American Legion
Wartime service organization
The American Legion is a U.S. veterans' organization founded in 1919 after World War I.
It advocates for veterans' benefits, sponsors youth programs like Boys State and American Legion Baseball, and maintains local posts that serve as community gathering places.
Members are veterans who served during wartime: My grandfather has been active in the American Legion for forty years.
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- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- adjutantCommander's administrative officer
- charterFounding organizational document
bylaws · dues · chapter · district · department · national · convention · delegates
Holiday honoring military dead
- Veterans DayHoliday honoring military service
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
wreath · cemetery · headstone · honor guard · rifle salute · folded flag · gold star · sacrifice
Close allies in cause
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- airmenMilitary aviation personnel
troops · officers · enlisted · deployment · combat · service · wartime · discharge
Unpaid community assistance
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
- communityCollective of connected people
fundraising · donation · outreach · youth · programs · civic · local · parades
Cloth symbol or signal
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- democracyRule by the people
liberty · constitution · pledge · independence · republic · heritage · tradition · loyalty
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- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- commanderPerson with authority over others
- adjutantCommander's administrative officer
charter · bylaws · dues · chapter · district · department · national · convention · delegates · resolution
Memorial Day
Holiday honoring military dead
- Veterans DayHoliday honoring military service
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- tributeOffering of respect
monument · wreath · cemetery · headstone · honor guard · rifle salute · folded flag · gold star · sacrifice · fallen
comrades
Close allies in cause
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
airmen · troops · officers · enlisted · deployment · combat · service · wartime · discharge · honorable
volunteerism
Unpaid community assistance
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- baseballBat-and-ball team sport
community · fundraising · donation · outreach · youth · programs · civic · local · parades · color guard
flag
Cloth symbol or signal
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- anthemOfficial song of praise
- citizenshipStatus as state member
democracy · liberty · constitution · pledge · independence · republic · heritage · tradition · loyalty · pride
- veterans groupsVFW, war veterans, combat veterans, disabled veterans, women veterans
- Military HolidaysMemorial Day, Veterans Day, fallen heroes, remembrance, veteran
- American OrganizationsNAACP, VFW, American Red Cross, ACLU, Boy Scouts
- American WWIdoughboys, General Pershing, Argonne, Western Front, over there
- Civic OrganizationsRotary Club, Kiwanis, Lions Club, VFW, neighborhood association
- clubhousesclubhouse, lodge, lodge hall, chapter house, fraternity house
American Legiondraft dodgers
Those avoiding military conscription
conscientious objectors · war resisters · United States Army · civilian population · United States Armed Forces
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