About The American Legion
The nation's largest wartime veterans service organization, dedicated to mentoring youth, advocating patriotism and honor, and serving our veterans.
Founding Principles
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 comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Mission & Vision
The American Legion strengthens America by improving the lives of our veterans, the military, and their families.
Mission Statement: The American Legion strengthens our communities, states, and nation with programs and services for our veterans, the military, and their families.
The American Legion Veteran’s Creed
I am an American Veteran
I proudly served my country
I live the values I learned in the military
I continue to serve my community, my country, and my fellow veterans
I maintain my physical and mental discipline
I continue to lead and improve
I make a difference
I honor and remember my fallen comrades
Four Pillars of The American Legion
In 1919, The American Legion was founded on four pillars: Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children & Youth. Each of these pillars encompasses a variety of programs that benefit our nation’s veterans, service members, their families, the youth of America, and ordinary citizens. These programs make a difference in hundreds of thousands of lives each year.
- VA Claims Backlog
- Access to VA Health Care
- Network of Service Officers
- VA Vet Centers
- Health-care Funding Formula
- Veterans with Special Needs
- Volunteering
- Final Respects
- Heroes to Hometowns
- Careers for Veterans
- Homelessness
- GI Bill Benefits
- Support for the Troops
- Size of the Armed Forces
- Quality of Life
- Homeland Security
- POW/MIAs
- Operation Comfort Warriors
- Flag Protection
- Illegal Immigration
- Voter Registration and Participation
- Boy Scouts of America
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- Establishment-Clause Lawsuits
- Legacy Run
- Boys Nation
- American Legion Baseball
- Catastrophic Illness
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Immunization
- Family Integrity
- Media Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Family Support Network
- Temporary Financial Assistance
- Samsung Scholarship
- Child Welfare Foundation
Our Officers
David Patch
President
Joel Morley
Vice President
Bob Raudenbush
Treasurer
Erik Hobson
Director of the Board
Adam Smart
Director of the Board
Robin Ford
Commander
Phone: 1-207-633-4487
Chris Armstead
1st Vice Commander
Americanism
Chris Goodwin
2nd Vice Commander
Cathy Moroney
Finance Officer
Ron Edwards
Sgt at Arms
Robert (Bob) H. Curtis Jr.
Chaplain
Fran Nicoletta
Historian
Erik Hobson
Adjutant
