American Legion History
The American Legion is a voluntary, fraternal organization of men and women who have served in the United States military during times of military conflict since World War I. Its origins date back to February 15, 1919 when a group of twenty Army officers, still stationed in occupied Germany, met to plan an organization for veterans of the Great War that would be on par with the already existing Grand Army of the Republic and United Spanish War Veterans. The American Legion's objectives, as outlined in the preamble of its original constitution, are:
1) To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America;
2) To maintain law and order;
3) To foster and perpetuate a one hundred percent Americanism;
4) To preserve the memories and incidents of our associations in the great wars;
5) To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation;
6) To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses;
7) To make right the master of might;
8) To promote peace and good-will on earth;
9) To safeguard and transmit to posterity the principles of justice, freedom and democracy; and
10) To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. In particular, the American Legion has focused on patriotism and community service. AMERICAN LEGION POST 399 FACEBOOK POLICIES
Any member of the Magnus Anderson American Legion Post 399, Okauchee, WI, or any of its family member groups, or family of the member of the Post or Post Family group, shall be eligible for membership of the Post 399 Facebook (FB) page. Additional FB page membership shall be extended to members of other American Legion Posts, as well as District, State or National American Legion officers. We also invite those who have an interest in our Post to join our Facebook group. Postings to the American Legion Post 399 page should follow the guidelines listed below:
ALLOWED POSTS
1) Posts should be relevant to:
a) veterans or their families
b) the American Legion
c) Post 399 activities and events
d) the U.S. Military service branches
2) Additional posts may include:
a) jokes or other posts that do not violate the restrictions listed below
b) anything that a member of the FB page believes other members would find interesting or informational
RESTRICTIONS
1) Absolutely nothing pornographic in any manner, including implied.
2) No foul language
3) No political commentary or posts
4) Nothing that others would deem “offensive” based on content language
5) Nothing that does not meet the guidelines listed in #’s AP1 and AP2 above
6) Nothing political in nature. We are a non-political organization and cannot have anything posted that is political in any manner.
7) No advertisements for personal, private businesses allowed, or posts which promote personal, private businesses.
8) Nothing that would be deemed personal attacks on any individual, member or officer of this Post. ADMIN and CO-ADMIN Responsibilities
All page admins should abide by the following guidelines:
1) Maintain content that is within the guidelines listed above
2) Remove any content that falls within the restrictions listed above
Admins should NOT exercise personal likes or animosities to determine the content of the Post’s FB page. Admins shall not remove any post that is within the guidelines defined by AP1 And AP2 above, or does not violate any of the restrictions listed above. MEMBER Responsibilities
1) Any member of the Post 399 FB page shall abide by the guidelines and restrictions listed above.
2) Any member found to violate the above guidelines or restrictions shall:
a) For the first offense, be provided a written warning through FB messenger indicating the violation and notifying that any future violations will result in removal as a member from the Post FB page
b) For any successive offense, be removed as a member from the Post FB page for a period of not less than 7 days. c) Upon reinstatement of membership after a suspension, should the member commit any additional violations they shall be permanently banned from the Post FB page.
