Original sentence: At the state level, the American Legion is organized into "departments", which run annual civic training events for high school juniors called Boys State.In addition to organizing commemorative events and volunteer veteran support activities, the American Legion is active in U.The American Legion is a congressionally chartered patriotic, mutual-aid veterans organization of the United States armed forces founded to benefit those veterans who served during a wartime period as defined by the U.The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after World War I, and was later chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code.The group has nearly 3 million members in over 14,000 Posts worldwide.The organization is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and also has offices in Washington D.While its primary political activity is lobbying on the behalf of the interests of veterans and service members, including support for veterans benefits such as pensions and the Veterans Affairs hospital system, it has also been involved in more general political issues
Edited sentence: C.. The group has nearly 3 million members in over 14,000 Posts worldwide.Congress as a patriotic, mutual-help, wartime veterans organization of the United States armed forces who served during a wartime period as defined by Congress.In addition to organizing commemorative events and volunteer activities, the American Legion is active in U.Most criticism of the Legion is based on its political activities.The American Legion at the state level, also known as Departments, run an annual civic training event for high school juniors called Boys State.The American Legion was chartered by the U.The American Legion was founded in 1919 by veterans returning from Europe after World War I and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and also has offices in Washington D.The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code.While its primary political activity is lobbying on the behalf of the interests of veterans, service members including support for veterans benefits such as pensions and the Veterans Affairs hospital system, it has also been involved in more general political issues, generally taking a conservative position