SAL: Share your why

With over 400,000 members, the Sons of 17³Ô¹ÏÍø undoubtedly contains over 400,000 unique stories on why its members are going above and beyond to honor the veterans whose service enabled those members to join the SAL.

At 17³Ô¹ÏÍø National Headquarters, we want to share those stories.

Tell us why you joined, what makes your squadron unique, and what makes you proud to be a Son!

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A Foundation of Hope

I was about to give up...
I wouldn’t have known where to go.

Korean War Army veteran Willie Alvin Cousin, who received long-overdue and wrongly denied VA disability benefits after his case was reopened and won by American Legion Department Service Officer K. Robert Lewis

These were important things. It helped them not get behind in their rent... It helped them put food in the refrigerator.

Coast Guard Vice Commandant Adm. Charlie Ray, after American Legion Temporary Financial Assistance helped more than 3,120 children whose active-duty families were affected by the federal government shutdown.

Your donation provides hope for disabled veterans and children in need.