The American Legion Day

WHEREAS, the American Legion was chartered by Congress on September 16, 1919, as a wartime veterans organization based on the four pillars of Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation, National Security, Americanism, and Children and Youth; and

WHEREAS, over the years, the American Legion has become a preeminent community service organization; numbering more than 2.5 million members in over 14,000 American Legion posts worldwide; and working a variety of programs that support the four pillars and benefit our nation’s veterans, its service members, their families, the youth of America and its citizens; and

WHEREAS, the members of the American Legion are dedicated to upholding the ideals of freedom and democracy, while working to make a difference in the lives of fellow Americans; and

WHEREAS, the 2011 observance of American Legion Day provides an opportunity to recognize Legionnaires in our community for their many contributions to the State of Alabama:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim September 16, 2011, as

The American Legion Day

in the State of the Alabama.

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 13th day of September 2011.

                                                                                 Governor Robert Bentley