Our Mission in Action

Veterans First

Honor & Remembrance

Community Service

We stand beside those who served. From advocacy and camaraderie to honoring their sacrifices, our mission is to ensure no veteran is ever forgotten.

Community Service

Honor & Remembrance

Community Service

Serving beyond the uniform. We strengthen Waveland through volunteer projects, patriotic events, youth programs, and support for local families.

Honor & Remembrance

Preserving the legacy of our heroes. Through Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Wreaths Across America, and military honors, we remember those who gave everything.

Fellowship

Honor & Remembrance

Building friendships through service. Whether it's Friday Night Meals, meetings, or community gatherings, Post 77 is a place where veterans, families, and neighbors come together.

About Us

Serving Waveland Since 1970

American Legion Post 77 is a veterans organization dedicated to supporting those who served, promoting patriotism, mentoring our youth, and strengthening the Waveland community. Through service projects, ceremonies, scholarships, and community events, we continue to honor the values for which generations of veterans have stood.

Our Story

For God and Country

Founded in 1919, the American Legion is the nation's largest veterans service organization, dedicated to serving veterans, strengthening communities, promoting patriotism, and mentoring future generations. Guided by the motto "For God and Country," we continue to unite veterans in service while honoring those who have sacrificed for our nation.

Our Legacy

In Crisis Need Help or Want to Help Others?

Veterans

If you're a Veteran in crisis or concerned about one, there are caring, qualified VA responders standing by to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Veterans Crisis Line

Call: 988, then Press 1
Text: 838255
Chat Online: https://www.veteranscrisisline.net

Police

Crisis Text Line: Text BADGE to 741741

COPLINE
Website: https://www.copline.org
Phone: 1-800-267-5463for our clients.

First Reponsders

Safe Call Now is a confidential, 24-hour crisis referral service for public safety employees, emergency services personnel, and their family members nationwide.

Call: (206) 459-3020

Website: https://safecallnow.us

Fire, Police, Corrections Coast to Coast 24/7

The First Responder Support Network (FRSN) provides behavioral health resources, education, peer support, and treatment referrals for firefighters, law enforcement officers, EMS personnel, dispatchers, corrections officers, and other first responders.

Website: https://www.frsn.org

Veterans Mental Health PTSD & Addiction Resources

Each year the month of June is National PTSD Awareness Month.

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event, like combat, a natural disaster, a car wreck, or sexual assault. It's normal to have upsetting memories, feel on edge, or have trouble sleeping after these type event (https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/what/ptsd_basics.asp). Reactions to such trauma are normal and healthy, they can and will last for an adjustment period.

Usually the aforementioned reactions begin within a month of the event and last up to a month or so – this normal reaction is appropriately called Acute Stress Reaction or Disorder. However, if symptoms last more than a few months, it may be PTSD. The good news is that there are effective treatments; the PTSD: National Center for PTSD is the world’s leading research and educational center on PTSD and traumatic stress.

Their links:

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/index.asp

https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp

Obviously, the National Center for PTSD is the foremost site for knowledge and treatment referral for Veterans.

Brief story: I broke both of my heels, injured both elbows and shoulders, severely strained my sternum and rib cage, injured some internal organs blah blah. Point is I was medevac’d, hospitalized and treated. I did not have time to set up an appointment with the VA for treatment.

If you’re in a crisis you should seek immediate help – go to an Emergency Room, call a Clergy, trusted friend or a family member or at a minimum count to 10 repeatedly until you calm down and realize your purpose in life is greater than committing self-harm!

The American Addiction Centers (AAC) could be a viable option for you. The ACC is an established national organization that is dedicated to helping Veterans, non-Veterans and people of all walks of life with their mental health and substance abuse problems. An ACC affiliate is Mississippi’s own Oxford Treatment Center, home based in Etta, MS.

Both the AAC and Oxford Treatment Center offer free online resources. However, their treatment plans and counseling are fee based – meaning you have to pay for them. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires private and government-funded healthcare plans to provide coverage for substance abuse and other mental health problems. Be aware, what’s covered by each plan varies greatly. Purview the below links as reading resources only and as always conduct your own due diligence before entering into any for fee service agreement.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Addiction[oxfordtreatment.com] provides information on the signs & symptoms of PTSD, co-occurring disorders and treating substance abuse when you have PTSD.
Veterans’ Mental Health Issues [veteranaddiction.org] discusses a range of veteran health concerns such as depression, PTSD, anxiety and substance abuse with interesting statistics related to each.
Veteran Drug & Alcohol Rehab [americanaddictioncenters.org] gives statistics of U.S. veterans with substance addiction, how mental health and chronic pain affect addiction and additional support groups for veterans.
The MISSION Act and Community Care Providers for Veterans[oxfordtreatment.com] looks at what the Mission Act is, how to use a Community Care Provider for substance treatment and addiction treatment options at the VA.

Oxford Treatment Center hosts free virtual support and online addiction meetings [oxfordtreatment.com] that many active duty members and veterans use to help support their recovery.

Contact Us

Better yet, see us in person!

We love our community, so feel free to visit during normal business hours. Follow our calendar for special events.

Bourgeois-Stieffel-Ray, American Legion Post 77

503 Waveland Avenue, Waveland, Mississippi 39576, United States

(228) 467-9637 jack.t.dupont@legionpost77ms.org

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Our Mission in Action

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Honor & Remembrance

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Community Service

Honor & Remembrance

Community Service

Honor & Remembrance

Honor & Remembrance

Honor & Remembrance

Fellowship

Honor & Remembrance

Honor & Remembrance

About Us

Serving Waveland Since 1970

For God and Country

The American Legion Auxiliary

The Sons of The American Legion

Volunteer Here!

In Crisis Need Help or Want to Help Others?

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Bourgeois-Stieffel-Ray, American Legion Post 77

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