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Reflecting on American Legion post’s 100 years

The American Legion Post 7 hosts a Generation Social Event in Gainesville on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The event brings together veterans across generation in hopes of bringing younger generations to the American Legion. - photo by Austin Steele

06222019 LEGION 004.jpg — The American Legion Post 7 hosts a Generation Social Event in Gainesville on Saturday, June 22, 2019. The event brings together veterans across generation in hopes of bringing younger generations to the American Legion. - photo by Austin Steele

The American Legion was started in 1919 after World War I by a group of war-weary veterans, and it didn’t take long for the patriotic fervor to hit Gainesville.