"Ask not what your country
can do for you;
ask what you can do
for your country."
- John F Kennedy (JFK)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Legion Launches VetCam for Families of
Military, Vets
No software downloads needed
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 5, 2008) – Military troops deployed
overseas can now use their webcams to talk with their families
back home without having to download software packages that
might not pass muster with command cybernet security
requirements.
The
American Legion has launched “VetCam,” a free webcam service
that enables U.S. military servicemembers and veterans to talk
face-to-face on their personal computers with friends and
family by simply registering as a user. Once registered, each
user can connect with two webcams and use the service 24/7
from anyplace with an Internet connection.
“Webcam technology has been around for a while, but many
required downloading software to make them work,” said David
K. Rehbein, national commander of The American Legion. “We
want our troops, our veterans, and their families to be able
to enjoy the pleasure of talking face-to-face with their loved
ones anywhere in the word, with just a couple of mouse clicks.
Next to actually being there, seeing and talking with your
spouse and kids, mom and dad, and best friends are morale
boosters prior generations of veterans never had.”
To initiate the service, a user will need a webcam or a
computer with a built in webcam. Then, just go to
www.legion.org,
click on VetCams, register and start communicating. Once
registered, simply log in at any time to connect.
All members of the United States Armed Forces (active duty,
Reserve and National Guard), members of The American Legion,
their families and friends are welcome to use this
complimentary technology.
With a current
membership of 2.6-million wartime veterans, The American
Legion was founded in 1919 on the four pillars of a strong
national security, veterans affairs, Americanism, and
patriotic youth programs. Legionnaires work for the betterment
of their communities through more than 14,000 posts across the
nation.
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Contact: Joe March (317)
630-1253, Cell (317) 748-1926 or John Raughter (317) 441-8847.
This text and a high-resolution photo of Cmdr. Rehbein can be
downloaded at www.legion.org.
From 2000 to 2005 the Fund provided close to $20 million to
families of United States military personnel lost in
performance of their duty, mostly in service in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
In January 2007, the Fund
completed construction of a $40 million world-class
state-of-the-art physical rehabilitation center at Brooke Army
Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas.
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