The post stands ready. Whoever you are, whenever you served, there is a place for you here.
A watch that never stands down.
Colin L. Powell Post 809 keeps General Powell's standard in Puerto Rico: disciplined, quiet service, always manned for the next veteran who needs it. Any branch, any era, still serving or long home.
The door is wider than you think.
Since the LEGION Act of 2019, nearly anyone who served honorably on active federal duty since December 7, 1941 belongs here. This post is not only for one generation. It is for all of them, and for the ones serving right now.
“The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”Gen. Colin L. Powell · the standard this post is named for
Powell's standard
Colin Powell grew up on Kelly Street in the South Bronx, on a block of Jamaicans, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans. He rose from there to become a four star general, the first Black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and Secretary of State, and he never stopped believing that leadership means staying close enough to hear the problem.
That is what this post is: close enough to hear you. Bring us your paperwork, your claim, your hardest week. The watch is still standing.
Three steps, and the post takes it from there.
No office visit, no waiting on a form in a drawer. It happens from your phone, in your language.
Check the door
One short read tells you if you qualify. Almost everyone who served honorably does.
Send your record
Upload your DD-214 or active-duty orders. It is encrypted, private, and seen only by the post.
Stand with us
The commander reviews it and welcomes you in. Your service officer is one message away.
The service officer
The benefits you earned are not a favor. Our service officer helps you claim them, free of charge.
How the service officer helpsBe the one to ask. Be the one to listen. Be the one to stay.
Be The One
Our founding commander is a clinical social worker. Suicide prevention is not a slogan we borrowed. It is the reason this post picks up the phone. If today is heavy, you are not alone, and help is one call away.
Stand the watch with us.
Join as a member, or simply stay close: get the post's ceremonies, meetings, and Be The One check-ins. No spam, ever, and you can stop any time.
- Meets
- Day & time to be confirmed
- Where
- Address to be confirmed, Puerto Rico
- Phone
- Post number to be confirmed
- Renew dues
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