendees will also be given information on the SBA Patriot Express Loan Initiative. This program offers guaranteed business loans of up to $500,000. It can be used by:
Veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, active duty military personnel within24 months of retirement or 12 months to transition into civilian society,
National Guard and Reservists or the current spouse of all the aforementioned,
The widowed spouse of a service member or veteran who died during service, orof a service-connected disability.
The forum will discuss service-connected disabled veteran-owned small business concerns and unique contracting opportunities with the Federal Government.
Pre-registration is mandatory. To register, contact Jorge Valentin-Stone by emailat .You can register by fax at 202/481-5239. To register online,go to www.sba.gov/ga and select Public Training and Seminars, “Register Now,” in the Spotlight section of the web site’s main page. Please include your name, telephone number and/or email address.
For additional information on SBA programs for veterans, go to www.sba.gov/vets.
SBA’s participation in this event is not an endorsement of the opinions, products or services of any person or entity. All SBA programs, services and cosponsored activities are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.Reasonable arrangements for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact Jorge Valentin-Stone at .
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MEMORIAL DAY-WOODSTOCK 2009
May 29, 2009 at 08:11 PM
For those of you who attended or did not attend the City of Woodstock Memorial Day Ceremony here is a link that will take you to a wonderful slide show presentation with music. Also check out an additional link you will see on the right side of the page with a second slide show presentation .
George & Marybeth giving last minute instructions.
Leanne Livingston receiving plaque from Post Cmdr Tucker for accomplishments in her participation in the Oratorical Contest. The plaque is inscibed with a newspaper article printed in the Cherokee Tribune. Mayor Henriques looks proudly on.
Who we are
Jun 05, 2006 at 01:43 PM
Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion For God and Country
We associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote peace and goodwill on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
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.
Can I Join the Auxiliary or SAL
Jun 05, 2006 at 01:30 PM
If your relative who served on active duty during one of the membership eligibility dates is not a member of The American Legion, you may not join either the American Legion Auxiliary or the Sons of The American Legion. However, if the qualifying veteran is deceased you may join the appropriate organization, even if the qualifying veteran was not a member of The American Legion when living.
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