About the American Legion
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.
The American Legion's national headquarters is 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
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Sons of the American Legion
The Sons of the American Legion (SAL) is a program of the American Legion that was established in 1932 to assist the American Legion with their programs and activities. This is the primary mission of the Sons. Virtually everything that involves the Sons could be grouped under three areas: 1) support for veterans and their families, 2) promoting patriotism and Americanism and 3) promoting programs which benefit the youth of our country.
Links:
- Michigan American Legion Website: http://michiganlegion.org/
- American Legion National Organization Website: http://www.legion.org
- Sons of the American Legion Website: http://www.sal.legion.org/