March Impact Report: Legion steps up in the face of pandemic

American Legion National Commander Edward N. Scheiberling observed in 1945, as World War II was grinding into its final months, that The American Legion has “demonstrated to the world … the power of the American people when they face a grave emergency.” Seventy-five years later, The American Legion is demonstrating that power again.

Posts worldwide have been actively checking on veterans, feeding children, buying supplies and assisting in hundreds of ways as their communities endure the difficulties of sheltering at home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus and the deadly COVID-19 infection.

Meanwhile, The American Legion National Headquarters has continued to fulfill its core mission by representing veterans in their VA appeals cases, providing Temporary Financial Assistance grants to military and veteran families with minor children at home and helping veterans find jobs.

Click here to see the March 2020 American Legion Membership Impact Report, as well as reports from past months.