Unnamed American Legion Commander

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3060
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Unnamed American Legion Commander
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Unnamed American Legion Commander
Ever Present in Yoknapatawpha?: 
Yes
Biography: 

In Light in August, when Grimm asks the "commander of the local Post" about organizing a group to preserve the peace in Jefferson after Christmas is arrested, this man says no. "I couldn't use the Post like that. After all, we are not soldiers now" (452).