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The American Legion was chartered
by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans
organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3
million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts
worldwide. These posts are organized into 55 departments -- one each for
the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and
the Philippines. The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in Washington, DC. In addition to thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities in local communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff of about 300 employees. For additional information go to: |
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