WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The nation’s largest and most active veterans' organization is shrinking. There are more than 300 American Legion posts across the state, but if something doesn't ...

In keeping with the 93-year tradition of The American Legion, the rejuvenated American Legion posts in Rock Island County will focus on community service and assistance to veterans.

Red shirts have become a tradition for American Legion Posts around the United States, according to Gary Garner, chaplain of American Legion Post 211, 31972 Walker Road in Avon Lake. On July 15 ...

Two female veterans are leading American Legion posts in Monroe County. Angela Jaworski is the commander of American Legion Post 268 in Milan. Kathy Musick is the commander of James E. Yenor Post ...

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization, according to its website. It has nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts throughout the U.S.

There are about 12,000 American Legion posts in cities and towns across the nation, he said. “The American Legion is a trusted resource and would embrace this idea,” Seehafer said.

The American Legion, chartered by Congress in 1919 — the year the Mattituck chapter was founded — has nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts throughout the United States.

Established in July 1919 as one of the first American Legion posts in Middlesex County, Post 62 has been on lower David Street since Armistice Day, Nov. 11, 1921.

On this day in history, Sept. 16, 1919, The American Legion received a charter from Congress as it continued to aid veterans and military families in the wake of World War I.

Army vet Brian Sharif Taylor was offering shelter on a cold February night to people experiencing homelessness at the American Legion post in Upper Darby when he had a heart attack. His death is ...

Griffith was a former Army major who had served in World War I just seven years earlier. After his convention speech on that momentous July day in Millbank, South Dakota, a resolution was passed and ...

Colorado American Legion charter suspended The Colorado Department of the American Legion, which offers a range of services to thousands of military veterans in Colorado, has lost its charter to ...