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Whether its cooking meals, greeting people at the door or presenting the colors at a funeral or ceremony, veterans have plenty of opportunities to volunteer at American Legion Post 347. Post 347 in Lady Lake is the largest post in the world, with more than 10,000 members.

The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization. Focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities, the Legion evolved from a group of war-weary veterans of World War I into one of the most influential nonprofit groups in the United States.

Just like schools and other organizations, our American Legion posts have names which are determined by their members. It might be the name of the town in which it is located, or the name of someone who means something to the post.

The American Legion is the largest wartime veterans service organization with nearly 2 million members and more than 12,000 posts in communities throughout America.

American Legion Post No. 1, Wheeling, is the country's oldest legion chapter. Organized by Joe Reass, Tom Cummins, George Houston, P. J. McGinley, and Edmund Lee Jones, the group met at the Laconia building, on the night of March 1, 1919, to form a World War Veterans of America organization.

The American Legion Department of Indiana was chartered on August 1, 1920. There are currently over 400 American Legion Posts located throughout the state, comprised of over 90,000 members.

What is the difference between the VFW and the American Legion? Simply put, the American Legion generally accepts Veterans of the US Military no matter where they served. The VFW however, only accepts Veterans of the US Military who served overseas in a combat zone or received hostile fire pay.