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How Gainesville American Legion post will celebrate 100th anniversary

Gainesville’s American Legion Post 7 will once again host its Memorial Day parade to show respect for fellow veterans and their families on Monday, May 26. - photo by Scott Rogers

07312019 LEGION 1.jpg — Gainesville’s American Legion Post 7 will once again host its Memorial Day parade to show respect for fellow veterans and their families on Monday, May 26. - photo by Scott Rogers

When the American Legion was chartered by Congress in 1919 after World War I, veterans in Gainesville quickly stepped up to establish Paul E. Bolding Post 7 during the same year.