Post Membership Meeting
24 June 2023:
* 9:30 AM Coffee & Donuts
* 10:00 AM Official Meeting
* Heritage Hunt Marsh Mansion Parlor Room
* We need all Post members to attend!
* Installation of New EXCOM
Scheduled Special Events
Pending Events 2023:
* IHOP Breakfast on Thursdays at 9:30 AM
* June is PTSD Awareness Month:
* Virginia Primary Early Voting ends 17 June with 20 June as Primary Election Day (See below)
Welcome to American Legion Post 1799's website. Veterans are invited to contact the Post Adjutant (see CONTACT page) for joining the American Legion. All visitors interested in contacting Post 1799 are invited to contact the Post Adjutant. We are proud to be in the 16th District of the Department of Virginia.
Apply today to join the American Legion and Post 1799 with this application. Just download! The instructions are on the application. All honorably discharged or still serving US veterans are now eligible.
Post Executive Committee Meeting
21 June 2023:
* 6:30 PM Live Meeting * Heritage Hunt Marsh Mansion, Living Room
* Post Membership always welcome to EXCOM business meetings.
* Project planning & reports.
1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024. The 2023 American Legion Membership Campaign and Year kicks off 1 July 2023. Current members will receive post card reminders from National Headquarters to renew. Of course, the quickest and best way to renew is to visit the renewal website at: http://www.legion.org/renew You will need your Membership ID# on your Membership Card and a credit card. The 2023 membership fee is $40.00. The National website has an easy option to "Pay Up For Life," including the fee calculator.
You can also pay directly by sending a check ($40) to American Legion, Post 1799 at American Legion Post 1799, ATTN: Adjutant, P.O. Box 1799, Haymarket, Virginia 20168-1799 .
Defenders of the 1st Amendment.
Prior to the start of any official Post meeting, our tradition is to encourage veterans to address any issue. During the official Post meetings, partisan party politics are not encouraged in keeping with American Legion HQ guidance. The American Legion stands for American patriotism - without partisan party rancor at official meetings. Identification as a veteran is expected.
In Virginia, we have elections annually and every Legionnaire is encouraged to vote.
Post Fund-Raising at Walmart. Volunteers should contact Post Finance Officer Buddy Wagner at 703-743-9695 for updates.
Did you know - All honorably discharged veterans, including Reserves, are eligible to register online and shop at the online exchanges the same way customers shop Amazon. The benefit does not include family members. For all the details and how to get started, go to:
https://www.shopmyexchange.com/veterans
Direct any questions to;
* Adjutant Dennis Corrigan, 571-236-7980, [email protected]
* Post Cdr Ward Nickisch, 703-989-0988, [email protected]
* Post Service Officer Greg Alexander, (703) 597-7615, [email protected]
* Post Service Officer Jay Little, (703) 220-2247, [email protected]
Eligibility Information for the American Legion
If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces on or after December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - you are eligible for membership in The American Legion!
*Because eligibility dates remain open, all active duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American Legion at this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by the government of the United States.
**U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII).
The American Legion values its independence and effectiveness on veterans' issues. This stance is best maintained by neutrality on all individual candidates or political parties. The American Legion, by legal definition, is non-partisan and supports "or opposes as necessary" only issues which impact the Four Pillars.
https://www.legion.org/dispatch/faq
The American Legion's Four Pillars:
* Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation
* National Security
* Americanism
* Children & Youth
https://www.legion.org/magazine/1580/four-pillars
Victory at Battle of Midway 9 June 1942
God Bless America and all who defend her!
IHOP Thursday Breakfast with Post 1799
DIAL 988 then PRESS 1
Post 1799 helps SOWW at Concert.
Veterans Help Veterans!
2 June 2023
JUNE is PTSD Awareness Month
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp
Help Raise PTSD Awareness
There are currently about 12 million people in the United States living with PTSD.
Even though PTSD treatments are effective and accessible, most people don't get the help they need. Help spread the word that PTSD treatments are available. Everyone with PTSD—whether they are a Veteran or civilian survivor of sexual assault, serious accident, natural disaster, or other traumatic event—needs to know that treatments really do work and can lead to a better quality of life.
PTSD: National Center for PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem. PTSD can only develop after you go through or see a life-threatening event. It's normal to have stress reactions to these types of events, and most people start to feel better after a few weeks or months. Learn about PTSD symptoms and treatments to help you get better.
https://www.ptsd.va.gov/gethelp/help_for_veterans.asp
CNO ADM Gilday, 81st Anniversary of Battle of Midway
Virginia’s Party Primary is 20 June 2023 to support the General Election in November.
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Early Voting ends 17 June at Haymarket Gainesville Library, 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169
Early Voting ends 17 June at Haymarket Gainesville Library, 14870 Lightner Rd, Haymarket, VA 20169 •Primary Candidates for Democratic and Republican Parties are listed at the polling station AND AT:
Primary Candidates for Democratic and Republican Parties are listed at the polling station AND AT: •https://www.pwcvotes.org/on-the-ballot
https://www.pwcvotes.org/on-the-ballot 
