Become a Member of the American Legion

Print an application and bring it down to the Legion: Click here for American Legion Membership form

or visit the National Legion website and join/renew/donate online. If joining online please remember to choose Post #132! Click here.

To become a member of the Sons of the American Legion (SAL) please Click here.

To become a member of the American Legion Auxiliary please Click here.

What is a Veteran? Are you a Veteran?

These simple questions have complex answers due to the fact there are many interpretations of the word Veteran.

Most people think of a Veteran as someone who served in combat, but that is far from it.

There are different definitions when you look at the Federal and State levels.

Please click here to be taken to the MN Department of Veterans Affairs website to watch a short video that helps define what a Veteran is.

Mission

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow service members and veterans.
Hundreds of local American Legion programs and activities strengthen the nation one community at a time. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation’s most successful amateur athletic programs, educating young people about the importance of sportsmanship, citizenship and fitness. The Operation Comfort Warriors program supports recovering wounded warriors and their families, providing them with “comfort items” and the kind of support that makes a hospital feel a little bit more like home. The Legion also raises millions of dollars in donations at the local, state and national levels to help veterans and their families during times of need and to provide college scholarship opportunities.

The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvement in the legislation process from local districts to Capitol Hill. Legionnaires’ sense of obligation to community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands behind the issues most important to the nation’s veterans community, backed by resolutions passed by volunteer leadership.

The American Legion’s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives. – http://www.legion.org/mission