Preamble to the S.A.L. National Constitution
Proud possessors of a priceless heritage, we male descendants of veterans of the Great Wars, associate ourselves together as "Sons of The American Legion" 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 true spirit of Americanism;
To preserve the memories of our former members and the associations of our members and our forefathers in the Great Wars;
To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the community, state and nation;
To combat the autocracy of both the classes and masses; to make right the master of 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 friendship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness;
To adopt in letter and spirit all of the great principles for which The American Legion stands; and to assist in carrying on for God and Country.
