Welcome

Please join us at our monthly board meeting.  We meet the first Tuesday of the month at 4 PM (1600 hrs) in the First Division Museum on the Cantigny Park Grounds, 1S151 Winfield Road, Wheaton, IL 60189.  New and existing members are always weclome.  Please call Paul Herbert or his seretary if you need dirrections for the meeting.

First Division Museum

Welcome to our Website

Welcome to our Posts new Website.  We are in the process of building a new website to better serve the American Legion, our members and our community.  Please bear with us while we build this feature rich website.  We already have in place several features, like where we are located, where we meet and a link to myLegion.org-Members Only section. Our calandar is posted on myLegion.org for any registered member to view. A brief summary of events will be posted here as well.
Watch both here, on myLegion.org and Facebook for important news.

About The American Legion

Written by The American Legion Website

The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring and sponsorship of youth programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting a strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans.

In contrast to other veterans organizations, the Legion offers a number of local programs and activities to strengthen its commitment to our nation’s grass roots and the people we serve. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation’s most successful amateur athletic programs; it continues to educate youths on the importance of sportsmanship and develops the quality of our country’s citizenship. The Heroes to Hometowns program is the only nationwide reintegration assistance service for wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan. Additionally, millions of dollars in donations have been given to fellow veterans and their families in times of grief, and various scholarship opportunities ensure the future success of our youth.

The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvements in the legislation process. Legionnaires’ sense of obligation to their community, state and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands not behind politics, but the issues and people that institute progress by focusing on veterans rights and quality of life.

The American Legion’s success depends entirely on active membership, participation and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.