legion le·gion /ˈlējən/, noun:
1. a large military force
The American Legion and its Auxiliary Units are the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, committed to community service projects and advocating patriotism and honor.
"Legions and fleets are not such sure bulwarks of imperial power as a numerous family." Publius Cornelius Tacitus, 56 BC – 117 BC 2. any of the national associations of former servicemen and servicewomen instituted after World War I 3. a great number of people or things; multitude The American Legion and its Auxiliary Units have donated over 80,000 books to legions of school children across the United States. pictured: third grade students at Clark Elementary School with members of the American Legion Auxiliary Units of Raymond (Post #209) and Clark (Post #60), South Dakota