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How Can You Join?
To join we will need to accomplish the following.
1. Verify your eligible dates of service (using a DD Form 214, or similar document).
2. Complete an Application.
3. Pay Membership Dues.
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Constitutional Eligibility Requirements
Any person shall be eligible for membership in The American Legion who was a member of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,
Coast Guard or Air Force of the United States and assigned to active duty at some time during any of the following periods:
April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918;
December 7, 1941, to December 31, 1946;
June 25, 1950, to January 31, 1955;
February 28, 1961, to May 7, 1975;
August 24, 1982, to July 31, 1984;
December 20, 1989, to January 31, 1990;
August 2, 1990, to the date of cessation of hostilities as determined by the Government of the United States;
all dates inclusive . . . provided, however, that such service shall have been terminated by honorable discharge or honorable
separation, or continued honorably after any of said periods.
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Benefits of Joining
Aside from the being a part of the world's largest veterans service organization, aside from being an active partner
in the local, state and federal delivery models for our veterans, and aside from the privilege of continuing one's service
to teach and reach the young of our nation with what it truly means to be an American...
...there are also other more tangible benefits to shouldering this mission, side-by-side with your comrades-in-arms.
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