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Most Veterans now
able to Join the American Legion
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| Congress has passed, and on July 30th President Trump
signed, a new law that makes almost all veterans eligible to join the American Legion. |
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| The law, known as the "LEGION ACT" declares
that the United States has been in a continous state of war since December 7, 1941. LEGION
is an acronym for "Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service
Act." |
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| Prior Legion rules said you could only become a member
if you seved during one of seven times of combat. Now there are only two times of
declaired war: April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 and December 7, 1941 to a time in the
future to be determined by the Congress. |
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| The American Legion sought the declaratioon as a way
to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. servicemembers who were killed or wounded during
previously undeclared periods of war. |
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| The LEGION Act also opens the door for approximately
6-million veterans to access American Legion programs and benefits for which they had not
been previously eligible. |
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| An updated Post 555 membership application is
available here. |
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| Veterans who wish to join the post may simply attend
one of our regular meetings which are usually held at 6 PM on the 3rd Thursday of each
month at the Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center. |
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| Membership |
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Online Membership Renewal |
| Paid Up For Life Membership |
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Online Membership |
