American Legion John Ivens Post 42
Welcome to American Legion John Ivens Post 42 located in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Our wonderful Post was chartered on January 19th, 1923. Since then Post 42 has been welcoming VETERANS and their families from all branches of our Armed Forces. Located in historic Grand Canyon, Arizona, we continue to welcome all military personnel serving our country. Joining our Post enables you to continue serving your God, Country and Community. Our mission is to implement the goals, aspirations, dreams, peace and blessings for our country, friends and families.
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 American Legion’s national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana, with additional offices in Washington DC. In addition to thousands of volunteers serving in leadership and program implementation capacities in local communities to the Legion’s standing national Commissions and committees, the national organization has a regular full-time staff of about 300 employees.