The American Legion Dispatch [February 23, 2006]

The Good, Bad and Foggy: 2007 VA budget request counts on co-payment increases, enrollment fees to keep up with health-care costs -- Veterans Affairs: GAO report no surprise to Legion -- Commander's Message: The power of honest lobbying -- Member Benefits: Vision plan now comes with greater options -- National Adjutant's Message: From Four to 47 in a Flash: Post on the brink of elimination fights back through hard work -- SAL cleared to conduct funeral honors -- The flag amendment through the years -- "A Guide to Defensing American Values": Legion mobilizes to pass PERA -- The best at building for the future: Legion joins Army in honoring top recruiters -- National Emergency Fund: New Legionnaire praises Legion for NEF help following Katrina -- TSGLI provides support for injured soldiers -- News from and about the Department of Veterans Affairs -- Hiring Heroes: Legion assists soldiers, veterans at Department of Defense job fair -- Commander: U.N. report on Guantanamo Bay "inaccurate" -- Bush administration releases fiscal 2007 budget request -- The Freedom Car