Meet the Member - American Legion Auxiliary
"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 DURING THE GREAT WARS;
TO INCULCATE A SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL OBLIGATION TO
COMMUNITY, STATE AND NATION;
TO COMBAT THE AUTOCRACY OF BOTH THE
CLASSES AND THE MASSES;
TO MAKE RIGHT THE MASTER OF MIGHT;
TO PROMOTE PEACE AND GOOD WILL ON EARTH;
TO SAFEGUARD AND TRANSMIT TO POSTERITY THE
PRINCIPLES OF JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DEMOCRACY;
TO PARTICIPATE IN AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENT
OF THE AIMS AND PURPOSES OF THE AMERICAN LEGION;
TO CONCENTRATE AND SANCTIFY OUR ASSOCIATION BY
OUR DEVOTION TO MUTUAL HELPFULNESS."
Preamble To
The Constitution of
The American Legion Auxiliary