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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."
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The official publication, originally known as The American Legion Weekly, launched on July 4, 1919. [121] In 1926, the Legion Weekly reduced the frequency of publication and was renamed The American Legion Monthly. [122] In 1936, the publication's name and volume numbering system changed again, this time to The American Legion. [123]
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.
Most weekly newspapers follow a similar format as daily newspapers (i.e., news, sports, family news, obituaries). However, the primary focus is on news from the publication's coverage area. The publication date of weekly newspapers varies, but usually they come out in the middle of the week (e.g., Wednesday or Thursday).
Greencastle was knocked down to the losers' bracket but remains alive in the Region 4 tourney. Chambersburg and Northeastern both won Friday.
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