Mission
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY (ALA) IS TO SUPPORT THE AMERICAN LEGION AND HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE WHO SERVE BY ENHANCING THE LIVES OF VETERANS, MILITARY, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. FOR GOD AND COUNTRY WE ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS, EDUCATE OUR CITIZENS, MENTOR YOUTH, AND PROMOTE PATRIOTISM, GOOD CITIZENSHIP, PEACE AND SECURITY. ALA MEMBERS ARE THE FEMALE AND MALE SPOUSES, GRANDMOTHERS, MOTHERS, SISTERS AND DIRECT ADOPTED FEMALE DESCENDANTS OF MEMBERS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. SOME MEMBERS ARE VETERANS THEMSELVES.