American
Legion:
If you are on active duty
today, anywhere in the world, or have served during any eligible war
eras, you are a veteran and you're eligible to become a Legionnaire!
You've
probably heard of The American Legion. We're veterans just like you,
nearly 3 million strong, who care about America, veterans and their
families and our nation's youth. The Legion is a powerful voice in
Washington dedicated to preserving the rights we've all earned — and
were promised — by service to our nation in uniform.
The American
Legion is America's largest veterans organization. We're fighting
for higher active duty pay, future retired COLAs, better military
housing, assistance for veterans in finding jobs, and a superior
health care system proposed by the Legion called the GI Bill of
Health which you — and your family — can continue to use after
separation or retirement.
Join us now.
Membership brings an impressive array of benefits. The American
Legion is always there for you and your family — in Washington and
nearly 15,000 local posts throughout America and abroad. Just like
you, we're "Still Serving America!"
April 6, 1917
to November 11, 1918 (World War I)
December 7, 1941 to December
31, 1946 (World War II)
June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955
(Korean War)
February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War)
August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 (Lebanon/Grenada)
December
20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 (Operation Just Cause - Panama)
*August 2, 1990 to today (Operation Desert Shield/Storm)
American
Legion Auxiliary:
Initially, the Auxiliary
was organized by concerned women who took on the day-to-day
responsibilities of life when their men went to Europe in World War
I. Aware of the plight of fatherless families and the needs of
returning veterans, these women vowed to continue their supportive
role when the veterans of World War I founded the American Legion in
1919. Through the years, the organization has expanded to include
succeeding generations of veterans who served in World War II,
Korea, Vietnam, Granada, Lebanon, The Panama Canal, and most
recently, in the Persian Gulf.
Auxiliary
members are wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, granddaughters and
great-granddaughters of these courageous veterans. Some members are
veterans themselves who now work in civilian life in hundreds of
volunteer programs. Someday, there may be permanent peace and no
further need for veterans' organizations like the Auxiliary.
Meanwhile, Auxiliary women who care about their community and their
fellow man will continue to work for God and Country.
We need you... Please join
us!
Sons
of the American Legion:
Not everyone is eligible
to become a member of the Sons of The American Legion. There are
specific membership requirements. To be eligible, you must be a male
descendant (includes stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of The
American Legion.
You would also be eligible to join the
Sons of The American Legion if you are the male descendant (stepsons
and adopted sons included) of a veteran who died in service during
World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon,
Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War.
You
would also be eligible to join the Sons of The American Legion if
you are the male descendant (stepsons and adopted sons included) of
a veteran who died subsequent to his or her honorable discharge from
service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam
War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War.
Legion Riders:
