Americanism

In 1936, The American Legion began using this image on the cover of its annual Americanism manual. The American Legion Archives

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Rich Anderson, the current American Legion Americanism Commission chairman, echoes that time-tested definition.

“True Americanism is an ideology that is continually nurtured within one’s soul through individual daily actions, thoughts and beliefs in what their responsibilities are to be, blessed to live in one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all.”

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Americanism is...

To build national pride

Advance patriotism

Promote US citizenship

Educate young people

Promote the US Constitution

To counter threats to freedom, democracy, law, and order

Americanism - One of the Four Pillars of the American Legion

And much more to Americanism!

Americanism

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