["Vietnam Vet Joins Post." Anoka Union 10 Aug. 1966: Print.]
The first Vietnam veteran to join American Legion Post 102 under recently passed legislation, Robert E. Olson, 23, 1850 South Ferry st., is welcomed into the post Friday by First Vice Commander Lou Erickson, Service Officer Bob Barkuloo and 10th District Commander Warren Feist. Olson, a Marine Corps helicopter mechanic from 1961 to his discharge in July 1966, served aboard the ISS Iwo Jima. The new dates for veteran eligibility is from Aug. 5, 1964 until the hostilities cease.
