Sons Of The American Legion

The Sons of The American Legion was created in 1932 as an organized program within The American Legion. The S.A.L. is made up of boys and men of all ages whose parents or grandparents served in the United States military and became eligible for membership in The American Legion. Together, members of The American Legion, The American Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of The American Legion make up what is known as The Legion Family. All three organizations place high importance on preserving our American traditions and values, improving the quality of life for our nation's children, caring for veterans and their families, and perhaps most importantly, teaching the fundamentals of good citizenship.

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Operation Proud Son

For the 2009 - 2010 Membership Year, Commander Arneson has laid out an ambitious program, titled Operation Proud Son, to accomplish a host of ideas to strengthen our committment to our Veterans and to the Children of our great Nation, while at the same time encouraging growth of our organization within each Detachment. Learn what it means to be "Molded in Excellence, Embodied by Tradition". For a complete overview, click here, and read the Commander's thoughts about Operation Proud Son.

Weekly Briefings

This year Commander Arneson will attempt to post a weekly briefing of where he has been, what he has been doing or other topics that may be of interest. This will hopefully bring to everyone how important it is to market all of our positive actions as we promote our organization. Weekly briefings may be accessed here.

George B. Evans
b.1953 - d.2009

Legislative Commission Vice Chairman George B. Evans passed away Friday, November 13, 2009, following an extended illness. George served as Commander of the Detachment of Indiana in 1994-95. He was a long time member of Miller Dunes, IN Squadron 279 and held many offices at the Squadron, District and Detachment levels. He served several years as Indiana’s National Executive Committeeman and was Vice Chairman of the S.A.L.’s National Legislative Commission at the time of his death. Visitation is from 3 pm to 9 pm CST Tuesday, November 17, 2009, with a S.A.L. service planned for 7 pm CST – Service at 10 am CST Wednesday, November 18, 2009, Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home 5570 W. 95th St. Oak Lawn, IL 60453.

Please keep the Evans family in your prayers.
Additional information from Adj. O'Hearne

Notice to all Officers and Chairmen:
Please send all submissions to the National Adjutant for approval.
All submissions must be approved before they will be posted on the web site.

As of 11/17/2009 we are at 37.815%. Thirty-six DETACHMENTS MET OR EXCEEDED THE 35% GOAL! THE MEMBERSHIP TARGET DATE FOR THE 2010 45% GOAL IS DECEMBER 9th !

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Operation Comfort Warriors: Meet the Challenge

By American Legion National Commander Clarence E. Hill, American Legion Auxiliary National President Rita Navarreté, and Sons of the American Legion National Commander Mark Arneson.

We need your help. Most importantly they need you. They are our warriors, our guardians, our protectors. They are liberators, peacekeepers and nation-builders. They are our neighbors, friends and family members. They are the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. And now they are hurting.

Read more and what you can do to help.