Eligibility for the Sons of the American Legion membership is limited to those male descendants that have 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 – November 11, 1918
• World War II:  December 7, 1941 – December 31, 1946 (except that for the U.S. Merchant Marine eligibility dates are December 7, 1941 – August 16, 1945)
• Korean War:  June 25, 1950 – January 31, 1955
• Vietnam War:  February 28, 1961 – May 7, 1975
• 1982 Lebanon War and Operation Urgent Fury (Grenada):  August 24, 1982 – July 31, 1984
• Operation Just Cause (Panama):  December 20, 1989 – January 31, 1990
• Gulf War/ War On Terror (Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom):  August 2, 1990 – present

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If you are interested in joining the Sons of the American Legion Post 471 or have questions regarding your eligibility, please go to the "Contact Us" page, complete the information and click submit.  Someone will contact you as soon as possible.