The American Legion Crandall-Palmer Post #61

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 PM

Are you the son of a veteran? Would you like to join The American Legion? Check your local American Legion Post, where you can find out your eligibility status and apply for membership in the world's largest veteran organization. Complete the application and proudly become a SON OF THE LEGION.

Q: I am related to someone who served on active duty during one of the membership eligibility dates. Can I join the Sons of the American Legion?

A: If your relative who served on active duty during one of the membership eligibility dates and is a member of The American Legion, you may join the Sons of The American Legion. However, if the qualifying veteran is deceased, you may join the appropriate organization, even if the qualifying veteran was not a member of The American Legion when living.

SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE

Proud possessors of a priceless heritage, we male descendants of veterans of all wars, associate ourselves together as “Sons of The American Legion” for the following purposes:

To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America; to main tain law and order; to foster and perpetuate a true spirit of Americanism; to pre serve the memories of our former members and the association of our members and our forefathers in all 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 sanctify our friendship by our devotion to mu tual helpfulness; to adopt in letter and spirit all of the great principles for which The American Legion stands, and to assist in carrying on for God and Country.

Eligibility

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 PM

All male descendants adopted sons, and stepsons of members of The American Legion, and such male descendants of veterans who died in service during the period of April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918, or any time from December 7, 1941, to date, who served honorably, as set forth in Article IV, Section 1, of the National Constitution of The American Legion, or who died subsequent to their honorable discharge from such service, shall be eligible for membership in the Sons of The American Legion.

* Membership applications can be delivered to an American Legion Post near you . There is a good chance that Post will have its own Squadron. If not, someone at the Post should be able to tell you where to find a Squadron near you. You can always contact SAL National Headquarters for information about finding a nearby Squadron.

National Constitution and By Laws: Article IV Eligibility

Section 1

All male descendants adopted sons, and stepsons of members of The American Legion, and such male descendants of veterans who died in service during the period of April 6, 1917, through November 11, 1918, or any time from December 7, 1941, to date, who served honorably, as set forth in Article IV of the National Constitution of The American Legion, or who died subsequent to their honorable discharge from such service, shall be eligible for membership in the Sons of The American Legion.

Section 2

There shall be no form or class of membership except an active membership.

Section 3

No person may be a member at any one time of more than one squadron.

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Membership

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 PM

Crandall-Palmer Post #61 Sons of the American Legion dues are currently $30.00 per year.

If you have not done so, create an account at MyLegion.Org. Your will need an email address and your 9-digit membership number. If you have an account created prior to 2021, you will need to create a new account. After sucessful login to MyLegion.Org, you can review and update your membership information.

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Annual membership dues are set by each individual Squadron. Contact your local Squadron for the amount of dues and payment options. You can also visit the Detachment website for more information. Crandall-Palmer Post #61 Sons of the American Legion dues are currently $30.00 per year.

Recruiting

Sons of the American Legion Recruiting Contacts

Meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the Month at 6:30 PM

Crandall-Palmer Post #61 Sons of the American Legion dues are currently $30.00 per year.

Roots

The Sons of The American Legion was created in 1932 as a program within The American Legion. The SAL 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.

The American Legion itself was formed in 1919 as an act of congress. At that time, following WWI, the war was dubbed “the war to end all wars” and it was believed the world would never experience anything like it again. Some 23 years later it was commonly thought that when the WWI veterans started fading away, so would The American Legion, so the Sons of the American Legion was formed. That line of thought obviously proved to be erroneous, but the Sons experienced steady growth ever since; as of July 10, 2025, the SAL stands just under 400,000 strong!

Since 1988, SAL has raised more than $9 million for The American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. SAL members have volunteered over 500,000 hours at veterans’ hospitals and raised over $1,000,000 for VA hospitals and VA homes. The SAL also supports the Citizens Flag Alliance, a coalition dedicated to protecting the U.S. flag from desecration through a constitutional amendment.

As stated in our Preamble, we are “Proud possessors of a priceless heritage…”

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