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 associations in the great wars to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community,state and nation 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. The American Legion Emblem Link to Department of Pennsylvania Home Page                                         Robert Miller Department Commander The American Legion   2007-2008 Robert Miller lives in Dover. He served in the U.S. Army (1966-67), where he was training with the 82nd Airborne and given a medical discharge after being injured.  He is retired from Harley Davidson as a certified welder and laser operator with more than 30 years of service.  Robert has been married to his wife, Sally Ann, for more than 39 years and they have two children and five grandchildren, all of whom are members of the Legion family. Robert has been a member of The American Legion for more than 26 years, having held offices at the Post, District, Section, Department and National levels.  He has served twice as Post Commander for Shiloh Post 791 in York. He has also served as Adjutant as well as most other Post offices.  Robert served his District in many capacities, including Deputy District Commander, District Commander, District Membership Chairman for two years and Department Assistant Sgt-at-Arms for two years. Pennsylvanians 19th District (Cumberland,Dauphin,Lebanon Counties) Cumberland County District Bob Hanzlik Post 143 New Cumberland PA Dennis P. Frizzi Jr. 2007/2008 Commander 2007/2008 Cumberland County Historian American Legion Links National Headquarters American Legion Nationwide Internet Directory Pennsylvania State Headquarters Veterans Affairs Home Page "Heroes To Hometown" Legion Magazine American Legion Scholarship Programs Active Duty Assistance Request DD214's

Who We Are The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members -- men and women -- in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These Posts are organized into 55 Departments -- one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines. The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis,Indiana, with additional offices in Washington, DC. In addition to thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities in local communities to the Legion's standing national commissions and committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff of about 300 employees. Martin "Marty" F. Conatser National Commander The American Legion 2007 - 2008 Martin F. Conatser of Champaign, Illinois was elected National Commander of the 2.7 million-member American Legion on August 30, 2007 in Reno, Nevada during the 89th National Convention of the nation’s largest veterans organization. A U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam era, Conatser joined the Illinois National Guard as an infantryman in 1970.  He went on active duty in 1976 and held all positions in Army recruiting from Field Recruiter to Sergeant Major from which he retired in 1996.

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