We’ve been a bit critical of the American Legion, and our brother Jeff Huber has really had a case of the red ass about this group of closet Nazis. This is not to say all Legionnaires are Nazis. But it does seem you can’t get to the National Command level without a good taste for the black, red, and white.

Imagine our surprise and delight when we saw this today:

The American Legion Addresses Findings

"Recent media reports that Gulf War Syndrome doesn't exist are misleading and masks the fact that even though ongoing maladies being experienced by Gulf War veterans may not have a scientific name they certainly do exist," said Paul A. Morin, national commander of The American Legion. "The Institute of Medicine's (IOM) recent report on the health of Gulf War veterans is basically a summary of existing peer-reviewed research and the committee's findings. The most contentious, which some media are just now reporting on, is the conclusion that there is no Gulf War Syndrome," Morin said. "This is not breaking news within the veterans community, but it does warrant more explanation because of the misleading headlines."

So, chalk up half a point for the Legion in this one particular instance. As Aristotle said, “One swallow does not make a summer.” It appears the Legion National Command might even have personal connections with Gulf War vets who actually suffer from these adminstratively non-existent maladies.