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American Legion   /əmˈɛrəkən lˈidʒən/   Listen
American Legion

noun
1.
The largest organization of United States war veterans.





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"American Legion" Quotes from Famous Books



... direct from Trouble Headquarters, Stewart. Headquarters was at the Soldiers' Memorial in the park when I came past. I gathered that they were picking out a delegation to call on you. Post-Commander Lanigan of the American Legion was doing the picking. He's heading the bunch that I see ...
— All-Wool Morrison • Holman Day
... this place; it is the swellest club in the city!" Another instance revealing the sort of spirit which pervaded the parish house and filled the people of Christ Church was the serving of dinners to the American Legion during their convention because colored Legionnaires at that time were ...
— Frank H. Nelson of Cincinnati • Warren C. Herrick
... the American Legion and the chief of police, who had escorted him on this trip from the square, didn't ask to go in with him. He was glad. He'd had enough of strangers. Not that he was through with strangers. There were dozens of them up and down the ...
— The First One • Herbert D. Kastle


Words linked to "American Legion" :   veteran, legionnaire, ex-serviceman, association, vet


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