Who We Are?
Our Mission
The American Legion Post 184 serves the costal communities of the Los Angeles South Bay area. Veterans of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, the cities of the Palos Verdes Penninsula and other area communities have been members since our inception in 1920.
Our Post consists of the American Legion Post 184, Post 184 Womans Auxillary & Squadron 184 of the Sons of America Legion- [SALs]. Our combined membership is currently over 400 veterans and growing.
Veterans of WW2, Korean War, Vietnam, Lebanon-Grenada,Panama and the Persian Gulf Wars comprise the membership in our Post.
History
The American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic, mutual-help, war-time veterans organization. A community-service organization which now numbers nearly 3 million members — men and women — in nearly 15,000 American Legion Posts worldwide. These posts are organized into 55 departments — one each for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, France, Mexico, and the Philippines.
The Legion lobbied to create the precursor of the Veterans Administration in 1921 to pay adjusted compensation of the veteran “bonus” ahead of schedule in 1936, and later to provide a G.I. Bill of benefits for World War II veterans.
Our Post was Chartered in 1920. Seven years later, on November 9th, 1927, moved to a member constructed Hall and facilities at. 412 Camino Real, Redondo Beach.
Post 184 Articles of Incorporation & By-Laws
A very detailed history of The American Legion can be viewed at
http://www.legion.org/national/intro/history
Community
Post 184 is committed to the betterment of our community. Currently we send 10 area students to Boys State,provide Scholarships to area high schools, hold fund-raisers to support our troops on active duty and helped complete the Redondo Beach Veterans Memorial with donation of over $6.000.00. The Post also funds an annual $3,000.00 scholarship to local High School Seniors.