The American Legion is turning 99 years old. It was created in 1919 following the first world war after there was a need to help veterans returning from the war. It was instrumental in starting the veterans administration and helping veterans across the nation.
“The commander actually wrote the GI bill that’s out there that enables veterans to get home loans, school assistance, work education, things like that,” Abe Abrahamson, Department Adjutant for the American Legion Department of Idaho, said. “That was actually started at the American Legion.”
