Membership

REQUIREMENTS TO JOIN THE AMERICAN LEGION   

IMPORTANT: EVERYONE MUST SUBMIT A COPY OF
DD 214 OR DISCHARGE PAPERS

Annual Dues are $40

If you have served at least one day of active military duty since December 7, 1941 and were honorably discharged or you are still serving active military duty honorably, you are eligible for membership with The American Legion.

NEW MEMBERSHIP

Eligible veterans applying for first time membership can either do it online, by mail, or in person at the Post.​

In person, at the Post, the best time is during Friday evening Dinner or after the monthly General Meeting, third Saturday of the month meeting starts at 9:00am. Any Post member can attend.

Steps to become a member of The American Legion:

Complete the American Legion Membership application online American Legion Membership online

​Click here to download a pdf version of the application form.

  1. Print two (2) completed copies.  Keep one copy for your records. Mail the other copy to American Legion Post 28 (Attn:  Membership), 17934 Liming Ln. Triangle, VA 22172, together with your dues payment. (Dues are $40).  Applications are also available at the Post.
  2. Copy of DD214 or Discharge papers
  3. Membership Dues Payment method (amount shown on application). Make checks payable American Legion Post 28.
  4. If the information is correct, membership will be approved and then a membership card will be mailed to you.
  5. Please see eligibility dates below.
  6. Membership dues payment, if current year dues are not paid. If current dues are paid, please pay dues for next year’s membership.

TRANSFERS

Veterans applying for transfers from your current Post to our Post must submit the following:

  1. Click here to download Member Data Form
  2. Copy of membership card

ELIGIBILITY DATES

Membership eligibility in The American Legion is based on honorable service with the U. S. Armed Forces between:

(April 6, 1917 – November 11, 1918) World War I

(December 7, 1941 – Present)

All Service to include but not limited to:
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Lebanon/Grenada
Operation Just Cause
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Global War on Terrorism

​Because eligibility dates remain open, all Active members of the U.S. Armed Forces are eligible to join the American Legion at this time, until the date of the end of hostilities as determined by the United States government.

​Must have served at least one day of active military duty during one of the dates above and honorably discharged or still serving honorably. 

​For any questions please contact our membership chairman, Mark Williams, at adjutant@valegionpost28.org. 

NEW MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

Eliminate the yearly hassle of remembering to renew your American Legion membership by taking advantage of the single year renewal or new multiyear membership available to current and potential members. Legionnaires needing to renew for 2026 or veterans joining the organization can do so by visiting legion.org/renew. As an added benefit, you can update your user profile, mailing address, mail preference, print out your membership card, and more. Please check it out.

A multiyear membership was approved by the National Executive Committee of The American Legion during the organization’s Spring Meeting in May 2024. Resolution 1: Purchase of Multiple Years of Membership approves “a five-year pilot program offering the purchase of three consecutive 12-month member terms at the then current dues rate.”

Here is what you need to know about the three-year membership:

– Renew now with a three-year membership by visiting legion.org/renew.

– Join now with a three-year membership by visiting legion.org/join.

– Legionnaires already renewed for 2025 are able to renew under the multi-year membership. 

– Payment for the three-year membership will be upfront. 

– There is not a discounted rate with the three-year membership.

– Membership cards will still be sent annually by Legion posts. 

Please note that the multiyear membership will work just like PUFL (Paid Up For Life). Whatever rate the member renews at is the what the post/department/national will receive for the duration of that timeframe. Once the member renews after the three-year renewal is up, the renewal rate will adjust to the rate at that time.