American Legion
You would be pleasantly surprised to find out how many Nicaraguans proudly served in the US forces. Granada has an active chapter of the American Legion though it is part of the Central American legion that falls under the Mexican chapter.
If interested in joining, please contact one of the officers below:
NICARAGUA: Post NI-01 Granada
Commander Leonel I. poveda lpoveda@bancentro.com.ni
The Department of Mexico American Legion extends far beyond México. At present, they are located in México and five Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. We are presently organizing new Posts in El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama.
The American Legion is a service organization formed of men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during time of war. We are dedicated to serving our comrades in distress, the widows and orphans of our fallen comrades, and our communities.
For those of us who live outside the USA, we understand that when we speak of "the community, state, and nation" we mean our host countries as well as the country we served proudly as members of the Armed Forces. A more complete statement of "what we are about" can be found below in the Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion.
Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion
For God and Country we associate ourselves together for the following purposes:
Eligibility Dates:
An individual must have served honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least one day during any of the following periods:
Persian Gulf War Aug. 2, 1990– Cessation of hostilities (open)
Panama: Dec 20, 1989– Jan 31, 1990
Lebanon/Granada Aug 24, 1982– Jul 31, 1984
Vietnam War: Feb 28, 1961– May 7, 1975
Korean War: June 25, 1950– Jan 31, 1955
WW-II * Dec. 7, 1941– Dec 31, 1946
WW-I April 6 1911 – Nov 11, 1918
Merchant Marine:
WW-II only: Dec. 7, 1941- August 15, 1945
If interested in joining, please contact one of the officers below:
NICARAGUA: Post NI-01 Granada
Commander Leonel I. poveda lpoveda@bancentro.com.ni
The Department of Mexico American Legion extends far beyond México. At present, they are located in México and five Central American countries: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. We are presently organizing new Posts in El Salvador, Honduras, and Panama.
The American Legion is a service organization formed of men and women who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during time of war. We are dedicated to serving our comrades in distress, the widows and orphans of our fallen comrades, and our communities.
For those of us who live outside the USA, we understand that when we speak of "the community, state, and nation" we mean our host countries as well as the country we served proudly as members of the Armed Forces. A more complete statement of "what we are about" can be found below in the Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion.
Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion
For God and Country we associate ourselves together 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 one hundred percent Americanism;
- To preserve the memories and incidents of our association in the great wars;
- To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the comunity, state, and nation;
- To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
- To make right the master 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 comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness.
Eligibility Dates:
An individual must have served honorably on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for at least one day during any of the following periods:
Persian Gulf War Aug. 2, 1990– Cessation of hostilities (open)
Panama: Dec 20, 1989– Jan 31, 1990
Lebanon/Granada Aug 24, 1982– Jul 31, 1984
Vietnam War: Feb 28, 1961– May 7, 1975
Korean War: June 25, 1950– Jan 31, 1955
WW-II * Dec. 7, 1941– Dec 31, 1946
WW-I April 6 1911 – Nov 11, 1918
Merchant Marine:
WW-II only: Dec. 7, 1941- August 15, 1945