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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.
Tick, Tick, Tick. The proverbial clock is always ticking, and life has a way of creeping up on you. As we launch farther and farther into the future, it’s important to have a good basis in reality.
Also, the Samsung American Legion Scholarship, which can only be applied for by Boys/Girls State attenders, is an endowed scholarship fund of $5 million administered by the American Legion. In 2010, ten $20,000 scholarships and 88 $1,000 scholarships were awarded to those who completed a Boys/Girls State program. [ 10 ]
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".
Both Bronson Post 259 and Coldwater Post 52 are looking for old members to rejoin or for younger veterans to become members. ... The average age of an American Legion member is 67 years old, with ...
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.
At the fifteenth biennial convention that happened in the third week of August there were added ten thousand members from the Seamen's Gunners' League. [24] This in effect doubled the size of the organization. [24] A topic discussed at this convention was if any loyal woman from the Ladies Auxiliary could become a member of the Union. [24]
The club of more than 1,500 members closed for about a week. Nittany Post showed up unannounced Feb. 1 and placed closed signs on the building’s front doors and canceled all activities at the ...