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Members Wanted!
If you or a family
member ever
served in the Military, you may be
eligible to join the American Legion.
Contact Doug Lawrence,
410-833-9605, for more info. |
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Many of our events are open to the public, please check the Community
Calendar for more information.
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.
Membership eligibility in The
American Legion is based on honorable federal active duty service
with the U.S. Armed Forces between the following dates:
| All
current members of the U.S. Armed Forces |
| August
2, 1990 to today |
Operation
Desert Shield/Storm |
| December
20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 |
Operation
Just Cause - Panama |
| August
24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 |
Lebanon/Grenada |
| February
28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 |
Vietnam
War |
| June
25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 |
Korean
War |
| December
7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 |
World
War II |
| April
6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 |
World
War I |
In addition the sons and grandsons (includes stepsons and adopted
sons) of the men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces may
join the Sons of the American Legion.
The mothers, wives, daughters,
sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of
those who served or are serving in the Armed Forces of the United
States during any of the eligibility periods listed above may join
the American Legion Auxiliary.
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