
920 SW 150th St;
Burien WA. 98166-1830


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 Posts worldwide.
These Posts are organized into 55 Department -- one each for the 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and
the Philippines.
The American Legion's national headquarters is
located 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.

Eligibility For Membership
Membership eligibility in The American Legion is based on honorable
federal active duty service with the U.S. Armed Forces between the
following dates:
April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 (World War I)
December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (World War
II)
June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 (Korean War)
February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War)
August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984
(Lebanon/Grenada)
December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 (Operation
Just Cause-Panama)
August 2, 1990 to present day (Operation Desert
Shield/Storm)
Because eligibility
dates remain open, all members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible
to join The American Legion at this time, until the date of end of
hostilities as determined by the government of the United States
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