The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic Veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans. It has a worldwide membership of 2.8 million.The Department of Virginia is comprised of 212 posts divided into 17 Districts with over 33,500 members. The Sixteenth District is the second largest District in Virginia with over 4000 members., It is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans., If you are interested in learning more or need help finding your local American Legion Post, please use our contact form so we can have someone reach out to you..