Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion


   For God and Country   
   we associate ourselves together for the following purposes: 

   to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
   to maintain law and order;
   to foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;
   to preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars; 
   to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community,state and nation; 
   to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses; 
   to make right the master of might; 
   to promote peace and goodwill on earth; 
   to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; 
   to consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. 


 
 

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 today (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 the
end of hostilities as determined by the government of the United States.





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at Butler Township Senior Citizens Center, 413 W Butler Drive, Drums PA.

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