George H Whitehead post 33

09/08/2025

This past Saturday fellow Post 33 members Mickey Holdbrooks and Brian Harper, along with myself, participated in a flag folding and presentation ceremony for the family of Mickey Norris, a Vietnam veteran who recently passed away. We have done several of these ceremonies in the past and each one has been somewhat different. As Brian played Taps on his trumpet I was reminded the emotional level always stays the same.

09/07/2025

05/27/2025

Post 33 installation of new officers for 2025-26. Joel Carranza, commander and Nathan Tidwell, vice commander.

05/27/2025

Post 33 Laying of the Wreath ceremony for Memorial Day.

05/16/2025

It was an honor to present American Legion School Awards to Haleyville Middle School eighth graders Kourtney Melton and Daniel Bales at the HMS awards ceremony this afternoon.

05/01/2025

This Thursday, May 1st, 2025, We will have our post meeting at 7pm. It will be our officer elections as well. All members including the ones from post 51 from bear creek are strongly encouraged to come and participate.

04/25/2025

If this goes in favor of the veteran this could be major news for many other veterans.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Soto v. United States, a case that challenges a six-year limit on back pay for combat-related special compensation.

04/17/2025

Update to our post last night. All veterans in the home were moved out and into another facility thanks to the work of all responders and a great coordinated effort from the unified command team including but not limited to the fire, police, ems, EMA, ADVA, staff and command of the home, the staff and command of the receiving facilities. Hopefully the situation has been contained to a small area and all veterans can hopefully move back into there home in the near future. We thank everyone whom has already messaged offering support and assistance.

04/17/2025

Sad breaking news out of Enterprise as our newest Veterans home has caught fire! Roughly 80 veterans living in this home are potentially displaced. I will be trying to get more info and see what plan is in place and happening. Let's pray these veterans are getting taken care of as they should be in this time!!!

The CSM Benny G. Adkins State Veterans Home opened last year.

03/19/2025

Straight from the Governers office, exactly what was warned and not supported by our membership. We were told by our Dept that the board would remain the same. Now, the Governor is giving us 60 days to pick new candidate's for the ADVISORY BOARD! ("The law gives veteran services organizations (VSOs) 60 days to provide new nominees to the Governer for appointment to the board."- Excerpt from Website of Governer.) Our Dept constitution and bylaws outline how we choose who will be on the Board. How will we be able to follow OUR OUTLINE in said items when our convention is not until June and we only have 60 DAYS to CHOOSE NOMINEES to serve on her ADVISORY BOARD!!
https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/2025/03/governor-ivey-signs-senate-bill-67-to-further-elevate-veteran-needs-in-alabama-taps-brigadier-general-ret-jeffrey-newton-to-serve-as-commissioner/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJG8D9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRvUB0UFAyUtk33pvr7a3FHV_lm3frQ26UbENyXRgeNpbJEyiapd1z-8xw_aem_XYfCyfYZpDIMNORQa7tGBQ

MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed Senate Bill 67, sponsored by Senator Andrew Jones and Representative Ed Oliver, to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama. “Alabama’s veterans deserve our very best, and I am grateful to the Alabama … Continued