Milton Crenchaw, a Legionnaire, was one of the original flight instructors for the program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to train black pilots in a segregated unit.
The 2015 the National Veteran Small Business Engagement drew in thousands of business owners and numerous Legionnaires for three days of networking and collaboration.
Since the late 1940s, the Marine Corps Reserve program has delivered toys to hundreds of millions of children at Christmas time with assistance from American Legion Riders, communities and corporate sponsors.