Articles written by Marlene Boyer

Marlene Boyer|Apr 3, 2023

I was flying into Washington, D.C., for the legislative conference the last week of February, sitting by a nice middle-aged man who seemed to want to engage in conversation; when he asked the usual question about where I was going and why. I mentioned that a number of us were flying into D.C., to lobby for our veterans. He knew about the American Legion Baseball program; he had played Legion baseball for his post in Bottineau and his brother had attended Boys State. He knew about the Legion’s greatest legislative achievement, the GI Bill. B...