Membership

The Legion Act has expanded membership eligibility for the Legion, Auxiliary, and Sons

Membership Page

Membership Page

Membership Page

Membership Page

The Lowville Post 162 have applications available during business hours. Call (315) 376-3712

In the past many who served, could not join our Lowville American Legion. In a significant legislative victory. The National Service (LEGION) Act was signed into law by the President of the United States this July. It declares that the United States has been in a state of war since Dec 7, 1941.

The American Legion sought the declaration as way to honor approximately 1,600 U.S. service members who were killed or wounded during previous undeclared periods of war.

Recognizing the service of these wartime veterans is the right thing to do and it was long overdue. Please join us! Call 376-3712

Legionnaire Eligibility Information: If you have served federal active duty in the United States Armed Forces since December 7, 1941, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving - you are eligible for membership in The American Legion! Click the link above for more info.

Legion Auxiliary Eligibility Information: Grandmothers, mothers, sisters, spouses, and direct and adopted female descendants of all men and women who were in the Armed Forces of the United States during either of the following periods: April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918; and any time after December 7, 1941 who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States during either eligibility periods and died in the line of duty or after honorable discharge. Click the link above for more info.

Legion Sons Eligibility Information:All male descendants, adopted sons and stepsons of members of The American Legion, and such male descendants of veterans who died in service during World War I or since December 7, 1941. Click the link above for more info.

Support Active Military and Veterans by joining the American Legion Family

Why Join The American Legion family?


Together, we make a difference


The American Legion provides life-changing assistance and guidance for veterans, military personnel, their families and communities in thousands of ways every day around the world. Help comes in the form of personal assistance, cash grants, donated goods, disaster relief, labor, networking, volunteerism and advocacy.

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Would you like to join call the American Legion Post 162 at (315) 376-3712 to find out your eligibility status and apply for membership in the world's largest Veteran's organization.

More Reasons to Join The American Legion

Free Subscription to The American Legion Magazine

Our nation's leaders speak directly to citizens on the pages of The American Legion Magazine. The American Legion's organizational goals are promoted using the words of talented writers, professional journalists, and world leaders.


Benefits Assistance

The American Legion offers expert advice, support and representation for veterans and families seeking government benefits they are eligible to receive at the federal, state and local levels.


Career Assistance

Hundreds of job fairs and career events every year, all across the map, are coordinated, sponsored, promoted or produced by The American Legion. American Legion business workshops also help veterans and their families pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.


Comfort for the Recovering

Operation Comfort Warriors helps active-duty military personnel and newly discharged veterans recover and adjust to lifestyle changes.


Education Assistance

The American Legion conducts student-veteran roundtables, networks with Student Veterans of America as well as college campuses, and works with agencies to better apply military experience toward professional and vocational licenses and certification credits.


Family and Community Support

Cash grants and volunteer aid are among the ways The American Legion reaches out to families of military servicemembers and veterans during times of financial difficulty, short-handedness at home or natural disaster.


Financial Services

The American Legion and USAA, two organizations driven by the same values for nearly a century, are allied through a “preferred provider” relationship that connects Legionnaires with the best advice and service in banking, insurance and personal finance.


Homeless Veteran Outreach

The American Legion offers hundreds of opportunities for homeless veterans across the country, including temporary housing, mentoring and job training.


Honor and Remembrance

American Legion honor guards provide official services at thousands of veteran funerals around the world each year. The Legion is also a leader at every level in the establishment and maintenance of memorials and monuments that honor military sacrifice.


Member Discounts

The American Legion offers members and their families practical, money-saving discounts that can easily save many times the cost of annual membership dues.


Advocacy in Washington

The American Legion is the nation's most influential, effective and dependable advocate of veteran affairs fighting for better active-duty pay, improved housing for active-duty families and helping to ensure that the VA's medical system can properly care for veterans.


Volunteer Opportunities

The American Legion offers volunteer opportunities that fulfill needs in local communities throughout the country and beyond. The Legion and the Sons of The American Legion provide millions of hours of free community service, assistance at VA medical facilities and help at military installations each year.