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The American Legion
Non-profit Organizations
Indianapolis, IN 46,229 followers
Supporting veterans, the military and their families since 1919. Veterans strengthening America.
About us
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.
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http://www.legion.org
External link for The American Legion
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Indianapolis, IN
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1919
- Specialties
- 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
Locations
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700 N Pennsylvania Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204, US
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5745 Lee Road
Indianapolis, IN 46216, US
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1608 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006, US
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5745 Lee Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46216, US
Employees at The American Legion
Updates
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U.S. Air Force veteran Keagan Baker, a front-end mechanic on Josh Mason’s No. 21 Abel Motorsports car in the INDY NXT series, talks about what led him to military service, what the experience has been like working in motorsports, and how he’s happy to see the veteran suicide issue receive attention throughout the INDYCAR SERIES. #BeTheOne
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Fresh off a 13th-place finish – an eight-spot improvement from the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season opener – Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Linus Lundqvist and the rest of the racing series are shifting from the West Coast to the South for this weekend’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park. #BeTheOne
INDYCAR heading South this weekend
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Fifty-two high school students won their respective American Legion department oratorical contest to advance to the American Legion National Oratorical Contest in Hillsdale, Mich., May 18-19, where they will speak on the U.S. Constitution and compete for over $203,000 in scholarships.
52 youth advance to National Oratorical Contest
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There's a new name for the community festival held the weekend before the American Legion World Series each year in Shelby, N.C. #ALWS24
Name change for pre-ALWS festival
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Registration for the 2024 American Legion Legacy Run is now live. Riders will raise money for The American Legion Veterans & Children Foundation (VCF), which is in its first year of being the fundraising project of the Legacy Run. #LegacyRun2024
Registration live for 2024 Legacy Run
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Thanks, Jeffrey H Snyder and Broadcast Retirement Network for helping us share #BeTheOne via Tiffany Ellett.
#BRNAM #1705 | Reducing the number of #veteran #suicides | Tiffany Ellett, Director, The American Legion | #Tunein: https://lnkd.in/e2p9qai #JustTheFacts
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The American Legion’s Legacy Scholarship provides college funding to children of post-9/11 veterans who died on active duty, or those who have a combined VA disability rating of 50% or greater. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g_seSt_e. #ChildrenAndYouthMonth #Scholarships