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LEGION Mission Statement: 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 good will on earth.
LEGION Mission Motto: For God and Country
| LEGION HQ Address/LEGION Map: | LEGION Online |
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| Telephone: (202) 628 1776 | Make a donation LEGION EIN: 35-0144250 |
| LEGION Date Founded: | March 15, 1919 |
| LEGION Congressionally Chartered: | September 16, 1919 36 U.S. Code Chapter 217 |
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| National Commander: | Charles E. Schmidt |
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The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
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Eligibility Information
Honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces. If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces during any of the war eras listed below, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving — you are eligible for membership in The American Legion! *AUGUST 2, 1990 TO TODAY (PERSIAN GULF/ WAR ON TERRORISM) U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (WWII). |
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| Number of Chapters: | 11,978 |
| Members: | 1,400,000 |
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36 U.S. Code Chapter 217 – THE AMERICAN LEGION
§ 21701 – Organization
(a)Federal Charter.—
The American Legion (in this chapter, the “corporation”) is a federally chartered corporation.
(b)Perpetual Existence.—
Except as otherwise provided, the corporation has perpetual existence.
§ 21702 – Purposes
The purposes of the corporation are—
(1) to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States;
(2) to promote peace and good will among the peoples of the United States and all the nations of the Earth;
(3) to preserve the memories and incidents of the 2 World Wars and the other great hostilities fought to uphold democracy;
(4) to cement the ties and comradeship born of service; and
(5) to consecrate the efforts of its members to mutual helpfulness and service to their country.
§ 21703 – Membership
An individual is eligible for membership in the corporation only if the individual—
(1) has served in the Armed Forces of—
(A) the United States at any time during any period from—
(i) April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918;
(ii) December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946;
(iii) June 25, 1950, through January 31, 1955;
(iv) February 28, 1961, through May 7, 1975;
(v) August 24, 1982, through July 31, 1984;
(vi) December 20, 1989, through January 31, 1990; or
(vii) August 2, 1990, through the date of cessation of hostilities, as decided by the United States Government; or
(B) a government associated with the United States during a period referred to in subclause (A) of this clause and was a citizen of the United States when the individual entered that service; and
(2) was honorably discharged or separated from that service or continues to serve honorably during or after that period.
§ 21704 – Powers
The corporation may—
(1) adopt a constitution, bylaws, and regulations to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal;
(3) establish and maintain offices to conduct its activities;
(4) establish State and territorial organizations and local chapter or post organizations;
(5) provide guidance and leadership to organizations and local chapters established under paragraph (4), but may not control or otherwise influence the specific activities and conduct of such organizations and local chapters;
(6) acquire, own, lease, encumber, and transfer property as necessary to carry out the purposes of the corporation;
(7) publish a magazine and other publications;
(8) sue and be sued; and
(9) do any other act necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of the corporation.
§ 21705 – Exclusive right to name, emblems, and badges
The corporation and its State and local subdivisions have the exclusive right to use the name “The American Legion” or “American Legion”. The corporation has the exclusive right to use, manufacture, and control the right to manufacture, emblems and badges the corporation adopts.
§ 21706 – Political activities
The corporation shall be nonpolitical and may not promote the candidacy of an individual seeking public office.
§ 21707 – Service of process
As a condition to the exercise of any power or privilege granted by this chapter, the corporation shall file, with the secretary of state or other designated official of each State, the name and address of an agent in that State on whom legal process or demands against the corporation may be served.
§ 21708 – Annual report
Not later than January 1 of each year, the corporation shall submit a report to Congress on the activities of the corporation during the prior calendar year. The report may not be printed as a public document.
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Annual National Meeting:
126th Continental Congress
When: June 28, 2017 – July 2, 2017
Where: DAR National Headquarters
Alabama
- AL 35768 Legion Post #30AL 35768 Legion Post#30
- AL 35042 Legion Post #128AL 35042 Legion Post#128
- AL 35016 Legion Post #114AL 35016 Legion Post#114
- AL 36477 Legion Post #78AL 36477 Legion Post#78
- AL 35121 Legion Post #72AL 35121 Legion Post#72
- AL 35954 Legion Post #71AL 35954 Legion Post#71
- AL 35570 Legion Post #91AL 35570 Legion Post#91
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Alaska
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Arizona
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Arkansas
- AR 72560 Legion Post #43AR 72560 Legion Post#43
- AR 72023 Legion Post #71AR 72023 Legion Post#71
- AR 72366 Legion Post #414AR 72366 Legion Post#414
- AR 72101 Legion Post #112AR 72101 Legion Post#112
- AR 72150 Legion Post #30AR 72150 Legion Post#30
- AR 72638 Legion Post #162AR 72638 Legion Post#162
- AR 71653 Legion Post #7AR 71653 Legion Post#7
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California
- CA 92570 Legion Post #0CA 92570 Legion Post#0
- CA 91340 Legion Post #176CA 91340 Legion Post#176
- CA 90006 Legion Post #539CA 90006 Legion Post#539
- CA 90043 Legion Post #273CA 90043 Legion Post#273
- CA 91006 Legion Post #247CA 91006 Legion Post#247
- CA 90640 Legion Post #272CA 90640 Legion Post#272
- CA 93268 Legion Post #63CA 93268 Legion Post#63
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Colorado
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Connecticut
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Delaware
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Florida
- FL 32210 Legion Post #137FL 32210 Legion Post#137
- FL 33616 Legion Post #138FL 33616 Legion Post#138
- FL 32082 Legion Post #233FL 32082 Legion Post#233
- FL 33040 Legion Post #28FL 33040 Legion Post#28
- FL 33426 Legion Post #164FL 33426 Legion Post#164
- FL 33708 Legion Post #273FL 33708 Legion Post#273
- FL 32583 Legion Post #78FL 32583 Legion Post#78
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Georgia
- GA 39845 Legion Post #157GA 39845 Legion Post#157
- GA 31069 Legion Post #24GA 31069 Legion Post#24
- GA 31329 Legion Post #209GA 31329 Legion Post#209
- GA 31328 Legion Post #154GA 31328 Legion Post#154
- GA 39828 Legion Post #122GA 39828 Legion Post#122
- GA 30052 Legion Post #233GA 30052 Legion Post#233
- GA 30817 Legion Post #194GA 30817 Legion Post#194
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Hawaii
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Idaho
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Illinois
- IL 61546 Legion Post #561IL 61546 Legion Post#561
- IL 61740 Legion Post #456IL 61740 Legion Post#456
- IL 60068 Legion Post #247IL 60068 Legion Post#247
- IL 62044 Legion Post #225IL 62044 Legion Post#225
- IL 62262 Legion Post #1180IL 62262 Legion Post#1180
- IL 60151 Legion Post #312IL 60151 Legion Post#312
- IL 60191 Legion Post #1205IL 60191 Legion Post#1205
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Indiana
- IN 46408 Legion Post #367IN 46408 Legion Post#367
- IN 46384 Legion Post #94IN 46384 Legion Post#94
- IN 47353 Legion Post #122IN 47353 Legion Post#122
- IN 46036 Legion Post #53IN 46036 Legion Post#53
- IN 47274 Legion Post #89IN 47274 Legion Post#89
- IN 47960 Legion Post #319IN 47960 Legion Post#319
- IN 46069 Legion Post #67IN 46069 Legion Post#67
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Iowa
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Kansas
- KS 66204 Legion Post #370KS 66204 Legion Post#370
- KS 67647 Legion Post #304KS 67647 Legion Post#304
- KS 66605 Legion Post #319KS 66605 Legion Post#319
- KS 66106 Legion Post #213KS 66106 Legion Post#213
- KS 67138 Legion Post #315KS 67138 Legion Post#315
- KS 67573 Legion Post #233KS 67573 Legion Post#233
- KS 67644 Legion Post #277KS 67644 Legion Post#277
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Kentucky
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Louisiana
- LA 70441 Legion Post #264LA 70441 Legion Post#264
- LA 70446 Legion Post #255LA 70446 Legion Post#255
- LA 71346 Legion Post #25LA 71346 Legion Post#25
- LA 71360 Legion Post #50LA 71360 Legion Post#50
- LA 71465 Legion Post #303LA 71465 Legion Post#303
- LA 70344 Legion Post #380LA 70344 Legion Post#380
- LA 71068 Legion Post #182LA 71068 Legion Post#182
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Maine
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
- MI 48312 Legion Post #326MI 48312 Legion Post#326
- MI 48168 Legion Post #343MI 48168 Legion Post#343
- MI 48878 Legion Post #383MI 48878 Legion Post#383
- MI 49126 Legion Post #163MI 49126 Legion Post#163
- MI 49525 Legion Post #356MI 49525 Legion Post#356
- MI 48043 Legion Post #4MI 48043 Legion Post#4
- MI 49107 Legion Post #51MI 49107 Legion Post#51
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Minnesota
- MN 56701 Legion Post #117MN 56701 Legion Post#117
- MN 55071 Legion Post #98MN 55071 Legion Post#98
- MN 55125 Legion Post #501MN 55125 Legion Post#501
- MN 55072 Legion Post #151MN 55072 Legion Post#151
- MN 56036 Legion Post #264MN 56036 Legion Post#264
- MN 56137 Legion Post #224MN 56137 Legion Post#224
- MN 55418 Legion Post #618MN 55418 Legion Post#618
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Mississippi
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Missouri
- MO 63851 Legion Post #146MO 63851 Legion Post#146
- MO 64482 Legion Post #49MO 64482 Legion Post#49
- MO 64804 Legion Post #612MO 64804 Legion Post#612
- MO 65556 Legion Post #547MO 65556 Legion Post#547
- MO 63353 Legion Post #370MO 63353 Legion Post#370
- MO 63137 Legion Post #442MO 63137 Legion Post#442
- MO 63116 Legion Post #187MO 63116 Legion Post#187
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Montana
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Nebraska
- NE 68345 Legion Post #39NE 68345 Legion Post#39
- NE 68505 Legion Post #3NE 68505 Legion Post#3
- NE 68064 Legion Post #58NE 68064 Legion Post#58
- NE 68458 Legion Post #367NE 68458 Legion Post#367
- NE 68663 Legion Post #263NE 68663 Legion Post#263
- NE 68776 Legion Post #307NE 68776 Legion Post#307
- NE 69103 Legion Post #163NE 69103 Legion Post#163
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Nevada
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New Hampshire
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New Jersey
- NJ 8049 Legion Post #370NJ 8049 Legion Post#370
- NJ 8610 Legion Post #26NJ 8610 Legion Post#26
- NJ 8037 Legion Post #398NJ 8037 Legion Post#398
- NJ 7110 Legion Post #70NJ 7110 Legion Post#70
- NJ 7463 Legion Post #57NJ 7463 Legion Post#57
- NJ 8090 Legion Post #305NJ 8090 Legion Post#305
- NJ 7648 Legion Post #272NJ 7648 Legion Post#272
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New Mexico
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New York
- NY 14527 Legion Post #355NY 14527 Legion Post#355
- NY 13501 Legion Post #1609NY 13501 Legion Post#1609
- NY 12983 Legion Post #447NY 12983 Legion Post#447
- NY 13203 Legion Post #1902NY 13203 Legion Post#1902
- NY 11096 Legion Post #81NY 11096 Legion Post#81
- NY 13350 Legion Post #38NY 13350 Legion Post#38
- NY 13088 Legion Post #188NY 13088 Legion Post#188
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North Carolina
- NC 27533 Legion Post #215NC 27533 Legion Post#215
- NC 28816 Legion Post #2NC 28816 Legion Post#2
- NC 27985 Legion Post #362NC 27985 Legion Post#362
- NC 27835 Legion Post #39NC 27835 Legion Post#39
- NC 27285 Legion Post #36NC 27285 Legion Post#36
- NC 27515 Legion Post #6NC 27515 Legion Post#6
- NC 27588 Legion Post #187NC 27588 Legion Post#187
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North Dakota
- ND 58782 Legion Post #213ND 58782 Legion Post#213
- ND 58718 Legion Post #171ND 58718 Legion Post#171
- ND 58438 Legion Post #33ND 58438 Legion Post#33
- ND 58240 Legion Post #70ND 58240 Legion Post#70
- ND 58636 Legion Post #258ND 58636 Legion Post#258
- ND 58486 Legion Post #17ND 58486 Legion Post#17
- ND 58052 Legion Post #74ND 58052 Legion Post#74
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Ohio
- OH 43773 Legion Post #337OH 43773 Legion Post#337
- OH 44654 Legion Post #192OH 44654 Legion Post#192
- OH 44138 Legion Post #795OH 44138 Legion Post#795
- OH 44425 Legion Post #51OH 44425 Legion Post#51
- OH 43701 Legion Post #29OH 43701 Legion Post#29
- OH 45416 Legion Post #613OH 45416 Legion Post#613
- OH 44089 Legion Post #397OH 44089 Legion Post#397
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Oklahoma
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Oregon
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Pennsylvania
- PA 17745 Legion Post #131PA 17745 Legion Post#131
- PA 18229 Legion Post #304PA 18229 Legion Post#304
- PA 19124 Legion Post #224PA 19124 Legion Post#224
- PA 17331 Legion Post #14PA 17331 Legion Post#14
- PA 18301 Legion Post #346PA 18301 Legion Post#346
- PA 19152 Legion Post #754PA 19152 Legion Post#754
- PA 18640 Legion Post #477PA 18640 Legion Post#477
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Rhode Island
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South Carolina
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South Dakota
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Tennessee
- TN 38006 Legion Post #210TN 38006 Legion Post#210
- TN 38370 Legion Post #241TN 38370 Legion Post#241
- TN 38079 Legion Post #174TN 38079 Legion Post#174
- TN 38340 Legion Post #157TN 38340 Legion Post#157
- TN 37841 Legion Post #136TN 37841 Legion Post#136
- TN 37874 Legion Post #106TN 37874 Legion Post#106
- TN 37327 Legion Post #190TN 37327 Legion Post#190
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Texas
- TX 78577 Legion Post #101TX 78577 Legion Post#101
- TX 78341 Legion Post #405TX 78341 Legion Post#405
- TX 76444 Legion Post #471TX 76444 Legion Post#471
- TX 77581 Legion Post #236TX 77581 Legion Post#236
- TX 78132 Legion Post #35TX 78132 Legion Post#35
- TX 78214 Legion Post #485TX 78214 Legion Post#485
- TX 75766 Legion Post #868TX 75766 Legion Post#868
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Utah
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Vermont
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Virginia
- VA 22482 Legion Post #86VA 22482 Legion Post#86
- VA 24018 Legion Post #3VA 24018 Legion Post#3
- VA 24251 Legion Post #265VA 24251 Legion Post#265
- VA 22046 Legion Post #225VA 22046 Legion Post#225
- VA 23901 Legion Post #32VA 23901 Legion Post#32
- VA 23336 Legion Post #159VA 23336 Legion Post#159
- VA 24445 Legion Post #92VA 24445 Legion Post#92
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Washington
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
- WI 54410 Legion Post #475WI 54410 Legion Post#475
- WI 54304 Legion Post #539WI 54304 Legion Post#539
- WI 54968 Legion Post #366WI 54968 Legion Post#366
- WI 54601 Legion Post #417WI 54601 Legion Post#417
- WI 54751 Legion Post #32WI 54751 Legion Post#32
- WI 53227 Legion Post #537WI 53227 Legion Post#537
- WI 53190 Legion Post #173WI 53190 Legion Post#173
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Wyoming
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