August
in Freeport
Offshore Sail Training Squadron
Update: OSTS Squadron 3A is scheduled to arrive at the Esplanade dock at the Woodcleft Canal at 2:00 pm, August 7, 2015. Check this site and this page for any changes.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Post Meeting at Freeport Elks & Post Information
The
next Post Meeting is being held
at The Elks Lodge at 360 Atlantic
Ave,
Freeport, NY 11520 on
Wednesday,
July 15th 2015 at 7:00
We are now on facebook at
“William Clinton Story”. The facebook location
has photo albums from the Post. There
are hundreds of photos and of course we have followers who want to express
their support for the American Legion and the Freeport Community.
Check
it out!
We will be adding a Flag Code Page
to this website.
Every Legionnaire is expected to adhere to, enforce and observe this code. Details are outlined in the U.S. Flag Code which is in the Post Officers Guide.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
America faces Perpetual War
A Real and Substantial Warning of Perpetual War
General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned that America faces the reality of "Perpetual War".
His report has been noted in many media outlets. Defense One reporter Marcus Weisgerber reported what is most likely General Dempsey's last instructions to the Pentagon.
What we must prepare for as an American People and as a Veteran Community is the active vigilance to prepare for the traumatic mental and physical damage that comes with Veterans coming back from war.
We as a country have proven woefully inadequate in our support and help for Veterans from Vietnam to the OEF/OIF Veterans coming home from War today. From unemployment to homelessness, from PTSD to amputations, we are stumbling to catch up with the real and present problems that result from a Veterans Administration lost in dysfunction.
As a Veterans Service Organization we must prepare for the realities that come with this current time. Only a working and effective vigilance will serve to keep our country safe and only writing our elected officials to let them know what is on our minds will keep us from falling into the cesspool of intransigence that has currently overtaken the executive branch and the country as a whole.
http://www.nationaljournal.com/defense/dempsey-urges-preparation-never-ending-war-before-retiring-20150702
http://www.defenseone.com/management/2015/07/dempseys-final-instruction-pentagon-prepare-long-war/116761/?oref=d-topstory
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