The American Legion Department of México

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Edition Date: 25 July 2003

The American Legion -- Department of Mexico

Serving America's Veterans
in
Mexico and Central America

Bienvenidos ! !

We are pleased to tell you a bit about who we are and where we are located. As you will see from the Post Directory, the Department of Mexico extends far beyond México. At present, we are located in México and five Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. We are presently organizing new Posts in El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama.

The American Legion is a service organization formed of men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during time of war. (Click to see eligibility dates.) We are dedicated to serving our comrades in distress, the widows and orphans of our fallen comrades, and our communities.

For those of us who live outside the USA, we understand that when we speak of "the community, state, and nation" we mean our host countries as well as the country we served proudly as members of the Armed Forces. A more complete statement of "what we are about" can be found below in the Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion.

This site will always be "Under Construction"; it is designed to be a dynamic site presenting up to date information concerning veteran issues and the activities being realized by the Department and its individual Posts. The webmaster may be responsible for actually posting this information, but he will be depending upon the Department's membership for the actual input. Together we can have a great site.

DEPARTMENT OF MEXICO
INDEX

Directory of Posts: Locations, Officers, Contact Info
Officers of the Department of Mexico: Commander Mark's crew
Department News and Newsletters including Commander's Monthly letter
Post Newsletters
Service Officer News 'n Notes: Information that may really be important to you !
Eligibility Dates: When were you in the Armed Forces ?
Become a member. Download & fill-out a membership application
or request that someone contact you.
Preamble to the Constitution: A statement of our purpose as an organization
Links to other sites: American Legion, the Veterans Administration, and information on Mexico.
Calendar of Events: What is planned at the Department and Post level.
Guest Services: Sign our guestbook, Guest Map, Chat, Bulletin-Board, & Mailing List
Site Map: Another way to see this Site's content.
Bookmark This Site: It only takes a click.

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Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion

For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:

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 association in the great wars;

To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the comunity, state, and nation;

To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;

To make right the master might;

To promote peace and good will on earth;

To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom, and democracy;

To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

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Eligibility Dates:

An individual must have served honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least one day during any of the following periods:

Persian Gulf War	Aug. 2, 1990	– Cessation of hostilities (open)
Panama:	Dec 20, 1989	– Jan 31, 1990
Lebanon/Granada	Aug 24, 1982	– Jul 31, 1984
Vietnam War:	Feb 28, 1961	– May 7, 1975
Korean War:	June 25, 1950	– Jan 31, 1955
WW-II	Dec. 7, 1941	– Dec 31, 1946
WW-I	April 6 1917	– Nov 11, 1918

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