Mission
TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER: TO FOSTER AND PERPETUATE A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AMERICANISM: TO PRESERVE THE MEMORIES AND INCIDENTS OF OUR ASSOCIATIONS IN THE GREAT WARS: TO INCULCATE A SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATION TO THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION: TO COMBAT THE AUTOCRACY OF BOTH THE CLASSES AND THE MASSES: TO MAKE RIGHT THE MASTER OF MIGHT: TO PROMOTE PEACE AND GOODWILL ON EARTH: TO SAFEGUARD AND TRANSMIT TO POSTERITY THE PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY: TO CONSECRATE AND SACTIFY OUR COMRADESHIP BY OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS.THE AMERICAN LEGION IS DEDICATED TO SUPPLYING OUR TIME AND MONEY TO:HELPING VETERANS IN NEEDCOMMUNITY SERVICECHILDREN AND YOUTHEMERGENCY AIDEDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPSLEADERSHIP PROGRAMSLEGISLATIVEMEMBERSHIP & POST ACTIVITIESORATORICAL/SCHOLARSHIPAMERICANISM