ADDRESS
5400 E. Yale Ave. Denver, Colorado 80222
alegionlcwpost1co@gmail.com
adjutantlcw1@lcwpost1.org
PHONES
303-757-1919 OFFICE
303-756-8922 LOUNGE
La Societe des Quarante Hommes at Huit Chevaux, an independent fraternal organization of veterans, popularly known as the FORTY & EIGHT, was organized in 1920 by American Legionnaires as a fun and honor society.
Now composed of veterans of both World Wars and the Korean, Vietnam and Desert Storm conflicts, it draws its origin from World War I when young Americans were sent to France to fight a war to end all wars. The narrow gauge railroads of France had boxcars (Voitures) that carried little more than half the capacity of American boxcars and these voitures were used to transport the men and horses to and from the fighting fronts. On the side of these little boxcars was stenciled the capacity of each, holding either forty men or eight horses, and these voitures became the trademark of our organization. If one could laugh at the train ride from the coast of France to the trenches crowded in these little boxcars only recently vacated by eight horses, one could surely adapt to the changes in his life when he returned home. Membership in the Forty & Eight is by invitation only for recognition of service to the American Legion and/or its programs.
The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a Patriotic Veterans Organization devoted to mutual helpfulness.
Let’s pull together and recruit new members into the American Legion.
Office Hours
Mon – Fri: 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Lounge Hours:
Monday 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Sunday, Tuesday to Thursday 11:00 AM to 10 PM,
Friday 11:00 am to Midnight.
Saturday: 11:00 am to Midnight