The American Legion Dispatch [January 20, 2006]

Back to the Basics: Increasing renewal numbers starts with personal contact -- Call to Action: Officers, war vets available to speak -- Commander's Message: Old Glory's time, Passage of flag amendment has never been closer -- Deadline for submission for National Law Enforcement Officers of the Year Feb. 1 -- National Adjutant's Message: Sister post relationship helps children, Post commander asked himself, "Why am I not doing something?" -- Three easy, empty excuses -- How to Give a Post First Aid: Revitalization can help restore a Legion post to community prominence -- DoD proposes increases in TRICARE fees -- Legionnaires create software designed to help posts join Internet -- A Sacred Trust: Legion's superior stewardship of donations left out of national newspaper report -- Southern Comfort: From TVs to transportation, the Georgia Legion family provides veterans what the VA budget often does not -- Protection of Boy Scouts, veterans issues faced 109th Congress -- The Freedom Car