Tag: Tyler Cates – American Legion Post 281

Tyler Cates American Legion Auxiliary Unit 281

Written by Terry Ward on August 22, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

Please support our American Legion Auxiliary unit 281 in their efforts of Veterans Support.

Thanks to your many contributions thus far, the need for hygiene items and trac phones has been filled.

continues its commitment to 365 Days of Service to Veterans by assisting Nashville’s Operation Stand Down in its mission to Provide and connect Veterans and their families with comprehensive resources focused on transition, employment, housing, benefits, peer engagement, volunteerism and connection to the community … Engage. Equip. Empower Veterans. ©

Current Needs List: Rain Ponchos New Socks are always needed. Kroger or Walmart Gift Cards – $10, 20, 25 or above can help a veteran purchase food or gas.

A $3.00 Dunkin Donut Gift card can allow a veteran to purchase a coffee and a snack.

WeGo Passes – These passes allow veterans to attend job interviews and get to work once they are employed.

Please bring donations to the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary May Meetings, Mt. Juliet Seniors’ Activity Center, Tuesday May 10, 2022 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., or mail to American Legion Auxiliary, P.O. Box 67, Mt. Juliet, TN 37121.

Thank you for your kind support!

The PACT Act and your VA benefits

Written by Terry Ward on August 8, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act

https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/

File your PACT Act claim by August 9 to be eligible for backdated benefits you may receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2022. So don’t wait, apply today.

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

The PACT Act will bring these changes:

Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras
Adds 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures
Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation
Requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care
Helps us improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures

If you’re a Veteran or survivor, you can file claims now to apply for PACT Act-related benefits.

What does it mean to have a presumptive condition for toxic exposure?

To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions, you need to prove that your service caused your condition.

But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these “presumptive conditions.”

We consider a condition presumptive when it’s established by law or regulation.

If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.

VA will not rest until every Veteran gets the toxic exposure-related care and benefits they deserve. To apply today or learn more about what the PACT Act could mean for you, visit VA.GOV/PACT or call 1-800-MYVA411. Or call your local Wilson County Veterans at 615-444-2460 Located at 228 East Main Street, Lebanon, Tennessee, 37087. Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

The PACT Act and your VA benefits

Written by Terry Ward on July 18, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

The PACT Act and your VA benefits

Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act

https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/

File your PACT Act claim by August 9 to be eligible for backdated benefits you may receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2022. So don’t wait, apply today.

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

The PACT Act will bring these changes:

Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras
Adds 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures
Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation
Requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care
Helps us improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures

If you’re a Veteran or survivor, you can file claims now to apply for PACT Act-related benefits.

What does it mean to have a presumptive condition for toxic exposure?

To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions, you need to prove that your service caused your condition.

But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these “presumptive conditions.”

We consider a condition presumptive when it’s established by law or regulation.

If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.

Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act

https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/

File your PACT Act claim by August 9 to be eligible for backdated benefits you may receive benefits backdated to August 10, 2022. So don’t wait, apply today.

The PACT Act is a new law that expands VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic substances.

The PACT Act will bring these changes:

Expands and extends eligibility for VA health care for Veterans with toxic exposures and Veterans of the Vietnam, Gulf War, and post-9/11 eras
Adds 20+ more presumptive conditions for burn pits, Agent Orange, and other toxic exposures
Adds more presumptive-exposure locations for Agent Orange and radiation
Requires VA to provide a toxic exposure screening to every Veteran enrolled in VA health care
Helps us improve research, staff education, and treatment related to toxic exposures

If you’re a Veteran or survivor, you can file claims now to apply for PACT Act-related benefits.

What does it mean to have a presumptive condition for toxic exposure?

To get a VA disability rating, your disability must connect to your military service. For many health conditions, you need to prove that your service caused your condition.

But for some conditions, we automatically assume (or “presume”) that your service caused your condition. We call these “presumptive conditions.”

We consider a condition presumptive when it’s established by law or regulation.

If you have a presumptive condition, you don’t need to prove that your service caused the condition. You only need to meet the service requirements for the presumption.

Complied by Post 281 Service Officer, Patti Whitmore. Contact Patti thru this website if you have a question or concern, or go direct to the Wilson County Veterans office

POST 281’s July meeting, tonight 11 JUL , MTJ SAC

Written by Terry Ward on July 11, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

POST 281’s monthly meeting, TONIGHT, 11 July, @ the Senior Activity Center in Mt. Juliet.

Events of Interest:

MTJCA’s Abigail Whicker gives her state winning oratorical presentation.
Quilts of Valor are to be presented to members Dean Gregory and Mike Adam
Hear from each of the leadership team pertaining to Legion and Veteran issues.
Hear about Thomas W Bond’s funeral 3 July and the members that attended.
Updated information on the STATE/Wilson County Fair, 17-26 AUG…and our part. Possibly get in for free…!

Join us for Pizza at 6 PM….regular meeting starts when everyone is full or we run out. BRING A VETERAN FRIEND!!!!

June/July/August 2023 Newsletter

Written by Terry Ward on June 29, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Newsletters.

FROM THE COMMANDER:

Fellow Legionnaires Hello to all of the members and friends of American Legion Post 281. It is with great honor that I greet you as the newly installed Commander of the Tyler Cates American Legion Post 281 of Mt. Juliet. For those of you who attended the meeting and voted for me, thank you for your vote of confidence…

As I begin my time as Commander, I am reminded of the phrase “Veterans Strengthening America” that I’ve read and heard other leaders use. It’s a phrase that strikes my inner being and motivates me to look at the bigger picture of why we gather together, and how fortunate I am to associate with the best citizens our country has. We are the “ 6.5 percenters” of our Nation’s population that are/were willing to sacrifice for a cause bigger than ourselves or own self-interest. We all have served, and continue to serve, our fellow Veterans, our Nation, our Military, and communities we live in and especially our youth and children. I challenge you all to take an active role in the programs and events we are a part of as a post! Post 281 has a reputation for being active and volunteering to make a difference. Come and join in and make it happen with us.

Continuing to Serve, Terry Ward, Commander Post 281

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11th ANNUAL HONORING AMERICA’S FLAG EVENT

Written by Terry Ward on May 23, 2023. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

11thAnnual “HONORING AMERICA’S FLAG”

May 26-29, 2023

Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Town Clock Center, N Mt. Juliet Rd & East Division Street

The Exchange Club of West Wilson County, and The American Legion Tyler Cates Post 281 are proud to host the 11th annual “Honoring America’s Flag”. This is an event, open to the public and free of charge, to raise awareness and funds for the on-going charitable services provided by our service organizations.

The grassy field at Town Clock Center (Train Station) will be transformed into a field of American Flags in perfect rows and columns in an awe-inspiring tribute to honor men and women who sacrifice their time, talents—even their lives for this great country. Each flag will fly in honor or in memory of a loved one.

Sponsor a flag for all who serve and sacrifice or for a personal hero in your life. At the end of the event take the flag home, to your business or present it to your hero to fly and continue the tribute.

To become a sponsor, dedicate a flag, volunteer or for additional information please visit our website at

www.healingfield.org/event/mtjuliettn23 or www.westwilsoncountyexchangeclub.com or call 615.289.7623

About Us . . . . .

The Exchange Club of West Wilson County is a group of men and women, working together to make our community a better place to live through four programs of Service:

Americanism
Community Service
Youth Activities
The Prevention of Child Abuse

For over a hundred years, Exchange club volunteer efforts have supported the needs of the country and of local communities, making it the country’s oldest American service club.

The Exchange Club meets the 4th Tuesday. Please call Nancy Britt 615-289-7623 for the location.

The American Legion Tyler Cates Post 281 in Mt. Juliet, TN is a group of men and women veterans who support the four pillars of the American Legion. Named after LCPL Tyler Cates who was killed in Iraq in 2004. We are committed to:

Pillar I: Veterans Affairs
Pillar II: National Security
Pillar III: Americanism
Pillar IV: Children and Youth

American Legion Post 281 meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 PM on the Mt. Juliet Senior Activity Center. For more information go to www.mtjulietalpost281.com.

Veterans Resource Fair

Written by John Herko on September 27, 2022. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

June/July 2022 Newsletter

Written by Max Wix on June 28, 2022. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News, Newsletters.

FROM THE COMMANDER:

Fellow Legionnaires, family, and friends:

We hope that this newsletter continues to find you and your family members healthy and doing well. We continue to support our community through The American Legion’s founding principles of four pillars: Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children & Youth.

We are fortunate to have the Wilson County VSO Zabrina Seay to address veteran’s questions about their claims or initiate a claim during our meetings. She was at the MJSAC on 31 May 2-5 pm to assist members.

Once again, we had Mrs Cynthia Brown, 615-574-9927 from Mid Cumberland Meals on Wheels addressed our members. http://www.mchra.com/meals-on-wheels She works out of the @ Mount Juliet Senior Activity Center. Anyone age 60 and older who is home bound, or meets the needs as determined by state guidelines, is eligible for Mid-Cumberland Meals-on-Wheels. She is soliciting help in delivery of nutritious meals to home bound seniors, including veterans. Training is provided and a background check is required before starting.

If you were not aware, support for this program is provided via Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee with the nutritious meals are distributed via Senior Citizens Centers and churches throughout Middle Tennessee.

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10th Annual Honoring America’s Flag Display May 27-30, 2022.

Written by Max Wix on May 21, 2022. Posted in American Legion Post 281 News.

To Our Mt. Juliet Legionnaires, Friends and Families:

The Exchange Club of West Wilson County and American Legion Post 281 are so excited to be hosting our 10th Annual Honoring America’s Flag Display May 27-30, 2022.

We will display our flags at the Town Clock Center / Train Station. This Flag event which will display 250 flags over a 5-day period is the most patriotic event in Mt. Juliet. Our Field of Flags is visited by approximately 500 people over a 5-day period.

In the past 9 years, we have raised over $120,000 and sold over 3,900 American Flags. All funds raised are given to many veterans, non-profits, and needy families in Wilson County.

Here are documents available for download: (PDF)

Sponsorship Letter – View
Flag Sponsor Form – View
America’s Flag Display Event Flyer – View