Friday June 5, 2026 is National Donut Day. The Salvation Army will sponsor a FREE event to celebrate National Donut Day by Honoring the Brave Men and Women who have served and continue to serve our community and country. The event will be at Madera Post 131 at 09:00 to 11:00. They will be providing […]
Category: Veterans
2026-2027 New Officer Installation for American Legion Madera Post 131 – May 18th @ 1:00 p.m.
The Executive Board election was completed on Monday at the General Member Meeting. Thank you to the new incoming Executive Board members for serving Madera Post 131. Also, thank you and Welcome to Amy Buck, our new Adjutant!! The American Legion would not exist if it were not for our volunteers.
Help for Arizona Veterans
Vet Fest: A New Way For Veterans To File VA Claims In Person!!Here is a link to watch “Vet Fest: A New Way For Veterans To File VA Claims In Person!!” on YouTube. Did you know that Be Connected is a statewide ecosystem of support for all of Arizona’s 500,000+ service members, veterans & their families.Do you […]
ALR Supports State Veteran Home
Brothers and Sisters: On May 1st, 2021 we had our 1st ride for the AZ STATE VETERAN HOME TUCSON which is located by the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (VA Hospital) in Tucson. We had 14 motorcycles and 6 corvettes join in on the benefit ride. With a donation from Chapter 131 and donations […]
ALR Support March 27, 2021
American Legion Riders from multiple Posts gearing up to ride in support of ALR 23, Nogales. Thank you Post 131 for hosting the Event!
Happy 100th Birthday Jim McGraw
ALR Chapter 131, Patriot Guard Riders, Green Valley Fire Department, Green Valley Corvette Club, and family/friends honored T/SGT Jim McGraw, a WW2 veteran on his 100th birthday, Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Jim was serving as a B-24 bomber tail gunner during the war when he was shot down and captured by the German Army. He was […]
National “Hug a G.I.” Day
March 4th is the only day on the calendar that’s also a military command — March Forth! — So it’s only appropriate that this be the day that we celebrate the servicemen and servicewomen in our lives with National Hug a G.I. Day. Soldiers in the U.S. military — including members of the Army, Air […]
Hiring Our Heroes
Here is a valuable link to learn about job opportunities for veterans and their spouses:https://www.hiringourheroes.org/ This is from that web page: “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes initiative launched in March 2011 as a nationwide effort to connect veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses with meaningful employment opportunities.”
VA TIP OF THE WEEK
VA Community Care Customer Service Guide The VHA’s Office of Community Care has a new guide to assist eligible Veterans that are referred to a community provider for services. The Community Care Customer Service guide helps Veterans navigate and understand the process of receiving care through local, in-network providers out of side of VA medical facilities. Check […]
Military Pension Tax Deductibility Increase?
The Arizona Legislature is in session and has two nearly identical bills (SB 1359 and SB 1331) that increase the maximum subtraction from Arizona gross income for veteran benefits, annuities, and pensions from $3500 to the full pension amount for taxable years beginning from and after December 31, 2020. Contains a retroactive date of January […]