Department Vice Commander For Area 1
Harry W. Brown, III
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Who We Are |
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The American Legion was chartered by Congress in
1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A
community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million
members -- men and women--in nearly 15,000 American Posts worldwide.
These Posts are organized into 55 Department -- one each for the 50
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and
the Philippines.
The American Legion's national headquarters is
located in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in
Washington, DC. In addition to thousands of volunteers serving in
leadership and program implementation capacities in local
communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and
committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff
of about 300 employees.
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District 3 |
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Scheduled Visitations and Activities |
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Boys State |
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Washington
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Department (State) of Washington General Information
The
American Legion Department of Washington is divided into
four geographic areas (NW, SW, NE, and SE) and 12
Districts.
"Area I
- NW -
Districts 1, 2, and 11"
"Area II
- SW - Districts 3, 4, 5, and
10"
"Area II - NE - Districts 8
and 9"
"Area IV - SE - Districts 6, 7
and 12"
The American
Legion Auxiliary Department of Washington and The Sons
of The American Legion Detachment of Washington use the
same Areas and Districts. (Note: The American Legion
Auxiliary Department of Washington has no officers at
the Area level).
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Eligibility For Membership
Membership eligibility in The American Legion is based on honorable
federal
active duty service with the U.S. Armed Forces between the
following dates:
April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 (World War I)
December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (World War
II)
June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 (Korean War)
February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War)
August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984
(Lebanon/Grenada)
December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 (Operation
Just Cause-Panama)
August 2, 1990 to present day (Operation Desert
Shield/Storm)
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 end of hostilities as determined by the
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Kent Post 15
25406 97th Place So.
P.O. Box 135 Kent, WA
98035-0135
(253) 859-9905
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