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American Legion Post 1288, Bolingbrook, IL Who Can Join
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Part
of The World's Largest Veterans' Organization
PO
Box 1133, Bolingbrook, Illinois 60440-1133 |
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If you are
currently an active duty military member, or if you served at least
one day of active duty military time during any of the periods listed
below and were honorably discharged, you
are eligible to become a member of
The
American Legion |
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*August 2, 1990 to today (Operation Desert Shield/Storm)
December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 (Operation Just
Cause - Panama)
August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 (Lebanon/Grenada)
February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War)
June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 (Korean War)
December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (World War II)
April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 (World War I) |
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*Because eligibility dates remain open, all members of
the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American Legion at
this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by
the government of the United States. |
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U.S. Merchant Marine eligible only from Dec. 7, 1941
to Aug. 16, 1945. |
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If you live in the
Bolingbrook area and would like to join our Post, you can visit us at
a Post meeting, call one of the officers listed on the Post
Information page for an application, or e-mail
the commander and request an application. Our Post dues are a
modest $30.00 per year and that includes a subscription to the
American Legion monthly magazine. Lifetime memberships are available. |
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If you only live
somewhat near the Bolingbrook, there are also Posts in Lockport,
Plainfield, Joliet, and Downers Grove, to name a few. You can apply
for membership directly with a Post member, or you can apply through
the web at the American Legion's Web site, where there is a very
complete explanation of membership, the application process, and
benefits of membership. |
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The Legion is about much more than Poppy Day (as important as that
is) and Veterans marching in parades wearing military style caps with
a lot of pins.
The Legion is about veterans who continue to serve their country by
seeking to serve to fellow veterans, and by seeking to foster and
perpetuate the ideals which made this country great. The purposes and
ideals of The American Legion can be summed up in the Preamble to the
Constitution of the American Legion, which we recite at every
meeting, and the four main directions of Legion activity. |
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Preamble to the Constitution of the American Legion
For God and
County, we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
To uphold
and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
To maintain
law and order;
To foster
and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;
To preserve
the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars;
To
inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state
and nation;
To combat
the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
To make
right the master of might;
To promote
peace and good will on earth;
To
safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice,
freedom and democracy;
To
consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. |
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Since its chartering by Congress in 1919, The American Legion has
been based on four founding principles:
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Service to Veterans
- Care and Education of Children
- Americanism
- Strong National Defense
These four founding principles are being implemented through some 57
Legion programs by Veterans who truly care about the fate of our
nation and the kind of world which is left to our posterity. If you
are a Veteran, "Get Involved" and continue to serve and
preserve the nation you defended. |
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