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Jim
Ramos
4th District
Commander
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This is our
Vision for a Strong
America
A Strong National Security
Taking Care
of Veterans
Mentoring
Youth
Promoting
Patriotism and Honor
AMERICAN
LEGION MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS
Powerpoint Presentation
Member Benefits Partnership is Power
See for yourself just what membership with
The
American Legion can offer you and your family.
The National
Organization
For God and
Country
The American Legion Today there is no
accurate record of the total number of veterans'
organizations, but among them all, none has grown so large or
has exercised such wide influence as The American
Legion. None is so intimately identified with the word
"veteran".
Congress chartered the American Legion
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.
The membership of the American
Legion is comprised of men and women who have served
their country on honorable federal active duty service with
the U.S. Armed Forces during a hostile
conflict.
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.
WHY
JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION?
Do You
Remember?
Do you remember
when your unit was under fire? You were scared.
You didn't know whether you would ever get home again, see
your family, your loved ones. And the only thing that you
could count on in that instant was your buddy. And you knew he
was counting on you too.
Perhaps you were one of the lucky ones who never saw
combat. Do you remember the tediousness of garrison life? Do
you remember the interminable hurry up and wait? Do you
remember the inane make-work projects you were ordered to do?
But your buddy was always there along side you, making the
wise-crack, helping you make it though each day, maybe even
covering for you on occasion.
Your buddy
still needs you!!!
Maybe your buddy is in one of the VA hospitals; his war
wounds and/or time have taken its toll on his body. Maybe
he or she is a young veteran, just discharged from service in
the Gulf War or Bosnia and is having difficulty finding a
civilian job. Maybe your buddy is just an ordinary guy or gal
like yourself, wanting to share stories and comradeship with
someone who was in a similar
situation.
Your buddy
still needs you!!!
The American Legion is the place for you to help your
buddy and for your buddy to help you. Founded in 1919, it is
the largest veteran's organization in the United States with
over 3 million members.
Your buddy still needs
you!!!
We are
veterans just like you. We care about America,our fellow
veterans. our families and our children. As a member of our
Post we continue to serve our God, our Country and our
Community. Our Post needs you
now.
Our
Legionnaires participate in many community activities such as
parades, memorials, dedication, etc.
We
have a funeral honor guard detail ready, willing and able at
the family's request. Our funeral detail is available to all
veterans. When requested, we are also available to help other
veteran organizations with their memorials.
We
sponsor local students to participate in Boy State, sponsor
scholarships to better educate our children. Our
Post needs you now. AMERICA NEEDS YOU - JOIN
NOW
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