The American Legion’s success depends
entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization
belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.
Veterans strengthening veterans.
The American Legion was chartered by Congress
in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans,
service-members and communities, the Legion currently has about 2.6 million
members in 14,000 posts worldwide.