American Legion

History

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. Membership swiftly grew to over 1 million, and local posts sprang up across the country. Today, membership stands at over 2.4 million in 14,000 posts worldwide. The posts are organized into 55 departments: one each for the 50 states, along with the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico and the Philippines. Over the years, the Legion has influenced considerable social change in America, won hundreds of benefits for veterans and produced many important programs for children and youth.

Specialties

We are a non-profit members only Veterans Organization that supports local veterans and their families here on the central coast. We also support our local High Schools and other non-profit organizations in the Seaside, Marina and Monterey area. We have Bingo every Thursday to help raise money which we donate to the local community. Bingo starts at 6:30 with seating starting a 5 pm. Games payouts vary but most games payout a minimum of $250 each game. We have a full service lounge which is for our members and their guest to relax and mingle. On weekends (Friday & Saturdays) we have music and the kitchen is open with dinner being served from 5 to 9pm.