American Legion Post 88

04/03/2026

American Legion Post 88 made a lot of CCFI kids happy yesterday with Easter baskets.

04/01/2026

So sorry, Fellow Legionnaires - I promised to make a daily post of female vets to honor Women's History Month (March) but a couple weeks ago, my son suffered a heart attack, so I rushed off to Omaha to be with him for several days. Then just last week when I returned I fell off my backyard deck and dislocated my elbow! Well, here is the last post for Women's History Month. . . . .

Today, March 31st, we remember Nicole Gee — a United States Marine who did her duty in the final days of U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Kabul. August 2021.

The last days at Abbey Gate were crowded, loud, and uncertain. Thousands trying to get out. Marines holding the line. Sgt. Gee was there with Combat Logistics Battalion 24.
Not looking for attention. Just doing the job in front of her. Helping where she could — guiding families, lifting children, bringing some order to a moment that had very little of it.
Days before the attack, she shared a photo — holding an Afghan infant in her arms.
Her words were simple: “I love my job.”
On August 26, a su***de bomber struck outside Abbey Gate.
Thirteen American service members were lost that day.
Sgt. Gee was one of them. She was 23.
No speeches. No spotlight.
Just a Marine, standing her post, doing what she was trained to do.
Some moments don’t need explanation.
Fair winds and following seas, "Semper Fi, Marine".

03/31/2026

ONE Week from today!!
Please share with the veterans and other military connected individuals you know! Lots of great resources and employers waiting to meet you!

03/31/2026

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs will “markup” or finalize language and will determine if the bill will be reported to the full House for a vote.



**Please contact the members of the subcommittee urging its passage to the House.

U.S. House of Representatives: (202) 224-3121

or

Click HERE https://veterans.house.gov/issues/issue/?IssueID=117990
for the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs



H.R. 1004, called the Love Lives On Act of 2025, is a bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 5, 2025 (with a matching Senate version, S. 410). Its main goal is to remove an old rule that punishes surviving spouses of fallen service members or veterans if they decide to remarry.



The Current Problem It Fixes



Under existing law, a widow or widower (a Gold Star spouse), whose spouse dies due to military service, loses important benefits if they remarry before age 55. They face a tough choice: stay single to keep the money and health coverage their loved one "earned" through service, or remarry and risk financial hardship. This has been called the "remarriage penalty."



In short, the bill says: "Your loved one's sacrifice should keep supporting you and your family, even if you find love again later in life."



What the Bill Would Change (in Simple Terms)



The Love Lives On Act would let surviving spouses keep (or regain) their benefits even if they remarry at any age. The bill covers three main benefits:

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) — A monthly payment from the VA to support the family. Remarriage terminate this payment.
Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) — If the service member paid for an optional lifetime annuity (monthly payment) from the Department of Defense, the bill stops the DoD from ending the payment if the surviving spouse remarries.
TRICARE Health Coverage — The bill makes it possible to keep or regain military health benefits if a surviving spouse remarries and that new marriage later ends (by death, divorce, or annulment).

The Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs has legislative, oversight, and investigative jurisdiction over compensation; general and special pensions of all the wars of the United States; life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in the Armed Forces; cemeterie...

03/19/2026

03/17/2026

American Legion Post 88 listened to our 5B Oratorical contestants and shared dinner and cake.

03/17/2026

I received this email from the OKDVA yesterday, March 16.

03/14/2026

03/13/2026

Post 88 celebrating Women's History month. . . . .https://www.facebook.com/reel/1808303566543253

03/12/2026

Any High School Junior Boy or Girl from Norman, or Noble, any private schools or home schools please attend

03/12/2026

03/12/2026

Post 88 Honoring Women's History Month>>>
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1643037870049512