By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Members of the U.S. Embassy’s Federal Benefit Unit (FBU) met with former U.S. military personnel at Mexico City’s American Legion Alan Seeger Post 2 on Wednesday, Nov. 30, to discuss benefits available to those who have served. In a two-hour discussion, the FBU staff outlined an array of Social Security benefits and other benefits to which U.S. vets
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico City’s American Legion Alan Seeger Post 2 will host a seminar on health care and other benefits to which U.S. veterans living in Mexico are entitled on Wednesday, Nov. 30, starting at 10 a.m. The seminar, which is being sponsored by the U.S. Embassy Federal Benefits Unit (FBU) and is open to all current and former
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PULSE NEWS MEXICO The U.S. Embassy in Mexico and the American Legion Post 2 will host a solemn ceremony to mark Veteran’s Day at the Mexico City U.S. National Cemetery on Friday, Nov. 11, at 10:30 a.m. The cemetery is located at Virginia Fabregas 31 in Colonia San Rafael. Attendance is free of charge and open to the public. On
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. Korean War veteran and longtime Mexico City resident Raymond (Ray) Freeman Buggs was the recipient of the American Benevolent Society’s (ABS) 2022 Herbert L. Wallace Lifetime Community Service Award, presented during the society’s 154th Cherry Pie Festival at the U. S. Embassy residence in Mexico City’s Colonia Lomas de Chapultepec on Wednesday, May
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Hamburger sliders and mini pulled pork sandwiches, accompanied by parmesan fries and plenty of potent spirits, made for a lively evening of comradery and fervent debate at the re-opening of the American Legion Alan Seeger Post 2 in Mexico City’s Colonia Condesa on Friday, Oct. 22. The all-new Texas-style menu and ample mixology bill of fare, along
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS The American Legion Alan Seeger Post 2 in Mexico City — the oldest post outside the United States — is set to reopen on Friday, Oct. 22, with a brand new Texas barbeque menu and major interior renovations that were done during its 18-month shutdown due to the covid-19 pandemic. The new menu will include some of
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Always the diplomat, during the annual Memorial Day ceremony at Mexico City’s National Cemetery on Monday, May 28, U.S. Embassy Chargé d’Affaires William H. Duncan spoke not only of the sacrifice of the courageous U.S. men and women who gave their lives in military service to their country, but also of the noble sacrifices of Mexican military personnel who have died
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