New MemberS
To join Post 543 download the membership application. Veterans may simply attend one of our regular meetings held at 7 PM on the 4th Wednesday of the month. Prospective members may also contact Membership Chair, 2nd Commander Al Lebiednik.
Membership renewal information
Most Veterans Now Able to join the american legion
Legislation making almost all veterans eligible to join the American Legion was signed into law on July 30, 2019. The law, known as the “LEGION ACT” declares that the United States has been in a continuous state of war since December 7, 1941. LEGION is an acronym for “Let Everyone Get Involved in Opportunities for National Service Act.”
Prior Legion rules said you could only become a member if you served during one of seven times of combat. Now there are only two times of declaired war: April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 and December 7, 1941 to a time in the future to be determined by the Congress.
The American Legion sought the declaration as a way to honor approximately 1,600 servicemembers who were killed or wounded during previously undeclared periods of war.
The LEGION Act also opens the door for approximately 6 million beterans to access American Legion programs and benefits for which they had not been previously elibible.