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The Paris Caucus. The American Legion was established in Paris, France, on March 15 to 17, 1919, by a thousand commissioned officers and enlisted men, delegates from all the units of the American Expeditionary Forces to an organization caucus meeting, which adopted a tentative constitution and selected the name "American Legion".
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.
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."
American Ex-Prisoners of War; American G.I. Forum; American Legion; AMVETS; American Veterans Committee (dissolved 2008) American Veterans Committee (2013–present day) American Veterans for Equal Rights; Army and Navy Union; Association of the United States Army; Aztec Club (organized by officers of the Mexican War) Blinded Veterans ...
Nearly two years ago, members of American Legion Post 188, a Black veterans’ group, sued the city for locking them out of their Post building on 196 Northwest Eighth Ave., claiming wrongful ...
The American Legion purchased the building the next year, in 1949. [4] In addition to hosting meetings and events for the veterans, the building also provides a broader function as a community center. From 1950 until the early 1960s, the Livingston Public Library operated out of the building, and it also served as a polling place for decades ...
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.
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