Legislation would increase benefits for some disabled veterans, streamline the ability to make healthcare appointments, expand Fisher House eligibility and more. The House passed six veteran-friendly bills, including five that The American Legion supported via testimony, during the week of May 18. A summary of the bills endorsed by the Legion and previous statements: • H.R. … Continue reading House Passes Half-Dozen Veteran-Friendly Bills
VETERAN ENTREPRENEUR PORTAL
The Veteran Entrepreneur Portal (VEP) is designed to save you time with direct access to the resources necessary to guide every step of entrepreneurship. https://www.va.gov/osdbu/entrepreneur/
Women Veterans Day – June 12, 2020
American Legion F&J Ravin Post 134 Salutes Women Veterans
War Stories – First Meeting
For those who could not make it to the Oregon Humanities sponsored War Stories group I've decided to put the material online. We had a full house and it was amazing. We had veterans of Vietnam, Cold War, Iraq, and Afghanistan as well as civilians with family members who fought in WWII and Vietnam. Family … Continue reading War Stories – First Meeting
Help a Veteran for Christmas
Post 134 adopts veterans for Christmas. We've been doing this for years and this year while we are still adopting a veteran and his family, we are also adopting a few single veterans. We always love to help entire families, but we don't want to exclude veterans in need because they aren't married. Ryan and "Lew" … Continue reading Help a Veteran for Christmas
Post updates for Oct/Nov
Hello, Post 134! Our floors are laid and varnished, come by and see them if you haven't yet! The final topcoat process began Monday, and will take several days-- we'll be open again Saturday. Big thanks to Joe Duckworth for making this happen! We absolutely couldn't have done it without him. Joe is a man … Continue reading Post updates for Oct/Nov
Post 134 10/14-10/21 2016
Tonight at Post 134 we are holding a food and clothing drive. Bring any can goods you can spare for families and shelters in the area. Admission is free if you are a member or if you bring some food or clothing. This Wednesday we have Karaoke. Thursday we have our 2 Cents - Open … Continue reading Post 134 10/14-10/21 2016
This Week @ Post 134 9/19 to 9/25
We've had some changes at the post and we're trying to be more involved in our community as well as getting our community more involved in our post. We want you to come down to Post 134 and be a part of the great things we do there. Here's what is going on at the … Continue reading This Week @ Post 134 9/19 to 9/25
Memorial Day Celebration
On Saturday, May 28th, Post 134 will be partnering with The Returning Veterans Project to have a Memorial Day Event. At 9am we will be meeting at the parking lot across from the Post on 21st and NE Alberta Street and we will carpool up to Willamette National Cemetery to clean the graves. We will … Continue reading Memorial Day Celebration
Thanksgiving
Today Post 134 is holding a community meal to feed all those who want a family atmosphere and a good meal. This is the second year we are doing this and we have 8 turkeys coming. Please stop by and grab a bite or just say hi.