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  2. American Legion - Wikipedia

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    The official publication, originally known as The American Legion Weekly, launched on July 4, 1919. [119] In 1926, the Legion Weekly reduced the frequency of publication and was renamed The American Legion Monthly. [120] In 1936, the publication's name and volume numbering system changed again, this time to The American Legion. [121]

  3. American Legion Auxiliary - Wikipedia

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    The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) is a separate entity from the American Legion that shares the same values. It is composed of spouses, mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, granddaughters, grandsons, and brothers, & sisters of American war veterans. Founded in 1919, the ALA is dedicated to serving veterans, military, and their families.

  4. Forty and Eight - Wikipedia

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    The Forty and Eight was founded in March, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when World War I veteran Joseph Breen and 15 other members of The American Legion came together and organized it as an honor society for the Legion. They envisioned a new and different level of elite membership and camaraderie for leaders of the Legion.

  5. Adams Legionnaire elected as a American Legion National Vice ...

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    Aug. 29—An Adams Legionanaire and former commander of the Minnesota American Legion was elected national vice commander of the nation's largest veterans organization during its national ...

  6. American Legion Baseball - Wikipedia

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    American Legion Baseball is a variety of amateur baseball played by 13-to-19-year-olds in fifty states in the U.S. and Canada. More than 3,500 teams participate each year. The American Legion Department of South Dakota established the program in 1925 at Milbank, South Dakota .

  7. Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day speech ...

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    The head of an American Legion post in Ohio stepped down Friday amid criticism following the decision of Memorial Day... View Article The post Legion official resigns over censored Memorial Day ...

  8. Nationally and locally, American Legion faces dwindling ... - AOL

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    The American Legion membership is 1.3 million members nationally now. There were 3.12 million members in 2000. Nationally, officers admitted, "It lacks younger members to carry on our legacy."

  9. Boys Nation - Wikipedia

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    Boys Nation is an annual forum concerning civic training, government, leadership, and Americanism that is run by the American Legion. [2] One hundred Boys Nation Senators are chosen from a pool of over 20,000 Boys State participants, making it one of the most selective educational programs in the United States. [3] [4]