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Veterans urged to lead civic service drive nationwide
A 1924 column urges American Legion veterans to translate wartime comradeship into peacetime community work. It highlights the Iowa idea of post-driven civic projects, calls for a national Americanism bureau, and urges posts to partner with other groups to improve schools, parks, clinics, and recreation while promoting national unity and peace. The piece stresses veterans’ duty to serve God, country, and humanity beyond the battlefield.
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