Department Offices will be closed Thursday & Friday, November 23-24, 2023
in observance of Thanksgiving.
In 1863 President Lincoln designated Thanksgiving as a national day of thanks, praise, and prayer, in which he invited people to assemble and pay homage to God, subdue the country’s anger, change the hearts of men, and visit with tender care and consolation throughout the country the military and all those who have been brought to suffer in mind, body, or estate, and finally to lead the whole nation, through the divine will, back to the perfect enjoyment of union and fraternal peace.
Today the American Legion family is following through on the mission of President Lincoln. To date, we have fed, clothed, visited, and lent support and aid to the veterans and their families who have been brought to suffer need and want in our country.
Lord, please guide the hands and the hearts of all The Legion family as they gather today in thanks.
Amen
Have a happy and blessed Thanksgiving
Instead of talking about the staggering number of daily suicides, BE THE ONE to save ONE veteran.
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