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We are active in our community and service the members of our military and their families.
Our Mission
Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion
For God and Country
We associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United
States of America; to maintain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism; to preserve the
memories and incidents of our associations in the Great Wars; to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community,
state and nation; to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; to make right the master of might; to promote
peace and goodwill on earth; to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; to consecrate
and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Who We Are
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A
community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion
Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis,Indiana,
with additional offices in Washington, DC. In addition to thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation
capacities in local communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and committees, the national organization has
a regular full-time staff of about 300 employees.
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07/17-19/08 Department Convention - Albany
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Becoming a Member
Subject: Membership in the American Legion
You are eligible to join if you served honorably on active duty in
the U.S. Military at least one day during the dates listed below and have either been honorably discharged or are still serving
honorably:
World War I April 6th 1917 - November 11th 1918,
World War II December 7th 1941 - December 31st
1946,
Merchant Marines December 7th 1941 - August 15th 1945,
Korean War June 25th 1950 - January 31st 1955,
Vietnam War February 28th 1961 - May 7th 1975,
Lebanon/Grenada August 24th 1982 - July 31st 1984,
Panama
December 20th 1989 - January 31st 1990,
Persian Gulf August 28th 1990 - currently open to all active duty personal
until the cessation of hostilities by the U.S. Government.
The following information is from the VA.
" Veterans A new service is now ready for you! Starting June, 2007 a Department of Veterans Affairs call center
is available to answer you billing questions.
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time.
Trained and friendly VA Health Revenue Center in Topeka,KS can
assist with your VA Billing Statement questions. A new computer system will allow them to view your billing records and get
the information they need to answer your questions.
The system is accurate,secure and confidential.
1-888-440-9587
(This is a toll free call)"
VA Information Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents 2007 Edition
"Veterans with disability ratings of at least 30 percent are eligible for additional allowances for dependents, including
spouses, minor children, children between the ages of 18 and 23 who are attending school, children who are permanently incapable
of self-support based on a disability arising before age 18, and dependent parents. The additional amount depends on the disability
rating" The Veteran must call their local VA office for further information.
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