The American Legion

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nonprofit organization patriotic organization veterans organization

The American Legion is a U.S. wartime veterans organization dedicated to advocacy, community service, and youth programs across the nation.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
American Legion	5
The American Legion canonical	4
American Legion National Headquarters	1
American Legion post	1
National Convention of The American Legion	1
The American Legion National Executive Committee	1
The American Legion National Headquarters	1
The American Legion before the executive branch of the United States	1
The American Legion in national media	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization ⓘ patriotic organization ⓘ veterans organization ⓘ
advocatesFor	quality VA health care ⓘ strong national defense ⓘ veterans benefits ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	American Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ
charterGrantedBy	United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ
charterYear	1919 ⓘ
colors	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
engagesIn	community service projects ⓘ public policy advocacy ⓘ veterans outreach ⓘ youth mentorship ⓘ
founded	1919 ⓘ
foundedAt	Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	veterans of World War I ⓘ
hasAffiliatedOrganization	Sons of The American Legion NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAuxiliaryOrganization	American Legion Auxiliary NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasProgram	American Legion Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ American Legion Riders NERFINISHED ⓘ Boys Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ Boys State NERFINISHED ⓘ Junior Shooting Sports ⓘ Oratorical Contest NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
holdsEvent	national convention ⓘ
legalStatus	congressionally chartered corporation ⓘ
membershipIncludes	wartime veterans ⓘ
membershipRestrictedTo	U.S. military veterans ⓘ
motto	Veterans Strengthening America NERFINISHED ⓘ
operates	local posts across the United States ⓘ
organizationalStructure	departments ⓘ districts ⓘ national headquarters ⓘ posts ⓘ
primaryFocus	Americanism and patriotism ⓘ community service ⓘ veterans advocacy ⓘ youth programs ⓘ
publishes	The American Legion Magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ
scope	nationwide ⓘ
supports	GI Bill benefits ⓘ
symbol	The American Legion emblem NERFINISHED ⓘ
website	https://www.legion.org/ ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Legion World Series → organizer → The American Legion ⓘ

American Legion World Series → sponsor → The American Legion ⓘ

American Legion World Series → governingBody → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: American Legion National Headquarters

National Commander of The American Legion → partOf → The American Legion ⓘ

National Commander of The American Legion → officeHolderOf → The American Legion ⓘ

National Commander of The American Legion → leaderOf → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: The American Legion National Executive Committee

National Commander of The American Legion → represents → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: The American Legion before the executive branch of the United States

National Commander of The American Legion → represents → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: The American Legion in national media

National Commander of The American Legion → officeLocation → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: The American Legion National Headquarters

National Commander of The American Legion → reportsTo → The American Legion ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Convention of The American Legion

World War II veterans → hasOrganization → The American Legion ⓘ