63 E. Main Street, Waynesboro, Pennsylvania 17268
Post 15 Membership
Still Serving America
Membership in the American Legion offers many benefits that include involvement in community programs, a voice in Washington DC, investment in children activities, education, and camaraderie. Of course, our main focus is for veteran’s rights and their families. Which is why we continue to lobby in Washington for veterans, current service men and women, and Americanism. The American Legion is the largest veteran’s organization.
The American Legion also offers Member Discount and Benefits through our National Organization: Insurance and Health Services, Financial Services, Travel Discounts, Moving and Home Discounts including Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Dell Computers, Days Inn, Budget Rent a Car, and many more. The involvement in the Pennsylvania American Legion can mean many things to many Legionnaires. The Programs, Committees, and Events that we are involved in is as diverse as: politics and Legislative concerns, Children and Youth programs, Community Service, Legion Baseball, and being involved in the solution for Homeless Veteran.
We’re veterans just like you who care about America, veterans and their families and our nation’s youth. The Legion is a powerful voice in Washington dedicated to preserving the rights we’ve all earned – and were promised – by our service to the nation we love.
The Pennsylvania American Legion is always there for you and your family – whether it is when we lobby in Washington or at our 800+ local American Legion Posts throughout Pennsylvania. Just like you, we’re “Still Serving America!”
Largest Department of The American Legion
The American Legion is the nation’s largest, most influential, effective and dependable advocate of veteran affairs. Since 1919, Legionnaires have fought for the rights of servicemen and women. Today we stand as 2.7 million members with over 200,000 Legionnaires from The Department of Pennsylvania.
If you have served honorably during any eligible war eras or are on active duty today, serving honorably, become a member of The Pennsylvania American Legion!
Eligibility Information
If interested in becoming a member of Joe Stickell American Legion Post 15, please stop by the Post for an application or download an application from below. Or, if you already know a sponsor, review the eligibility requirements, fill out the application below and return it to your sponsor. Completely filled out! Below is information about the types of membership the American Legion has to offer.
- Post Membership: If you are on active duty today, serving honorably, anywhere in the world, or have served honorably during any eligible war eras, you can become a Post Member of the American Legion! Post 15 membership includes a dual membership into our Legion Home Association, (Post and Social applications must be filled out to join both).
- American Legion Auxiliary, (ALA): People who is eligible for membership in the American Legion Post is also eligible to join the American Legion Auxiliary. ALA membership includes a dual membership into our Legion Home Association (Post and Social applications must be filled out to join both). You would also be able to join the ALA if you were the parent, spouse, child, sibling, grand-child, great-grand-child, or grandparent (step relatives are also eligible) of members of The American Legion, and deceased veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces during the listed war eras (same as the post eras). see bellow www.legion-aux.org
- Sons of the American Legion, (SAL): To be eligible, you must be a male descendant (includes stepsons and adopted sons) of a member of the American Legion. SAL membership includes a dual membership into our Legion Home Association, (Post and Social applications must be filled out to join both). You would also be eligible to join the Sons of The American Legion if you are the male descendant (stepsons and adopted sons included) of a veteran who died subsequent to his or her honorable discharge from service in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Lebanon, Grenada, Panama, or the Persian Gulf War (same as the post eras).
- Social Membership: If you have no military affiliation you may be eligible for a Social membership at Legion Home Association Post 15. Due to COVID 19, Please contact adjutant@waynesborolegion.com to determine and check current availability. Your completed application will be reviewed by our Board of Directors to determine if you will be granted acceptance of the Legion Home Association for social membership. A Social only members dues are $65 for the first year and $40 thereafter, subject to change yearly.
The first three are American Legion Organizations; the fourth is a social membership this is for our Legion Home Association. Anyone who is not eligible to join the Post, ALA or the SAL can apply for membership to the Legion Home Association. A copy of your DD214 or the Veteran whom eligibility is established DD214 must be attached to the Post, ALA or SAL application to be accepted. (Please black out SSN on a photocopied copy of original.) To obtain military records of veterans (DD214/discharge papers) please select the link: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records
