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April: Lincoln Earth Day [5]; Mid April: ConStellation Science Fiction Convention [6]; First Saturday in May: Mayor's Run [7]; First Sunday in May: Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon [8]
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 establishment of the Sons of The American Legion as a non-political, no-sectarian civilian organization was authorized by the 14th National Convention of The American Legion on September 15, 1932, at Portland, Oregon. In 1939, the S.A.L. was riding the crest and had a numerical size of about seven percent as large as the parent organization.
They either had members organize the memorial events or take essential roles. The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to ...
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.
The Wayne County American Legion team joined forces with the Wooster Fireballers to make it to the American Legion state tournament.
African-American Music Appreciation Month [30] [31] ALS Awareness Month (Canada) Caribbean-American Heritage Month [32] LGBTQ Pride Month; National PTSD Awareness Day [33] National Safety Month [34] National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) Devotion to the Sacred Heart; Men's Mental Health Awareness
An 1884 GAR handbook explained that Memorial Day was "the day of all days in the G.A.R. Calendar" in terms of mobilizing public support for pensions. It advised family members to "exercise great care" in keeping the veterans sober.