American Legion

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, war-time veterans service organization, devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is a not-for-profit community-service organization which now numbers 2 million members, men and women, in about 13,000 American Legion posts worldwide. We specialize in Veterans benefits, GI Bill and Post GI Bill, VA claims, Jobs for veterans, Grass-roots lobbying, Legion Baseball, Boys State and Boys Nation, Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation, Americanism, U.S. Flag, Legion Riders, Operation Comfort Warriors, and National Emergency Fund. Over the years, the Legion has influenced considerable social change in America, won hundreds of benefits for veterans and produced many important programs for children and youth.