President Trump recently signed the "Legion Act" into law.  This new law provides Veterans who

were previously not eligible for benefits becuase they served in the "gaps" betweens wars

access to those benefits and services.  Additionally, these Veterans are now eligible to join

The American Legion!  The new criterian for joining The American Legion is to have served

is the U.S. Armed Forces between 1 Dec 1941 to the present.