American Legion Auburn Post 78
405 E Street NE, Auburn, WA
PO Box 668, Auburn, WA 98071
253-939-5789
auburnpost78@yahoo.com
Meeting Information
First and Third Wednesdays at 7PM
William Warren Building
405 E Street NE, Auburn, WA


Post 78
2018 Officers
Commander - Joe Reed
1st Vice - Jennifer Dahlman
2nd Vice  - Luther Cowan
Adjutant - Carol Reed
Finance Officer - Tom Valencour
Chaplain - Roger Olsen
Historian - Skee Goforth
Service Officer - Joe Reed
Sgt at Arms - Bob Poznanski
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          Where is a Flag Disposal Drop Box?

              Auburn City Hall Front Entrance
              25 West Main Street, Auburn, WA 98001
                                          OR
              Bring it to a meeting on the 1st or 3rd Wednesdays


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Related Websites

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   American Legion Historical Information                                                                  Post 78 Historical information

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American Legion Preamble

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 in the Great Wars;

To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the 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 goodwill on earth;

To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy;

To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.

(What do the statements mean?)

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Eligibility For Membership

    Membership eligibility in The American Legion is based on honorable federal
active duty service with the U.S. Armed Forces between the following dates:

April 6, 1917 to November 11, 1918 (World War I)

December 7, 1941 to December 31, 1946 (World War II)

June 25, 1950 to January 31, 1955 (Korean War)

February 28, 1961 to May 7, 1975 (Vietnam War)

August 24, 1982 to July 31, 1984 (Lebanon/Grenada)

December 20, 1989 to January 31, 1990 (Operation Just Cause-Panama)

August 2, 1990 to present day (Operation Desert Shield/Storm)

Because eligibility dates remain open, all members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join The American Legion at this time, until the date of end of hostilities as determined by the government of the United States