Groups/Organizations - Military groups
• American Legion Post No. 27. 825 Ronan St. 543-7391. Office hours are 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Monday and Friday. Meets first and third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. Breakfast first Monday each month, 7-9:30 a.m. Elections held in May.
• American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 27. President Dee Harrison, 251-4908. Meets third Thursday of the month. Elections held in May.
• American Legion Forgotten Warriors No. 101, Vietnam Era and Post-Vietnam Era Group. Contact Dan Gallagher at 721-5582, Daniel Krieg at 240-4941 or write P.O. Box 4101, Missoula, MT 59806. Meets third Monday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Call for information. Elections held in April.
• Civil Air Patrol. Capt. Peter Graff, 549-3066. Web site www.capnhq.gov. An auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Provides emergency services, aerospace education and cadet leadership training. Welcomes adults who have earned a private pilot’s license and adults who are interested in becoming trained in radio communications, emergency services, aerospace education or working with cadets. The cadet program for ages 12-18 develops leadership skills, military bearing, civic awareness and through a promotion program allows cadets to learn how to fly single-engine airplanes. Cadets also are trained in emergency services and practice once a month with adult members. Meets every Monday, 6:30-9 p.m. at the National Guard Armory.
• Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Bitterroot Chapter. Shirley Bartlett, 542-1024 or dbsm50@bresnan.net; Luanna Butler, 251-5277; Blanche Tate, 549-2855. Meets second Saturday of each month, 1 p.m., various locations.
• Marine Corps League-Hellgate Detachment 883. Contact Doug Reeves, 543-6077. Meets third Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m., at the National Guard Armory, 2501 Reserve St.
• Memorial Rose Garden in Missoula. Brooks Street and Mount Avenue. Charlie Brown, 542-5770. The site for the Montana Vietnam Memorial and the Montana Korean Memorial (Charlie Crookshanks, 728-2014). Rose Park itself has been designated by the Montana Legislature as the Montana State Veterans Memorial Park.
• Missoula Vet Center. 500 N. Higgins Ave., 59802. 721-4918; 1-800-626-8686; or 1-877-WAR-VETS (927-8387). Provides counseling to veterans. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
• Montana Veterans Affairs Division. 1911 Tower St., Missoula. 542-2501. A state-funded veterans advocacy organization that assists with claims for disability, pensions and education through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• United Veterans Council Associated Veterans Relief Board. A veterans agency serving emergency food, clothing and transportation needs of veterans and families. John Sawyer, 542-2542.
• Veterans of Foreign Wars Ole Beck Post No. 209 and Auxiliary. 245 W. Main St. 728-7749. Post commander, George Thayer. Auxiliary president, Jean Sommers. Post meets second Wednesday of month, 7 p.m.; auxiliary meets second Tuesday of month, 2 p.m.; karaoke Friday and Saturday; bingo, Monday, 7 p.m.
• Western Montana Military Officers Association. Dale Slovall at 549-7895 or Tom Ross at 251-2816. Meets monthly on third Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel.
• Western Montana State Veterans Cemetery Committee. Charlie Crookshanks, 728-2014. Cemetery, located near Big Sky High School, was dedicated and opened on Sept. 11, 2008. Armed forces veterans, except those with dishonorable discharges, and their spouses are eligible to be buried in Montana State Veterans cemeteries.