There are more than 186,000 honorably discharged veterans of the United States Armed Forces living in Mexico, Central America, South America, and in the Caribbean Islands. Some are employed and others are retired. A social security check goes a long way in most of these countries. Many military personnel are stationed at embassies throughout Latin America.

There are American Legion Posts in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. These Posts are in The Department of Mexico. For a number of years, the Department has presented resolutions at National Conventions requesting the name be changed to The Department of Latin America. They feel that a name change would greatly enhance the Department’s ability to recruit new members and start new Posts in Central and South America.

To find out more about the Department of Mexico go to www.americanlegiondepartmentofmexico.org.