Here Are Some Good Reasons To Join The American Legion
Comfort for Recovering Veterans
Our Post actively supports Operation Comfort Warriors which helps active-duty military personnel and newly discharged veterans recover and adjust to lifestyle changes.
Education Assistance for Your Children and Grandchildren
Post 27 provides college and University level scholarships to Senior High School students each year. Eligible applicants compete for these scholarships and are judged using a non-biased objective system.
Family and Community Support
Join with us in supporting many community programs and celebrations.
Honor and Remembrance
Our member volunteers join with the local VFW to provide honor guards at official services and veterans funerals when requested. The Legion is also a leader at every level in the establishment and maintenance of memorials and monuments that honor military sacrifice. Our volunteers replace all grave flags before Memorial Day in the three Muscatine city cemeteries. We conduct a flag retirement ceremony once a year to provide respectful disposal of unserviceable flags brought to us for disposal.
Volunteer Opportunities
The American Legion offers volunteer opportunities that fulfill needs in local communities throughout the country and beyond. The Legion provides millions of hours of free community service, assistance at VA medical facilities and help at military installations each year.
Friendship and Networking
Post 27 offers a Hall gathering place for members to celebrate their birthdays and anniversaries. We offer discounts to members for other types of celebrations and gatherings in our Hall. We do not charge for use of the Hall for Celebrations of Life. Our Social Club provides a welcoming and orderly environment for members to get together with other veterans and their guests.
Member Discounts
The American Legion offers members and their families practical, money-saving discounts that can easily save many times the cost of annual membership dues.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO JOIN E.H. BITZER AMERICAN LEGION POST 27
If you believe you are eligible to join the American Legion, please contact us by email at muscatinepost27@gmail.com or by phone at 563-263-3441 .
In order to expedite the process, please provide your name, address & phone number along with proof of your military service (a copy of your discharge papers, i.e., government form DD214). Include dues of $40 (cash, check or money order payable to Muscatine American Legion Post 27). If you are found not eligible to join our organization, we will quickly return your $40.
Eligible veterans are those who have served active duty in a branch of the military during one of the periods shown below:
April 6, 1917 – Nov. 11, 1918: World War I
Dec. 7, 1941 – Present