How many NFL teams can boast a permanent Legion color guard?
Centennial Moment
The American Legion's 100 year journey
Q: How many NFL teams can boast a permanent Legion color guard?
A: One. The Green Bay Packers won’t be playing in the big game on Sunday, but its 13 world championships, and more than 100,000 individual team shareholders, form part of a legacy of a true "local team" that is only enhanced by having the local Sullivan-Wallen American Legion Post 11 present the U.S. colors prior to home games.
This Moment's History
Post 11 has been presenting the colors since the 1940s, but was actually connected to the Green Bay Packers as early as the 1920s. Click here to read more about the relationship.
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