New updates have been made to the style guide, available online at legion.org/publications.
New updates have been made to The American Legion's Publication Style Guide. Download the publication.
This style guide has been developed to assist American Legion staff and volunteers to be as consistent as possible in all written communications. The ultimate goal is for articles, press releases, social media posts, brochures, booklets and other published material to have a uniform style. This booklet does not replace rules and regulations adopted at local posts or individual departments; however, it is designed to offer guidance as to established norms, and is highly recommended for use at every level of the organization.
Sections include quick tips; the use of abbreviations, acronyms and capitalization; titles; and military terms and ranks.
In most circumstances, The American Legion follows AP style, as outlined in the latest editions of The Associated Press Stylebook and Webster’s New World College Dictionary.
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