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The contributions, from Legionnaires, American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of The American Legion members, has enabled thousands of Legion family members to rebuild their homes and lives and has kept Legion Posts from closing. For more information regarding how to donate or how your Post can contribute, visit www.legion.org/nef.ELEMENTS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION EMBLEMEvery part of The American Legion emblem has a meaning, a rich symbolism that a glance does not reveal. The emblem is laid upon the rays of the sun, giver of life, warmth and courage; foe of the cold, of the darkness, of fear, of apprehension. In turn, each of the emblem’s parts signifies a meaning, which no American Legionnaire who wears the emblem should take lightly, and which he/she should know from the first moment it is put on. Why does the star signify constancy of purpose? Because the stars are fixed in the heavens. As the stars do not wander, so should The American Legion not wander from its fixed purposes. Further, the words "The American Legion" demand "that the wearer shall ever guard the sanctity of home and country and free institutions…" There shines the emblem of The American Legion. It is your badge of pride and distinction, honor and service. Further, the words “The American Legion” demand, “that the wearer shall ever guard the sanctity of home and country and free institutions…” There shines the emblem of The American Legion. It is your badge of pride and distinction, honor and service. Here are the meanings of all the symbols of The American Legion. Elements of the Emblem 
INDEX Academies, U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force or Coast Guard......................................……….........……....…......137 Acquisition of Combat Equipment..............………..........................................................................……..160 thru 163 Active Duty................................................................………............................................……......……..113, 130, 135 Active Duty for Training……………………………………………………………………………………...134, 135 Activity Center.....................................................................………..............................……....……………22, 23, 124 (Also See: Centers, American Legion) Addresses, National Headquarters.................................................………..................................................……......192 Adjutant, Post..............................................................................................………........................……..........….…..13 Agenda....................................................................................................................……….....................………....8, 29 Agenda for District Meeting.............................................................................................………..........……..….29, 30 Air National Guard...............................................………...........................................................................……......135 Amendments............................................................................………..............................................……................141 (Also See: Rules of Order) Amendments (of National Constitution)..........................................………................................……......117, 121, 122 Amendments (of Post Constitution)..............................................................……….......................…….....……....129 American Education Week...........................................................………..............................................……......…...13 Americanism Committee and Program....................................................………..................................………....11, 20 Ammunition..........................................................................................................………...........................……......160 Analysis of Post Operations..............................................………............................................................….…....33, 37 Appeals.................................................................................................................…….....................……...….148, 151 Appendix........……..................................................................................................................................……..........112 Appendix to Constitution and By-Laws........................………..................................................................……......121 Appointments (to Post Committees).........................................………........................................................…….....128 Armed Forces Day...............................................................................………...............................................….…....12 Athletics.........................................................................................................………....................................………..12 Audits.........................................................................................................................………............…...19, 34 thru 36 (Also see: Finance) Auxiliary, American Legion.............................................................…….............................……………..11, 117, 163 Badges.....................................................................................................……............……...............…..................53 Bars......................................................................................................................……….......…….........…................22 (Also See Centers, American Legion) Birthdays, American Legion............................................................……….........……......................................….....11 Blueprint of the 21st Century……………………………………………………………………...……………1 thru 5 Bonds for Post Officers and Employees.....................................................………........................……….........6, 7, 15 (Also see: Finance) Boys State....................................................................................................................……................…..……....12, 20 Benefits (New ones and others under review)…………………………………………………………………...…156 Budget, Post...............................................................................................................………............…....……7, 15, 21 (Also see: Finance) Burial Detail..................................................................................……….....………………...................19, 41 thru 49 By-Laws, National.........................................................................…….............................…….........…….....…….118 (Also See: Constitution, National) By-Laws, Post...............................................................................…….........…….............................……………...126
Calendar of Events..........................………....................................................................................…........7, 11 thru 13 Cancellation (of Charter).................……….....................................................................................………......…...145 Candidates for Elective Office..........………............................................................................................…….........114 Cemetery Ceremony…………………………………………………………………………………...….…85 thru 89 Center, American Legion..................………..............................................................................……....22 thru 25, 124 Ceremonies, Manual of......................………....................................................................................…....…………..47 Chapel Service………………………………………………………………………………………….……37 thru 40 Chaplain, Post....................................……….......................................................................................…........……...17 Charges................................................………..............................................................................….……..….145, 150 Charter Draping Ceremony...............………............................................................................................…..…….....79 Charter Members...............................……….............................................................................................…..….....126 Charter National, Amendments of.....………….....................................................................................…...…121, 122 Charter, Post.........................................………............................................................................……......119, 122, 145 Checklist for District Meeting...............………....................................................................................……........30, 31 Child Welfare Foundation.......................……......................................................................................………..…..178 Children and Youth Committee and Program...…………........................................................…………..……..12, 20 Citizenship..............................................................……….........................................................................….……...20 Clemency Discharges......................................................……….............................................................…..……...137 Clubs and Club Rooms....................................................………..........................................................…….….25, 124 (Also See: Centers, American Legion) Color Guard................................................................……….....................................…...………………….15, 17, 54 Colors, Post.................................................................……….................................................….....………..……....17 (Also See: Flag) Columbus Day.................................................………….................................................................….........….….....13 Combat Equipment, Surplus...............................................................................................……...…............….…...160 Commander, Post.........................................................................................................................……….....…...….….5 (Also See: Post Commander) Community Projects and Services...................................................................................….………….......9. 11, 12, 23 Community Service Month – March…….………………………………………………………….……...…..……11 Complaint………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…146 Consolidated Post Reports..........................................................…………..................................................…….45, 46 Constitution Day........................................................................……….......................................................….……..12 Constitution, National American Legion....................................................……….............…...........……....……...112 Constitution, Post....................................................................................................………........................………...125 Conventions.......................................................................................................................…………..............…..11, 30 Cooperative Relationships…………………………...………………………………………………………………..4 County Organization.............................................................................................….....................…….………...27, 28 (Also See: Intermediate Bodies)
Delegates to Department Convention.................................................………...........................................……........128 Delegates to National Convention.................................................................……….....................................……...114 Delinquency................................................................................................................……...........................……....129 Department Headquarters....................................................................................................………...........…...…10, 27 Department Officers..........................................................................................................................………….…….10 Department Organization....................................................………................................................……….27, 113, 115 Department of Veterans Affairs.......................................................………....................................…............……....16 Discharge Data.........................................................................................………………………………...130 thru 138 Discipline.....................................................................................................………………..…..116, 120, 147 thru 151 Discount Prescription Drugs………………………………………………………………………………………..155 Dishonorable Discharge................................................................................................…..……......…….................132 Dispatch....................................................................................................................................……….....……........165 Disposal of Unserviceable Flags………………………………………………………………….…………60 thru 63 District Commander Responsibility.....................……….................................................................…..........……....28 District Committees........................................................……….......................................................…..........……....29 District Committee Chairmen...................................................………...........................................…............……....29 District Meeting....................................................................................………................................….........……......30 District Officers and Organization..................................................................………..................…….....……....10, 27 Draping Charter Ceremony………………………………………………………………………………………..…79 Drum Corps...........................................................................................................................………………...…..9, 156 (Also See: Uniformed Groups) Dues and Dues Notices..........................................……….........................................................….....42, 116, 120, 126
Elections, Post............................................................................………............................…....................……..26, 144 (Also See: Rules of Order) Eligibility for Membership.................................................................…………..………..………….113, 130 thru 138 Emblem (Meaning of)..................................................................................…………...........……...................182, 183 Emblem (Use of)...................................................................................................…………...…......…….157 thru 159 Employees, Post............................................................................................................………….....................……..21 Employment, Veteran...............................................................................................................………...……………21 Equipment, Policy & Procedure for Acquisition........................................................................…….……159 thru 163 Evaluating Post Programs..........................................................................…………......................….............……...32 Executive Committee…………………………………………………………………………………….………..6, 19 Expulsion (of Member)...........................................................................................………............…120, 148 thru 152 Extension Institute………………………………………………………………………………………………….....9
Finance...................................................................................………..........................................……........…..116, 126 Finance Committee.......................................................................………...................................................…..……..21 Finance Officer……………………………………………………………………………………………...……….15 Financial Assistance (Temporary)...........................................................………...............................…........……...179 Firing Squad.......................................................................................……...............…………………….......17, 88, 89 Flag and Flag Etiquette............................................................………...............…………………….......12, 13, 89, 90 Flag Code...........................................................................................………................................……….107 thru 110 Flag Day.......................................................................................................…….....................................…......……12 Flag Folding……………………………………………………………………………………………….………....90 Flag Presentation...................................................................................................………..........................…….......105 Flag, Retirement of Unserviceable....................................................................................…………....…..102 thru 105 Foreword........................................................................................................................…..........…………..................ii Fourth of July...............................................................................................................….................…………..….....12 (Also See: Independence Day) Ft. Harrison Office…………………………………………………………………………………………….……191 Fund Raising......................................................................................................………................................….……...7 Funds, Post................................................................................................................………......................…..…..…...7 (Also See: Finance) Funeral Honors for Veterans (when assisting US Government)…………………………………..……....90 thru 92 Funeral Services............................................................................................................………………....17, 82 thru 90
Grant & Grant Applications…...……………………………………………………………………………....……178 Graves Registration.........................................................……….................................................................………....22 Graves, Veterans’.......................................................................………........…........................................….…….....12 Graveside Ceremony………………………………………………………………………………………..……85, 86 Grenada and Lebanon/Eligibility..........................................................……….................................……..…..........135 Gulf War Eligibility....................................................………..............................................................…….…........135
Hearing and Trial.....................................................................................……….....................……................….....147 Historian……………………………………………………………………………….……………………………..18 Histories..............................................................................................................................................…….………..169 Histories, Outline.................................................................................……........................................……..………169 Histories, Judging Standards.........................................................................………................................….……....172 Histories, Post Narrative and Scrapbook...................................................................………......................……......169 Histories, Helpful Hints for District Historians.....................................................................……………......……..177 History of American Legion............................................……….................................................................….…....174 Homes, Post...............................................................................…….….....................................................….….....124 (Also See: Centers, American Legion) Hospitals, Veterans, and Hospitalization.............................………..........................………..……....15, 16, 17, 21, 22 House Committee.................................................................................……….................................…..........……....21
Incorporation, National....................................................................................................………........…......……....118 Incorporation of Posts..................................................................................................................…………..……6, 123 Independence Day.............................................................................………....................................…....12, 95 thru 97 Indiana World War Memorial...........................................................................………...............................……......113 Indianapolis Office……………………………………………………………………………………………....…192 Initiation................................................................................................................………………......26, 42, 60 thru 69 Installation.....................................................................................................................…………......12, 26, 69 thru 76 Insurance.....................................................................................................................………...……….....154 thru 156 Intermediate Bodies.........................................................................................................…….……….…10, 11, 26, 27 Internet.................................................………..............................................................…………....….…i, 2, 164, 192
Judging, Histories and Contest.......................………....................................................................…....……...172, 173 Kinds of Posts.................................................................………............................................................……...22, 23 Korean War Eligibility………………………………………………………………………………...………133, 134 Leaders, Developing.....................................................................................................................…….…...……....23 Lebanon and Grenada/Eligibility...........................................................................………...........................…….....135 Legislative Committee.......................................................................................................………..............….……...21 Length of Service ........................................................................................................................……..….....……...136 Liabilities...........................................................................................................................................…….....……...129 Life Insurance, American Legion.........................………...................................................................…..........154, 155 Management (of Posts)...............................................................………...................................................……...127 Manual of Ceremonies……………………………………………………………………………………….………47 March “Community Service Month” …………….……………………………………………………….…….......12 Meeting Room Arrangement..................................................................………...............................................…49, 50 Meetings, Inter-Post...........................................................................................………..........….....................……...26 Meetings, Post....................................................................................….…………………………….8, 30, 31, 55, 129 (Also see: Rules of Order) Members, New.................................................………........................................................….......................…….....26 Membership...............................................................……............................………........11 thru 13, 20, 113, 120, 125 Membership, Auxiliary......................................................……….................................................…...............117, 163 Membership, Life...................................................................……..........................................................………..…113 Membership, Paid-Up-For-Life...................................................................……......................……………..43 thru 45 Memorial Day.......................................................................................................……..................……………...12, 93 Merchant Marine............................................................................................................………..................…....…..133 Merchant Marine Flag……………………………………………………………………………………………...133 Military Academy, U.S.....................................................………................................................................….…....137 Military Escort............................................................................………..........................................……..….............86 Minneapolis Affirmation…………………………………………………………………………………………...4, 5 Minutes, Post.........................................................................................………..................................….....…….6, 139 Monies and Collections...................................................................................……….................…….....116, 120, 126 (Also See: Finance) Motions...................................................................…….…....................................…………….…...140 thru 142, 145 (Also See: Rules of Order)
Name, The American Legion............................................................………................................................…….....113 National Adjutant.........................................................................................………...........................….....48, 114, 119 National Anthem..........................................................................………...............................................……...........106 National Chaplain.................................................................................……..........…...........................……....114, 119 National Commander......................................................................................………..............................……114, 119 National Convention................................................................................………...................................…...…..27, 114 National Emblem Sales......................................................................................………...........................…...……..157 National Emergency Fund............................................................................................……….................….……...181 National Executive Committee...........................................................................................…….…..…………115, 118 National Guard & Reserve Eligibility.............................................................................................…….….……....136 National Headquarters....................................................................…...……….....Inside Back Cover, 11, 26, 113, 191 National Histories and Contests.................................................................………....................…........…………....169 National Judge Advocate......................................................................................……….......................……..114, 119 National Officers..................................................................................………..............................…...………114, 119 National Organization.....................................................................................……….............................…......……...iv National Security…………………………………………………………………………………………...………..20 National Treasurer.......................................................................................................………..................……114, 119 Nature of American Legion...................................……….......................................................................…….113, 125 New Posts...........................................................................……...........................................................…..…....40, 122 Nominations................................................................................……….........................................…...……...142, 143 (Also See: Rules of Order) Notices..................................................................................................……...........…...................………….....42, 129 Notification of District Meeting...................................................................……….............….………...…..28 thru 32 Oratorical Contest........................................................................................................………...........…….......11, 20 Order of Business (if not otherwise provided in By-Laws).......................................................………..….….........139 Organization of American Legion......................................................................………..............................….…....113 Organizational Meeting (to from Post).................................................................……….............................….…...123 Organizing the District..................................................................................................……….................……....28, 29 Outline for a One-Year Post Narrative History........................................................…………....................….…....169 Pageantry...................................................................................................……….....................……………….…...9 Paid-Up-For-Life....................................................................................................……..............…………...43 thru 45 Panama/Eligibility...........................................................................................................……..............……............135 Parliamentarian........................................................................................................................………........……......144 Parliamentary Procedures.......................................................................………...................……............................139 (Also See: Rules of Order) Patriotic Observance............................................................................................………......…………....11, 12, 15, 93 (Also See: Patriotic Holidays by name) Place of Service...........................................................................……..........................................................……....136 Political Grassroots…………………………………………………………………………………………...….24, 25 Poppy....................................................................................................……..........................................…….............48 Post Analysis Sheet........................................................................................………...................................………...37 Post Adjutant………………………………………………………………………………………………………....13 Post Chaplain...........................................................................................................……….........................………...17 Post Club Room.................................................................................................................………................………..25 Post Commander.....................................................……….............................................................................………..5 Post Committees................................................................………...................................................…..….7, 19 thru 22 (Also see: Committees by name) Post & Community…………………………………………………………………………………………...……...23 Post Everlasting...........................................................................………..............................................….....80 thru 82 Post Executive Committee......................................................................………...................................……….19, 127 Post Finance Officer..........................................................................................……….......................………...15, 127 Post First Vice Commander………………………………………………………………………………..………..14 Post Historian..............................................................................................................…………......…………..18, 127 Post Judge Advocate..................................................................................………...................................…..………18 Post Officers (general)..........................................................................................………................……….....124, 126 Post Operations……………………………………………………………………………………………...……..….6 Post Organization.......................................................................................................…...Inside Front Cover, 115, 123 Post Sergeant-at Arms..............................................................................................................……….………...…...17 Post Second Vice Commander…………………………………………………………………………………...….15 Post Service Officer……………………………………………………………………………………………..…..16 Posts, American Legion.........................................................................................................…….……...vi, 22 thru 26 Postscripts......................................................................................................................................……..………......173 POW/MIA Empty Chair Ceremony......................................................................………......................…....56 thru 58 POW/MIA Remembrance Service..................................................................................……....................……...58, 59 Practice and Procedure in the Expulsion or Suspension of a Member.....................................…………….…........148 Prayers for Special Occasions.......................................................………................................................….……...111 Preamble to Constitution...........................................………..........................……..........……………………113. 125 Prescription Discount Drug Program……………………………………………………………..………………...155 Program Reminders.................................................................................………............................................11 thru 13 Programs of American Legion...........................................................................………............................……......8, 32 Project Stay Active................................................................................……….......................................…...……....46 (Also See: Programs by name) Protocol……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…8 Public Relations and Publicity......................................................……..........…..................................…………...1, 20 Publications List of National..............................................................................……….............……....…166 thru 168 Quorum, National Convention.......................................................……….........................................……...........114 Ratification..................................................................................................………...........................……............117 Reactivating Dead Posts………………………………………………………………………………………...…...40 Records, Post.............................................................................................................……….................……..…...6, 13 Recreational Activities........................................................................................................………...........…....……....7 Rehabilitation.................................................................................................................................………..…16, 17, 20 (Also See: Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation) Religious Emphasis...........................................................................................…….............................………….….17 Renewal Notices........................................................................................................……...........................…..….....42 Reservists...........................................................................................................................……......………......135, 136 Residence, Change of..............................................................................................................……………..............117 Resignation........................................................................................................................................………...….…129 Resolutions.....................................................................………............................................……..….…...10, 129, 152 Retirement of Old Colors……………………………………………………………………………..……….101, 102 Revocation (of Charter)............................................................……….....................................……........…............145 Rifles...................................................................................................…….......................................……................160 Rifles (Storage/Security)……………………………………………………………………………………..…..…161 Ritual Team.................................................................................................……….....................................…..……..54 Rituals....................................................................................................................…….................………….17, 26, 48 (Also See: Ceremonies) Robert’s Rules of Orders............................................................………............……......……………...…139 thru 145 St. Louis Caucus..............................................................……................................................................………..…12 Saluting......................................................................................……........................................................….….......110 Schools/School Awards.....................................................................................……............................………....11, 20 Scrapbooks...................................................................................................................…….................…………….174 Scrapbooks, Judging Standards…………………………………………………………………………………….176 Sergeant At Arms……………………………………………………………………………………….…….….17, 18 Service Officer......................................................................………...........................................……………......16, 17 Sick Visitation.................................................................................……............................................……….......16, 17 Social Activities.......................................................................................……..............................…..………......15, 25 Sons of The American Legion.........................................................................……..........................……...…...22, 164 Standing Committees………………………………………………………………………………..……....19 thru 22 “Star Spangled Banner”.............................................................................................……….....................…….......106 Surplus Military Equipment............................................................................................................……….……......159 Suspension (of Charter)..........................................................................................………..…......................……...145 Suspension (of Member)...................................................................................................……...................…..…....148
Temporary Duty............................................................................................................................……....….……....137 Temporary Financial Assistance (TFA)……………………………………………………………………………179 Territories and Insular Possessions............................…………....................................................................……....113 Training and Education………………………………………………………………………………………...…...2, 3 Tribute to Veterans……………………………………………………………………………………...……...……93 Transfer of Membership...........................................................………................................................……….…....130 Transfer of Posts..............................…................................................………................................................…..…121 Transmittals, Membership.............................................................................………............................………..15, 116 TRICARE Supplement Program………………………………………………………………………………...…155 Uniform, American Legion.......................................................................………..........................……......51thru 53 Uniform Code of Procedure for Organization of National Convention.......................……...….................…….....114 Uniform Code of Procedure for the Revocation, Cancellation or Suspension of Post Charters…………..…..…...145 Uniformed Groups................................................................................................……….....................………..22, 157 Value of Organized Posts............................................................................................………..................…...…....38 VAVS Committee.....................................................................................……….................……...………..…...20, 22 Veterans Affairs and Rehabilitation Committee and Program...........................………….......……………....……..20 (Also See: Service Officer) Veterans Day.................................................................................................……….....................….....13, 98 thru 101 Veterans Diversity…………………………………………………………………………………………...………..3 Veterans Outreach……………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Vice Commander, First.....................................................................................................………..……….........…....14 Vice Commander, Second.............................................................................................................……...………...…15 Vice Commanders, National......................................................................……….................................…...…114, 119 Vietnam War Eligibility........................................................................................……….............…….…....……...134 VJ Day.............................................................................................................................…….......................…...…..12 Washington Office.................................................................................................………..….......…....27, 159, 192 Welcome Committee.............................................................................................................……..........…………......9 World War II.............................................................................................................…….............….…....131 thru 133
X-Y-ZYouth Activities...................................................................................................................……..............………12, 20 FOR ADDITIONAL COPIES. Additional Copies of The American Legion’s Officers’ Guide may be purchased from National Emblem Sales, The American Legion, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206-1055.Emblem #755.006 (2007 Emblem catalog price: $3.95) Publication Stock No. 30-106 (Revised February 2007) Officer’s Guide can be downloaded from The American Legion website noted below. THE AMERICAN LEGION NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS OFFICES National Headquarters, P.O. Box 1055, Indianapolis, IN 46206 Telephone (800) 433-3318 & (317) 630-1200 Fax (317) 630-1223 tal@legion.org www.legion.org ####################################### Washington Office, 1608 K Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20006 Telephone (202) 861-2700 Fax (202) 861-2728 ####################################### Fort Harrison Office, 5745 Lee Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46216 Telephone (317) 860-3100 Fax (317) 860-3001 |