Legion leader has a message of hope; As the American Legion tries to boost membership and care for its own, its commander acts as part recruiter, part cheerleader.(NEWS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: February 3, 1998| Author: Franklin, Robert | Copyright information

The American Legion's top national priority is health care, partly because most World War II veterans are well over 70 years old. Retaining membership numbers is a constant battle. And veterans' issues face a Congress in which fewer than one-third of its members ever wore military uniforms.

Against that backdrop, Legion National Commander Anthony Jordan swept through the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota on Monday like an old-time evangelist, preaching the gospel of Go...

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