The Northern Region High School Oratorical Contest was held on February 20, 2021 at Rapidan Baptist Church in Madison, VA. This competition featured the first place winners from each District within the Northern Region, so competition was extremely strong. However, the 16th District Oratorical winner, Ms. Lauren Bradshaw represented us well as was declared the winner. Lauren was sponsored by Manassas Post 10 and won the 16th District Oratorical held on January 24, 2021. Lauren is a Junior who i...

The American Legion has published their 2021 Legislative Agenda. Topics include: Address Toxic Exposure & Burn Pits Improve Health Care for Women Veterans Telehealth/Rural Health Address the Forever War Citizenship for Honorable Service Pay the Coast Guard Close the 90/10 Loophole Military Awards for Minority Veterans Peer Support Protect the American Flag Global War on Terrorism Memorial You can read the details of each topic by visiting the National website Legislative Agenda page. You ...

  The Veterans Administration is giving Covid-19-Vaccinations, at their Clinic in Fredericksburg. All Registered Veterans who have their VAA Health Identification Card (VHIC), can call the clinic (located near Mary Washington Hospital) and get an appointment.  The clinic is located at 130 Executive Center Parkway, Fredericksburg, VA 22401-3100.  Their number is 540-370-4468. To learn more about the VA COVID-19 Vaccination program, visit the VA COVID-19 Vaccine website. Edward Thompson, 16th Di...

The 16th District held the annual High School Oratorical contest Sunday, January 24th, 2021 at Manassas Post 10.  The event was accomplished using a COVID safe format and environment and for the first time the event was broadcast via Facebook Livestreaming.  Students were required to deliver their prepared oration in no fewer than eight minutes and no more than ten minutes. At the conclusion of the first round an assigned topic discourse was chosen at random and students were given 5 minutes to...

The Defense Department has announced expanded Commissary, Military Service Exchange and MWR access Jan. 1 and established a standard for physical access to military installations. Veterans who are eligible and want to take advantage of in-person benefits must have a Veterans Health Identification Card, or VHIC. Primary Family Caregivers must have an eligibility letter from VA’s Office of Community Care. Learn more about the requirements and how to obtain the VHIC by reading the VA article expl...

Our very own Warrenton Rifles Junior Shooting Sports team has been recognized by the USA Midway Foundation as one of the great success stories from their program. You can view the article at: https://www.midwayusafoundation.org/southeastern-program-manager-meets-with-rifle-programs-in-virginia/   To learn more about the Warrenton Rifles Team, you can visit the Warrenton Post 72 web page at: http://www.legionpost72.org/programs/warrenton-rifles-junior-shooters/ If you would like to donate to th...

It is great regret we report the passing of Legionnaire Jerry M. Wood. The full obituary and announcement can be found at: Fauquier Times or Fauquier Now

Please see the document below for full details on the High School Oratorical Contest based on the latest guidance.  Hopefully we have Posts working on making sure they have a candidate ready to compete and we will have a very good Oratorical Contest. Important Dates/Locations: - District – Sunday, 24 January 2021 at Post 10 – start time is dependent upon number of contestants. Look to arrive NLT 0830.- Northern Region – Saturday, 20 February 2021 at Rapidan Baptist Church, 150 Rapidan Church Rd...