About Us
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About Us
America’s largest veterans service organization works every day to uphold time-honored values.
National
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Today, membership stands at nearly 2 million in more than 13,000 posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments: one each for the 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines.
Over the years, the Legion has influenced considerable social change in America, won hundreds of benefits for veterans and produced many important programs for children and youth. Following is a chronology of significant dates in Legion history: https://www.legion.org/history
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State
The American Legion Department of Virginia is comprised of 208 posts divided into three regions and 17 Districts. The Northern Region is composed of the 13th District through the 17th District. Post 2001 is in the 16th District. The Department of Virginia has over 39,000 members. The Department Headquarters office is located in Richmond, VA.
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Local
The Sixteenth District is located within the Northern Region and encompasses the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park and the counties of Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, Rappahannock, and Stafford. The Sixteenth District contains the Leonard W. Kidd Memorial Post 2001 and the following posts:
Post 10 – Manassas
Post 28 – Quantico-Buck Keyes, Triangle
Post 34 – Leesburg
Post 72 – John D. Sudduth, Warrenton
Post 114 – Manassas
Post 150 – Breckenridge-Peters-Wood,Sterling
Post 158 – Prince William, Manassas
Post 247 – Remington, Remington
Post 290 – Stafford County, Stafford
Post 293 – Shelbourne Parish, Purcellville
Post 295 – Middleburg
Post 330 – Culpeper
Post 360 – Warrenton
Post 364 – Botts Payne Murphy, Woodbridge
Post 1799 – Haymarket
Post 1836 – Lovettsville
Post 2001 – Leonard W. Kidd, Ashburn
American Legion posts around the world give millions of hours, raised millions of dollars and influenced millions of lives annually.
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# of Posts Nationally
208
# of Posts in Virginia
17
# of Posts in 16th District
Latest News
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