Veterans Administration Services

Questions and procedures you can expect when visiting the VA.  

Based on my pre-appointment phone call the questions will be:

1. Do you have a fever of 100.4 or higher?
2. Do you have any unexplained coughs?
3. Have you been in contact with anyone who has tested positive for Covid-19?
4. How do you feel today?

 Below are the general procedures.

1. The entrances are limited so be sure to look out for the signs directing you where to enter. It may different than you are used to. 
2. From your car, you’ll be asked a handful of questions about any symptoms you might be having.  This is to keep anyone who may be sick out of the facility.  Once you answer the questions, you’ll be given an armband and will need to wear it throughout your stay. 
3. We expect everyone in our facility to wear a mask.  If you don’t have one, the screener will provide you one when you arrive. 
4. We currently have a no visitor policy.  Only patients with a scheduled appointment are permitted in the facility.  If you have someone with you, they are welcome to wait in the car, but we want to be sure you know before you arrive that a visitor will not be able to come to the building with you.
5. Due to our limited waiting space, we ask you to not arrive any more than 30 minutes before your appointment.  You will not be able to park at Nashville until after 6 AM and York 7 AM so please do not arrive before those times. 

All the satellite clinics are closed and all services are being done at the main hospitals. 

Tom Buckton, Veteran Service Officer for Post 281

All,  an update on our post’s annual flag display, beginning this week.  

We are scheduled to set up at Jones Family Park (northwest corner of Old Lebanon Dirt Road and Mt. Juliet Road) on Thursday, May 21st beginning at 8:00 a.m. with the flag display remaining open until 2:00 pm on Monday, May 25th.  If you can, we will need members of the post to help with closing things down Monday at 2:00 pm and then moving all of the display flags and support equipment to the Britt’s home, for storage.  

There are 200 flags and rebar to install plus the tents. 

This is our 8th year to Honor America’s Flag, sponsored by American Legion Post 281 and the West Wilson Exchange Club, supported by the City of Mount Juliet.

All Post 281 personnel are asked to bring and wear a mask and have one available throughout the five days of the event. We will reinforce the “social distancing” requirement with all personnel who are on site.

Mount Juliet JROTC cadets will provide night security along with adult supervision. 

Mt. Juliet Public Works Dept. is providing portable floodlights that we have used in previous years to the field site.   

Mt. Juliet Police and Fire are supporting the event with equipment and personnel as well.   

This is a huge event for our community and our post.  Come and be a part of our efforts to honor and recognize our Countries wonderful symbol of freedom and unity.   

Each year Mission BBQ sponsors an Armed Forces Week culminating in Armed Forces Day.  Tomorrow 16 May 2020, they will provide you a free sandwich from 11:00 -14:00, at their location in the Opry Mills Mall, in Nashville.  This takes place at all Mission BBQ places across America. Manager Mary Roberts of the Nashville location is a special friend to our post and we need to support her as much as she supports us.

They provide – dine-in or – curbside and  – drive-through service.

At noon each day, they sing the National  Anthem.  Mary informed me that tomorrow a Marine will be the singer. 

It should be patriotic and fun to watch.  I plan on being there just before noon.

Mary and Mission BBQ has supported American Legion Post 281 with a free buffet meal on numerous occasions

Come join 2nd Vice Commander, Post 281 Keith Rowell and me there just before noon and give all of our fellow

servicemen and women present, a big round of applause and an OOOH RAAAH!

Show some form of military ID and you will receive a free sandwich.  If you bring your refill cups (previously purchased),

you will also be able to receive a free.

OUR ARMED FORCES DAY IS A WEEK LONG!
How do you fit all our appreciation for America’s Military in 1 day? Celebrate the whole week leading up to it by honoring each branch of the military on their own special day. Then, wrap it up with a special event on Armed Forces Day featuring Lunch With The Heroes.

Have a good Marine Corps Day, where every day is a holiday, every meal is a feast and every formation a family reunion.

YES, you read that correctly.   AL Post 281 will conduct our regular meeting for the month of May this coming Tuesday the 12th of May at Charlie Daniels Park in Mt. Juliet at outdoor pavilion # 2, starting at 6:00 PM.

This is the same pavilion where we held our Post-wide family picnic last September.  There is plenty of parking for cars and a limited number of picnic tables in the pavilion that can be used for seating.    YES, we are aware of the restrictions on public gatherings, but we have been approved by the City Manager to meet as long as we ascribe to the proper protocol of social distancing in this Corona Virus world we live in. That being said, please bring a face mask and wear it.  Elbow bumps are to replace handshaking but are not required.  Bring your own chair to sit on.  Bring anything you think you will need to attend in a safe manner.  We will install the new Commander Max Wix and your post staff officers at this meeting.  We have to do some planning for our Honoring the American Flag display that we are conducting over Memorial Day holiday as well, and we have a few other items of business to discuss and review.  We plan on keeping the meeting short and to the point.   LOOK for more information in our newsletter which will come out this weekend.