American Legion and Alliance for Retired Americans on November Voting

Two conversations connecting veteran service and senior advocacy to the November election — one previewing the October issue of The American Legion Magazine and one with an urgent message for every voter: check your registration now. American Legion Director of Media and Communications Henry Howard previews the October issue, including the cover story by Alan Dowd tracing America's centuries-long commitment to freedom of the seas and why the Navy's current 293-ship fleet falls dangerously short of the 500 ships the DOD says it needs. He introduces new National Commander Jay Bowen, an Army Patriot missile veteran whose theme for his year of service is BPOTS — Be Part of the Solution — a message connecting individual action to veteran services and specifically to the Be the One veteran suicide prevention initiative. Training is free and open to everyone at betheone.org. He also discusses the American Legion Humvee sweepstakes, with entries open through December 19 at legion.org/sweepstakes. Then, Alliance for Retired Americans Executive Director Rich Fiesta delivers a time-sensitive message: states are already sending mail-in ballots, the Supreme Court has kept injunctions in place against the Trump administration's executive order that would have directed the Postal Service to withhold ballots from voters not on a White House list and the window to fix a registration problem is closing. Go to vote.org now to confirm your status and polling location. Forty percent of voters over 65 voted by mail in 2024, the highest rate of any age group, which is why this fight mattered most for older Americans. Resources including the Alliance's congressional voting record going back to 2001 are available at retiredamericans.org. If you or a veteran you know is struggling, call or text 988 or visit betheone.org. Visit legion.org and retiredamericans.org for more.