National Membership as of Tuesday, January 6, 2026
2026 Yr End Goal
2026 Mbrship
2026 % of year end goal
60% needed
1916
984
51.36
154
2026
Detachment of NM Current Membership 974
(50.10%)
Goal 1944
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January 19
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also known as MLK Day, is a federal holiday in the United States observed on the third Monday of January each year to honor the life and achievements of Martin Luther King Jr., a prominent civil rights leader.
January 20
Innauguration Day
Inauguration Day is the day when the president-elect and vice-president-elect are sworn in and take office.
January 30
Mid Year Conference
This is the annual Mid year Conference for reports
Groundhog Day is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks; if it does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early.
February 14
Valentines Day
Valentine’s Day is a holiday when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. It is also called St. Valentine’s Day. The holiday has expanded to express affection between relatives and friends.
February 16
President's Day
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797.
February 16
Washington's Birthday
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797.
Our Events between 1/14/2026 and 3/15/2026
Preamble to the Constitution
Proud possessors of a priceless heritage,
We male descendants of veterans of the Great Wars,
Associate ourselves together as
"Sons of The American Legion"
For the following purposes:
To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
to maintain law and order;
to foster and perpetuate a true spirit of Americanism;
to preserve the memories of our former members and the association of our members
and our forefathers in the Great Wars;
to inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the Community, State and Nation;
to combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
to make right the Master of Might;
to promote peace and good will on earth;
to safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of Justice, Freedom and Democracy;
to consecrate and sanctify our friendship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness;
to adopt in letter and spirit all of the great principles for which The American Legion stands;
and to assist in carrying on for God and Country.
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