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Membership
Join the American Legion Albert C. Kean Post 149
Membership in the American Legion is open to all men and women who meet the following criteria:
(1) You must have served at least one day on active duty as of December 7, 1941 in the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marines, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, or U.S. Merchant Marine.
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(2) You must have received an honorable discharge or be still serving honorably.
The American Legion Auxiliary
All women who are eligible for membership in the Auxiliary fall into one of the following categories:
(1) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of members of The American Legion. Male members are now able to join the Auxiliary if you are the spouse of a Legionnaire.
(2) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during any of the eligibility periods listed and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.
(3) The mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, granddaughters, great-granddaughters and grandmothers of those who were citizens of the United States and who served during any of the eligibility periods in the Armed Forces of any of the governments who were allies of the United States and who died in the line of duty during such service, or who, having received an Honorable Discharge, died after such service.
(4) Women who are eligible for membership in The American Legion in their own right.
This eligibility includes step-relatives
The Sons of the American Legion
To be eligible to join the Sons of the American Legion, you must meet one of the following criteria:
You must be a male descendant (includes stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of The American Legion.
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You are the male descendant (stepsons and adopted sons included) of a veteran who died in service during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War (Eligibility periods)
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You are the male descendant (stepsons and adopted sons included) of a veteran who died subsequent to his or her honorable discharge from service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War (the same eligibility periods apply as above).
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