Membership Eligibility Requirements
Eligibility for American Legion membership is limited to those honorably discharged veterans and current personnel of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard or Air Force who served at least one day of active duty during any of the following periods:
- World War I: April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918
- World War II: December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (except that for the U.S. Merchant Marine eligibility dates are December 7, 1941 to August 16, 1945)
- Korean War: June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955
- Vietnam War: February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975
- 1982 Lebanon War and Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada): August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984
- Operation Just Cause (Panama): December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990
- Gulf War/ War On Terror (Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom): August 2, 1990 to today
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