The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion currently has about 2.6 million members in 14,000 posts worldwide.
On December 15, 1943, former National Commander Harry W. Colmery starts to write in longhand, on Mayflower Hotel stationery in Washington, the first draft of what will later become the "GI Bill of Rights" – considered to be the Legion's single-greatest legislative achievement.
Posted by patriotic veteran (guest) on Fri 26 Feb 2010 08:58:11 PM UTC
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion currently has about 2.6 million members in 14,000 posts worldwide.
On December 15, 1943, former National Commander Harry W. Colmery starts to write in longhand, on Mayflower Hotel stationery in Washington, the first draft of what will later become the "GI Bill of Rights" – considered to be the Legion's single-greatest legislative achievement.
Posted by patriotic veteran (guest) on Fri 26 Feb 2010 08:58:11 PM UTC