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By Larry Grooms, special to Aerotech News
On March 15-17, 2019, American Legion Post 348 in Palmdale joined with the more than 13,000 Legion posts worldwide in celebrating the centennial year of being chartered by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans’ organization focusing on service to veterans, servicemembers and communities.
Exactly one year after that 100th birthday celebration centered in Paris, France, American Legion National Headquarters staff begin a period of social distancing and work-from-home procedures amid the coronavirus pandemic.
American Legion posts, departments and facilities worldwide were instructed to temporarily close their doors to members and the public.
Although officially closed, American Legion Post 348 and its companion posts continue many service missions for which they are known. The organization responded with hundreds of Buddy Checks to assist older veterans; blood drives as needs increased; food-delivery services; supplies f