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,
servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary
veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in
the United States.