American Legion Auxiliary is the largest women's patriotic organization in the United States. It is affiliated with the American Legion. Women eligible for membership are (1) wives, mothers, sisters, and female descendants of American Legion members; (2) wives, mothers, sisters, and female descendants of men and women who died in World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War of 1991, the Iraq War, and the military conflicts in Grenada, Lebanon, and Panama, or of men and women who died after they were honorably discharged from the armed services; (3) female military veterans eligible for membership in the American Legion; and (4) female members of the Legion. The Auxiliary has nearly 1 million members in more than 10,000 local units.