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Black Vietnam
By The Associated Press
A black Vietnam veteran who was denied membership
in an all-white Florence American Legion post
said Thursday the rejection shatters the legion's image
of being one big, happy family.
"Personally I'm very disappointed that it turned out
this way. I somewhat expected some rejection but I
didn't expect it to be of this nature and this magnitude,"
said Thurmond Thompson, who was denied
mpmhprchin at Fred H Sexton Post 1 after six veter
ans voted against him.
The vote on July 3 sparked a heated debate and led
to the resignations of at least three members, said Bernie
Wollgast, a member of the post's executive
committee.
"There was a lot of yelling, fussing, cussing and
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prohibit discrimination and the Florence post could
lose its charter if the allegations were proven.
A committee of three American Legion officials
will investigate the allegations of discrimination and
determine whether action should be taken against the ~
post, state commander Norris Kinion said. He said the
committee would meet for the first time Monday.
Kinion said the American Legion has had few racerelated
problems in the past and he believes the allegations,
if true, reflect only the views of one post and
not the entire organization.
Thompson said he wanted to join the post, which
has about 250 members, because it sponsors athletic
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earns for many of his friends' children. He was disaplointed
by the rejection but said he does not plan to
?rotest.
A copyright story in the Florence Morning News on
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at the meeting said he did not want to see blacks in
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Leftridge did not return messages left Thursday by
The Associated Press.
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